The National tribune., 1906-11-01

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and arrogant. Hosts of the more intel
| ligent workingmen are proud of the
| fact that they think for themselves. and
are much disposed, to resent the atti-
tude of any man who sets up to be the
only one who can think and act for
| them. ,s
| Murphy Turns mt Last.
The opposition is working might and
main to stir the resentment of labor
against Hearst's alleged tricking of the
| labor candidates on the Independence
League ticket 1t is evident that they
are making some progress. The dump
| ing of the labor candidates. altho it was
done by the court, smacks strongly of
premeditated treachery. in the opinion
| of some of the labor leaders, and be-
meath the surface there is a great deal
of quiet talking and argument about it.
| Last week the Hearst men abandoned
| an attempt to put through the Central
| Federated Union resolution of in
| dorsement of Hearst because of the
| presence of hostile sentiment and the
| fear of negative vote. AT the same
meeting Thomas Rock, the labor can
didate for State Senate, who was thrown
| out by the court in favor of Grady,
Tammany'S man, who did the bouncing
at Buffalo for Hearst, was indorsed.
In this connection the laboring men
are noting that Hearsts papers, which
hitherto often jumped Grady viciously,
are keeping hands off now.
| Like the proverbial worm, Boss Muir
! ply has turned at last. His counsel
have served notice that libel suits will
follow the publication of any more car
toons copying Hearst's famous cartoons
of a year ago depicting Murphy in
| stripes. When the elevated railway sta
tons were placarded with four-foot
! posters representing Hearst patting the
striped Murphy on the back and saying,
| HE is good enough for me when / need
him. it got under even the Murphy
| thick skin. and the posters have been
taken down.
Three Anarchists We're sent to Jail in
default of bail for. infiammatory utter
ances at meeting of Anarchists held
| Saturday night in memory of the exc
cution of Czolgosz. They were charged
with commenting the assassination of
Mckinley.
The RecaIcitrant Democrats.
The Republicans are taking much
comfort from the very numerous Sc
cesslons in the upstate of lifelong
Democrats. If Hearst had to depend
upon straight Democratic votes exclu-
| sively there is not the slightest doubt
| that he would be buried under a noun
| tain of votes, for the so-called old line
Democrats are as bitter as ever against
| him. and the number of them whI. say
publicly every day that they won't sup
port him. on the ground that he is not
a Democrat, is very large.
These statements of backsliders come
from every County in the State, and
the total must be enormous, in view of
the fact that party men, as a rule, who
are going to bolt, refuse to let it be
| known.
| In this case, however, thousands of
Democrats. most of them in high stand
| ing in their communities have not hesi-
tated in denouncing Hearst publicly,
and declaring that they will support
Hughes. Now, the hope of the Hearst
managers is to more than offset the de-
| fection with the votes of the working
men, who supported both Mckinley and
Roosevelt, and there are signs every
where that the movement is succeeding.
Every Straw Watched.
In the excited condition every straw
which will show the direction of cur
| rent is watched and its movements not
ed with eagerness. One which gave the
Republicans much discomfort and elat-
| ed the Hearst element last week was
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The State a poll showed only 176 votes
in 5000 employees. The Republicans
at first tried to claim this was an error,
and that the number of employees was
only 1900. but a subsequent examina-
| ton showed the correctness of the
statement. which has had a clammy et-
feet so far as the labor vote is con-
| cerned.
Estimates and Prophecies.
|
railing the labor vote were so serious
last week that they affected the betting
market, and the odds shortened from
! 3 to l against Hearst to 2R to l, and
a great deal of money was placed at the
| latter figure. One bet of $1,000 on
Hughes to $4,000 on Hearst was placed
at the Hoffman House.
| At Democratic State Headquarters it
is unofficially announced that Mr..
Hearst will carry Greater New York by
at least $4,000 plurality. 1t is explained
that the plurality was put SO low be-
cause the committee is not sure of
Kings, Queens and Richmond Counties.
which are a part of the greater city.
Charles F. Murphy said on Monday: -,
| II am satisfied that Mr.. Hearst VIII
| be elected by safe majority, put L am
not giving out any figures. Every man
1 have talked with since Sunday is for
Hearst Many Democrats who were
/
into line. I have no doubt about the
result"
When Max F. Ihmsen, Mr.. Hearsts
political manager, was asked about the
situation, he said: '"The election of Mr..
Hearst Is won now. All of those who
| favor a popular form of Government
must interest themselves to prevent the
theft of the election by the Republican
machine"
The Republican managers continue
| to believe that Hughes will be the win
ner, in spite of all the bad reports that
come from the interior of the State.
Altho admitting that there are sone
| weak spots in the line. Chairman Wood
ruff, of the Republican State Commit
| tee, declares that the bulk of the re-
ports received continue to be satisfac-
tory.
Nevertheless the Republican Con-
gressional Campaign Committee in New
York has seen fit to send out postal
card containing the following warning
In big type:
ITO Republicans: There is great dam