The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-11-06
WILMINGTON. N. c.. NOVEMBER g. 1906

been broken as never before. MIR.
Hughes has been making special plea
for democratic support.
Mr. Hearst has attacked the trusts"
and boss rule" and through his inde-
pendence league he is claiming the sup
port of many republicans. Mr.. Hearst
has been attacked by his opponents
"for having taken the hand OF boss
to secure the democratic nomination"
and the alleged "Hearst-Murphy deaP' /,
has been the subject of numerous re-
publican speeches. Mr.. Hughes has
charged that money was lavishly used
to secure control of the democratic
convention at Buffalo"
Mr.. Hearst has attacked Mr.. Hughes
cn the alleged ground that he is "a
corporation lawyer" and has declared
that ''the trusts" are the friends of
the republican cadidate.
Mr.. Hughes has charged Mr. Hearst
with political i1sincerity," IS
serts that his opponent is = ely
ambitious in seeking Office"
The campaign throughout has been
personal duel rather than a party
battle Mr.. Hearst claims the practi
cally undivided support Of union la-
Dor, and the independence league, and
asserts that he has also broken down
the republican machine up state as TO
make Impossible the huge republican
majority which has heretofore been
brought down to the Bronx to wipe
out the democratic plurality in Great
er New York.
Mr.. Hughes and the republican cam
paign managers are ready to admit
that there has been defections from
the republican ranks among the Ia
boring classes, but assert that this
loss is more than offset by the prom
ised support of the old line democrats.
Leader Murphy of the Tammany
Hall claims that Mr.. Hearst, despite
his attacks upon the Tammany organi-
zation during the mayoralty campaign
of g. year ago will win Greater New
York by plurality of from $4,000 to
100000 votes. The republicans claim
MI Hughes will come to the Bronx
with 100000 votes to spare.
Probably the most sensational fea-
lures of the campaign were the mes
sages Of Richard Croker, former leader
Of Tammany, and now a resident of
Ireland, and the remarkable attack OF
Secretary Of State Root upon Mr..
Hearst in his speech at Utica on Nov
ember l.
Secretary of State Root, with the au-
thority OF President Roosevelt as he
announced, made q most remarkable at
tack upon Mr.. Hearst in his Utica
speech, charging him with melting
through his newspapers the assassi-
nation of President Mckinley and de-
nOuncing him in uncertain terms.
T., Brooklyn, Kings county, an ano-
,aa1ous situation has presented itself,
Senator McCarren, state democratic
leader in that borough, and absolute
control of the machine, has consist
emily opposed Mr.. Hearst. At a recent
political meeting Senator McCarren de-
n0unced Mr. Hearst and then moved
the endorsemnt Of the state democratic
ticket which was carried with a rush.
Subsequently the meeting endorsed
McCarren's stand in opposing Mr..
Hearst Kings county uominally is
democratic by large majority.
In Manhattan, as IN other boroughs
Of the city Of Greater New York, Ricn-
ard Croker's views on Mr.. Hearst's
candidacy caused & mild sensation,
particularly among the Tammany
followers Charles f Murphy, Tam
many leader, has reiterated his decla-
ration that Tammany would do every
thing it oculd to elect Mr.. Hearst. He
did not believe he said that Mr.. Gro
kers opinion would turn any consid-
cradle number OF Tammany votes away
from Mr. Hearst and as to the district
leaders, he said they would not dare to
work against him"