The San Francisco call., 1906-11-02

Richard Croker, Dundrum, Ireland:
The Associated Press of the United
States wishes to know whether you
sent the following cablegram:
"McCarren = Congratulate you on
manly stand you have taken, win or
lose. (Signed) RICHARD CROKER
Kindly reply.
ASSOCIATED PRESS"
AS Croker had not replied last night
a second telegram was sent today re-
questing answer. 1t came in the fol-
lowing form:
"Sandyford, Nov. 1.
Associated. London.
See today's Freeman's Journal; ca
bic to McCarren correct-Croker."
In the interview published in the
Freeman's Journal of Dublin, Croker
admitted that the election in New
York will turn largely on the question
of trusts
liam Randolph Hearst wins and carries
out his programme the effect would he
TO paralyze capital and thereby para
IyEe labor, because capitalists would
be compelled TO invest in Government
bonds and stocks.
How do you account for Tammany
Hall supporting Hearst?" was asked.
Il think it was a most astonishing
and unprincipled performance for Tam
many Hall to:turn it's delegation over
for Hearst when he accused them all
of being thieves and pictured their go
ing TO: States prison, and TO ignore that
TRUE, Jeffersonian Democrat, William
Sulzer.., I cannot understand why
Charles f. Murphy would allow the
organization to depart from its recog
nized principles. Would it not be bet
4 i
lighting for principle than to dishonor
itself by outraging the principles of
Jeffersen?"
TAMMANYITES QUIT HEARST.
NEW YORK, Nov 1.--Already chafng
sorely under its yoke of Hearstism,
placed about its neck by Charles F.
Murphy, the old guard in Tammany
Hall rose up in open revolt tonight
when it learned of the attack made
upon the Murphy leadership by its for
mer leader and idol, Richard Croker.
s. Accepting the. word of Croker as a
rallying cry to all of his friends and
followers to defeat Hearst, the old line
Tammany leaders began Immediately TO
shape campaign for the casting of
the: Tammany vote against him.
But word was needed from Croker
to fire the spirit of rebellion that has
been smoldering in the organization
since Murphy was dubbed into casting
the Tammany vote for the nomination
of Hearst His free commendation of
McCaPren for his irregularity and his
censure of Murphy caused a stampede
of the old Croker guard, stampede
which Murphy will be powerless to
check That this radical action has
the highest internal strug
gle Tammany has ever known was gen
orally conceded in all quarters tonight,
!,
suit in the: speedy dethronement of
Murphy as leader.
Murphy said tonight:
why don't: the newspapers print that
I don't love Hearst any more than he
loves me?"
Murphy's earnest desire to have it
made public that he was not a friend
of Hearsts was pointed out as an in
dicatfon of the general collapse of the
Tammahy campaign for Hearst.
ABLAZE. WITH ENTHUSIASM.
Greater New York was ablaze with
political enthusiasm tonight. The Re-
publican followers held more than 100
meetings IN as many different places,
and w. r. Hearst spoke to sixteen diff
ferent audiences between 6 o'clock and
midnight.
Estima ties. are being made by both
parties ,as to the probable pluralities
tionaI Republican Committeeman ". L.
Ward said at State headquarters today:
Hughes will be elected by a plu
ralfty of at least 175000 in the whole
State shall not be at all surprised
if his majority. is more than 100000. 1
am: not talking by guesswork. but as
the result.of a careful study of the re-
ports from: all sections of the State
Great Republican gains are indicated
everywhere
State Chairman Woodruff declined to
give out a forecast but said that he
had received encouraging reports, espe-
cialiy from Kings, Queens, Nassau and
Suffolk counties
Charles T. Murphy said today that
he estimates Hearsts plurality in
Greater New York at from $4,000 to
100000. Asked as to the boroughs,
Murphy said:
'I do not know about all the bor-
oughs, but I feel certain that New York
and Kings counties will go strongly
for Hearst"
Tammany will hold its last and larg-
est rally Saturday night.
No action has yet been taken by
District Attorney Jerome on the COM
plant made by Hearst against the
Board of Elections, charging mutila
ton and destruction of Independence
League nominating petitions. After
a primary examination of witnesses
by an assistant OF the District Attor-
ney today, Jerome said that Magistrate
Whitman would issue summons for the
Board of Elections In John Doe" pro-
-ceedings.
STRAUSS SCORES HEARST.
At the. Republican meeting at the
Grand Theater tonight Oscar S. Strauss,
former American Minister to Turkey,
and slated to succeed Victor H. Met
calf as Secretary of Commerce and
Labor in President Roosevelts Cabi-
net, was the principal speaker. 1t was
the first time Strauss had spoken dur
ing the present campaign.
"The question of this election" said
Strauss "is not whether we have
Democratic or Republican Government.
1t is a great moral question. 1t is
question of sincerity of principles that
go TO the very root of government. The
nomination of Hearst was brought
about by corporation of which he was
president and of which his paid agents
were the officers. The independence
League is close corporation. It's
only independence is its independence
of the people.
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