The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-04
BETTING TWO 10
one ON HUGHES
POLITICAL FoREcAsTERs PRE-.
DICT HIS ELEcTioN-HEARsT
HAS TAKEN PLATFORM.

NEW 4OIl1AI VIZ" u W. - =
newspaper editor, millionaire, pro.
fessed friend of the people and candi-
date for governor Of both the Demo
cratic party and the independence
League, has taken to the platform and
begun his assault on what he calls the
.plunderbund," the term used by the
Hearst people to describe the corpora,
tions and their allies, and Charles E.
Hughes, the Republican candidate, is
preparing to make a speech on the
Issues Of the campaign tomorrow.
Mr.. Hearst is inclined to be violent
and personal in his language. In his
speech in Brooklyn he denounced VIM.
If. sheehan, District Attorney Jerome,
Edward N. Shepard and other Demo
Gratis as the paid allies Of the corpora
lions, and said he welcomed their op.
position. He also took occasion to de
! nv again that he was for Charles F.
Murphy, the boss of Tammany Hall,
who had him nominated at Buffalo, and
whom Mr.. Hearst has often pictured
in his newspapers as wearing the
stripes and chains Of a convict.
Hughes Disnified Position.
On the other hand, Mr.. Hughes is
inclined IN make his campaign on State
tissues solely, leaving out all personal
tiles.
81 shall make this campaign on State
issues only" Mr.. Hughes said today;
"that is all care to say about the mat
ter at. present. We have coats off and
are hard at work already. We are 60
ing to keep it up right through the
campaign. have received a great
many letters from Democrats in vart.
GUS counties of the State who say
they are disguised with the work OF
the Buffalo convention and are going
to support the Republican ticket. ]
shall not give their names, for many
of them do not want to come out pub
Illciy at Just this time. Almost every
county in the State was represented
by the Democrats who have written
me. The assurances OF their support
are very gratifying and highly encour-
aging"
A thoroughly impartial opinion, bas'
ed on facts gathered in more or less
thorough investigation, is that at the
present moment Hughes is far ana
away in the lead and that If the situa.
ton does not change before election
day Hearst is in danger of complete
defeat. There is no doubt that Mr..
Hearst's chances were greatly lessen
ed by the conduct Of the Democratic
convention at Buffalo. and Democrats,
big and little, all over the State are
saying that they will have no more OF
him.
This 1isaffection just now is wide
spread. Judging by reports that come
from the Upstate districts, Brooklyn.
Queens and even Manhattan, enough
Democrats will cast their ballots for
the head of the Republican ticket to
form a landslide against Hearst.
Deserving Hearst.
The old Municipal Ownership League
which helped Mr.. Eearst greatly to
roll up a plurality Of $4,000 in Brook
lyn has turned against him and the
regular Democrat organization under
the leadership of Senator P. P. Nc
Carren is more than Indifferent. There
is also signs Of fight between the
Hearst forces and the regulars over
; the local candidates.
Mr.. Hearst's attitude toward the
bosses is also troubling him. His fight
against them last fall did more to get
him votes than all the other causes
put together and although he says he
is not for Murphy 1t is pointed out
that he is and has been doing business
with him.
On the other hand, the Republicans
| at this time seem to have the situation
well in hand. Experts declare thai
no better politics was ever played than
. at the Saratoga convention, and it Is
J conceded on all sides that Hughes was
/. the strongest candidate that could be
, put up. The fact that he was never
3 an oflceholder or a bitter partisan
: will make 1t easy for the Democrats
to vote for him and his reputation as
. u fearless investigator will make al
? personal attacks futile.
Parker AssalIs Hearst.
Judge Alton B. Parker tonight gave
: out a statement in reply to an attack
, upon him by William r, Hearst in
: recent speech. In his address Mr.
: Hearst said that Judge Parker had ap
? peared in an election case on the side
. of election criminals in the court he
formerly graced, and there argued
against and secured reversal of al
opinion ne had formerly rendered.
. Judge Parker's statement follows
, "For something more than two years