The Washington herald., 1906-11-06

New York, Nov. The last day OF the
struggle for the governorship between
William Z, Hearst, the Democratic and
Independence League candidate. and
Charles E. Hughes. who heads the Repub-
Hean ticket. found both sides rs hard at
work as though the election were two
weeks of.
NJ. Hughes made many speeches ia
town, beginning at noon and winding up
late Ut night at the big mass meeting III
DUrland's Riding Academy.
The Hearst people were very busy. too,
gettins watchers and other officials ut
the polls ready and instructing them as 10
tEelr duties Altogether it was the busiest
day of the campaign.
As far as it Is possible to judge from
the confusing claims on both sides.
Hughes still seems 10 have the best Of it.
but IL is by no means certain that he viii
win His first advantage is the fact that
this mas been naturally a Republican
state for over dozen years. Added TO
this is the wholesale detection Of the.old-
line Democrats from Lake Eric TO Non
tauk Point who declare they will not vote
Tor Hearst
VIII Lose Labor Vote.
On the other hand, there is nothing TO
Indicate Mr. Hughes viii not poll the
normal Republican vote in the strong
holds Of the party in the rural counties.
lie is certain. however to lose many Re
publican votes in the manufacturing
towns but MS managers say this loss
viii be more than Offset by the detection
OF Democrats.
Timothy /. woodruff, chairman Of the
Republican State Committee, made to-day
his first positive prediction.
Il cannot conceive said NJ woodruff.
Judging from TIE results Of the canvass
We have made. now NJ. Hughes can come
down TO the Bronx with plurality Of less
than 15oot. / cannot conceive of Mr..
Hearst carrying the greater city OF New
York by more than 59,00 Any plurality
that hir. Hearst may obtain in this coun-
- above 580o0 viii be more than Offset
by tHe Republican plUali;ies en- Lens
Island for Hughes lIr. Hughes viii carry
l<iHgs County d. better trau 14003. His
ftai s5u.tiiUy Oh Long Island viii be
aolut -zta.
Big Majority Upstate.
These arc minimum figures. but I
should not be surprised TO see NIr
Hughes come down to the Harlem River
with -e0e10 plurality. Mr. Hughes UP
state plurality may even rcach 5000 and
] believe that there is more than q Sight
ing chance that Air Hughes viii carry
Greater New York.
From the onset the Republican cam
raigu has progressed satisfactorily We
have had 90 sSt-baelss, Evsrything that
has occurred since the Saratoga conven-
lion has been of help 20 las. The anti
Hearst movement led by eX-Mayor Os-
borne, OF Auburn; The Croker cable dis
patch, and the speech O. Secretary Root,
have al been Of material assistance to
the Republican cause.
lI-. Hearst made a statement today.
.n which he TectITmed his belief that he
would carry Greater New York bv 2d0.-
On, and win by plurality at least as big
Es that.
4 believe I viii receive double the
vote this year that 7 received last year"
said he. The total vote OF the Inde-
pendenca League and the Democrats was
+5uejo. The Republican vote was under
J5C00o. II 59,C9) votes were transferred
from the combined Independence League
and Democratic vote to the Republicans
we would still have a plurality of 2C6.-
90 ! don't believe the Republicans viii
carry tie upstate counties this year,
and I believe We VIII be elected by the
plurality we received In Greater New
Hcr6-by 25J000 or more.
Wants to DeoeHt Public.
y don't see why any one should doubr
my sincerity, and I do not believe that
any ole does. There is no possible rea-
son for my wanting to be governor ex-
cept one, and that is to accomplish some
thing for the benefit of my feIIoU-citi-
zens, and to receive their approval for
having accomplished something. / have
but one desire, and that is, as I have
said. TO be known as the governor who
actually kept his promise and who actual
ly stopped the trusts from rob5inr the
people
The situation is more than satisfactory
10 NE ] believe tho greatest surprise of
this election viii be the returns from up
the State"
ia his estimate Mr. Hearst evidently
takes no account OF the great detection
of Democrats this year. Charles r Muir
ply, the leader OF Tammanv Hall, is rot
50 optimistic as the candidate. STILL he
PREDICTED to-day that Hearst viii have at
least as great q plurality in this city as
did Colcr when he ran for governor in
1902
Coler's plurality then was IN the neigh
b0rh0od OF 122.0d9. but he had the hacking
OF the undivided and enthusiastic Demo-
racy beside the support OF thousands |
of independent property holders who were
bitterly opposed to Gov. Odell. who ran
agalnst Coler. because OF the manner IN /
which he saddled practically the expcDse
cf running the entire state on the CITY
government only last week Murphy was
predicting that Hearst would have from
5SeJo TO S9e50 plurality IN New York
County, bat refused To give the detailed
figures handed in by the district leaders.
These, some Of the leaders declare. inli-
cate a plurality Of less than l0.000 for
Hearst None of them would affirm that
The plurality indicated vas over 59.0a
Betting FOur To One.
The betting al along has been in favor
Of Hughes Starting at 10 ]. the
day after tie Saratoga convention. which
nominated him. II has gradually increased