Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1913-11-02
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"heh FUSS uecldeQ at the last min- ute to run independently, a situation rose similar to that which for a time confronted the citizens of New York when the late Mayor Gaynor made up his mind to become an independent candidate for Mayor of that city. Foss has all of his opponents puzzled. Leaders of Foss' opposition feel that Toss is strong, throughout the state. but they don't seem able to exactly judge his strength.
 Walsh, who the Democratic national leaders tried to impress with the be- lief that his defeat would amount to repudiation of the Wilson policies, hasn't been able to see the situation in that light. He is said to have in- formed the National Committee that national issues don't figure in the campaign in any way. There is some reason to doubt this, despite the fact that, with the exception of Gardner, all the candidates have campaigned in strictly local sense. It is undoubted- ly fact that the new tariff and the currency bill have been regarded with considerable disfavor in many parts of Massachusetts, and knowing this, Walsh has preferred to avoid them as campaign subjects
 State managers, while not openly admitting it, rely to a considerable ex- tent upon the Catholic and Irish vote to elect Walsh, who is very strong in Boston and the Metropolitan district, where the Irish population is large Democratic leaders look to Walsh to carry Boston and all of the large cities by considerable majority. They argue that Birds vote will cut into the regular Republican ballot to al considerable extent, thereby further assuring the election of Walsh. The Republicans and Progressives, how ever, asesrt that Foss, until recently, Democrat, will detract from the Democratic vote. Tammany Hall, as usual, is the issue in New York City, although the Ta1nmany candidate has calmly ignored that fact, making "ex- travagance fir city government" al subject for his campaign oratory.
 John Purroy Mitchell, Collector of the Port of New York is the candidate of the Fusionists, consisting of the progressive Democrats, Republicans, Progressive and Independent Leag4 uers. MT. Mitchell is very young man. He has had rather sudden and brilliant career, in politics. At the mayorality election four years ago he was elected to the presidency of the Board of Aldermen, from which he re- gently resigned to accept the appointr ment of President Wilson to the Coy lectorship of the port, one of the best Federal plums in New York City, which President Wilson, much to the dismay of Tammany, gave to man who during his whole political life, had opposed Tammany.
 Edward E. Mccall, Chairman of the Public Service Commission and until recently a Supreme Court Justice, is the Tammany candidate. Mccall is a man of good record and reputation. of pleasing personality and forceful character. The only thing anyone can find against him is his association with Tammany Hall. Mccall doesn't deny that he is Tammany candidate nor does he deny his friendship with Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam many Hall. Mccall has, however. de- nied most vehemently that he has ever been intimately associated with Mur- phy agents in, the efforts made by the "boss" to hound ex-governor Sulzer to do the will of the organization. | The entry of sulzer into the New York City campaign has had a start ling effect. His attacks upon Mccall. Murphy and Tammany have stirred things up and made the campaign an ovtramelv hitter one at he same time