The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1904-03-26
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
California State sysral Committee
Passes Resolution Endorsing Hearst.
Barry and Leake vigorously Oppose
Committees Action and Denounce
Hearst as q TraitOr-Tarpey
and Caminetti Make Strong
Speeches in His Favor.

San Francisco, March 19-William
Randolph Hearst to-day secured the en-
| dorsement of the Democratic State
Central Committee for his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination for the
Presidency. The committee passed the
following resolution, recommending
that the California delegation act as q
unit for the nomination of Mr.. Hearst /:
Resolved. That we hereby endorse
the candidacy of William Randolph
Hearst for President Of the United
States, and we respectfully request the
next Democratic Convention of the
State of California to instruct its dele
gates to the National Democratic Con-
vention to cast their votes for, and use
all honorable means to procure the
nomination of William Randolph Hearst
for President Of the United States"
Former State Senator and Congress-
man A. Oaminetti of Calaveras was the
author of the resolution, which was
seconded by Frank Freeman of Glenn
County.
James H. Barry. editor of the San
Francisco Star, opposed the measure
and stated his objections. In a brief
but bitter speech Barry denounced
Hearst as a traitor to the Democratic
party. He stated it was entirely out of
the province of the committee to adopt
such resolution. That the committee
was organized two years ago to manage
the campaign for Franklin K. Lane
for Governor. whom Hearst and
the Examiner knitted from first to
last, and by reason of that action
Republican sits to-day in the Capitol
at Sacramento. He told how Hearst
published in the Examiner sen.
sational charge against Judge James
G.. Mcguire when the latter was
running for Governor, and that the
Examiner had refused to publish Mr..
Maguire's reply. Mr.. Barry declared
that the Democrats of California can
not forget the malice. stealth and petty
spite of Hearst's attacks on Stephen NJ.
White, Franklin Z. Lane and all the
others.
Ed E. Leake of Woodland, Yolo
County, editor of the Woodland Demo-
crat, protested against "a procedure
never before taken or attempted to be
taken by any State Central Committee
in California ITO make up a pledged
delegation. He asked the committee to
name any prominent Democrat in the
State whom Hearst has not opposed.
He said that in spite of Hearst and the
Examiner, Franklin K. Lane two years
ago rolled up in San Francisco such q
great majority that on the vote cast
for him for Governor San Francisco
gets one-fourth of the delegates at the
coming State Convention. II have
consistently objected to William r.
Hearst as the Democratic candidats for
the Presidency" said Mr.. Leake. "for
lido not believe in rewarding treachery."
A. Caminetti Of Calaveras and NJ. F..
Tarpey of Alameda made strong
speeches in favor of Hearst and the
resolution to instruct the delegation for
the California editor.
Mr.. Caminetti in answering the pro-
test made by Mr.. Leake that there is
no prec edent in the political history of
Califor mia for the action the committee
was asked to take. said: "This is the first
time in its life history that California
has had an opportunity to nominate
and elect President of the United
States" After speaking of the growth
OF the State and the place she is taking
in the Union, he concluded "By our
action we do not instruct the Conven-
ton. We merely give expression to
our own sentiments, and we respect.
fully invite the delegates to the State
Convention to take notice of our view. -
Mr.. Tarpey thought sit was the duty
Of the Democratic party. through its
most enthusiastic adherents, to speak
upon all public questions whenever
an opportunity offered" He scored
the speakers, not members of the com.
mittee but holding proxies. who at.
tempted to destroy the effect of the
resolution. 81 feel sure from what
know" he said, "that 80 per cent of the
Democrats of California are in favor of
William r. Hearst for President.
ask that the resolution be adopted"
The resolution was declared adopted
on q viva voce vote. AS the roll was
not called there is no record of the COM
mitteemen who endorsed the measure.
Santa Cruz was named as the place
for holding the State Convention and
May 16 selected as the date. There
viii be 72a delegates, based on l fol
every 300 votes cast for Franklin X.