Arizona republican., 1904-05-15
HE'LL NEVER BOLT
An interview With Vim. R.
 Hearst
His Support Will Go to Whoever Gets
 the Nomination at St. Louis.

Washington, May 1.-William Ram dolph Hearst will support the nominee of the St. Louis democratic conven- tion. whoever he may be. He today authorized the Washington Post to make this statement unequivocallv He ridiculed the story sent from AL bany that he and MT Bryan, Arthur Brisbane Weaver. of Iowa. and others were planning a huge bolt and the formation of another party. He said he had been making his fight for pro- gressive democracy, but his fight had been within the party lines and would continue to be so. Whatever the re- suit. he intended personally and through his newspapers to support the regular ticket.
 T am for the St. Louis nominee. '' said Mir. Hearst to the Post Hav- ing uttered that plain spoken sentence. he added with smile.
 T should, of course. like any other man. be honored- and gratified should the democrats see fit to nominate me. But do not have to be bribed by office to be democrat.
 T should. of course, like to be the nominee myself. I have supported the democratic ticket in the last five cam paigns. I supported Cleveland three times and Bryan twice. I interd to support the nominee of the party ct St. Louis, whoever he may be-
 "I have not been able The said. "to deny all the foolish things that have been said about me. I have not evsn kept up with all that has been sai1. But of all the fool things. that is fool CT than any of the rest" and Heai st indulged in a hearty laugh at the new adjective he had coined.
 T have been making my fight for the nomination in the name of the pro- Gressive democracy" he said. II have heen making my fight within plr.y lines.''
 An inquiry was made about the sig niIicance of several contesting Hearst delegations over the country
 Every state convention of both par ties has conteSting delegates" said Hearst Contests do not mean that bolting will follow Some of my friends have instituted contests for delegates. In certain cases contests have been in- stituted by my friends, in entire s:n- cerity on their part, which I would not have sanctioned had the matter come to my knowledge in time. But these contests will be settled in the usual war that they are settled at every national convention. Please make it plain that l stand for the verdict of loyal demo- crats. men who have been loyal to the party and have not been democrats at pleasure. I am for the men who have been democrats consistently for twenty years"
 But suppose the class you suggest as disloyal should be in control at St. Louis?'
 T think there is no danger of that. It is safe to trust the democratic mass es, was the answer.
 But they would be the people who sent these men to the convention" To which remark he aszented.
 Nevertheless, he expressed a belief that loyal democrats would be in con- tFol at St. Louis, and he reiterate his intention to support the nominee of that convention. Tn fact, his utterance3 were so direct and emphatic on that point that no room was left to doubt Hearsts loyalty and his intention to prosecute his campaign for the nomin- alton within party lines, and not only ! to abide by the result, whatever tba; might be, but to work for the ticket nominated.