The Washington times., 1906-11-05
BUSY
DEALING DOUGH
FOR TOMORROW
Seventy Thousand Dollars Said to Be Pile
From Which Captains and District Chiefs
Will Draw Sincws of Political War.

NEW YORK, Nov. 5.-Tammany
Hall was the busiest political spot
in the country today. This is
dough day" at the Hall, and the
district leaders came in carriages
/ bringing with them capacious can
vas bags. Seventy thousand dollars
is said to be the size of the pile
which viii be used to bring up the
Tammany vote. The New York
gubernatoriaI campaign shuts up
I shop tonight and tomorrow the
voter viii decide his choice, Hughes
or Hearst? The betting today is
four to one on Hughes.
Chairman of the Republican State
Committee Woodruff, wearing one
Of his most gorgeous vests and a
confident air, predicted today that
Hughes would have over 100000
plurality in the State. Tiny Tim
was gratifed because the weather
man had promised a fair day, which (
means the farmers viii come out
and vote. 4 fine day upstate, said
Woodruff, means a landslide for
/ Hughes.
Ihmsen's Prognostications.
Max Ihmsen. chairman Of the Inds-
pendence League. says Hearst viii win
| by 10000. Ihmsen says Hearst viii get
$4,000 IN the city and $1,000 upstate.
Democratic Chairman Counors wires
from Buffalo that Hearst will have
$4,000 County Chairman Bremen. OF
Kings county. says Hughes viii cap
ture the county by 1890 to 20OoO votes.
There IS an epidemic OF rainbow paint
ings in the city today.
charles r Murphy, who was busy to
day apportioning the dough at Tam
many Hall, took time enough 10 say
that victory was in the air
How high up?" piped a reporter.
Murphy scowled and turned away.
Iammany Hail was a busy place to-
day. Spell-bin. IS with throat ailments
chewed cough drops and hoarseIy Whisp-
cred great claims: district captains wait
ing TO trail their leaders when the
dough bag was opened, gathered in the
hallway. smoked campaign cigars in
each others faces. while Boss Murphy
saw this one and that 5E5=- and gave the
/ final order for election day A defeat
of the Democratic ticket spells the
political annihilatiOn or Murphy and
the reorganization Of Tammany Han.
Murphy IS working as he never worked
before.
Candidates Throat-Weary.
Hughes and Hearst viii close their
campaigns tonight with speeches and
red fire. There will be more red fire
than speeches, for both are throat-
weary from stamping. Hughes has made
l52. speeches in this campaign.
tomorrow closes the most remarkable
gubernatoTial campaign ever held IN the
Empire State Il has been a canapaisn
Of personalities between Hughes and
Hearst There was not a State issue
in the campaign. Party lines were
splintered AT the time OF the nomination
and have not been welded together bv
the fierce heat OF the campaign. The
followers of Hughes have declared. that
Hearst was not Democrat. and that
he tried 10 capitalize discomfort and
/ breed unrest in order TO secure high Of
fice. His opponents say he has no Dlat-
form 70 which he would be accountable
if elected Hearst believers have SHE'D
their castor on the declaration that
Hughes stands, for the trusts and the
trusts stand for Hughes A vote for
Hughes means a vote for the trusts, the
Hearstites say.
Wall Street FayOrs Hughes.
Wall Street thinks Hughes will bs
elected. and is offering thousands today
at 10 1 on the election OF the Republi-
can State ticket. Ffnanciers say Hearst's
election would give the country a money
chill and knock out confidence. The
bears would like to see Hearst elected,
in order TO push down stocks.
Ten thousand warrants asked for by
Superintendent OF Elections Morgan viii
be issued today. These warrants have
been issued for persons who have iIle-
gaIly registered. They VIII be served il
persons try to vote on illegal registered
names.