The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-10-27
HEARST
Bet J. ON HUGHES
POLITICAL SITUATION IN NEW
YORK TODAY - GETTING
LINES ON VOTERS.

being made by the Republican mana
gers, there is no doubt that some Of
the reports that they have been re
ceIving from the factory towns and
manufacturing centers up the State
ore far from reassurIng. The actual
nature of these reports is not made
public, but 1t is known that the can
vass of many shops and factories
shows that a surprising number Of
workIngmen who voted for Mckinley
and Roosevelt are now for Hearst In
The case of one immense plant, where
nearly $4,000 hands are employed, the
report is that the percentage OF the
men who are going to vote for Hughes
is small. Yet in 1904 large majority
Of the voters among these men favor
ed Roosevelt, and the result was that
The county in which the plant is sit
Nated returned the largest Republican
plurality in its history.
1t is reports of this kind that are
alarming the Republican managers and
squirting them On to redoubIed efforts
10 straighten the situation out in the
counties outside of the Greater City.
II is admitted now on all sides that
Hearst will get large plurality in
New York county, and II he succeeds
In cutting into the Republican vote up
the State he will stand a fine chance
10 win. OF course, the situation is
still favorable to Hughes. The oid-line
Democrats are more bitter than ever
against Hearst and the Republicans
are replying largely Oh this disaffec,
ton to Offset the desertion Of the Re.
publican worhlngmen.
All o. L. DIS for Hughes.
As an offset to the dlsquleting re-
ports from upstate counties, Senator
John Raines, of Ontario county. one
Of the pillars of the Republican organ.
iyatlon, gave out an interview, in
which he said that Hearst would be
swamped.
"All over up the State wherever l
have been" said he, "you can scarce.
ly put your finger on an old.line Dem.
oCrat who isn't out for the whole Re.
publican ticket. This Is not on the
tRiet and in spots, but It is open and
everywhere. Old Democratic work.
ers and leaders are out working for
Hughes. There is. practically no Dem.
OCratic campaign in the State. The
only time there is any show OF activity
is when Hearst speaks. There is moth.
ng else to the Democratic campaign.
People down here do not realize the
size Of the Democratic vote that will
go to Hughes"
Since the situation between the In
dependence League and Tammany
Hall has been 'ironed out" as Chair
man Corners would put 1t, there has
leen notable increase in the enthu-
sIasm of the wigwam for the candi.
dacy of Hearst, and there are signs
on all sides that the leaders will work
hard for the whole ticket during the
rest of the campaign. Charles F.
Murphy said this afternoon that
Hearst is growing stronger every day.
Murphy's Rainbow.
Many Democrats" said he, "whO
announced in the early part Of the
campaign that they would not vote for
Hearst have changed their minds
They are now sending me letters that
they will vote the straight ticket. The
reports from up State are very good. :"
Chairman Corners is still more en-
thnsiastic than the Tamamny leader
He had estimated that Hearst would
carry Greater New York by at least
$4,000. To-day he increased that as,
innate to 1S5,OOO, and declared that he
would take the stump for Hearst. On
the other side of the East River there
Is not so much enthusiasm among the
organization Democrats. The breach
between Senator McCarren, the leader
Of the Kings county Democrats, grows
wider every day.
Senator McCarren was asked to-day
II he would say anything in reply to
EICarsts charge last night that he
was corrupt scoundrel. He replied:
a suppose | ought to be very an.
cry, hut l am not. am rather glad
he said It, His vocabulary of vituper-
atoms is limited, and what he calls
me he cannot call anybody else with.
ont be tiresome. His list of eplthets
will soon give out, and then he will
lave nothing more to say"
Angry at the action of Hearst and
his Independence League in throwing
laborlng men off that ticket. dele.
gates from several labor unions Of
this city met in the New Amsterdam
Hotel today and decided to offer their
services to the Republican managers
in behalf of Charles L. Hughes for
governor.
Hearst Bettors Want Odds.