Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-07
LAST-H0UR APPEALS
Statements Issued by the New
York Political Leaders.
PRENTICE CLAIMS STATE
Says Republicans Will Have Plu-
rality Of 111,000.

Yesterday was Statement day in the
New York campaign. A flood Of them
was turned loose, ranging from Col.
ROosevelt'S appeal to voters to the pre-
dictiOns of county chairmen. Henry L.
Stimson, the republican candidate for
governor, made statement. and John
A. Dix, his democratic opponent, made
two.
Around the several political headquar-
tiers one would not have known 1t was
Sunday but for the evidence Of the CAL
endar. Activity was as great as on any
day since the campaign began. Ezra
Prentice. chairman Of the republican
state committee, gave out a new predlc-
ton based on revised reports from all
parts of the state. His claim now is that
Stimson will carry the state by plu-
rality of 111.OOO. Chairman Huppuch OF
the democratic state committee stands
by his previous estimate that Dix's plu-
rality will be between 10000 and 160, 900.
Betting odds have shortened to to on
Dix, with bets Of 1 to , that Dix will
have 125,O0O plurality.
Roosevelt's Last Plea.
The issuance Of Col. Roosevelt's state
ment followed his return to Oyster Bay
from his middle western campa gn tour.
1t was characterized as last appeal to
voters. though the former President is
still speaking today.
LAS citizen Of this state" the state
ment says, Jealous of it's honor and its
good name, and earnestly solicltous for
the welfare of all it's people, wish to
make final appeal to all my fellow-citi-
zens to stand for Henry L. stImson in
this fight which he is wagipg so calamity
for clean and honest politics and fof
genuine popular rule. regard this as Tar
more than a mere party contest l alpeal
not only to republicans, for feel That In
this contest we have the right to appeal
Just as strongly to all upright and lar
sighted men, democrats ana Independents
no less than republicans.
1.-THE election neat Tuesday turns on
vital moral questions affecting the whole
flu .ure Of this state and of our people,
and therefore it is our right and our
duty to appeal to the whole body OF hon.
est citizens. irrespective OF party es'
The powe. full and crooked political or
ganization against which we are pitt d
~ now working hand and glove with all
the great sims-er interests OF crooked
finance the breath of whose noslril5 is
special privilege. The sinister financlai
Interests fatlen on political cor. u.tion,
and the bipartisan alliance between them
and Tammany Hall is fraught with the
grayest menace to the welfare OF the
plain people Of the state.
Politics and Finance Corrupted.
Against this bipa. tisanship Of corrupt
politics and corrupt finance We have q
right to expect the whole hearted nom
partisan support of all honest citizens.
and particularly of all men who believe
in honest politics and honest business.
MIR. Stimson has made his campaign
fearlessly and sincerely and in the open;
his promises square with his record: he
has stated his position on every Ques-
ton. Mr.. Dix derives his sole importance
from the fact that MI. Murphy picked
him as being the man most suita lie to
carry out the purposes of Tammany
Hall. He has no public record, and he
has not dared to state his position fully
and f.eely on a single vital question. He
dared not answer Stimson's questions,
and could not frame a question which
StimsOn would fear to answer.
Mr.. Stimson, as district attorney.
made a record which no other man In
that position has ever approached. He
dealt as dangerous blows to corruption