New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-10-11
HEARST LOSING GROJTND
Erie Republican by 10000 the Pre-
diction-Mowoe bu 5000
tsy Telegraph to Tne rr,,,,,, !,

TO The
buffalo. Got 1O.-William r Bearst 8. ..aoa
ily losing strength here. and ., a. - a'sA1-
predicted that Erie County win Give -,,..s,,...
oi Ao'oVo Tor the Republican ticket TIT, 49,,
DC 700 optimistic. but political obxs-,,sr. g..
mat II Mr. Hughes makes the sauna .+ror, g..
so'4o al ms meetings tonight that he has in
new YORK Erie County may be safely counted
IN the Republican column this fall
Everywhere here one hears expression. oF die
sus' at MT Hearst Those who wen, attracted
70 MN by his supposed independence Of and an
rS 70 me bosses have been repealed by the
peN'acle OF MS dickering with Boss" Murphy
DISSEMINATION men are disgruntled be-
cause ne has not called OF the third local t,o.e.
put up by the Independence I,eaque IN 17-,.
County - LII
The laboring men here OF course have aa.,
hatred for 'Ffngy1' Corners but It has not vet
oeeh MADE clear 10 them that Hearst is working
WIN Conners and Murphy. instead of humiliat-
ing and debating to Them as the Hearst press
bureau has sought TO make # appear to the ND
state workingnen.
Alfred J. Boulton, the labor man at the head
OF the Independence League In Brooklyn. it was
discovered tonight, has been here for two days
trying TO hold the labor vote in line He would
not talk OF his success, but looked discouraged
He referred reporters to Thomas O'Connor, pres
ident Of the Licensed Tugboat Pilots Associa-
ton. who has been active Hearst man. Mr..
OConnor said he could not talk of the situation
until IT was more satisfactory"
Senator Merton E. Lewis. of Rochester, Re
publican candidate for Controller. expects 10 see
the plurality for Ar. Hughes in Monroe County
exceed the 5000 by which Higgins carried it two
years ago. and would not be surprised to see Il
equal the 1900 given TO Mr. Roosevelt for
President. He thinks that Mr. Hughes on Elec-
ton Day may go down TO The Bronx with plu-
ralty of 10000 which is more than Mr.. Oder
did when he defeated Bird s Coler. Regarding
Monroe he said.
With two former chairmen of the Democratic
County Comuittee-John s Bronx and Stuart
I. Page-and other well known Democrats out
for Mr. Hughes. the Democratic organization is
pretty well deTno-alized. They found il extreme
" difficult to get qUorums for any of these local
conventions. and several nominees have declined
10 run.
The Independence League organization is a
mere shell. hardly worth the name. 1t has g few
disgrun1led Republicans. and may keep them.
but % PEI cent OF its men are naturally Dem
ocrats.
Among prominent Rochester Democrats out
for Mr. Hughes are Henry SeIder Bacon. law
Yer, whose family has long been prominent sn
Democratic circles, and William :. Barry, pro-
prietor OF a large nursery establishment.
State Committeeman Belts hopes Mr.. Hugh-
will get a plurality OF 1000 in Wayne County,
which is larger than that given TO Governor
Higgins. The regular Democratic organization
there has gone 10 pieces since the Independence
Ileaguers forced the selection OF c. P Williams.
Of their organization. as the Democratic state
committeeman In addition 10 II. @. Hotchkiss.
ex-Judge Charles McDaugh, OF Palmyra, ana
John Knobloch, an extensive builder, are among
the Democrats out openly for Mr. Hughes. 9th
ers are for him secretly among them, II Is said,
Charles Lux. the former state committeeman.