New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-23
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Nominate defy the trusts. and sISoooOo will
he furnished by Hearst and his friends for the
Democratic National Committee
Nominate Parker. Cleveland. Gray, olney, German.
Francis or any other conservative. and you viii be
forced TO go the trusts for campaign funds. and
Roosevelt will easily win
This is the argumen: being used these days
with telling effect among Democrats all over the
United States by the friends Of William r.
Hearst whose early harvest Of delegates 10 the
Democratic National Convention at ST. Louis
on July has created dismay among the con-
servatives.
The Hearst boomers are at work this week IN
the Southern States. The results Of their cf-
forts will become apparent within the next ten
days.
William J. Bryan IS going TO come out boldly
for Hearst at an early date His announcement
IS likely 10 give the Hearst boom impetus
that viii make trouble for the conservatives by
the time the convention meets.
The Hearst boomers are meeting surprising
success all over the country While the con-
Eervatives are indulging IN prophecies about the
dire results Of Organism and predicting an easy
victory for themselves at ST Louis the friends
Of Mr.. Hearst go about using the argument OUT
lined at the head Of this article organizing
Hearst clubs and doing practical" work. 1t
Is not AZ all certain that Hill and Murphy.
suming that they viii be together will control
all the delegates from this State Mr.. Hearsi's
agents have been busy with some OF the up
State men who are slated 20 90 from their re-
spective districts, and when the showdown"
is made Il is expected that he will have hand
ful OF delegates from the Empire State-enough
TO make Il perfectly clear 20 the convention that
the Hin men cannot hold az their delegates for
Judge Darker.
A HEARST MANS VIEW.
l.
a Hearst man yesterday TO a Tribune reporter
is that Hearst IS the only candidate who is
fighting the trusts fearlessly and who would use
all the powers Of the government 20 disrup.
them II he were elected. The Hearst men say
that II Hearst is nominated he and hts irnmed:-
ate friends viii contribute TO the Democratic
National Committee the sum % S1..D0ODO
This, Il s. urged, would relieve the national
committee from the necessity Of Appealing to the
trust magnates. The alternative 10 this IS that
II a conservative candidate IS nominated tho
national committee viii have to appeal 10 the
trusts for their campaign funds. and IN doing
this viii incur obligations which VIII make A
Democratic victory absolutely fruitless This
argument is clean cut logical. and cannot be
easily controvertel. The average Democrats
politician especially in the country districts is
hungry for the spos Of oflcc II has been
long time since he has seen any campaign
money. and when the proposition is laid down 10
him the friends q Mr. Hearst are laying it
down these days he IS quite likely 70 get aboard
the Hearst band wagon. in the elaboration Of
the arguments the friends cf Mr. Hearst saw 70
che Congress district leaders that half way
measures VIII not answer: tha: President Roose-
Nelt's enforcement q the law against the North
ern Securities Company has satisfied the av-
. e-aCe citizen thu: tho President is determined 10
.reat rich and poor alike. and that II the Demo
. cratic reorRanizers nominate "A colorless man
they VIII disgust the radical Democrats most Of
whom would vote for Roosevelt rather than for
n man whose position with the people is an
enigma. The ready cash with which 70 or
ranize Hearst clubs and the logical argument
combined are working havoc among the con-
. Fe-vatives"
William J. Bryan Will soon be on his way
East again. The Bennett Will case is up again
IN New-Haven early IN April. and Mr.. Bryan
VIII start East so 10 have time TO make a
. number OF speeches on the way. lie has accepted
an invitation 20 speak TO the independent Demo-
Gratis Of Buffalo some time early in April This
VIII be too late 70 assist these independents in
their primary fights. II A Elias. who con-
trolled tho Erie County delegation in the 1900
state convention. IS making a fight against both
the Conners and Mack factions in Buffalo
EXPECTS OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT.
II
that Mr.. Bryan is for the nomination Of Mr..
Hearst within the next few days" said Melvin
6. Palliser the radical Democrat, at his law
ONCE, No. 100 William-st., yesterday. Il was
not a Hearst man a week o. two ago. but the
astonishing progress that his canvass has made
. IA the last month has surprised all OF the Bryan
men. Now / am for Hearst and believe that
he will capture the nomination"
Have you heard OF the argument about the
Sl.JOO,O0O and a defiance Of the trusts that the
Hearst men are using in the South and West?"
Air. Palliser was asked.
No said SIr Palliser. 4 did not know that
Mr.. Hearsts friends would guarantee 10 raise
any specific sum for the National Committee.
There is logic in the argument. however. We've
got 10 have money 20 run the campaign. We
must not go 20 the trusts for IL If Mr. Hea-st's
friends VIII raise the necessary funds with
which 20 wage the campaign without asking any
sacrifice OF principle on the part OF the party Il
strikes me that he IS q good man to nominate
I know Of no one else who would do such a
thinE. The campaign Is going 10 be fought
largely on the trust issue. Hearst IS the only
man IN sight that he trusted 10 fight the
trusts go finish. Ar. Hiu and his friends in
stead o. showing a spirit of hostility toward the
trusts. actually are planning 10 throw the ma
-ional creaTi izatiOu into the very arms Of the
trusts. In these circumstances IL is no wonder
q any thoughtful man that the Hearst boom IS
making such rapid keadway.