The Jersey City news., 1906-11-03
WIND UP OF CAMPAIGN
Both Candidates Finish Their
Last State Tours and Speak
In Greater New York.
BRYAN DECLARES FOR HEARST

In Letter to Borough President coIer
He Hopes 80 Democrats Will Sup
port Nominee = Hughes Expresses
Satisfaction at Prospects of Repub-
lican Victory.
New York, Nov. 3.-The close Of the
last week of the hotly contested cam
paign for the Office of governor of New
York state found both Charles g.
Hughes and William r. Hearst, candi-
dates for governor on the Republican
and Democratic-Independ league
respectively, once more on the stub
bornly contested ground of the city of
Greater New York. Political interest
in this city IS at fever pitch.
Much interest was aroused by the
publication of a letter from William J.
Bryan to Bird S. Coler borough presi-
dent Of Brooklyn, in which the writer
expressed the hope that afl Democrats
would support William r. Hearst for
governor.
Both Candidates Busy.
Mr.. Hughes and Mr.. Hearst are Civ
ing their attention to the voters of
Kings and Queens counties, both MAX
ing dashes from place to place in order
to carry out the details of the long pro-
grammes mapped out for them by their
respective campaign managers. Mr.,
Hearst was slated to speak at thirteen
different meetings in Brooklyn, Long
Island City and Queens county, while
Mr.. Hughes night campaign also called
for strenuous work
Mr.. Hughes arrived from Utica early,
but en- route he made stops at Schenec-
tady, Catskill and Newburg.
His last speech outside the city of
Greater New York was made at Cats
kill, where he addressed an enthusi-
astic meeting at the town theater. Re-
viewing his up state campaign, Mr..
Hughes expressed satisfaction at the
prospects of Republican success.
Hearst Forced to Rest.
Mr.. Hearst was forced to rest during
the day because of the serious condi-
ton of his throat after long speech
making. He has resumed his labors,
however, and was whirlcd about
Brooklyn and Long Island in an auto
mobile for speeches at paay places.
Mr.. Hearst's voice showed the el2ects
of his vigorous campaign up state. but
he found voice enough to pay his re-
speets to Richard Croker, whore recent
cablegram to Senator P. H. McCarren
is construed as a condemnation of
Tammany Hall's Endorsement of Mr..
Hearst's candidacy.
Secretary Elihu Root, who attacked
Mr.. Hearst at Utica, also came in for a
severe arfaignment At Visitation hall,
in Brooklyn, before Mr.. Hearst arrived
the audience unanimously adopted
resolutions disappearing of the action
of President Roosevelt in permitting
his views on New York state politics
to be made public by Secretary Root.
Oscar S. Straus Speaks For Hughes.
One of the speakers at the principal
Hughes meeting i'll Brooklyn was Os-
car S. Straus, who will soon become
a member of President Roosevelts cab
met
Leaders of both parties renewed
their professions of absolute confidence
in the outcome of Tuesdays balloting.
Timothy Woodruff, chairman of the
Republican state committee, declared
be was perfectly satisfied with the
prospects and predicted for Mr..
Hughes sweeping victory. On the
other hand, Charles f. Murphy, leader
of Tammany, reiterated his assurance
that Tammany would poll its full vote
for Mr. Hearst and that he was conf
dent the Democratic candidate would
be elected by large maioritY.