The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-26

New York Oct 5-m spite 0I th'
cheerful statements that are being mad'
by the Republican managers, there is n
doubt that some of the reports that they
have been receiving from the factory
towns and manufacturing centers up the
state are far from Tesssuring- The actual
nature OF these reports is not made pup
JIG. but il is known that the canvass oi
many shops and factories snow that
surprising number of workingmen VINO
voted for Mckinley and Roosevelt are
now for Hearst.
In the. case of one immense plant where
nearly L500 hands are employed the report
is-and the officials themselves make It
that the percentage Of the men who are
going TO vote for Hughes is too small tc
be mentioned
The exact number VINO announced theiI
intention to vote the Republican ticket Is
l7s. Yet. in 1904 a large majority OF the
voters among these men favored Roose-
vet. and the result was that the county
in which the plant is situated returned
the largest Republican plurality in Us
history
Republican Managers Alarmed
Tt is reports Of this kind that arc
alarming the Republican managers and
spurrlng them on to redoubled efforts
10 straighten the situation out IN the
counties outside of tho greater city. II
is admitted now on all sides that Hearst
will get \ large plurality in New YORK
County. and if he succeeds in cutting
into the Republican vote up the state
he viii stand fine chance TO win The
situation is still favorable 10 Hughes. OF
cougSc, bat the drift these days seems
10 be stronger than ever against him,
and the Republicans arc relying ldrgely
ou disaf ffCCtiOn 10 offset the dcSertion OF
the Republican workingmen.
since tno situation between the indC-
VrudcuCc League and Tdmmany Hall has
been "iFOucd out, as Chairman Con-
ncrs would put il. there has been =
notable increase ia the enthusiasm OF
the wigwam for the candidacy "f Hearst
and there are signs on al sides that
tho leaders will WORK hard for the whole
ticket during the rest of the campaign.
Charles r. Murphy said this Afternoon
that Hearst is growing stronger every
day
Many Democrats" said he, who an
notnced in the carly part of the campaign
that they would not vote for Hearst have
changed their nfinds They arc now
sending me letters that they wiz vote the
straight ticket The reports from up
state are very good
ConucrS increases Estimates,
Chairman Conners L. still more en-
tHusiastic than the Tdmmauy leader. lie
had estimated that Hearst would carry
Greater New York by at least 1S,ooo. To-
DAY he increased that estimate to 1S5,00o
and declared that ne would take the
stump for Hearst.
ON the other side Of the East River
there is not 80 much enthusiasm among
tho organization Democrats. The breach
between Senator McCarren. the leader of
the Kings Counts Democracy. and Mr.
Hearst grows wider every day. Last night
aIr Hearst. in a public meeting. called
EIcCarren a corrupt ScoundTel McCarren
declared to-day that he would not dignity
thc charge by q reply
As an offset 10 the diSquietinE reports
from upstate counties. Senator john
Rames. OF Ontario County, one of the
pillars of the Republican organization,
gave out an interview In which he said
that Hearst would he swamDed-
"All over up the State wherever ] have
been" said he, you can scarcely put
your finger on an oId-line Democrat who
is not out for the whole Republican ticket.
This is not on the quiet and in spots, but
it Is open and everywhere Old Demo
cratic workers and leaders are out work
ing for Hughes. There is practically no
Democratic campaign in the State The
only time there is any show of activity is
when Hearst speaks. There is nothing
else to the Democratic campaign. People
down here do not realize the size of the
Democratic vote"
odds on Hughes Forced Down.
Betting on the election began in real
earnest on the curb to-day, and the odds
on Hughes were forced down from L.
and 8 10 1, TO To I. The latter IS The
prevailing figure tonight. More than
NOoO00 Hearst money was bet during tht
afternoon to 100000 of Hughes money
There was more real money put up on the
election than there has been in all the tim,
since the conventions.
The Hearst money came 20 light IN bs
rolls at noon in the hands of brokers
WIN are known to handle accounts for
Tammauy men They asked for 3 to /
but were unable 10 get it. Republican
offers OF . 10 were refused for about
half an hour. and then the Hearst bet
tors began 10 take anything in sight.
Moore & Schley and WTenn Brothers
handled the bulk OF the Hughes money
There was Hearst money in sight at tho
close of the market. but several brokers
with big sums on hand to bet on Hughe.
said that they believed the odds would
go lower. and they could set bette'
prices.
Reasons for Change.
The change in the betting is believed
10 be due to the big meetings Mr.. Hearst
has been addressing here. the optimistic
utterances Of Charles T. Murphy, and th'
depressing reports from upstate thai
are appearing in certain Republican
newspapers.
Supreme Court Justice Kelly. in Brook
l,-n has decided that the name Of M
pass" Robert Baker must remain on tht
Tndependence League ticket as the candi-
date for Congress IN the Sixth district
and also that the name Of Charles j
Hackett must go on the Independence
League ticket as candidate for senator II
the sixth district. Baker and Hackett are
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