The San Francisco call., 1906-10-20
ASKS THAT JEWS
BACK HUGHES.

NEW YORK. Oct. len a letter to
Sarasohn & Son, publishers of the
Jewish Daily News. Isaac N. Seligman
has expressed sentiments correspond
ing with those OF Oscar S. Straus in
regard to the candidacy of Hearst.
In his letter seligman says he has
such confidence in the Hebrew voters
that he is convinced they will not be
misled into voting for Hearst. He says:
We have Charles E. Hughes, the can
dldate for Governor, as the standard
bearer of the Republican party a USE
rul and tried citizen who did not seek
the nomination by any bargaining or
chicanery. On the other hand we be-
hold, as standard bearer of the Demo-
cratie party, or, rather. Tammany Hall,
daily papers which circulate among the
laboring classes and which have been
and are a menace to the country by
reason of their efforts to incite the,
masses against the classes; a man who
in Congress was conspicuous by his
silence on all important questions of
the hour; man who last year attacked
the boss of Tammany Hall, declaring
often that it would be his great aim to
send Murphy behind prison bars, and
who by an Infamous bargain with this
very boss has received his nomination
from the hands of this very man.
LABOR CIRCLES STIRRED.
Labor union circles are stirred by
the preparations for the contest in the
Central Federated Union between the
forces of the Independent Labor party
and the Hearst followers, who will try
to pass an Endorsement of their leader.
That the fight will .be the hottest
ever to occur in the central labor body.
leaders on both sides predict. While
both factions say they will be victori-
ipdfna 1ok
Hearsts attempt to repudiate the In
dependent Labor party and control the
Federated Union will be crushingly de-
feated, in spite of the fact that the
candidates managers have done much
missionary work and are backed by
Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor.
Interest from an unexpected source
was injected into the political cam
paign today when Charles F. Murphy,
the leader of Tammany Hall. appeared
before the Grand Jury in response to
a summons from the District Attorneys
office to tell upon what he based his
statement of yesterday that the man.
ayers of the independence League were
attempting to hold up Tammany cam
didates.
CHARGES OF H0LDUP.
Murphy had intimated that Demo-
cratic nominees IOr Congress, the SEN
ate and Assembly had been, approached
with proposition that their opponents
on the league ticket be paid a money
consideration, to offset expenses al
ready incurred, to withdraw.
From what little is known from the
proceedings of the Jury, tt is known
that Murphy was questioned for fifteen
minutes and that as result of his
testimony subpenas were issued for
a half-dozen other persons, including
Joseph E. Goulden, William Astor Chan
Ter and John Prendergast.
Murphy had nothing to add to his
original charges Representatives of
the league who were seen denied en-
phatically that any one in authority in
the organization had been guilty of
practices attributed to them by Murphy
FRIENDLY TO HEARST.
Charles f. Murphy declared today
with a smile that the graft" incident
had not strained the relationship be-
rs it to be assumed that the same
friendly feeling exists between you and
Hearst?" he was asked
There has been no change in con-
ditions."
"Will Tammany Hall work just as
zealously for the election of Mr.. Hearst
as 1t worked last year for the election
of Mayor McClellan?"
"Tammany Hall will support Mr..
Hearst as Loyalty as any one."
Haven't you found a strong senti-
ment against Hearst in your own or
ganization during the last few days."
"Have not heard of any,, he an
swered.