New-York tribune., 1906-10-19
ATTACK HEARST DEAL.
Telegrams Sent Broadcast By Re
publican State Committee.

Telegrams were sent yesterday by the Republican
! state Committee to every county chairman and
every upstate newspaper denouncing the fling Of
the Hearst judiciary ticket in it's present form
| practically identical with Tammany s-as the con-
| summation of the deal made at Buffalo This
| line OF attack will be one of the most important
| features Of the Republican campaign from now on.
Il consider the Hearst judiciary ticket the dom-
nant issue of this campaign. declared State Chair
man Woodruff yesterday. The action which they
took last night in filing what is almost identical
with the Murphy ticket is the consummation of
the Buffalo deal, by which Hearst prostitutes the
Judiciary to his desire to gain the Governorship'
Ihe following statement on this subject made
puhlic at state headquarters last night:
The deal between Boss Murphy of Tammany Hall
ai9M ailG Mlillam X Hearst was consummated at u
tdeng LING or nomination papers By the terms of this
5he conr 1 rs of the ten Justices Of the
deePred f6 PoGai Pc M Mr. Hearst last year
The paramount issue OF the campaign in New
3ak. aork City has thus become to-day the purity of
fopnds5ton four stone, is the insirceriy Of Mr. Hearst
them dohes his EF earq In his x Per qd
stEEpes Of Tsmmany Hall
In Buffalo IN the shape OF his nomir alton for
Sti' eIS1petinor' which was made possible through the
gates the nominee has refraned from any q fufther Gf
men ha Oh MURPHY 6g he has made feeble announce
not d Ior Murphy, and, with simulated Independence
personally owned Independence League Would not not
STANG for the Supreme Court nominations selected
by Boss Murphy. ~
Much prominence was given m This dac,or.+,on 30
freedom made by Mr.. Hearst In his personal orrsns
end ms stump speeches. But that these protesta-
tdos OF virtue were Insincere If not pure buncombe
10 now demonstrated by the fact that the Murphy
nominations stand, with single exception and fhat
IRo R eTIort was made by Hearst or his personal po-
lltcal organization to nominate men for SIIDreme
Court justices WHO would be free from the taint Of
oDIlgaton to the boss of Tammany Hall
Inc shiny trail started at Buffalo is now plainly
the Supreme Court -
N the estimation Of many prominent lawyers as
wen as political managers, the consummation OF
ths sinister deal constitutes the grayest menace to
or justice among the issues at stake in this cam
paign and in their judgment, it is a matter that
every voter In the state and city
In the opinion of these the question at issue
is this: Is IL safe to place the bench OF the Su-
pteme Court body Of who owe, matter
what their personal characters their eminent posi-
tions TO the favor of the notorious boss of Tam
many Hall. and is it safe to elect Governor u
surrenders to that boss in payment for nomina-
ton for Governor?
Speakers in the campaign meetings will dilate
this deal at every opportunity Campaign lit
erature Will be sent out. in all likelihood showing
how Mr.. Hearst refused let the principles of
"independence" and pure judiciary for which
working o his chances head
of the Democratic ticket.
State Chairman Woodruff had many callers yes
Chester; Senator Aids. James B. Reynolds Senator
Armstrong Congressman Calder William Barnes.
of Albany; Hamilton Fish, Senator Carpenter and
ex-Judge Jacob Brenner. Reports from upstate
received at state headquarters encouraging They
indicate that the drift of sentiment is toward
Hughes. and that If the Republicans work unceas-
KEYNOTE of the Republican endeavor now Is to avoid
overconfdence. and to bring out every possible vote