Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-11-03
BRYAN HEARD FROM
Nebraskan Takes a Hand In
 New York Politics.
OSCAR STRAUS SPEAKS FOR HUGHES

situation in this state fresh Interest was aroused by tho publication of a letter from William J. Bryan to Bird s. Coler, borough president of Brook lyn. in which the writer expressed the hope that all Democrats would support William k. Hearst for governor.
 This thing and the further fact that both Charles F. Hughes and William R. Hearst, the candidates for governor on the Republican and Democratic- Independence lesgue tickets respective ly, were once iIore on the stuhbornly contested ground. Of the city of Greater New York has brought the political in terest to fever pitch.
 Mr. Hughes arrived from Utica early, but en route he maie . stop at Catskill. At Utica he made three speeches, one in hall and ono each at the works Of the two large industrial concerns, where he spoke directly to many thou sands of worklnyuan. appealing to them to support Its party in the com ing elections.
 His last speech outside the city of Greater New York wga made at Cats kill, where he addressed an enthusi- astic meeting.
 MT. Hearst was forced to rest during the day because of the serious condi- tion of his throat after long speech making. He has resumed his labors, however, and was whirled about Brooklyn and Long Island in an auto mobile for speeches at many places. His first appearance was at Watson's theater, Brooklyn, where an enthusi- astic crowd awaited him. MT. Hearsts voice showed the effects of his vigor- ous campaign up state, and when he commenced his first address he found difficulty in making himself heard.
 Mir. Hearst found voice enough to pay his respects to Richard Croker, whose recent cablegram to Senator P. H. McCarren was construed as . con. demnation of Tammany Halls indorse- ment of MT. Hearst's candidacy.
 Secretary Elihu Root, who attacked MT. Hearst at Utica, also came in for q severe arralgnment. Mir. Croker and Secretary Root, the speaker declared, had furnished the most convincing evi- dence by their recent expressions that the corporation clements of the Democratic and Republican parties were united in their opposition to him because of his onslaught upon illegal business combinations.
 ' T am proud of the enemies have made. and am prouder of none than I am of Elihu Root. Boss Croker and Pat McCarren," declared Mir. Hearst, "for the enemies I have made are your enemies.
 Tt Is natural that MT. Root, who de tended Boss Tweed, the most corrupt politician of his day, should join hands with Boss Croker, the most corrupt politician of the present day. in sup. port of Mir. Hughes, the man their cor poration masters insist shall be elected to oflice in spite of the will of the peo- ple."
 At Visitation hall, in Brooklyn, be- fore Mir. Hearst arrived the audience unanimously adopted resolutions dis approving of the action of President Roosevelt in permitting his views on New York state politics to be made public by Secretary Root
 The resolutions were introduced by Alfred J.. Boulton. register of Kings county, and after quoting from the secretary's speech at Utica conclude:
 We deem it due to the dignity of American citizenship that we should resent this fragrant attempt at federal dlctation 10 the electorate of this state and that we should make known to our servant fin Washington our view of hls interference"
 Briefly. the resolutions called atten- ton to the fact that thousands of the citizens of New York. without regard to party. favor the election of Mfr. Hearst and pointed out thst not more than six months ago another member of the cabinet of which NIT. Root is a representative publicly thanked Mfr. Hearst for his work in securing the evidence upon which the New York Central railroad and ns oficers have since been convicted in the United States courts for rebating.
 One of the speakers at the principal Hughes meeting in Brooklyn was Os- car S. strsus. who. it Is expected. will soon become e member of President