The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-11-02
CrOkeTs Stand Against Hearst
 IntenSifas Interest
.CRIT|CiSES LEADER MURPHY
Republicans Held More Than a Hun. dred Meetings Last Night and Hearst Spoke to Sixteen
 Audiences in Evening.

New York. November 1.-With the close of the day the storm center of political action In this state was transferred front
 the upstate counties to this city. and l from now until November 6 both Charles
 E. Hughes and W. R. Hearst will make
 their apepals 10 the voters of the metro politan districts
 The programmes arranged for them call for many speeches daily. and their viz orous and almost unprecedented cam paigns will continue practically to the | dawn of election day.
 MT Hearst has already returned to the city and Mr. Hughes will arrive here to- morrow from Utica. where he closed his upstate campaign tonight.
 The comments of Richard Croker, for mer leader of Tammany Hall, upon the gubernatorial campaign in New York and ! the speech of Secretary Root at Utica to- night. were the most interesting incidents of the days political developments. Croker Criticises Murphy. | MT Croker. in an interview in Dublin | Ireland, took occasion to crticise severe ly the action of Charles F. Murphy. lead | CT of Tammany. in bringing about the nomination of MT. Hearst at Buffalo, and predicted that if MT Hearst is "eected and carries out his programme. the effect will be to paralyze capital and thereby paralyze labor"
 | He characterized Charles r. Murphy's action at the Buffalo convention as an astonishing and unprinciped perform | ance,' and asked If "it would not be better for Tammany to be defeated fight l Ing for principle than 10 dishonor itself | by outragng the principles of Jefferson" l MT. Croker confirms the genuineness
 or the cablegram sent to P. II. McCarren
 given out yesterday, concerning which
 Charles r. Murphy had expressed his
 doubts
 Secretary Root at Utica toniglgt-nlad
 the only speeclrs'ae will make in the
 upstate campaign and his speech was
 an earnest apepal for the election of MT.
 Hughes.
 With the authority of President Roose-
 Welt, MT. Root said he assured his hear
 CTS that the President greatly desired the
 election or Mir Hughes as governor of l New York.
 ''I say to you" said MT. Root that he | Ghe PresidenD regards Mir Hearst as
 wholly unfit to be governor; tha. he con- siders Mir. Hearst's election would be an l injury and dlscredit alike to honest la- | Dor and honest capital" 1 MT. Root quoted from President Roose- i Nelts first message to Congress concern- ing the assassination of President Me l Kinley, and concluded with the state. ment:
 What he thought of Mir Hearst then he thinks of MT. Hearst now"
 AbIaze With Political Enthusiasm.
 Greater New York was ablaze with l httG 1 llcan followers held more than one hun l dred meetings in many different places | and w. k. Hearst spoke to sixteen differ 1 ent audiences between o'clock and mid 1 night in Manhattan and the Bronx.
 Estimates are being made by both par | lies as to the probable pluralitles of their l respective candidates. National Republl- | can Committeeman Ward said at stnte 1 headquarters today MT. Hughes will be elected bv 4 nIii rallty of at least 115000 in the whole state. l should not be at all surprised if 1 his majority was more than 2500O0'' As to the democratic view of the prob able outcome on November 6. Charles r. Murphy said today that he estimated Nr liearsts plurality in Greater New York at from SOOo0 to 10000. Asked as to the boroughs MT. Murphy said: 'I don't know about all the borouehs but feel certain that New York and
 kihss counties will go strongly for l Hearst
 Jerome Has Not Acted. No action has yet been taken by District Attorney Jerome on the complaint made l by w. R. Hearst against the board of elections. charging mutilation and de- struciion of Independence league nomlna. l tIng petitions. After preliminary exam 1 lnation of witnesses by the assistant to 1 the district attorney today, Mir Jerome l said:
 Evidence of larceny has been presented but the name of the culprit has not been | established"
 He added that Magistrate Whitman will hear dispositions and issue summonses for | the board of elections in John Doe pro- ceedings
 When Charles F. Murphy, Tammanv leader. was asked tonight if he had any comment to make on the Croker inter view he said:
 No not tonight" Croker Confirms Message. The following messages have passed between the London office of the Asso- ciated Press and Richard Croker at Dun drum. Ireland:
 ''The Associated Press of the United States wishes to know whether you sent the following cabegram:
 " 'McCarren-Congratula you on tho stand you have taken, win or lose.
 RICHARD CROKER'
 Kindly reply. ASSOCIATED PRESS"
 As MT Croker had not replied last night second telegram was sent today, re- auesting answer. It came in the follow ing form: Sandy Ford. November 1. Associated Press. London. See today's Freemans Journal. Cable to Mccarren correct CROkER" Interview In Dublin Papers. | In the interview published in the F'ree- | mans Journal Of Dublin. to which Mr. | croker called the attention of the Lon | don office of the Associated Press. Ms | Croker admitted that the election in New | York state turned largely on the ques- l ton of trusts He expressed the belief i that if W. R. Hearst won and carried | oat his programme the effect would be to l paralyze capitu and thereby parayze | labor. because capitalists would be com i pelled to invest in government bonds l and stocks.
 | This would be great injustice to labor. | -~->-~->-----~-~~-~~-~~~-