The Washington times., 1909-11-02
Is What they Want.

There is small doubt that If Tammany
elects Gaynor and the fusion hoard Of
estimate carries, the Bauna-d and
Hearst people will promptly declare that
they got what they were lighting for,
and all they ever hoped for. ana they
win probably be honest about it.
incidentally, if they get away with
this much Herbert Parsons win be
placed on the map as a real, live. effee-
tive politician: a man to be reekoned
with among the big ones. He is the
man who set up this job more than any
body else, and if he wins. there will be
flaCs flying IN Old New York state
Parsons is on the trail Of upstate lead
ers who made the Tammany-Cannou
deal at Washington last winter.
Parsons VIII Gzow.
If he wins half a victory In New York
city he Will be the 0vershadovging local
boss of the State. He and Hughes will
be In shape TO clean out the upstate
patrons. and they will do it. Hughes
stands TO win his great fight for direct
nominations, largely because the Demo-
crats have nominated candidates for as
semblymen ali over the State. who are
pledged to the proposal.
These, by taking such a position open
~, have forced Republican opponents
70 take a Ike position. The result is
that the success Of the direct primary
law IS regarded as assured. If By a
chance IL is beaten, then everybody
thinks Hughes viii get another term;
and rather than risk that, the upstate
bosses VIII let him and Parsons have
control for the present.
incidentally, Parsons. as the biggest
boss ia New York, would be a new and
greater power in the fight on Cannon,
which he has Joined: he would be able
70 command a lot Of New York strength
which has heretofore been abjectIy
loyal 70 Cannon.
Votes Come Fast.
But about the election today. The
votes came very fast in the early
hours.
At IL O'Clock they said at Republican
headquarters that the Tammany leader
in the Thirty-lrst assembly district had
conceded the district to Barnard. -Four
years ago it went for Hearst by 200 or
more. At Tammany Hall they said
their district leader had said no such
thing.
There was general quiet at the polls.
The signature law did not cause half
the trouble expected OF # Under this
law, on registering. one must sign his
namei thens when he votes, he must
sign again, and the two signatures
i1 i5 ust stand comparison and appear
Identical. II cost vastly less fine
than was expected. If there is anv
great fraudulent vote IL had not made
itseIf known up 10 o'clock.
Polls Open at 9.
The polls opened at 10 stay open
until O'Clock. The Tammany people
sent out a great lot OF precinct workers
with Hearst badges on, who very Off
ciously took charge Of the Hearst inter
ests at the polling places. and to inquir-
ing Hearstites showed just how to vote
for Hearst-nameIy IN the Independence
League column, which Is not the Hearst
column at all this year. the league hav-
ing been stolen by Murphy, and the
Civic Alliance being the Hearst party.
The Hearst people got busy early try
ing TO stop this sort OF thing. and at Il
O'Clock believed they had pretty well
cleaned out the takers. They tried hard
20 Get some arrests made, but the
Onense doesn't seem TO be reached bv
the law. The ten commandments pres
ent about tie only law against lying.
and they are not generally enforced in
this town.
Betting today was still going on at
aDout and ~ 10 ] on Gaynor against
ihe held. The Gaynor odds were forced
down little for a time last night but
tney sprung up again today.
Not Much Betting.
However. there is not much betting.
The truth IS that betting has pretty
much fallen into disrepute. with the