The Jersey City news., 1906-11-02
N.WY0RES HOT FIGHT
8oSsi Candidates Wind Up State
TORS and Appeal to the
Tiatropolis.
ROOTS SPEECH at UTICA.

ascresary of State, Speaking For Pres
idsnt Eoosevels, Declares That Las-
ter Opposes Fiearst's Election Both
Parties Make Forecasts Of PluraIities.
Croker critieisos Murphy's Course.
New York, NOV. 2.-TheA storm center
Of political action ia this state was
transferred from the up state counties
70 the city of Greater New York, and
4Eem row antn Noy. 9 beth Charles u.
Hughes and VI. K. Hearst, Republican
aud Democrat tic-Inde ependence league
candidates respectively, will make their
appeals to the voters OF the inetropoli-
tap districts.
The programmes arranged for them
call for many speeches daily, and their
vigorous and almost unprecedented
campaigns VIII continue almost to the
dawn Of election day. Mr. Hearst has
already fetufned to the city, and AIr
Hughes is due from Utica. where he
closed his up state campaign
st Utica, Secretary Of State Root
made his only speech Of the present
campaign, He spoke at the closing
meeting of Mr.. Hughes up state cam
paign, and his speech was a strong at
rack on MI. Hearst. With the authorl
ty Of President Roosevelt, slr Root
sal, h assured his hearers that the
presto t greatly desired the election
Of AIr Hughes as governor Of New
York.
President Opposes Hearst.
Il say to you said Mr. Root .stlfa
he ttae PRESIDENT regards Mr., Eearst
as wholly unfit to be governor; that he
considers Mr.. Hearst's election would
be an injury and a discredit alike to
honest labor. and to. honest capital.n
a his address Mr.. Root declared that
President Roose1elt in his first mes
n~ge to congress had Mr. Hearst in
aind when he referred to those whe
sstisafad the assassination Of Presi-
dent 9Ic nley
deater New Z TX is a laze with
political enthusiasm. TIE xepublican
followers held more than hundred
meetings i IS different places,
and " g. Hearst sToke TO sixteen diff
ferent a isnces in Manhattan and the
Bx K. His c.-ief actresses wer made
at earn lie hall and Cooper unio2
Bfr. Heart did not appear at CaEne-
eie hall until twenty minutes past mid
night. withstanding the 1ateness
Of his arrival the hal was crowded,
ana e audience gave the candidate
an enthEsi stic reception. Mr. Hearst
olse bri ~ The Cooper Union meet
= YssssssenS9esss aece
on previous to Tie Carnegie hall meet
ing.
Foreoassing the Result.
Estimates are being made BY both
pas les as to the pluFalities of their re-
specfive candidates National Repub-
lican Committeeman W. L. Ward said
ut state headquarters
Mr.. HUGHES viii be elected by a
plurality of at least 175.099 in the
whole state. i should not be at all sur
prised il his majority was more than
~250.o00.
AS to the Democratic view of the
probable outcome on Nov 6 Charles f.
Murphy said that lie estimated Ar.
Hearst plurality III Greater New York
al from 81, 900 to 100000.
The comments Of Richard Croker,
former leader Of Tanmany Hal, upon
the guberna atoEial campaign Id NeW
York and the speech Of secretary Of
State Eliau Root at Utica are the most
interesting political developments
Mr.. Croker in an interview IN Dub-
lin ireland, took occasion to cFiticiSe
severely flle action Of Charles +. Mur-
ply. present leader Of Tanmany, In
bringing about the nomination Of Mr..
Hearst st Buffalo