Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-23

Special FROM Stau correspondent
NEW YORK. October BIT will not be
advisable for a full week yet to lay odds
with certainty on the outcome of the New
York state election. The situation just now
is one of the transition stage The politi-
cal pendulum swung to Hearst week ago,
then back to Hughes and at this moment
1t is wavering. Public sentiment among
the masses has not crystallized men are
talking and pondering and disputing.
Manager Ihmsen of the Hearst forces
claims the state for his hero by Is, CO., Mr..
Hearst himself thinks that estimate too
modest. and TO his Madison Square audi
ence last night prophesied a plurality of
10000. That's Hearst. out and out
Manager Woodruff of the republicans will
not even admit republican victory, but ad-
monishes republicans to keep hard at
work Woodruff is not trying to throw dust
in any ones eyes In private conversation
he expresses the conviction that Hughes
will win. but he thinks it is a deplorable
mistake for republicans to assume the cock
sure attitude and treat the opposition
lightly.
Republicans In Trouble.
The republicans have troubles of their
own. Woodruff is a manager jump
ing In late in campaign against a man
who has been leading up to this campaign
for full two years. To be sure Woodruff
has at his command the admirable political
machine which Boss Odell. practical poll
tcian had built up. He is trying his best
to familiarize himself with it.
The republicans are hard up for money
In the first place the corrupt practices act
cuts off large sources OF revenue heretofore
available to both parties. Mr. Hearst makes
up the deficiency by digging into his own
private barrel" The republicans have no
private war bags on which TO draw. Rich
down town In the financial district
who heretofore have never hesitated to dig
down into their jeans for the republican
campaign fund snort with disgust when ap-
preached now. They reply that the ma
tonal administration is but little less In
imical to them in the long run than Hearst
Judging from past performance and prom
Use OF the future. President Roosevelts an
nounced coming crusade against wealth
used in interstate commerce and the tax
alton of fortunes does not inspire the big
financial interests with enthusiasm.
Tendency to Blame.
In financial and capitalist circles there
Is a tendency to blame the President for
what they charge is encouragement of the
spirit of socialism that Hearst has distorted
and exaggerated. / am not making any
such charge, but only describing a situation
that exists. The people around the Pres
ident at Washington don't admit any such
condition. perhaps. Maybe it is well for
some rude person to blurt out the situation
clarion call for conservatism from the
White House would be mighty welcome to
republicans just now. After all, this is
lar a panpafpyl n DarSOnality no h
sence of definite opposing issues between
the two parties fixes attention upon the
candidates. They both claim to be aiming
for reforms. The question now being pom
dered by the public, the solving OF which
will decide the election, is whether one Of
them is sincere not.
The one thing which threatens Mr.. Hearst,
and which will be responsible for his I'M
doing II he is defeated. is the growing doubt
In the public mind of his sincerity. The
gentleman doth protest too much, in the
opinion of many.
They cannot square some of mis- pro-
testations with his recent performances
with Murphy, the despised and LAM
pooned boss of one year ago, this time.
Claims Whole Hog.
Hearst does not balk at claiming credit
however. He makes a good job OF it
and claims the whole hog. In his speech
at Madison Square Garden last night he
claimed credit for opposing everything
bad and accomplishing everything good
that has been done in state, city and
national affairs for decade. Even the
national Administrations railroad rate
bill was his'n.
1t is an opportune time to make claims.
however. for he has just made good in
one fight against railroad rebatins. The
conviction of the New York Central rail-
way for granting rebates to the sugar
trust was the result Of exposure made