The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-04
Most Remarkable Campaign in History of New York Draws to Close
POLITICS ELIMINATED
 PERSONALITY THE ISSUE
Murphy Claims the City of New York By 100000, and Up State, as Usual, VIII Probably Decide
 the Result.

New York, November 3.-Today practi- cally closed the most extraordinary cam paign for governor of New York in the political history of the state although both candidates will continue speech making until Monday night. It has been a campaign of personalities rather than policies, of men instead of measures, and 1t has stirred the interest of the voters of the Empire state to it's extreme bound aries. For vigor and vituperatlon, it has been without precedent among state cam paigns, and for persstency of appeals for votes. it stands alone.
 National issues, aside from the so-called trusts have been entirely ignored, and state issues have scarcely received pass ing mention. Sensational charges have been injected from time to time, and interest has been kept at the highest pitch.
 The official close of the campaign to- night was amidst blaze of political enthusiasm, and rapid fire oratory. Both Charles E. Hughes. republican, and Will liam R. Hearst, democratic and Independ- ence league candidate, carried out the programmes mapped out for them, not withstandng the remarkable round of speech-malking both put forth upstate.
 Situation Is Unprecedented.
 The close of the campaign finds a po- litical situation unprecedented in this state, and some of the shrewdest poli ticians who have been watching the trend of affairs admit that the usual sources of political prognostication are all but worth less Party lines have been broken as seldom before Mir. Hughes has been mak- ing d special plea for democratic sup port declaring himself to be free from political obligation to any person or thing, and asserting that the platforrf which he stands upon is broad enough to well como inc ssnport of 'all good citizens who G,sife clean and honest adminis- tration at Albany
 Mr. Hearst has attacked the trusts and "hoss rule" and through his Inde- pendence league he is claiming the support of many republicans. MT. Hearst has been attacked by his opponent flor hay ing taken the hand of a boss to secure the democratic nomination." and the al- legged Hearst Murphy deal" has been the subject of numerous republican speeches.
 Money Lavishly Used.
 Mr Hughes has charged that money was lavishly used to secure control of the democratic convention at Buffalo" and he has cited the tumult of that po- litical gathering as an eNluenCe Ol Wletl might be expected at Albany, in the event of the success of Hearst and Hearstism." Mir Hughes has made much of the fact that prominent "od line democrats, among them John G. Carlisle and Thomas M. Osborne, have openly deserted the democratic ticket, and have urged others of the party to follow their example
 Mir Hearst has attacked Hughes on the alleged ground that he is a corporation lawyer" and has declared that the trusts" are friends of the republican candidate. He declares he believes "in placing the control of the government back in the hands of the people, He has called for the support of all men who are tired of republican misrule and trust domination," and has promised that he will sweep out of office every truant state official"
 Charges of Political Insincerity.
 Hughes has charged Hearst with 'po- litical insincerity," and asserts his op- ponent is selfshly ambitious in seeking office.
 He declares that while decrying corpor- ations and "heaping villificaton and abuse upon corporation officials Mir Hearst is a corporation himself. He says the Hearst newspapers in New York have been incorporated and that the corpora tion laws have been taken advantage or to shield "the real owner from personal liability in damage suits' He also charges that the Hearst newspaper cor porations by claiming their liabilities to be greater than their assets, have shaken off all taxes assessed against them. and are. practically speaking, tax dodgers !" MT Hearst, in reply, has claimed that his political sincerity is established by the sincerity with which he has been at tackled by "the trusts and the corpora tions."
 a1ei ifaG IIr- divided support of union labor and the .independence league and asserts that he has so broken down the republican machine upstate as to make impossible the huge republican majority which has heretofore been brought down to the Bronx to wipe out the democratic plur- ality in Greater New York.
 Ready to Admit Detection.
 Mir. Hughes and the republican cam paign managers are ready to admit that there has been deflection from the repub- lican ranks among the laboring classes, but assert that this loss is more than off set by the promised support of the 'oid line democrats"
 Leader Murphy of Tammany Hall claims Hearst will carry Greater New York by q plurality of from SeWo to 100000 votes. The republicans say they are elated over this prediction, for they claim Mir. Hughes will come 10 the Bronx with 10000 votes to spare.
 Probably the most sensational feature of the campaign were the messages Of Richard Croker and the remarkable at tack of Secretary of State Root on MT. Hearst.
 Mir Croker cabled State Senator P. II. McCarren. democratic leader in Kings county, his congratulations on McCar- ren's consistent opposition to Hearst, and wished him success. Subsequently MT. Croker in that interview expressed great surprise at the action of Charles F. Mur- phy leader of Tammany Hall. in giving over the Tammany delegates to Hearst at the Buffalo convention. and declared the election of Hearst would paralyze both capital and labM
 Secretary Roor. with the authority of President Roosevelt. as announced, made A most remarkable attack upon Mr.