The Washington herald., 1906-11-01
REPUBLICANS CLAIM
UPSTATE BY 100000
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leaders. the most powerful IN Tannany
/ Hall CToker's slightest word is still lis
tened to eagerly. and for that reason
words of congratulation TO MoCarren viii
probably guide the votes of the men at
the polls.
! District Attorney Jerome is going 10 in
vestigatc the charges made by Mr. Hearst
that some OF the petitions Of the Inde-
7 Ipendence League candidates that were
( thrown out were mutilated and parts Of
others stolen after they had been fled
had been passed upon.
Formal complaint upon the matter was
made 10 the district attorney to-day by
the managers Of the league This COM
plant was based on a letter written by
Mr.. Hearst himself The complaint was
accompanied by eleven affidavits. 20 the
effect that the Independence League petit
tiOns had been mutilated and stolen while
in the custody of the board OF elections.
Snd that the board Of elections was re-
sponsible for the outrage No names are
mentioned in the afndaYits
Mr. Jerome will begin an investIga tion
into the charges Tomorrow before Magis-
trate Whitman. with view Of finding out
who stole or mutilated the petitions and
also TO lix the responsibility Of the board
Of elections In the matter
Hcarst's Friends Cry Fraud.
The friends OF AIR Hearst began early
to see fraud. and this was taken by the
other side to mean that the candidate
was weakening. To-day he offered sums
amounting to $5o.0e0 for the conviction of
violators IF the election laws. although
there were no signs on the surface that
there would be any more violations this
year than In any othel election.
After ali the row the Hearst people
made last year. and all the rewards Of
I feTed by Mr.. Hearst, there were but
seventeen convictions for violations OF
the election law In this city, where
nearly 600. coo votes were cast.
The Republican man gers here say that
Mr.. Hearst's talk about fraud being con
templated Is ali moonshine. and that ne
Is merely getting ready 10 play the martyr
again by declaring that the election was
stolen from him.
Impartial observers say that no such
special effort is being made to steal OF
buy votes on either side this year. and
there probably viii be a little less than
usual Of corruption on both sides for the
OF money 60 spend.
Hearst Cheered by Big Crowds.
Buffalo. y Y. Oct. 31-Willam r
Hearst closed his upstate campaign with
a E-hoUr tour to-day. during which he
made twelve speeches, the last six being
negotiated in q whirlwind automobile tour
IN this city In which he addressed, all
told. over 1000 citizens Of Buffalo. The
day was one Of the hardest and one Of
the most satisfactory of SIR. Hearst's
canvass.
He addressed crowded opera houses at
Medina. LOckport, Niagara Falls, and Ba-
tavia, and made CaT-taH speeches at
BrOckport ana TCnawanda Everywhere
he was greeted by large crowds at the
stations, the citizens Of many small towns
in which he did not stop giving him 4
rousing cheer as his train went flying
through
Mr. Hearst delivered the same speeches
at all the meetings, asserting most of his
old arguments, a challenge 20 Mr.. Hughes
70 defend such men as Strike breaker
Farley. State Senator McCarren. and for
meT Mayor Osborne. OF Auburn for
friendships sake even il be WAS not paid
a retainer He refralned from addressing
DIG overflow meetings at all the halls on
acceunt Of the condition of his voice
Mr Hearst LETT here at midnight direct
for New York. where he will spend the
last four working days OF the campaign
with speeches in the Greater City.
Lawson Predicts Hearst's Election,
Boston, Oct 31-Hearst will be elected
in New York, Moran in Massachusetts,,
and both by good majorities. according to
hr .c
Mr. lawson makes this prediction in q
circular. In which he advises stockholders
20 prepare for drop between now and
election day when the general public
comes % view the political situation as Le
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