The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1906-10-22

/ New York, oct. 4.-The campaign for
governor has reached point where esti-
mates Of an official OF scmioficial charac-
/ ter are beginning to De made. Brushing
aside all partisan eXaggerations on both
sides. it is apparent tnat Hughes. the Re
publican gUbernatorial candidate, is far
ahead of his Democratic and Independence
/ League opponent. William r Hearst
This is indicated not so much by the
crowds that the rivals have drawn TO
/ their upstate meetings. but by the steady
drift Of what are called old line" Dem
ocrats 90 Hughes According to reports
/ from practically every county in the
State not To mention the Greater City.
I the detection must Doe tremendous. and
there is nothing definite to show that any
thing ike a similar number of Repub-
lieans are going 20 desert their party for
Hearst.
! Practically no Republican OF standing
and Importance in his party has openly
! announced that he is for Hearst. while
hundreds and thousands Of Democrats.
many OF whom have never voted Re
publican ticket IN "a State contest, are
making no concealment OF the fact that
/ they cannot stand for the candidate nomi-
mated AT Buffalo. Everywhere it is the
I same cry.
Hughes strong in Brooklyn
AR Hughes seems to be especially
/ strong in all the boroughs Of this city
/ This is particularly true in Brooklyn
/
/ last year. Many of the men in the old
Municipal Ownership League which nom
mated him for mayor and did such valiant
work in his cause. have turned from him
and are working for Hughes
! The Democratic organization. while in
dorsing the entire State ticket. is openly
/ hostile To his candidacy because ne has
pat cn Independence League candidates
/ for the judiciary offices. as we'll as for
/ Congress, the State senate. and the as
sembly.
A great deal Of the same feeling prevails
among the Tammany district leaders.
Many local nominations have been made
in New YORK county also, although theTe
is something like an agreement on the
| judiciary ticket which carries ten candi-
dates fer the supreme Court
/ Chairman Conners has been apparently
sidetraUked in the campaign. There is
absolutely nothing doing in his head
quarters. and no one seems to be able TO
get him TO talk about the campaign in
some of the counties of the State Dem
Ocrats are in control of the situation. but
in most places the independence League
predoriinates. apparently 90 the salts
faction of Mr Hearst.
Hearst Defends League.
When Murphy made charges OF attempt
ed blaCkmaiI against the Gilsey House
managers of the league. Mr. Hearst de-
clared that no had the utmost confidence
in them and that he himself Was proul
TO be one Of them.
! Whatever may be- the real situation in
the campaign, AR Hearst is apparently
not at all cast down. He got back to-
day from his, upstate tour. tired but not
la whit cast down. He was particularly
cheercd by the audiences that greeted
him in Schenectady. WatertOwn. and
iOther Centers of union labor
At Schenectady over 10000 people turned
out 10 see and hear him His reception
Was Of an exceptionally enthusiastic ma
ture, as il was at Watertown Hundreds
tried to shake hands with him. and he had
the time Of his life trying TO make a way
through the crowd
There Is no question that many Repuh-
lican woTkingmen are attaching them
selves to Mr.. HeaTsts fortunes. but lust
how big the detection viii be there is no
way OF telling.
Murphy Says Hearst VIII Win.
Charles f. Murphy has declared mis-
confidence in the election Of Mr. Hearst
I He says that Tammany has and will con-
tinue 10 give loyal support 10 the head
. Of the Democratic ticket to insure thai
MIR. Hearst viii be elected He is as.
j surpd that NIr Hearst will be elected.
Are you Of the opinion that Mr.. Hearst
! viii be elected?''
Il haven't doubt of it," was the re.
ply
What is your estimate Of his plurality
} in the State?"
81 am not giving out any figures JUS
r now, the Tammany leader said. ''But
from what I know and what I learn abouI
, the campaign / am confident Mr. Hears
will be the next governor of the State OF
New York"
The Independence League managers ar,
making a canvass of the State. but ar,
I not yet ready to say what they have
found out.
Hughes Returns from Tour.
Hughes arrived in town from his sec
ond upstate tour at Il O'Clock this morn
ing. He was pretty well tagged out from
his exertions of the past week, and hur
ried to his home in West End avenue fol
a full days rest
Including his tour of Long Island O,
Monday and Tuesday. Mr.. Hughes has
in the past week, spoken in thirteer
, counties and visited more than sixt,
| places He viii have covered the circui
of the State in a third tour. which viii
begin Tomorrow morning and last fof
twelve days. The last four days will b,
devoted to a whirlwind campaign in th.
Greater City.
Mr.. Hughes returned to-day highl,
pleased with his second tour He re
garded II as more encourag ging even thar
the first tour which he made in the up
State districts. To the newspaper mey
and others VINO accompanied the candi
date one thing was apparent on this sec
ond trip, and that was that the rura
districts are all for Hughes.
Many VIII Bolt Hearst.
Everywhere that Mr.. Hughes spok,
the extent of the revolt among old-lin,
Democrats against Hearst was accentu
ated. Ia the rock-ribbed Democratic coun
, ty of SchOharie Mr.. Hughes was assure,
that hundreds who had stood for Bryan
viii bolt Hearst; at every station wher,
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