The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1904-01-23
FRIENDS OF HEARST
GROWING IN NUMBERS
HIS RESIDENTIAL CANDIDACY Is
RECEIVING MUCH ENcoUR.
AGEMENT.
Hearst Headquarters are Opened in
Chicago Sentiment For Him Is
Overwhelming In Illinois. Many
Clubs. are Formed Troughout IIiin-
ois Rapid Changing Of Front BY
Hearsts Opponents.


Chicago. Jan. 21-M. F. Dunlap.
treasurer Of the Democratic National
Committee, for many years a leader
in state politics. and popular with all
sections of the party, has been placed
at the head Of the Hearst campaign in
Illinois. He has opened headquarters
at the Auditorium Annex, Chicago, for
mer headquarters Of the Democratic
National Committee, and active oper-
ations are now in progress under the
direction of Mr.. Dunlap toward organ
izing throughout the state. District
leaders report that the sentiment for
Congressman Hearst is overwhelming
and that there is little doubt that Him
ois will send solid delegation for the
New York man to the national conven-
ton.
James O'shaughnessy, who has
charge Of the campaign in Chicago and
the ten congressional districts of Cook
County, is confident that notwithstand-
ing the opposition of few politicians
an overwhelming majority of the rank
and file want Hearst nominated and
that the primaries will result in Hearst
delegations in all the districts In Cook
County.
The opposition of the politicians will
not last long and is fading before the
rapid advance of the Hearst organiza-
tions. Every ward and precinct in the
city is being organized and great en-
thusiasm is manifested at the dozens
of meetings being held nightly all over
the city.
Thomas Gahan, National Committee
man for Illinois, in an interview printed
in the "Standard Opinion this week
tells Of the progress of Hearst senti-
ment. He says:
"Organized Democrats now throwing
cold water on the Hearst movement
will be forced to CT ange front as soon
as the movement grows apace. It will
grow In power and strength all over
Cook County, particularly in the work.
ing mems wards, and the leader who
wishes to remain in the saddle will be
wise to jump in now. Any aspirant for
public office or place of political power
in Democratic politics who fights
Hearst will have occasion to regret it,
The Evening Post, one of the most
conservative papers in the city, the
Rich mans paper and thus far opposed
to Hearst, prints a two column article
on the Hearst movement acknowled-
ging the rapid strides and admits that
the congressman ma capture the noTni-
xnation,. The Tribune and Record Her
81 10
fist treated EthesT1 1eafat tYleWemen4 cold
ly, have finally acknoNledeed its
strength and no longer shut. out news
of its progress. In other words, what
happened a few weeks ago in New
York has been repeated in Chicago
The papers have found that the PEO-
Pile are behind the Hearst BOOM and
that 1t cannot be ignored by any paper
without makfg that paper ridiculous in
the eyes of the pubulic.
Nearly 600 Of the leading Democratic
papers Of the United States, daily and
weekly, are actively supporting Con-
gresham Hearsts candidacy. Prac-
tically all Of the labor press is advo-
eating his nomination. OF the 1923 DEM
ocratic papers in Illinois IS have al
ready declared for Hearst. Many Of the
remainder have acknowledged his
strength with the rank and file of the
party in all sections Of the state, and
have printed the news relative to
Hearst organizations. Few, if any,
ANAAAoNAceAN PdpCAo duVUCdLlQS
the nomination of any other candidate.
The Republican papers of Illinois are
of course opposed to the nomination of
Hearst, because their editors believe he
can defeat Roosevelt or any other can
dldate that Wall street might put up
for them. They would rather see some
candidate named who would not be for
midable.
II o,oo+ al, /,
gan1zed in the state outside of Chicago.
These are as a general rule made up
Of the leading Democrats of their local.
tiles, including county officials, mayors,
judges, state senator's, representatives
and farmers as well as the toilers who
make up the rank and file.