New-York tribune., 1906-10-28
REWARE OF SIDESHO WS.

The multitude OF nominations by petition In
many parts Of the state will necessltate a
ballot of enormous size and unusually confus-
ing aspect Voters will need to be particu-
larly on their guard to prepare legal ballot
which will properly express their intentions
In nearly half of the counties of the state Mr.
Hearst has put up mongrel tickets, apparently
for the purpose of trapping the electors Some
tickets which he does not openly back have
been nominated IN the name Of independence
by ostensible Republicans in his service, and
on almost every one of his avowed tickets there
is Republican to give the movement an ap-
pearance of non-partisanship and to delude the
independent Republican voter.
No Republican should let himself be fooled
by these tactics. There is one column and only
one, in which he can safely vote-that Is, under
the emblem Of the eagle and the ballot box.
Even if he does find Republican candidates in
other columns he should avoid them as a trick
| to injure Mr.. Hughes. The Republican ticket
in general is a good one and no Republican
can make mistake at this time. when honor
able Democrats by the thousand are not merely
repudiating Hearst, but voting against the
whole Hearst outfit and for the entire Repub-
lican ticket, in giving a straight vote for the
party which will not only bury Hearst but
Hearstism. In this county the Republicans
have indorsed the entire judiciary ticket of
the lawyers with one exception. They made
the exception of renominating Judge already
on the bench who has received the public in
dorsement of some of the most prominent of
the Judiciary NOminators themselves. The Ju-
dietary Nominators should have indorsed Judge
Rosalsky, and probably would have done so if
in their desire to stand up straight on the sub
Ject of non-partisanship they had not leaned
over backward and Disseminated against him
| because he had been q political district leader
All Republicans who are in sympathy with the
independent movement for a pure bench can
be perfectly satisfied to vote the regular ticket
In the "a Judicial District the Republicans
have likewise indorsed the bulk of the citizens
judicial nominations, and where they made ex-
ceptons have put up men OF high character
and great popularity. Throughout the state the
Republican candidates are likewise of high
standing and entitled 10 support
The defeat of Hearst and all his hosts shouId
be made emphatic. The victory should not be
endangered nor its extent minimized by any
loss of votes through the unsuccessful splitting
Of tickets, or by any delay or uncertainty in
the count through ballots whose validity may
be disputed. Mr.. Hearst has already laid the
foundation for poSt-eection wrangIe He has
tried to confuse the voters by sprinkIing Re-
pubcans on his ticket and making an unwieldv
ballot. He has already begun to charge that
he is TO be counted out, and will make the most
of any uncertainty in every election district in
the state. The way to make his defeat certain
and overwhelming is to vote the straight Re-
publican ticket, and not fall prey to any of
his sideshowS, even if his name is not at the
head Of such a ticket or even if Mr. Hughes
name by any chance, should be placed at the
head of one.