Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-25
THE POLITICAL WORLD
PROGRESS OF THE HEARST CAN
VAss-MEETs OPPOSITION.
Durbin Loses Control in His Own
County in Indiana-Miles Will
Send Letter.

! dispatch from Birmingham, Ala, says
| United States Senator Edmund w. Pettus
| who is at his home in Selma for few days
said in an interview that he deplored the
| movement among certain democrats of this
| state in behalf of Hearst for President. He
| said he regretted to hear of a movement
| that had not for its purpose above all else
| "a united democracy He added that there
| is no chan .e, in his opinion, for this result
| to be brought about with Cleveland, Bryan
| or Hearst in the lead Of affairs. Neither
! Bryan nor Cleveland can unite the party,
and Hearst no more than the other two.
| The Senator thinks united democracy
could win in November. This opinion is
based on the observations made at Wash
1ngton and in the east. Senator PettuS has
headed the Alabama delegation to a num-
Der of national democratic conventions, and
his counsel has much weight with Alabama
democrats.
Defeat fol- Durbin.
At conventions yesterday in Madison
county, Ind, Governor Durbins home, a
clash occurred between the Durbin forces
and anti-Durbin forces, the latter gaining
control Chairman George Parker is allied
with the Durbin forces, and he undertook
to appoint the usual committees. Horace
c. Stillwell, leader of the anti-Durbin fac
ton, after the first rap of the gavel de-
manded recognition from the chair. Chair
man Parker ignored him and called for a
prayer by the Rev. DR.. Cissell At it's con-
clusion Stllwell again demanded recogni-
ton.
Stillwell shouted to the chair repeatedly,
and, failing to get recognition, he turned
to the delegates and addressing them, said:
Il nave appealed from the decision of
the chair and l put the motion to the
house that Judge Henry c. Ryan of this
city be made permanent chairman of Ihe
convention"
Stillwen put the motion to vote, and
1t was carried. Chairman Parker refused
to recognize it at that time. After a con-
ference, Mr.. Stiiiwell then again nominated
Judge Ryan, and he was declared elected
as chairman.
Gen. Miles Will Not Attend.
General Miles stated yesterday that he
could not attend the banquet of the demo-
cratic club at Grand Rapids Mich. Tues
day next, solely because of the illness of
his wife. He regrets his inability to keen
the engagement, but intends to write a
letter to the Grand Rapids club which will
cover all the points Of the speech he had
prepared
Essex County for Parker.
The Essex county democratic convention,
held at Keeseville, N. Y, yesterday, unani-
mously Endorsed Judge Parker for Pres-
Thomas F. Conway of Plattsbnrg as Essex
county's candidate for the nomination for
judge of the court of appeals
The result of the Essex county convention
at this time is reported most significant.
and It's action will probably be followed
by the conventions in the other northern
counties, which will be held within a few
days
Notes.
The republicans of the second Indiana
congressional district nominated for Con-
gress John G. CLANCY of Sullivan. The
resolutions strongly Endorsed President
Roosevelt Mr. CLANCY was assistant at
torney general Of the United States dur
ing the administration Of President Har-
rison.
The North Dakota democratic state CEN
trail committee has fixed dates for the con-
ventionS for the selection Of delegates to
the national convention and for the nomi-
mating of state officers. The former will
be held at Fargo on June 81 and the latter
at Grand Forks September l.
The New Jersey democratic state commit
tee set April II as the date and selected
Trenton as the place for holding the con-
vention to elect delegates to the national
convention at ST. Louis.
Representative James S. Sherman was re-
nominated by the republican convention
for the twenty-seventh New York congress
sional district.
Call for Cleveland to Lead.
The meeting of the Tammany general
committee in the New York twenty-ninth
assembly district, of which Thomas E. Rush
is the leader. became a demonstration for
| Grover Cleveland as the democratic candi-
date for President. Charles F. Murphy
who called off a mass meeting arranged by
Mr.. Rush to be held in Carnegie Hall to
demand Mr.. Clevelands nomination having
gone away. no one interfered with last
nights demonstration. The principal
speech was made by Charles Putzel, secre-
tary of the trustees of the City College.
Mr.. Pu Eel said that Cleveland is the man
who of all other men appeals to every class.