New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-01
HEARST LOSING GROUND.
Rank and File of the jTestern
Democracy Not for Him.
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Chicago. March 3i.-The strength shown by
sI,ids~a .parkrr ~ the primaries In New-york
state Indicating that tho state convention Will
aInos: certainly instruct for him. has reused
Chicaro end TIlirols Democrats. and the dispo-
sition is to regard him with more favor for the
Presidential nonoination The emphatic leaning
of the ieadirg Southern states toward the New
York jurist is doag much 20 predspose the Parti-
sans in this state to his candidacy. The prncti-
cal turning down of Hearst by the Indiana
leaders has made the Illinois Democrats. es-
pecially the party chiefs in Chicago. believe
that the New-York Congressman editor is not
nearly so strong his henchman say.
While both factions Of the Democratic or
ganization. the Harrisonites and the Hopknites.
are in a measure committed to the support Of
Representative Williams. OF the XXth Illinois
District, this Is mere in the nature OF sort OF
"favorite son sentiment than real effort to
forward Mr.. Williamss chances for the nomi-
nation. II can be safely asserted that the organ
ization In Illinois is not committed To any
mans boom that the delegation I'm the national
convention VIII not be free 20 swing It's support
to Judge Parker OF any other good. strong man.
casting aside all early aspirants. AR. Williams
viii certainly get a complimentary vote at 81.
LOUIS, but there Is no serious idea that he will
he in the running.
As to Hearst the sentiment In Illinois in his
favor to-day does not come from the rank and
file Of the Democracy. but iS worked up by his
paid agents and boomers A. any rate. the
claims 81 his workers ara not admitted by the
regular leaders Of the party organization. And
these politicians deny that Illinois will instruct
for Hearst give him any number of delegates
worth mentioning. will be of any material
assistance in aiding him TO yet the nominal ion.
As yet. noIhinE definite has developed iu Mis-
souri,. but the Democratic organization Of that
State which is rent by factonal fights IL max
Ing desperate effort TO save itself from an
initiation by the Republicans " Folk captures
the nomination. For him 10 do would prob
ably break up the state machine for the Stone
DoCkery faction. IN power. would more
than likely bolt the Prosecuting Attorney and
wreck the Democratic party I'm Missouri.
Neither the machine crowd nor the Folk ad-
herents favorable to Hearst, and. yet.
neither has any special choice for President.
unless Ex-Governor David Il. Francis is sprung
I'm the convention a dark horse. The World s
Fair State is good lighting ground FOR Parker's
adherents
The action OF the Indiana State Democratic
Committee in calling two new conventions IL
considered having destroyed the work
Hearsts men have done In that state. and IL IL
declared by some of the Indiana pemocra tic
leaders that the convention May II 10 elect
delegates to the St Louis convention will be
asked TO indorse Judge Parker, TO shut Hearst
out of Indiana.
In Iowa Hearst has developed some strength.
but it is regarded the same sentiment that {
States-not spontaneous. but worked up by paid
agents and former leaders. who are longer
influential with the rank and file of the party.
The same may be said of Wisconsin.
In Minnesota and Michigan and some OF the
other Middle West and Western States, the
situate is not yet we'll defined. There has been
a sort of waiting TO what New-York would
do, and now that the Empire State has in n
manner declared itself. the West is likely to be
heard from soon.