The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-20
Wise Ones on Both Sides Are
Uneasy Over the Coming
HEARST HAS TORN = 49,. .
DOWN PARTY LINES
Empire State Results Sure to
Have Strong Effect on the
Presidential Race.
BY W, w. ,Jermane,

Washington, Oct. 2O.-About two
weeks remain of the campaign, and
there isn't man alive who can tell
what is to happen in New York state,
where Hearst and Hughes are contest
ing for the .governorship,. and in all
Each side seems confident of success,
and yet it is noteworthy that if. there
is any excess of confidence it is on the
side of the Hearst forces Hearst has
his lines in pretty good shape in the,
big city at the mouth of the Hudson,
and for two weeks has been making
a whirlwind tour of the upstate coun-
try. His success in these republican
strongholds, more especially in the
q certain amount of republican uneasi-
ness. It would be folly at this time
to predict what is to be the outcome.
No fight just like this one has ever
been made In the empire state, and so
there are no presidents with which to
make comparisons.
Cleavage in Both Parties.
Both parties in New York state are
torn to pieces thru the Hearst candi-
dacy and the issues it has made. Hearst
has lost democratic support in numer-
GUS places and he has gained republican
support in other places. Similarly,
Hughes is stronger than his party in
certain quarters, and weaker in certain
other quarters. The outcome depends
entirely upon the extent of the various
OBJECTIONS, and this cannot be meas
ured accurately until the votes have
been counted: A year ago there were
many wise, ones who predicted that
Hearst would not poll $4,000 votes in
his contest for the mayoralty of greater
New York, and yet many honest people
believe today that he: was really elected
mayor, and counted out by Tammany.
A month ago it was a brave man who
would predict that Hearst would be
nominated for governor, and Immediate
~ following that nomination it was a
brave man who would predict that he
could be elected Since that time, how
ever, his candidacy has gathered
strength, until now it presents front
to the Hughes forces which calls for
all the ingenuity they possess.
Effect ON the Presidency.
The impression gains ground in this
city that New York is to furnish one
OF the presidential nominees in 1908 in
the. person Of the man to be elected
governor next month. Someone has re.
Gently recalled the fact that if cold
Biz Allen had been elected governor
would have been elected president in
1915. But he was defeated, thus clear.
Ing the way for Samuel j. Tilden. This
year, If Hughes should be elected gov.
ernor of New York, his nomination at
the hands of the republicans for presi-
dent would not be impossible, while
should Hearst be elected, it will be
difficult for the democratic party to re.
fuse to make him it's leader.
Bar to Hearst's Progress. ..-
The thing which stands most promi.
nently in the way of Hearst g presiden.
tial ambition. assuming for the moment
that he is to be elected governor, is the
attitude Of the old southern states,
Hearst has no following in that section
cannot develop any following there
Should this remain the situation, Hearst
could not hope to get a two thirds ma.
Jority in the democratic national con
vention. This leads to the conclusion
that, if elected governor he will bend
his energies to having the two-thirds
rule abolished. That rule was adopted
as the result Of. the bitterness which
crept into American politics when Jack
son was coming into prominence as
presidential character. Hearst has al
ready been quoted as saying that the
two-thirds rule is undemocratic, that il
any popular government the majority
should rule, and that it does rule ev
erywhere in the country excepting ir
democratic national conventions. Ever
the democrats abide by this majority
rule in all their other conventions. anc
Hearst claims, with good grounds, thai
large proportion Of the party is IL
favor OF doing away with it in the