The San Francisco call., 1906-10-21


that II hsk been found advisable by the
Republican leaders TO issue a note OF
warning against Oyerconhdence. The
President himself has been prevailed
upon TO caution the campaign workers
that Hearsts money might prevail as
an aii-powerfui influence on election
day. Various other dignitaries and poll
ficians high IN the councils of the
Hughes party profess TO believe that
there IS real danger of Hearst's cleo
Siou. These warnings are well enough
Cor New York consumption, but let
them not deceive Californians or others
remote from this political battlefield,
9or Il Is the inside opinion Of all poll
ticlans, aside from the Hearst support
srs, that he has g poor chance.
The rank and file are willing TO bet
3 60 ! on Hughes, but cannot get their
money covered. It is not to be denied
that Hearst will poll & tremendous vote
3n the tenement-house districts. Here
he Will run like a yellow streak, but
the more respectable of the laboring
element Is deserting him rapidly. while
organized labor has denounced him In
resolutions for the slight he put upon
the Independent Labor party. Murphy
did not want any Independent labor
ticket to compete with TammanY in
1his county, SO Hearst was forced TO
sgnore the overtures made by them.
The municipal ownership people are
in open revolt against Hearst, although
g year ago they rolled up tremen-
doue vote for him for Mayor. The In
dependence League is dIsgruntled over
his deal with Murphy. while the re-
spectacle element OF society at large
regardless Of former political af1lia-
ton is opposing him on general prtn-
ciples The vote that he expected to
get "up State" from the farmers viii
be Just as disappointing, as the farmers
have been in Hearst. They had heard
a good deal about him, and naturally
expected that man who has achieved
such great prominence as guberna-
torial candidate and as a candidate for
the Presidency itself, would cut quite
q figure on the stump All reports say
that after the farmers have satisfied
their curiosity by seeing the candidate
they have not found his public utter
ances attractive or interesting enough
10 hold their attention. This is said
10 be exceedingly mortifying to Hearst
rs well as TO his managers.
Whatever Hearsts best friends may
say in his praise they are bound to
admit that as a public speaker he is
not a success. His voice is weak and
pitched in a high key, and despite the
quality Of the speech itself (Which may
or may not have been prepared for him
as charged) his whole appearance on
luG STUMP anu HIS uEAlNCAt - ~ OAA IN
ingly lacking in vigor and is withal so
completely Ineffective, that his man
ayers conceived the idea of using the
phonograph The big brass horn, or
megaphone attachment magnifies
sound waves so that the bleating of a
sheep would sound like the roaring of
q lion; the moving pictures Of Hearst
IN action are thrown on a screen in
front Of the graphophone, and the de-
ception is complete The candidate is
seen on the canvas. gesticulating wildly
and hsmmering the trusts with all his
might, and the graphophOne rOars out
his mighty utterances. He IS modern
Bombastes Furioso Con eanvas) who
would kill his king for a pair of jack
boots. These graphophone speeches,
full Of sound and fury" are sent to
the small hamlets and villages and are
used in conjunction with the moving
pictures, which are set up on the vii
lage green, to the delight OF the rustics
IN those very remote parts of this State
that are seldom penetrated by the truly
great Nor are these country districts
penetrated by railroad trains or any
thing else save an occa sional drummer
in a buggy, or sewing machine agent.
In the more enlightened portions
OF the State where Hearst has spoken,
his appearance and his public utter
ances. feebly delivered, have contrasted
strangely with the editorials leveled
against the "Plunderbund." The farm
ers expected to hear something snap
ping with all the life Of a Hearst CBris-
bane) editorial and realize there is
something lacking.
It is said that the tgraphophone idea
emanated from the brain of Arthur
Brisbane. who. in fact, conceives most
Of the Hearst ideas. Brisbane has a
very active mind which has no regard
for the eight-hour law, and works
sometimes after the whistles have
blown, and IN these emergencies he
has found occasion himself to use the
graphophone in lieu of a stenographer
Accompanied by one Of his campaign
managers Hearst went to a talking
machine place one day this week and
used up a dozen cylinders. He then
stood UP and delivered the canned
speech. meanwhile gesticulating and
shaking his fist at the trusts. while a
moving picture machine caught his
every motion. These moving pictures
and canned goods were shipped to the
outlying counties and placed in charge
OF travelling exhibitors.
The papers here are having lot OF
fun at the expense Of '-Fingy' Corners
Heersts State chairman. They call him
EluSg because one OF the members OF
his right hand was caught in some ma
chinery, and was crumpled. Fingy is 9
product Of the water front, at Buffalo
BY dint OF great energy and native
shrewdness coupled with a cheek that il
lnoomitable, Fingy has gradually i'm
proved his condition to one OF consider.
able wealth and much political prom
1nence But Notwithstanding recent as.
sociation with men in higher walks o,
life, the atmosphere OF the docks and
the manner Of lOngshoreman still
cling TO him. He wears his hat cooked
on one side Of his head, an habitual
cigar between his teeth at an angle o,
forty-fve degrees. and monstrous bis
cane, with huge silver knob on it thai
locks threatening, indeed. In fact Fin.
gy IS well known as a '.scrapper" Hs
will fight at the drop Of a hat and man,
stories are told Of the battles he use1
10 have in the old longshoreman davs
The following is a popular story OF
Fingy told In Buffalo: He had ius-
hired a new batch Of longshoremen. anf
they were lined up before him. Wish.
ing TO impress them with the fact tha,
he was a boss who must be obeves
Fingy looked up and down the line viii
& threatening eye.
Does any man in this bunch tbinl
he kin lick Ine2"