Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-25

reach any conclusion on the New 1oih Sie-
uation, yet. I am trying to point out the
state of the case in its varying and per-
picking features, paradoxical in many IN
stances as it exists from day to day ana
as 1t changes. There will be plenty of time
to draw conclusions. The voters nave hol
made up their minds yet.
There is widespread and varying COM
ment on the tactics being pursued by
Hearst in his campaign in Greater New
York this week. Hughes ran up state to
try TO reason with that recalcitrant labor
vote and Hearst rushed back to New York
to stir up more enthusiasm among his labor
followers here. He arranged for big par
ade and mass meeting of workingmen to-
night and started in Monday In the labor
residential section to drum up interest.
1t Is Hearsts method of speech making
that is attrac citing attention. He uses the
bludgecn of invective and takes a crack at
every opposing head in sight.
He went over to Brooklyn and violently
assailed McCarren. the democratic boss in
that section He called him a scoundrel
and a hireling of the Standard Oil Com
pany and got loud applause for doing IT,
1t admitted in Brooklyn to be quite
a question: if Hearst does not really help
himself by opposing McCarren. Still, 1t was
only last night that democrats organized
regular campaign committee in Brooklyn
to knife the head of the democratic ticket.
Raines in Good Cheer.
John Ranes, the republican leader in the
upper branch of the legislature, came to
town today with cheering news from up
state for the republicans His song was
altogether of disaffection among the demo-
Gratis in the agricultural districts. He said
the revolt against Hearst was among them.
He cited one case of a group of 112 'old
line" democrats of whom only seven are
for Hearst. Mr.. Raines predicts the cleo
ton of Hughes by landslide. Mr.. Raines
brother is equally as prominent in the dem
ocratic politics as he is in republican. 1t
was George Raines who so merclessly
played Hearst at the Buffalo convention
and who has bolted the ticket and will
vote for Hughes. 1t is the first time the
two brothers, otherwise the best of friends,
have been together in politics in many
years If l remember Alright, George
Raines bolted Bryan in 1896
Representative Chas. II. Towne of the
first New York congressional district, who.
has bolted Hearst and declined renonina-
ton to Congress, will address an independ
ent democratic meeting tonight. He will
take for his subject Real Democrats
and will not include Mr.. Hearst in the cat
egory State Senator Alfred r. Page, vice
president of the republican county COM
mittee, gives out long statement in which
he repudiates Hearst's claim of credit for
passing the so cent gas law, and asserts
that he and other republicans did the
work. Chairman Woodruff of the republic
an committee has been busy for two days
playing the role of Old Mother Hubbard
who went to the cupboard. He has been
visited by some thirty-five chairmen from
upstate, who asked for campaign money.
Mr.. Woodruff has been forced to show
them what the poor doggie saw in the
rhyme; in this case it was dough that
was missing and not a bone N o. NJ.
Will Roosevelt interviewer
Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. October 25.-No republic
an leader or campaign manager will ad-
NIT that he has positive information on
the subject, but there is growing impress
sion at both state and county headquarters
that President Roosevelt will shortly write
a letter expressing in very plain terms his
view and wishes relative to the campaign
in this state.
1t is pointed out by the republicans who
talk of the matter that in the early part
of the recent primary fight for the over
throw of Odelism. President Roosevelt did
not hesitate to let 1t be known that he
favored the reelection of President Par
sons of the republican county committee
1t is also a matter of general comment that
w. r. Hearst, the democratic candidate
for governor, does not in his speeches in
any way attack the President 1t is sus-
pected that Mr. Hearst has purpose in
this to create, by such silence, an impress
sion shat he and the President are in ac-
cord in their views on public questions 1t
will not cause any surprise at republican
state or county headquarters should the
President in some public way urge the
election of Charles E. Hughes, the repub-
lican candidate for governor.