The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-03
Opposition to Editor.
cOMM0NER URGES ELECTION
Both Candidates Sweep Through
 Brooklyn During Night.
Tamma1y Leaders Rally Around Mur- ply and Declare the Croker Mes. cage Will Have No Elect Ex-
 cept Perhaps Favorable.

New York. Nov 2.-Echoes of yes terday's developments in the political situation in this State were heard on every side today in the comments of political leaders on the Richard Croker interview and the speech of Secretary Root at Utica last night.
 Fresh interest was aroused by the publication of a letter from William J. Bryan to Bird s. Coler. Borough Pres- ident of Brooklyn, in which the writer expressed the hope that all Democrats would support W. R. Hearst for Gov ernor.
 These things and the further fact that both Charles g. Hughes and W. R. Hearst were once more on the stub bornly contested ground of Greater New York brought the political inter- est to a fever pitch.
 Tonight Mir Hughes and MT. Hearst gave their attention to the voters of Kings and Queens counties, both mak- ing whirlwind dashes from place to place to carry out the details of the long program mapped out for them. MT. Hearst was slated to speak at thir- teen meetings in Brooklyn, Long Is- land City and Queens County, while MT. Hughes was billed for equally stren- uous work.
 Besides meetings arranged for the two gubernatorial candidates both par ties held numerous rallies throughout Manhattan in the interests of candi- dates Tor the less important offices.
 Everywhere there were crowds to listen to the various speakers and po- Mtical enthusiasm reached the highest pitch.
 Henry B. Martin, National Secretary Of the American Antitrust League, to- night gave out statement in which he declares that the antitrust men of New York are using every effort to "rid the party at this election of the Hearst Murphy crew. who are trying to turn the honored organization of Jefferson and Jackson into a ,oliticaI corporation for the profit of one mill lionaIre and his partners and hire- lings.-
 Professions of Confidence,
 Leaders of both parties renewed their . professions of absolute confidence In the outcome of Tuesdays balIoting. Timothy Woodruff, Chairman of the Republican State Committee, declared be was perfectly satisfied with the prospects and predicted for MT. Hughes a swee ing victory.
 On the other hand Charles F. Mur- phy. leader of Tammany, reiterated his assurance that Tammany would poll It's full vote for Hearst and that he was confident the Democratic candi- date would be elected by large ma Iority.
 William J. Bryan has written a let ter to Bird S. Coler, Borough Presi- dent of Brooklyn, endorsing the candi- aaoy Of William R. Hearst for Gov ernor.
 Mr. Bryan's letter follows:
 My dear MT. Coler:
 '1 am very anxious to see Hearst elected and would have come to New York to help him if thought an out side spsaker would have been of as- sistance. From indications, however. he Is going to win as he ought to. If l have any friends there I want them to vote for him.
 "tSigned.) Rrvan"
 MT. Bryan wrote as quoted in a ne- sonal letter to MT. Coler dated at Ma6- ison, H., and received on October 31. The portion of the letter not given out was of personal nature MT Cole1 telegraphed Mir Bryan and secured his authority to make portion of the let. ter public.
 should Re Sufficient.
 MT. Coler. in giving out the letter. said:
 ''Mr. Bryan's letter should be enough for all Democrats in this State. As for independents, I cannot imagine that they are going to take advice of the piratical leaders of the old peda tory political system. They will, think. before voting. ask themselves why 1t is that every leading beneficiary of what was known as commercialsm In politics Is now bitterly and hysteri- cally hostile to MT. Hearst
 Some of MT. Hearst's newspaper op- ponents must think the American puo lie has lost It's sense of humor when they solemnly quote statements Of Croker and McCarren those ideal re- formers. :"
 MT. Roots speech last night will think, help MT Hearst. It reminds me of the poster which contributed so much towards our success last year COW. ardly islander is a cowardly islander, no matter who utters it."