The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-05-19
IS No BOTTE3
Will Support Whoever ST. Louis
Convention Names For President.
CAN'T DENY ALL FOOLISH THINoo

Would Like Nomination Himself Bot
Is Fighting and viii Fight Only
Within the Lines Dictated BY Gus.
torn.
Washington. May William Ran
dolph Hearst will support the nominee
OF the ST. Louis Democratic convention,
whoever he may be- He authorized
the Washington Post to make this
statement unequivocally He ridiculed
n story sent from Albany that he and
Mr.. Bryan. Arthur Brisbane, Weaver
of Iowa, and others were planning a
huge bolt and the formation OF a new
party. He said he had been making
his fight for the nomination Of progress
sive Democracy. but his fight had been
within party lines and would continue
TO be so Whatever the result, he in
tended personally and through his
newspapers 10 support the regular
ticket
81 am for the St Louis nominee, "
said MT Hearst 10 the Post
Having uttered that plain-spoken
sentence he added with a smile: Il
should of course. like any other man
be honored and gratined should the
Democrats see III TO nominate me. But
| do not have 10 be hrbed by Office To
be a Democrat. / have supported the
Democratic ticket in the last five cam
paiens. supported Cleveland thre'
times and Bryan twice. / intend 20
support the nominee of the party al
ST. Louis. whoever he may be.
The interview was prompted by the
Albany dispatch. which said that Mr.
Hearst. Arthur Brisbane. MI Bryan
and few others were preparing Go
bolt.
II have not been able" he said 'to
deny all the foolish things that have
been said about me. l have not even
kept mp with all that has been said
But Of an the fool things that is fooler
than an The rest" and Mr.. Hearst in
dulged fin q hearty laugh at the new
adjective he had coined.
u have been making my fight for the
nomination in che name of progressive
Democracy" he said Il have been
making my fight within party lines.
This Mr. Hearst emphasized in eX-
PLANTATION of his standing as a Loyal
Democrat before loyal Democrats, not
men who have been Democrats at
pleasure or for profit"
Inquiry was made about the signif-
canoe OF the several contesting Hearst
delegations over the country
Every state convention of both par
ties has coutesting delegations said
Mr.. Hearst. Contests do not mean that
boiling will follow. In certain cases
contests have been instituted by my
friends. in entire sincerity on their
part. which / would not have sanction
ed had the matter come TO my knowl-
edge in time. But these contests can
be settled in the usual way. as they
are settled in every national conyen-
ton. Please make it plain that ! stand
by the verdict of loyal Democrats. men
who have been loyal to the party and
have not been Democrats at pleasure
I am for men who have been Democrats
for 20 years"
But suppose the class you suggest /
as disloyal should be in control at St
LOUISE"
Il think there is no danger Of that
It is safe to trust the Democratic
masses" was the answer
Nevertheless. he expressed his belief
that loyal Democrats would be in con-
troll at ST. Louis, and reiterated his in
tention to support the nominee Of that
convention.
In fact his utterances were so direct |
and emphatic on that point that no
room was left to doubt Mr. Hearst's
loyalty and his intention TO prosecute |
his own campaign for the nomination
withii the party lines and not only t.
abide by the result. whatever it might
be but TO work for the ticket nomi-
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