Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-12
WORRIED OVER HEARST
Democrats Discussing His
Future Course.
HE MAY BOLT TICKET
IF HE Is NOT NOMINATED AT ST.
LOUIS.
A Republican Manager Says AL His
He MAY BOLT TICKET
A Republican Manager Says AL His
Party Has to Do is to
Stand Pat.

Democrats are beginning to discuss with
anxiety and apprehension the possible fu-
ture course of Mr.. Hearst and its enect
upon the national elections next November.
It looks to the politicians now as II Mr.
Hearst may bolt the democratic ticket
which is to be nominated at st. Louis, ana
carry out with him uncalculated thou
sands Of votes in the classes he could con-
troll.
They say that the successive defeats OF
Mr.. Hearst's efforts to control state DELE
cations, as exemplified in the most recent
instance in Indiana. and the avowed dec
laration of his lieutenants to carry the con-
test on the floor of the convention, causes
them to ask the question now, what Will
he do when the convention rejects his con-
testing delegations? So confident are we'll
posted democrats that the convention Will
overrule his delegations that they are look
ing forward to the next step in the game
No one has been able to get from Mr.
Hearst an announcement of his intention,
in the event of failure to secure the nomi-
nation. He will not say whether he Will
bolt or support the ticket nominated.
Logic of the Case.
The logic of the case is that he will stick.
They f1ure it out in this way:
''Mr. Hearst is a young man. and his po-
litical future is not without promise, but
that future lies within the democratic
party. II he sticks he can come up four
years hence with the prestige of this cam
paign and his loyal support of the ticket.
If he bolts how can he demand the support
of the party he deserted?"
But the politicians are not satisfied that
Mr.. Hearst will agree in their views of the
logic of the situation. Many of them are
incline to credit to him a rule or ruin pol
Icy. which they fear Mr.. Bryan may en-
courage. If Mr.. Hearst should bolt they
think Mr.. BryanS followers would come
out. too.
That would make a very unpromising out
look for the democracy, spelling defeat
either way. 1t would certainly split the
democratic strength and probably would in
sure the election of Mr.. Roosevelt. If the
unexpected should happen, and there should
be anything like an equal division of the
vote for the three tickets the election
would be thrown into the House Of Repre-
sentatives, and the republicans. having the
organiza ton of the present House, would
name the President. ess ~ ~.
A Republican Managers Views.
One of the most prominent republican
managers in the country said to a Star re-
porter today:
"It looks to me as If all we have to do is
to stand pat. say as little as possible, and
let our democratic brethren strangle them
selves in their own moose. / think they
will do it."
that the factional divisions in the republi-
can party do not foreshadow serious
trouble. The republicans are calculating
on carrying the election without New York,
II that should be necessary. New York is
the only state where there is a factional
situation which threatens the presidential
ticket, and the republicans have dis
counted 1t.
Ia tpaa
convinced that the feud would lose them
New York, after all. He looks to see Tam
many cut the democratic ticket If Parker is
nominated and he thinks that in family
trouble It's about "horse and horse" be-
tween the republicans and the democrats
in New York.
The other state in which the republi-
cans have trouble is Wisconsin, but the
situation, in the opinion of this leader does
not imperil the national ticket. He is sat
isfied that the La Toilette factional trou-
bic could lose Wisconsin on the state
ticket and the state still give a big plural
ity to Roosevelt on the national ticket
In Ohio there is nothing worrysome to the
republicans. Time and again the repub-
lican factions in that state have loosened
their hold on each others throats long
enough to go to the polls and roll up
smashing plurality for the republican
ticket, and the very next day resume their
local squabbles with unabated vigor. That
is a way the Ohio republicans have and
that's the way he thinks it will be this
time.
Indiana said this republican leader is
now counted as a reasonably safe republi-
can state. The pluralities have been stead
lily increasing since the democratic party
went to smash eight years ago. The re-
publicans have been building up splendid
organization, practical working ma
chine, which today is In excellent order
and all its parts running smoothly and har-
moniously. The democrats on the other
hand haven't good machine In Indiana
although they have an excellent boss
and skillful manipulation in the person of
Mr.. Tom Taggart. But the republicans
have men and money.
Illinois Not in Good Shape.
Illinois Is not in such good shape from
the republican viewpoint. The labor situ-
alton in Chicago is ugly, but the republi-
can managers are far from admitting ILL
nois to be in the democratic column. Plans
are under way to concentrate efforts upon
Illinois. The state will be given the most
thorough canvassing 1t ever had. 1t will
be plastered with literature and swarmed
over by campaign orators. The republican
managers are counting Illinois in their
column.
The republicans this year are going after
the farmer vote stronger than ever before.
They look to 1t to save the ticket. Fortu-
nately for them, the conditions are favor
able to the farmer; he is contented and
prosperous.