The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-22

In one sense the Pennsylvania cam
paign presents paradoxes almost as in
teresting as those in the New York con-
test. Reform is the watchword in the
Keystone State as in New York In
the former a great mass of Republicans
have rallied TO the standard OF an indie
pendent candidate for governor Hon.
Lewis Emery, of Bradford who was
nominated by a powerful and determined
faction Of Republicans, organized under
the name of the Lincoln party, and was
also named by the regular Democrats as
their candidate. On the ticket with Mr.
Emery are as many Democrats as Re
publlcans.
Mr.. Stuart. the regular or "organiza-
tion," Republican nominee, although "a
citizen OF eminent responsibility and OF
fine official record as mayor Of Philadel-
phia seems at this time to be behind
ia the race. At the Harrisburg cOnven-
ton last May. which nominated MT
Stuart. Senator Penrose. who dominated
that assembIage as completely as ever
did the mighty Quay any gathering of
Republicans in the heyday of his power,
the administration at Washington was
behind him. Had It not been for this, il
is probable that the Penrose organiza-
ton would not have achieved so easy and
signal a victory
M support from President.
Developments seem TO show that Mr.
Penrose counted without his host when
he bowled out the opposition at Harris
burg. No less a representative Of the ad-
ministration than the President himself
has made two speeches in Pennsylvania
within the past month. and although the
campaign had reached its acute stage
when the President visited the State, not
"A word did ne utter in favor Of or
against the Penrose ticket. Presidential
silence on a question Of such vital i'm
portanCe 20 Keystone Republicans has had
the effect 10 dishearten the organization
forces and hearten the Lincolnites.
The situation is quite as puZZlinE al
present iu that State as in New York.
II IS conceded that President Roosevelt.
or his representative viii control the
party in New York In the campaigns Of
the near future and that Senator Knox
viii be the strong man in the Pennsyl-
vania organization after this fight IS
over. provided Of course. that Mr.. Knox
cares To incUmber himself with political
responsibility az this character. Close
friends Of the Junior Senator declare that
he has no desire whatever 10 be burden
ed with the militant leadership of his
party. However. in the shifting OF lead
ership that seems almost certain soon
10 be made in Pennsylvania. there can BE-
scarcely any doubt that only persons who
represent a compound Of Roosevelt and
Knox political deals and methods viii be
/ intrusted with responsibility.
where Hearst Lost Ground.
The New York situation at the close Of
| the week seemed less favorable 20 Hearst
than at the corresponding period Of the
previous week At the latter time the tide
appeared to be running high and fast
toward Mr. Hearst Reports that came
10 Washington then through private
sources that are trustworthy, and are i'm
/ Intimate contact with the situation in the
/ Empire State indicated that che cam
paiEn was rather sided affair. and
that Hearst bad a lead over Hughes
so overcome which would require heroic
efforts Since then the editOr-candidate
seems To have been losing ground con-
stantly I'm Greater New York. where a
year ago he secured over 100000 votes for
mayor as the candidate Of third party.
The cause Of his receding strength I'm
the city appears TO be his alleged deal
with Tammany Leader Murphy whom he
4 fought bitterly in the municipal cam
/ paign last year. and the disanection in
the Brooklyn Democracy created by the
4 implacable opposition Of MCCaTren. The
/ latter however. foughtHearst just as I'M
compensatory in the mayoTalty cam
paign. with the surprising result that Mr..
/ Hearst carried Brooklyn with a plurality
4 of 15,U0 over Mcclellan. The organized
I labor Of the metropolis is almost solid for
1 Hearst but as this element is normally
about 80 per cent Democratic. its adher-
enee represents no acquisition TO his
strength as the regular Democratic nomi-
nee.
/ On the other hand there is an enor-
nous unorganized labor vote in New York
which is reported 90 be divided Unless
Mr. Hearst secures the bulk of this vote
along with that of the trade unions. there
seems hardly any room for doubt that his
ma jority in Greater New York will fan
/ below that with which the Democrats
usually carry the city in close State cam
/ paigns.
| The Hearst strength. however. seems TO
be larger up the State than that Of any
! Democratic gubernatorial nominee in
many years. For example, in the Mo-
/ hawk Valley. one of the most highly
/ vitaIized manufacturing districts in tn
country. Hearst is credited with a
strength among factory employees that no
afhar anti PapubIican candidate for any
Office has ever before secured. 1t is said
that all classes of employers OF labor in
that region are opposed to him, regardless
/ OF normal political affiliations, but tina.
/ the men who work for wages are for him
! almost sOlidly The further statement is
made that the strenuous efforts being put
/ forth to check this stampede for Hearst
among factory workers has thus far met
/ with no response. and for this reason the
/ Hughes campaign managers viii devote
/ the greater part of their attention. o. the
/ cluster Of b0rOughs on and around Mar
/ haitian Island from now on hoping 70
reap benefit from whatever disanection
may be created against Hearst by the
quarreling Tammany braves and the Ne
/ Carren forces in Kings
Administration to Take Hand.
! The national administration heavy ar
tiIlery will begin to roar and thunder from
various points Of vantage in the State this
week. Secretaries Root. Taft. and Shaw
have consented TO deliver one or more
! speeches apiece, and each presumably will
/ speak with authority of the President on