New-York tribune., 1906-11-05
HUGHES VICTORY SURE.
LEADERS ALL CONFIDENT.
Latest Information Points to a Re-
publican Landslide.


leaders yesterday, and il was made with the as
surance born Of hard work. knowledge OF a bet
ter ticket than the opponents and the most
careful scrutiny Of careful canvassers in ali
parts of tho state. Never. even in years OF con-
eeded supremacy. have the Republican leaders
felt more confident of winning the battle il each
Republican goes to the polls and votes as he said
he would
Claims Of plurality mounting to six hzures
made by the Hearst people were stamped as
ridiculous They were repeated yesterday bur
the mOurnfai air which hung around the GiIsev
House. and the coIIapse of the Tamnnanv cam
paign shown in the wofulIy small figures fur
nished by his leaders 10 Charles F. Murphy
proved how hard the Democratic candidate's
friends were trying to seem cheerful in The pre-
tence az victory. Even the theatre meetings.
with which the Sunday night preceding cleo
ton Tammany Hall always tries TO make a
spectacular finish. notably lacking IN
ginger
Contrary to precedent. there viii be campaign
meetings addressed by both candidates to-day
and this evening. and the campaign will end in
a real "whirlwind finish" State Chairman
Woodruff will be at Republican state headquar-
ters all day. State Chairman Conners will be
IN Buffalo trying to reconcile some OF the dis
affection existing there. that Hearst may
make showing. The Democratic headquarters
win be as deserted village.
REPUBLICAN OPTIMISM REIGNs.
State Chairman Woodruff at his desk yes
terday for time. He was cheerful. even en-
thusiastic but declined to make public the
figures which rendered him optimistic. He
reiterated his declaration that absolutely no
doubt existed about the election OF Charles z.
Highes. but said that he had made a rule not
to make public any figures.
Of tHa fr
Committee also worked late. He. toe.
smiling and happy. but would not venture
prediction
You can say that I'm looking we'll" was the
nearest he would venture to a prophecy.
Reports Of general conditions. and reports Civ
ing figures carefully worked out. justify this
Republican confidence which is in strong con-
trast to the disconsoIats air OF the Democrats.
AL the upstate leaders have assured State Chair
man Woodruff, by letter and in person. that the
Republican vote in their districts would 6e cast
| just usual Besides that. in almost every
county the leaders have been able to tell of a
well developed revolt. headed by men who, IN
previous years had considered themselves Demo-
Gratis but refused this time to stomach the
hybrid ticket produced by Hearst and Murphy
at Buffalo. Notable among these was the seizines
Of Democratic headquarters at Albany by
Mayor Osborn and his associates. and the turn
IL
Hughes literature and Republican doctrine
NO SLUMP TO HEARST
In spite Of the Hearst declarations. the Re-
publican State Committee has been able to Sli
| little trace Of Republicans who intend to vote
for Hearst Even the much vaunted labor
vote" according to the best information OF the
committed will be divided this year pretty much
as 1t has been in the past. and Hearst will have
no mortgage on it in the upstate cities and
towns where IL is large enough to be an impor-
tant factor. In this city the labor situation has
been a distinct source OF Joy TO the Republican
leaders who have been considerably amused at
the failure of Hearst TO get the Central Fed
Grated Union to indorse his candidacy. and have
positively gIoated over the vigOr with which
Eight Hour Rock" Republican. tricked by
the plausible arguments OF the Hearst cam
paigners. has been carrying the war into their
territory, and in each nights speaking winning
away many hundreds Of Hearst votes.
President Parsons's information leads him to
believe his friends say. that he. Congressman
OIcott and Congressman Bennett will be re-elect-
ed and that the Republicans have certainly an
even chance Of electing Charles s Adler in the
9th District and James L. Wells in the 18th Co.
gress District He sees little doubt OF the re-
election Of Senators Page and SAKE and the cleo
tfon of George B. Agnew TO succeed Senator Els
berg He hopes that Thomas Rock viii defeat
Grady in the 14th District. and the conditions re-
ported 20 him do not mako that too unlikely
There seems a possibility. too. OF sleotins two
Republican Senators In The Bronx. Frank Nc
Cabe in the 21st District and Ferdinand 5tsiser.
tr In the 22d- He hopes. too. to elect Assembly,
men in the 9Th. Sth. 26th and Bath districts.
hitherto Democratic doubtful IN addition 70
the men from the regularly Republican districts.
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31st and S5th-
BIG MAJORITY TO THE HARLEM
Unofficial figures of the vote upstate made by
Republican leaders vary from 100000 TO 100000
or 10000 plurality for Hughes. William l.
Ward OF westchester. and William Barnes, Jr..
of Albany both have named figures at this high
level. Many Of the district leaders say that. at
the worst. Kings County would go for Hearst
bv a bare margin and Queens the same way.
but that Kings in al probability win give
Republican plurality OF some thousands.
on the other hand. the extravagant claims OF
the Hearst leaders were reiterated yesterday.
Il see no reason whatever for changing my
views Max Ihmsen. Mr.. Hearst's campaign
manager declared lasu night His views set
forth In a formal statement, gave Hearst
plurality Of 100000, More conservative -sss-
mates made by Hearst men yesterday claimed
the New York County vote by 5000 or $4,000.
But behind all this surface optimism ~ tina
Hearst people there Iurked a sort OF WHAT'S the
use2' derneancr. The Tammany attitude was
greatly similar. and the work Of the Democratic
State Committee in this ca-npaisE has been a
sad and solemn farce.
HEARST CEECKBOOE CLOSED,
The Hearst campaign. al the very end. seems
20 be Handicapped by a lack of money. various
interpretations have been out on this One is
that Mr. Hearst has had visions. and with COM