New-York tribune., 1906-11-17
AN EXPENSE CONTRAST.
HUGHES SPENT S618 55.
Hearst Ozcns to $3.50, $40 a2 on Elec.
tion-Says Nothing Of Ertras.

William r. Hearst yesterday filed with the
Secretary of State a certificate showing that he
spent s256,S7o p in his campaign for Governor
This sum does not include what he spent prior
to his nomination for Governor. nor does 1t in
clude the cost of printing and distributing hun
dreds of thousands Of copies of the Hearst
newspapers The educational" part of the cam
paign was begun the first of the year. ana was
kept up till Election Day. A member of the
executive committee of the Independence League
said last night that the s256,37O represented only
what the league held vouchers for, OF this sum
Mr. Hearst gave ]. C. Folansbee. treasurer of
the independence League. s19S,S70 90 paid Will
lam J. Corners, chairman Of the Democratic
State Committee. $4,000. and the candidates
travelling expenses put down at $500.
In striking contrast with this is the sworn
statement of Charles E. Hughes, Governor-elect.
who spent 1918 90 His travelling expenses were
s1OS 46; kilograms, IS 81 postage. Sl2 81;
stenographers' services. 81 90; private secre-
tary Raymond NJ Loves, s20S SO; Charles w
Idttlefeld private secretary. $3.50. and William
D BLACK. assistant private secretary, SIS 55.
Mr. Hearst's lieutanants say that he is satfs-
fed with the result of the campaign. They
maintain that the Independence League polled
under the scales emblem about 100000 votes IN
- state emitting 1t to a column as state
organization. The Hearst people estimate tnat
the league polled more than $4,000 votes IN
Kinzs for its judiciary ticket 5000 In Queens
80 900 in New York County, 1,5OO in Richmond
! 500 in Suffolk and 1900 in Nassau The Hearst
men figure that they lost the support OF 15O'ooo
regular Democrats and gained the support OF
1o5 ooO Renublicans The defections from the
ranks of the regular Democracy up the state
were much heavier than Hearst expected. The
accessions from the Republicans amounted to a
little less than the prediction estimates of the
campaign managers.
Taken all in all, we are satisfied, said one or
NIr Hearst's managers last night TO tribune
reporter Mr. Hearst is we'll enough satisfied
so that he is going to keep his organizations
going in every Assembly district In the state
We hold the balance of power. Without patron
age we have built up an organization in year
that is about strong as the regular Demo-
cratic organ anization. We have things fixed SO
that Tammany can do nothing in this county
without our help. McCarren cannot elect any
thing in Kings without us. In fact. the Hearst
movement Is strong all over the state that
Hearst can dictate the policy Of the Democratic
organization without becoming identified with
it any more than he is at present"
will he be for Bryan in 1902"
Probably not" said Mr.. Hearsts lieutenant.
TT looks now if Bryan would not be radi-
cal enough to suit the Hearst people Bryan is
radical enough in some things, but not radical
enough in others. He is less radical than Roose-
welt in many things. Hearst has built up an
organization in New York Massachusetts. I'LL
nois and California. In Massachusetts, he has
an army of 10000 voters. In New York his
strength approximates 100000 votes. In I-
nois in the city of Chicago alone. we demon
strated this year the judgeship fight that We
have 10000 votes. In California it will turn
out that have more than 10000 votes All
that Mr.. Hearst has got to do is TO keep going.
His organiza tions are not built patronage.
He holds the balance of power in all these
states and the chances are that within the next
wear the Independence League will be organ
ized I'm many other states. When it comes to the
next national convention the platform will have
10 be what Hearst wants it to be- or the indie
pendence League will blossom out national
party and will nominate Hearst for President.
Mr. Hearst believes that the time has come for
a new national party. He will not hesitate TO
take the lead in a third ticket fight if the Demo-
cratic National Convention fails to meet the is
sues as it should