The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-11-02
BEGINNING TO
''F|GGER' IT OUT
New York Politicians Can See
Maiorities Roll Up in
the Clouds.
FIGHT GOES MERELY ON
NO lET-UP UNTIL THE MORNING
OF ELECTION.
FIGHT GOES MERELY OF

New York, Nov with the close of
the day the storm center of political ac-
ton in this state was transferred from
the upstate counties to Greater New
YORK Until Nov. 6, both Charles
hughes and w. r. Hearst will make their
appeals to the voters of the METROPOLITAN
9tlLstrlcts; The program arranged for
tnem calls Tor many speeches daily and
their vigorous and almost unprecedented
campaigns will continue practically to
the dawn OF election day Mr. Hearst has
aIreauy returned to the city, and Mr..
from Utica, where he closed his upstate
campaign tonight
Croker's Comments.
The comments of Richard Croker, for
InSr reader or Tammany Hall, upon the
gubernatorial campaign In New York and
the speech OF Secretary Root at Utica
tonight were the startling incidents Of
the day.
Mr.. Croker, In an interview In Dublin.
ireland, criticised severely the action of
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany
Han, in bringing about the nomination
Oh Mr.: Hearst at Buffalo, and predicted
that II Mr.. Hearst lis elected and carries
out his program the effect would be to
paraiyZe capital and thereby paralyze la
bOr."
He characterized Mr.. Murphy's ac-
ton at the Buffalo convention as an "as-
tonishing and unprincipled performance"
Mr.. Croker confirmed the genuineness of
the cableeram given out by P H. Nc
Carren yesterday
Roots Speech.
Secretary Root at Utica tonight. with
the authority of President Roosevelt, as
sured his hearers that the president de-
sires the election of Mr.. Hughes.
II say to you, said Mr.. Root, that he
Cthe president, regards Mr. Hearst as
wholly unfit TO be governor: that he con-
Mr ole snv, rArY11 he nm
injury and discredit alike to honest la
Dor and to honest capital"
Mr.. Root quoted from President Roose-
velt'S first message to congress concern
ing the assassination of President Nc
Kinley and concluded with the statement
that what he thought of Mr.. Hearst
then he thinks of Mr.. Hearst now
Greater New York was ablaze with po-
llitical enthusiasm tonight. The Repub-
lican followers held more than a hundred
meetings in as many different places, and
w r. Hearst spoke to sixteen different
audiences between O'Clock and midnight.
Estimates on Majorities.
Estimates are being made by both par
ties as 70 the probable pluraltties of their
respective candidates. National Republi-
can Committeeman W. l.. Ward said at
state headquarters today:
MIR. Hughes will be elected by plu-
rality of at least 10000 in the whole state.
/ shall not be at all surprised if his ma
/ jority is more than 10000 am not talk
| ing by guesswork. but as the result of a
/ careful study of the reports from all sec
tions of the state. Great Republican gains
are indicated everywhere"
State Chairman Woodruff declined to
/ give out a forecast but said that he had
/ received encouraging reports, especially
/ from Kings, Queens, Nassau and Suf-
/ folk counties.
/ Charles F. Murphy said today that he
estimates Mr.. Hearsts plurality in Great
4 er New York at from 10000 to 100000.
| Asked as to the bOroughs, Mr.. Murphy
| said:
Il don't know about all the boroughs,
/ but 1 feel certain that New York and
| Kings counties will go strongly for
\ Hearst"
Tammany's Final Effort.
Tammany will hold its last and largest
! rally Saturday night
| No action has yet been taken by Dis
! trict Attorney Jerome on the complaint
made by w R. Hearst against the board
of elections, charging mutilation and de-
| struction of Independence League NOM
! mating petitions After a preliminary
| examination of witnesses by an assistant
| of the district attorney today. Mr.. Jerome
said that Magistrate Whitman will issue
| summonses for the board of elections in
Joe Doe proceedings.