New-York tribune., 1906-11-06
LAST CALL TO VICTORY.
EVEN WEATHER IN LINE.
Leaders Confident of Big Plurality
for Charles T.. Hughes.
POLLS OPEN AT 8 A. M.
POLLS CLOSE ATS p. M.

PULLS OPEN At A. W.
POLLS CLOSE At p. w.
Forecast for New York City and state so-dayt
Fsiri light northeast to east winds.
All that remains TO do is to vote and If every
man who believes in Charles E. Hughes sees
that his ballot is in the box before the close Of
the polls this afternoon there is not a question
but that he will be elected Governor by a large
plurality.
State Chairman Woodruff said yesterday as a
result Of his latest information from all parts
OF the state. that he could not see how it was
possible for Mr.. Hughes TO get a plurality Of less
than 10000 up the state. He does not think
that Hearst's plurality in the greater city viii
be more than $4,000. which would leave
plurality for Hughes Of 100000 at the least
Mr.. Woodruff believes that Brooklyn will give
in the neighborhood of 10000 plurality for
Hughes, and that there is a chance that he may
carry Queens Summing up the campaign.
Chairman Woodruff said:
The Republican organization in every county
OF the state has in the last two weeks OF the
campaign thrown Itself into the battle with thu
same vim and energy which have brought about
the success OF the Republican tickets in the last
dozen years From no quarter has come any
serious criticism OF the general conduct OF tho
campaign and am not conscious OF any errors
or Judgment TO the methods TO be pursued
having been committed. We have pursued a
quiet, ugnlned course, showing up the fnSinCer-
ity and hypocrisy Of the opposition and havp
made that the chief issue because we believed
that the American people, while some OF them
may be fooled some Of the time. cannot in very
large numbers be fooled for any length OF time
Despite the venOmoUs attacks of Hearst and
MS newspapers upon every class Of men and
every kind Of business which the American
people have been taught TO regard as part and
parcel OF the body polite of the country Mr..
Hughes has passed through this campaign to
its CONCLUSION without having his Character or
his reputation In the slightest degree impaired
by these attacks. while his public speeches. %
the number of over one hundred and fifty. deliv-
cred in fifty of the sixty counties OF the state,
nave placed nm before the people one OF the
a5leSt men who have ever been candidates for
Governor in the history OF the state. With such
a candidate for Governor and such candidates.
for other state offices. with such a campaign as
has been conducted, and with the cooperation
Of the ablest and best Democrats in the state
and a very large proportion of the Democratic
press of the state. how can there be any doubt
that the election Will result in a triumph for de-
cent governments which win be memorable in
the history Of the politics Of the whole country
and unparalleled in the history of the politics
of this state?
II cannot he denied that before the opening OF
the campaign there was not inconsfderabIe SEN
timent for Hearst up the state. This was due in
measure to the fact that the people there had
been misled as to his true character The Re-
publican leaders did not realize this fully at ths
start. and there was some delay in getting the
campaign going under full steam. But during
the last two weeks the work has been pushed
with the greatest vigor and with splendid
results.
Mr. Hughes has made one OF the most active
campaigns seen in this state in many years
Wherever he has gone he has won all who have
met him. Not only has he won his audiences.
but he has inspired the local leaders to an
activity that has accomplished much. Ever since
Mr.. Hughes made his first tour up the state tho
trend has been toward him and away from
Hearst This swing has been increasing in mag
nitude every day
One Of the features Of the campaign has been
the disorganization Of the old Democratic ma
chine upstate Almost all the work for Hearst
has been done by the Independence League. Ths
votes of old line Democrats that will be cast for
Hughes to-day viii be big surprise even to
those who nave been studying the situation care
fully outside of New York City There are not a
. few instances where the chairman OF the Demo-
cratic County Committee will vote for Hughes
and has advised his friends to do the same.
Much has been made of the so-called Repub-
Hcan labor vote that Hearst Will get in the up.
state manufacturing communities. A certaini
proportion of it possibly will go TO the candi~i
date Of the Independence League and Demo-l
cratic party: but it seems more than likely thas
this will be much more than Offset by the DemO-,
cratic vote that will go to Hughes.
In greater New York Hearst's pretences ant
shams have been exposed from day to day until
ready to make any sort OF deal and surrsndes
any one of his alleged principles if il would ap~'
pear to be for his own interests. The deal with
Charles F. Murphy on the judiciary has per-
haps hurt Hearst as much as anything else.
Then he has lost many votes in the ranks ok
organized labor by the exposure Of the way hs
deserted some OF the nominees OF the 1nde~
pendence League. as fnstanced IN the case Of
Thomas Rock
Democrats who believe in the principles o.
their party and who have been leaders in ths
party for years have repUdiated Mr.. Hearst as
being unrepresentative OF the party. Many ot
them are out openly for Hughes Others will
cast their ballots for the Republican candidats
without allowing it to be known generally.
The sentiment for Hughes has grown rapidIt
as the voters have come TO know the ability ana
worth OF the Republican candidate and hays
had the opportunity OF comparing him with Nh.
Hearst. II is simply now question OF hove
large the plurality will be