Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-04
MAGIC IN HIS NAME H0RSTMANN IS OUT
Roosevelts Popularity Is Excise Board Dsmisses Its
Alarming "Boss' Murphy Assistant Clerk.
1T HONEYCOMBS EAST SIDE CULMINAT0N OF TROUBLE
Tammany Stronghold Seeth With Depod Official Is Said May File
Republican Sentiment. Charges
PROMISE FOR LIVELY FIGHT D. W. FLEMING APPOINTED
Commissioner Declines
Confident of Victory Comment Case-Richards
Werea WeekA Would
Roosevelt's Popularity Is
Alarming BOSS" Murphy.
1T HONEYCOMBS EAST SIDE
Tammany Stronghold Seethes With
Republican Sentiment.
PROMISE FOR LIVELY FIGHT
New York Democrats Not Nearly So
Confident of Victory as They
Were Week Ago.
Special From a staff Correspondent.

Special From staff Correspondent.
NEW YORK, October This week
witnesses the commencement of the cam
paign in New York state in earnest
From now on it will be fight for blood
and promises to be one of the most stir
1in,; campaigns in the memory of this
generation.
The sudden access of hope on the part
of the republicans, consequent upon the
events of the last week the character of
the nominations ard of the platforms. to-
sether with the attitude of Hearst has
put ginger into the campaign.
Rudely awakened from their dream of
overconfdence. when everything seemed
to he going their way. the democrats
realize that they will be forced to put up
fight, where two weeks ago they
thought, and witt reason, that they had
a walllover.
Charles +. Murphy told some of his
friends yesterday that they must not un-
derestimate the republican strength, espe-
cialIy in New York city, where Murphy.
"f course. is most interested. and which is
: counted upon to roll up democratic ma
Jorities to offset the republican rural vote
upstate
Bad News From East Side.
Murphy said that his scouts brought
him word that the whole East Side is
honeycombed with Roosevelt sentiment; !;
that they practically regard Roosevelt as
the candidate for governor. since he has
had to stand up and take all the fight, and
that Stimson is only his representative.
Its Roosevelt's personality Murphy said,
which is attracting the vote.
Then, with Hearst attacking the demo-
cratic ticket and expected later to take
even more advanced stand in favor of
the republicans, Boss Murphys anxiety
is increased.
All kinds of guesses are being made as
10 Hearsts probable course. One of them,
which finds much favor with politicians, is
that the Independence League, which is
Bearst's organization, may indorse Slim
son for governor and nominate Hearst
for lieutenant governor. If that course
should be followed. Hearst would be ac-
compishing several objects: He would be
drawing votes away from the democratic
ticket on the one hand and aidin&ptthH,
republicans to whacky Murphyssss
The fortunes Of Stimson whom Hearst
holds in esteem, and keep up the ap-
parent understanding between himself
and Roosevelt.
They Marvel No More
And 1t might be said here that the
aforementioned understanding would
be the marvel of all mankind were it not
that politicians have ceased to marvel
about either Hearst or Roosevelt.
They have both made so many queer
and apparently incongruous comhina
lions in recent years that the political
public here Is ready for almost any
shock But everybody agrees that
Hearst and Roosevelt are working in
accord. so far as expected results are
concerned, and the majority Of folk
here think there is a perfect under
standing between the two men.
The refusal of Mayor Gaynor to take
the nomination and his return to duty
at the city hall has proven great
disappointment to Hearst people. who
government over to John Purroy Nit
chel. an inveterate enemy of Tam
many. Murphy now has the aid OF
Gaynor to help him in his local CAM
raign. and naturally the mayor will
enter with great glee into campaign
where he can strike Hearst and the
republicans with the same club. MUIR
phys first consideration. Of course is,
usual. to save his local ticket, but
lie will have difficulty this year in
making trades. The republicans are
growing in confidence every day and
before the end of q fortnight the odds
or the democrats carrying the state
will shorter.
Expect carnegie TO Help.
Democrats say that Andrew Carnegie
will help Roosevelt's campaign fund
They are not worrying about their fund
That's fixed and there's millions in It,"
though not in a Col. Sellers sense. nor in
Fenian bonds nor Confederate money.
Roosevelt took complete control of the
republican state committee today, through
the selection of Ezra r. Prentice to be
state chairman. vice Timothy Woodruff
The Roosevelt faction has a safe work
ing majority i'll the committee over the
Gid guard
II is the general understanding that
Roosevelt will direct the campaign. is
suing his instructions and giving advice
through Chairman Prentice of the state
committee and Chairman Griscom OF the
county committee
The old guard declares it is con-
tent. 1T is up to T. r. il says. let's
see hing get away with it,, meaning
thereby the winning CT the victory.
Well. in behalf of IT. r. ii may be
said that he hasn't the slightest doubt
but that he Will get away with It," He
knows what he is doing and believes
he knows what he do.
Prentice High Brow"
The new chairman OF the state commit
tee. Mr.. Prentice. represents the high
brow element in the republican party
OF New York city. He is OF the Herbert
Parsons and Lloyd Griscom type: comes
Of a prominent family, and Is very rich
He Is expected to contribute handsomely
TO the campaign fund and TO go among
his rich friends on a like mission Lafe
Gleason. the veteran secretary OF the
committee. who knows everything about
politics in New York. is continued in Of
fee.
The new chairman has all along been
opposed to direct nominations He was
sarcastically taunted with that fact at
this mornings meeting OF the committee
by William Barnes. He thereupon an
nounced that he would support the plat
form, which declared for direct nomina-
tions.
Seems to me I recall a prophecy some
time ago in these dispatches that the di-
rect nominations scheme was but q
stalking horse for political ambition.
Let's double the bet on that prophecy
n. o. NJ.
Former Haitian Official in Exile.
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