New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-07
HEARST INVADING OHIO.
Expects to Capture State Delegation
-Lent= His Representative.
JOHN o. AIktN SON.
independence, Mo.
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Washington. May 6-Elated over their victory
In Iowa and their apparent success in illinois,
representatives Of the Hearst machine On Wash
ington now announce that they are preparing 70
storm the Democracy OF Ohio. and are conatsnt
Of their ability 70 round up the delegation from
that State
1t appears that sohn J. Lentz. who has h.sa
in Washington FOR some time consulting WITH
the Hearst leaders. Is 10 be the Ohio Moses
who is TO distribute Hearst mama 20 the hun
cry Democrats in that State Mr.. Lentz recalls
the prosperous days when Senator Calvin
Brice generously contributed to the wants n
needy Democrats in the Buckeye State. ts
remarks that Tom Johnson exhausted Ms -
HticaI charity fund IN his vain attempts % "
seat senator Hanna, and that. a result re
Ohio Democracy is IN a condition OF destitufi1u
which would make Hearst Invasion douhr
welcome. Nr. Lent frankly admits his beiti
that il ia time FOR John r. Mclean and Ton
Johnson 10 withdraw from prominence IN ono
affairs and give place o. political general
with resources like. for instance. Lent NJ.
Hearst is reported Oh resssr' with complacency
the prospect Of relieving the restitution OF his
needy friends in ohio. and Co believe that "a
little effective work GA that direction Will land
a solid Hearst delegation ar 81. Louis.
There is some question among older Demo
remain loyal To Hearst. Notwithstanding the
seeming ascendency of the New-YorS canditaIs
I'm that State. but no such doubt seems 20 enter
into the calculations OF the Hearst managers.
German Democrats have Just awakened to the
fact that the Bryan Hearst faction is rapidly
acquiring position which viii enable it to con-
tribute q few planks to the Democratic plat
form. While a two-thirds vote will undOuN'
edly continue to be essential in a Democram
convention for choice OF the candidates ma
tority can adopt the platform. But more
alarming reelection to Mr. German and MS
friends is that every State delegation Seeurea
by Mr.. Hearst means a member of the Com
rnittee on Platform. Mr.. Hearst now has Rhode
Island, South Dakota. Iowa, New-MeXtco, Okla
houa. Alaska, Indian Territory. with Illinois
promised. and. according TO his latest ca1cula-
TONS Ohio in sight That means seven and
perhaps nine. votes in the Committee on Pat
form. each Of which will count for as much As
the vote of New-York. Pennsylvania or Mary
land. Under these circumstances, Mr.. Germans
friends are wondering what kind OF a PLATFORM
their candidate will have to accommodate MN
self to- even if they succeed in securing for hiri
the necessary two-thtrds vote OF the convsn-
tiOn.
1t is intimated that. whatever may be the re-
suit of Mr.. Germans observations in New-1orA.
he will spare no effort TO secure assistance N
preventing the further instruction OF DELEGATES
to sanction the candidacy Of Judge Parker IN
order to accomplish his end. But even MI Sol
mans presence in New-YOTk and his known OF
position TO the interests OF Mr.. Hearst Asp.o
no terror I'm the valiant heart of John j. Len'a
and the lean and hungry Ohio Democracy.