The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-11-10
Hope to Drive Out the
"Safe and Sane"
Element.
HEARST TO THE FORE
Declares ReOTganiza-
ton Of Party Is
Imperative.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-That the Dem
ocrats, plunged in defeat, are thinking
seriously of the future of their national
organization was shown to-day by the
wide discussion of the recognizing
of the party and of the policies to be
pursued in the immediate future. 1t is
becoming clear that if the safe and
sane" element Of the party is to remain
in control it must fight to maintain it's
ascendency. No one doubts that Will
liam j. Bryan intends to make very
strong effort to take the National Com
mittee and the organization in the va
rious States from Judge Parker. None
very seriously doubts that he will have
the support of Thomas Taggart, chair
man of the National Committee, who
was elected against Judge Parker s
wishes and in whose selection Judge
Parker acquiesced because there was
nothing else 30 do, nor does any one
doubt that Hearst has himself begun a
campaign for the Presidential nomina-
ton in 1908 and that he has made some
Roadway in the way of Strengthening
himself in the National Committee.
Hearst and Thomas K. Watson, the
late Populist candidate for President,
1t is understood, will be found working
together. 1t is not clear that Bryan
and Hearst can work together, because
their ambitions clash when the question
Of nomination is considered. Bryan de-
MED at Lincoln yesterday that he in
tended coming to New York soon to
confer with Hearst and Watson on the
subject of the reorganization of the
Democratic party. There is little doubt
that Bryan is coming on business con-
nected with the control of the party,
the only question being whether he is
coming especially to confer with
Hearst. Hearst also had a statement
TO make regarding this report. He said:
between Mr. Watson, Mr.. Bryan and
myself l think the Democratic party
will reorganize itself on basis of true
democracy, eliminating the Wall street
influence that proved so disastrous in
this campaign, and 1, as a loyal Demo-
crat, Will be very happy to see that
done. l am always ready to contribute
my own services, and those of my pa
pers, to the Democracy for the reorgani-
cation or for any other purpose if they
shall be required.
Democrats for the success of Demo-
cratic principles, but 1 think these
loyal Democrats are quite capable of
choosing their own leaders, and l
imagine this point will now be con-
ceded by those who endeavored to
force leaders upon them
The substance of interviews obtained
from prominent Democrats by The Call
as to the future policy of the party
varies widely. Some, like Hearst,
notably j. G. Johnson of Kansas, a
Bryan follower, believe the party must
be reorganized on radical lines, with
Wall street influences eliminated.
Others, like Bourke Cochran and Tim
othy D. Sullivan, hold that the party
should wait, should choose no new lead
ers now, but take advantage Of the
mistakes the Republicans will make
Judge William Lindsay Of Kentucky
said the party would have done better
to make the tariff more prominent,
and Edward NJ. Sheppard thinks the
old party issues must be maintained.