Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-31
BRAVES MAY KNIFE
HEARST AFTER ALL
Tammany Democrats EXPRESS
Their Violent Resentment.
EVERYTHING NOW IN DOUBT
No One Knows but the Leader About
Final Instructions.
EFFORTS TO ARRAY THE MASSES
Surmise as to What Effect Secretary
Roots Appearance In the Lime
light Will Have. ~
EVERYTHING NOW IN DOUBT
No One Knows but the Leader About
Final Instructions.
EFFORTS TO ARRAY THE MASSES
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.

| Special From a STAFF Correspondent
| NEW YORK, October 31.-When Tam.
| many candidates for Congress, men who
| have been stanch Tammany democratic
for years, make plausible addresses for the
| head Of the ticket and after the speeches
tell you, In words garnished with picture
| esque profanity and glowing with sparks
| struck from a whitehead rage and resent.
| ment that they will vote against Hearst.
| and that, In their opinion, he will be the
| worst licked candidate for years what kind
| OF situation does 1t present to you? Well.
| that's an experience you can get any time
| In New York city. The question is how far
| down the line of the rank and file will that
| feeling extend on election day and actuate
men in their voting. There is no doubt
| that 1t exists in large degree among city
| democrats Of higher rank. If they secretly
| give the word on election day to the dumb
| driven voters of the Tammany organization
| to knife the head Of the ticket 1t will be
done. Outside of the Tammany organiza-
| ton there will be widespread cutting OF
Hearst by democrats. The voters who are
not concerned In the question whether the
Tammany organization retains or loses Its
election machinery show indications of fall.
Ing into line with the upstate democracy
and driving the bowie home to the helt
Murphy Won't Tell.
Only Murphy and the Deity know what
final instructions will be given the organi-
cation, and neither will tell. Murphy re-
peats publicly his admonition to vote under
the star, but well you know Murphy. Sc
rene in the belief that the Hearst vote in
New York will be cut, that 1t will be
slashed to pieces in Kings and trampled on
in Queens, the republican managers are go
ing ahead to bring down If possible a
smashing plurality from upstate. This
they hope to accomplish by herculean eff
forts to turn out the republican farmer vote
and to utilize the democratic boilers. Right
here 1t ought to be stated that the republi-
cans are in delicate position regarding the
expected aid from the national adminstra-
ton Such aid can be rendered in a way
to help it is said and in another way might
be very detrimental The republicans would
like to have Hearsts brand of radicalism
exposed and ASSOCIATED from the true
Roosevelt reforms. But the repub- Ian man.
ayers do not want anything said that will
drive the democratic vote now cuddling up
to Hughes back into party line by any par
tsan suggestion. The criticism of Hearst,
they say, must be on the ground of public
welfare and not in a way to set republi-
cans against democrats.
Republicans Gaining Confidence.
Republican confidence is steadily gaining.
The Hearst attacks grow more violent, des-
perate and yellow each day and the re-
action appears to be setting In. The Hearst
newspapers going to lengths so extreme
in their efforts to array the masses that
feeling of disgust is spreading among even
the less intelligent readers. That reaction
ary feeling of course nourishes the growing
distrust of his sincerity.
The decision of the court of appeals A
regarded as satisfactory to the Hearst
Murphy deal The way it works out prac-
tically puts on the ticket the six candidates
Hearst desired and leaves off the ticket
twenty-three candidates that would have
tnterfered with Tammany and surely have
unsheathed Tammany's knife. 1t insures
the election of three democratic representa-
tives in Congress.
Claim 200, 900 Majority.
I understand that the Hearst managers
are preparins a warm reception for Sec
rotary Roots expected support of Hughes.
1t is said that the Hearst papers will at
tack Secretary Root as another alleged
corporation attorney" and will cite his
Endorsement of Hughes another alleged
evidence of the friendliness of trust in
terests' for the republican ticket. The re-
publican managers have entire confidence
in Secretary Roots ability to couch his
address in a form calculated not to es-
TRANCE the democracy nor drive the up
state democrats back into the party fold.
William Barnes, jr, for the republican
Champaign management, made formal
claim today of majority for Hughes OF
100000 above the Bronx. n. 0. NJ.
Hearst in Rochester.
ROCHESTER,. N. Y, October 31.-The
last days of William Randolph Hearsts
final upstate compaign trip welcomed
him with a driving snow storm and very
unfavorable weather conditions for n cam
didate with a worn-out voice. In spite Of
the weather, when Mr.. Hearst leit here
at II am. the understanding was that
he would speak at meetings to be had
this afternoon at Medina, Lockport. Nj
agara Falls and Batavia The trip and
the upstate campaign, SO far as Mr.
Hearst's personal participation Is con-
cerned. is expected to end tonigh, with
three meetings in Buffalo, after which he
will return to New York city.
Hughes in oswego.
OSWEGO. N Y, October 31.-The last
upstate tour of Charles E. Hughes rrior
to the election of Tuesday next Is draw
ing to a close. Beginning today, Mr..
Hughes will gradually work his way to
the east and south. reaching New York
on Friday night, when he will address
several meetings in Long Island City and
Brooklyn. The candidate and his patty
left here early today, with Syracuse as
the objective point for the night meeting.
After a ffteen-minute ride there was a
stop at Fulton, where Mr.. Hughes made
a brief address. At Auburn there will be
an afternoon meeting. Mr.. Hughes Will
have rest of several hours befors the
night meeting at Syracuse