The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-04
ANr1-HEARsT MEN
Of California Are by No Means
 Scarce.

Of California Are Dy NO Medhs Scarce.
 1 San Francisco Letter in Brooklyn Eagle; H p9tiea1d and thsre have Been many oi extraordinary bitterness, has excited go much virulent feeling in Its beginninEs as that nov going on between the he Hsarss ssass and anti-Hearst factions or the sta'e
 There has been nearly complete sup prsssion of facts in the sr si9pe F dt newspab, sb to indicate the true state of party feel ing. But the factions are preSfring o dor vention to be held at Santa Cruz on May struct the delesItion for MT. Hearst fcr ihs dsn, Democratic nomination for fresi-
 Questions of national policy do not en-
 sr ns ne d he a a upon the future of ths San ,Tranciseo,;: and the personal fitness of MT Hearst for the office & t9 which as, hs aspires n, er the each other by a long succession @ r of fac; and l sminer. have been prominent. There S nasssuns at sqna ga cFqs Ie prssidentia,il candidacy; Whatevsr may 7 to bs, informed of the grounds os ga | dan aan9sam S ar assa h sors , Within the past week eonsidsrabls s EFsaerfkk Pkesn Lass is lssa well tns g5a some oaaSs signs that Mr. Lane may @ contend and that he may have the cooperation of MT. Phelan. Many San Francisco tive interest in their party affairs. will follow the leadership of MT. Lane with enthusiasm. The prediction is freely made that if he desires to head an un- Hearst he can do so. In spite of the Hearst organization. He is regarded as the ablest young Democrat on the Pa- eihc coast, is highly popular with the ed and forcible campaigner. It is be- lieved that If MT. Lane enters the fie q he will have the support of Gavin Mo organization and that at least half of the union labor party, now controlled in the Hearst interest by Mayor Schmitz. will follow. his. standard.
 prominent San Francisco Democrats to allow them to take the California dele gation to St. Louis in his interests a., a consented. but he has not refused. It is likely that there will be important developments in relation to the matter. however, within a week. The leading californians who have followed both MT. Bryan and MT, Cleveland and who have not and will not follow the Hearst stand ard believe. that MT. Phelan is the best representative of Democratic regularity and stability. and that tho national con vention Will recognize those clements in their State.
 Democrats of this class have kept themselves we'll informed with respect 70 MT. Hearst's strength and weakness in the East. Their advices show that his nomination is impossible and that it's dis cussion at St: Louis as a California proposition will annihilate California in- fiuence in Democratic national politics.
 MT Phelan VII have. if he does not port of MT. Lane and MT. MnNabb and a combipations of Democratic leaders with strong elements favorable to Mr. Bryan. Judge Parker and MT. ClevA- land The argument which makes his proposed candidacy most popular is that 1t will be the means of permanent reun- ion of the State Democracy along the lines which made California 2 doubt rui commonwealth when Mr. Eare ran for Governor in spite of the Republican pre- ponderance in recent years.