The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-04
Thousands Attracted to
Hughes by the Attacks
on yellow"
Buffalo Affected by Scourg.
ing Of the Friend
Of Anarchy.
BY w. p. Mcclure.

EW YORK, Nov. 3.-Luther Lit
ri tie, in charge of the publicity
"a department of the state repub-
lican committee, today received this
telegram from his brother in Mime
apolis:
GLOW is it going9'
Luther replied: eff Hughes ism It
elected I IL give you my clothes.'
That is the general impression in the
city tonight-that Hearst will be de-
feated.l There was time in this cam
paign when it looked like Hearst would
win. But since then the president has
spoken and so has Croker. Their de-
nunciation of Hearst appealed to diff
ferent classes. The effect was instant
ly apparent. Hughes IN oney offered in
le-ge sums at great odds has few takers.
Little would make no estimate of
pluralities. Neither would any other
man connected with the state commit
tee.5 But he and all his colleagues, AS
well as many prominent republicans and
democrats who are laboring in the cam
paign against what they believe is a
threat of a great calamity emphatically
deny there is any question about the
election of Hughes.
There never was campaign that at
tracted such wide attention as this.
The newspapers Of England and France
and Germany have been taking long
stories by cable almost daily. All Eu-
rope is interested in what is believed
to be the attempt Of a demagog to fight
his way to the presidency Of the United
States. ..-l-G4....
Bitterest in Years.
1t is the bitterest campaign for the
governorshir Of New York since 1882,
when Cleveland swept the state by a
plurality Of 10000 Behind Hughes
are marshalled all of the better class
of republicans, large majority Of the
better class Of democrats and thousands
of independents. Realizing what
Hearst s election would mean to them,
republicans and democrats joined in
jmportuning Roosevelt to help them.
While the effect of Roosevelt s
speech in this city may be only NOM
inal, it is not doubted that it will have
tremendous effect in the counties up
state among republican voters who may
have been in doubt. 1t is fact that
many hundreds of republicans have
been questioning whether Hearst was
such bad fellow after all. What the
president had to say about him will
settle those doubts.
Root Swings Buffalo.
In Buffalo, where regret that it was
the scene of the assassination of Nc
Kinley has never disappeared, there
can be no question that the speech of
Root will cause many hundreds who
were on the fence to. vote against
Hearst. 1t will also have some influence
in other cities. But it was especially
effective no doubt in the country dis
tricts and small towns.
Croker's denunciation of Tammany g
alliance with Hearst came like clarion
call to the thousands of democrats who
were waiting for word from someone
they recognized as democratic leader
to go against Hearst. When a man like
Croker, who for years had preached
regularity, openly advocated the cutting
of the ticket that was all the excuse
they NEEDED.
Croker's Attack Fatal " 5
Beyond doubt the effect of Croker's
attitude will be greater so far as New
York is cofcerned, than the attitude
of President Roosevelt as shown by the
speech by Secretary Root 1t is not
fiction that Croker influence is worth
at least $4,000 votes. r
An estimate of the votes that will be
swung against Hearst as a result Of
terrific arraignment of Hearst by Root
is impossible. Roosevelt is the onlv
president who has ever come out 80
directly for the defeat Of guberna-
torial candidate. His first ATTEMPT at
this sort of thing met with great sue
cess. That was last year when he
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