New-York tribune., 1906-11-03
TWO MILLION POSTERS.
Mr. Roots WOrds to Go to EUery
Precinct IN the State.

Demands came by wire from all around ths
state to Republican State Committee headquar-
ters yesterday for wide distribution OF part
of Secretary Roots speech at Utica on Thursday
night.
Nothing has so electrified the state in years
Republicans and Democrats alike talked Of
nothing else yesterday. State Chairman Wood
ruff yesterday ordered the printing and iTnme-
diate distribution OF two million posters. In
two sheet. one sheet and half sheet sizes. carry
ing Secretary Roots most telling points against
Hearst. They will be printed in English. Ger
man. Italian. Yiddish and Polish Orders went
10 printers in three or four parts Of the state
TO rush the order. and to get the posters up be-
fore Saturday night in every election precinct
in the state.
The Tammany leaders tried IN vain to belittls
the effect Of the Root speech yesterday The
feeling everywhere was that Hearst could not
answer 1t and that he would salve his feelings
by calling names.
Chairman Woodruff has received reports from
nearly every electOn precinct above The Bronx
The canvass in Oswego County is so iattering
that the Republican managers hesitated to send
it on They told Mr.. Woodruff tnat he could
be assured that the Hughes plurality in Osweso
would equaI the Roosevelt. plurality two years
ago.
William L. Ward. Republican national COM
nlitteeman said yesterday that he was disposed
TO add day by day to his estimate
ut will be a landslide" said Mr.. Ward II
look TO see Hughes win by more than 175.oo0''
State Chairman Woodruff said that the coul-
ties OF New~York. Kings. Queens. Erie. Chennuug.
Rockland. Schoharie and Niagara were the only
doubtful! counties in the state from the Repubn-
can point of view. and he expected before Tues
day night to take one two OF these from the
doubtful column
Mr. Woodruff has insisted on silence regarding
the result up this time. but the speech Of
Elihu Root at Utica Thursday night and the
action OF Richard Croker in opposing Hearst
have made so vast a difference. he believed. that
he made his forecast. He would not give any
figures however. and contented himself with
saying:
There is absolutely no doubt IN my mind about
the election OF Mr. Hughes. think he viii be-
elected by a plurality large enough 10 make un-
warranted any cry OF fraud" from the opposi-
ton, and he will carry with him the entire stats
ticket.
George w. AIdridge state committeeman from
Monroe County had long conference with
Chairman Woodruff. and later said that in
Rochester or rather. in Monroe County. plu-
raIitv OF fully 10000 will be given for Hughes.
Mr.. AIdridge predicted that Hughes will como
down to The Bronx with a plurality OF from
100000 to 10000
IF you people down here take care OF the
city" MIR. Aldridge continued. well take caro-
of upstate. The battle is over"
Mr. Woodruff said that he believed the speech
of Mr. Root would do world of good for the
Republican ticket. He said il would awaken
Republicans TO the dangers that beset them and
would cause them 10 work for every doubtful
vote The cable messages Of Richard Croker and
his published interview in Dublin were also
thought TO be of immense advantage TO the Re-
publican candidate.