The Washington herald., 1906-10-25

New York. oct oA-FOliowing the IN
dorsement Of the Hearst ticket from top
20 bottom by the executive committee 81
Tammany Hell, and the exhortation OF
Charles T. Murphy TO the district leaders
IN s,,npori the nominees with true loyalty,
the Democratic situation in New York
County has cleared up somewhat, and
there is q better feeling al around.
The only people who are disgrnntied are
some OF the Independence League candi-
dates for Congress. State senate. and as
sembiy whose petitions for nomination
were rejected by the board OF elections.
thus leaving the field clear for 2 straight
fight between Republican and Democratic
candidates.
Some Of these Independence League can
didates and their friends have appealed
So the Supreme Court for review of the
action Of the board OF elections. asserting
that there was fraud i'm connection with
the throwing ont of their petitions.
Herbert A. Limburg. member OF the
law committee of the Independence
League. told Justice Bowling to-day that
in some instances parts of the petitions
of league candidates were stolen after be
ing filed with the election board and I'm
This way the number of names originally
attached was reduced 20 q point where
The petitioners did not comply with the
law. lie declared that he had called the
attention OF the district attorney and the
judge TO the outrage.
VIII soon Have Decision.
Al the decisions of the election board
were sustained in the Supreme Court, and
they will be carried Immediately to the
appellate division. where a decision viii
he rendered within forty-eight hours, set
Ting the question finally.
Although the leagues lawyers argued
the case in behalf of the defeated nomi-
nees. il is known the Gflsey House mana
gers are not satisfied with the result,
which has not smoothed out the friction
between Hearst and Murphy and made
possible the undivided support Of the dis
trict leaders,
There was q better feeling an around
to-day on the Democratic side and sor
the hrst time the leaders began TO talk of
how big Mr.. Hearsts plurality would be
IN their estimation in the city and State.
". J. Conners, chairman of the State
committee said the Democratic and Inde-
pendence League candidate would receive
a plurality Of no less than $4,000 IN the
greater city Tie said the plurality for
Hearst would be much larger, but he was
willing To go on record as saying that il
would he at least l4S0C0
Murphy Discusses Figures
Charles F. Murphy was interviewed on
the subject after Mr.. Corners had made
his prediction. The Tammauy leader
said that an estimate of 1900 plurality
IN this city for Hearst was conservative
and would he enough TO elect him Mr.
Murphy also said that ne did not doubt
that Hearst would come down 10 the
Bronx with a plurality.
the Hearst men are keeping pretty
quiet about the way they are running the
campaign. Nevertheless it IS known they
arc depending on an enormous vote both
here and upstate by Republican working
men. There arc indications their hopes
may be we'll grounded Men inside in
both parties are very cautious in talking
I'm detail about the matter. but il is
known that canVasses made in manufac-
glring towns upstate show Il surprising
detection from Hughes to Hearst among
tho Republican working men who voted
for Roosevelt and Mckinley. The Re
publicans are not only trying to stem
this tide. but are relying largely upon
the votes of dissatisfied old line Demo-
cTats. who Will fop over.
There was = slight variation i'm Hughes
favor in the election betting i'm Broad
street curb today Hearst hackers in
one case getting as good as 10 to3. B. /.
Mccormick at this odds bet $3.50 with
Milan McCraw q CO. Most Of The other
bets were at . 90 I. Robert Wilson took
tho Hearst end Of $l.G10 wager W W
Bagley and 5. 5. Wood supplying $500
Hughes money. W Marco nut 81 500 on
Hughes against 500 put up by S $.
Wood
Hughes I'm Whirlwind Campaign.
Cortland y Y. Oct 2i-Starting out
from Elmira this morning. Charles r.
Hughes carried his campaign through
Chcmung, Tioga, Broomc. and Cortland
counties. winding up with two speeches
i'm this city tonight Everywhere the
candidate was greeted by big crowds and
lots of enthusiasm. but it remained for
this city to give him what WAS in many
respects the best welcome he has re-
ceived from any city since the campaign
began This city has Il population of
l5.000 and fully a third of the city
turned out 60 greet Mr.. Hughes when his
train pulled in at 4:30 O'Clock. The whole
town was decorated with flags.
As Mr.. Hughes passed down the lane
on the way TO his hotel many Of the
cheering Cortlandites fell in behind his
carriage and when he reached the hotel
there was a crowd with him which filled
She street. It took COrtland's entire po-
lice force to open UP passage for the
candidate to the hotel door. Then the
crowd flowed iE until the corridor was
choked
For half an hour he was kept busy
shaking hands, while crowd OF l,5o0
listened to Mr.. Hughes first speech in
the opera House, and COO others heard
his address in another hall In both
speeches Mr.. Hughes arraigned Hearst
for hts political insincerity.