Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-29
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for Hughes. then Hughes will be elected
by more than 100, 900.
Fourth--If Hearst carries Buffalo by q
small plurality, he will be elected by less
than 10000 but il he carries Buffalo by
5000 or 1000, it will be landslide for
Hearst. .-:s...-
election night. They will be first in, with
the possible exception of Rochester,
The conditions IN Buffalo are typical of
those in New York city. There is the same
kind of population. The voters have split
in the same way. Therefore, the question
Is, what will Buffalo do?
1t Is reasonably cer.afn that the towns in
Erie county will give for Hughes the usual
two thousand to three thousand that the
republican candidates always get outside OF
the city. The Hearst propaganda has made
no impression on the farmers In Erie coun-
ty. They have always voted republican
tickets and they have not changed this
year.
Depends on the East Side.
The result will all depend on what the
East Side of Buffalo will do The city 10
separated into two political divisions, as
we'll as two geographical divisions. The
working people live largely on the East
Side, or in that portion of the city east of
Main street, and the clerks. the merchants
and the professional people live on the west
side. The foreign element, the Poles and
Italians and Heorews. and all the people
who make up the vast naturalized popula-
ton of this great city, are mostly on the
East Side.
There is no doubt about the attitude of
tue west side. The people there are mainly
for Hughes. The doubt rests with the East
Side here just as 1t rest with the East Side
in New YORK The most careful canvasses
of the East Side, which has more votes
than the west side by about two to one.
show that the labor people In certain lines
are strongly for Hearst, while In other lines
they are against him.
For example, the railroad men. of whom
there are many in Buffalo, generally
for Hearst. So are the bricklayers. the
printers, the bakers and the street-car men.
The Germans. who make up a large por-
ton of the conservative. prosperous bust
ness population of Buffalo. are generally
against Hearst. The Italians are more for
Hughes than for Hearst. The men along
the water front. remembering the affronts
of William ]. Corners to the scoopers and
the 'longshoremen, are for Hughes in great
er proportion than-the are for Hearst. The
men In the shops Hike the enormous Lacka-
wanna Steel Company and the Snow pump
works. are more for Hughes than Tor
Hearst by considerable percentage so
are they in the other great shops on the
East Side.
Inc lines have been drawn within the
past week. 1t seemed certain within few
days after the Buffalo convention that Erie
county would give Hughes $1,000 majority.
Fred Greiner. the republican leader. claims
that now within the past seven days there
has been a shift to Hearst. and Hearst Is
coming here this week to hold several more
meetings
It is admitted that there may be land
slide either way, and neither the Hearst
nor the Hughes men are certain where hey
stand The Hearst people are working
on the police and fire. departments with
raises Ia wages under the state laws IL
they viii vote for Hearst.