The Nome nugget., 1904-04-20
Special Correspondence.)

uentlal DOOnls, one Dacked Dy labOr and one newspaper, another backed by the other newspapers, and the third backed by Tammany Hall. Although leaders from other sections of the country have practically agreed to defer to New York in case sentiment here crystalizes on one candidate, yet the difficulties are many.
 The Parker boom and the Hearst boom are the ones that are heard of the most frequently throughout the coun- try, but there is good deal of strength here in the Mcclellan boom. How it will strike Democrats from other sec tions of the country is another matter.
 New York Democrats are divided n- to two great factions s-city Democrats and upstate Democrats. In years gone by David B. Hill has controlled state conventions by combination of up- state men and the Brooklyn Democracy Now things are changed. Brooklyns veteran leader, Hugh F. Mclaughlin, has been defeated, and the borough across the river is mere political de- pendency of Tammany Hall. When it comes to showdown the Brook lyn delegates will be compelled to vote for the tiger.
 For some reason Murphy does not look with favor upon the boom of Will liam R. Hearst, although many efforts have been made to bring him into line. With Tammany in favor of Hearst the editor would probably secure the votes of New York State. As it is, under the unit rule he will probably be frozen out altogether.
 The Hearst campaign in New York State is the iveliest thing ever seen, but it is doubtful whether there will be any practical results In every assem- bly district throughout the state "Wil- liam R. Hearst Clubs" have been or ganized, each with a long list of officers and members Careful investigation shows, however, that these clubs are of little use further than as advertise ments.
 There is no denying the fact that Hearst has strong backing among the working classes, but experience in New York City in the past has demonstrated that there is no cohesive power among such supporters, either at the primar- ies or at the polls. This was thoroughly demonstrated no later than 1902. when, among other officials, three justices of the Supreme court were to be nomi- mated. One of the Republican candi- dates was Charles A. Steckler, an ex- Municipal and an acting Supreme Court Judge. an independent Demo- crat, a man of good standing at the bar and strong friend of labor Time and time again he had represented the cause of labor free of charge, and his nomination met with enthusiastic ap- plause from the unions. Their repre- sentatives endeavored to have him placed on the Tammany ticket, and, failing to do so fought for him at the polls. Unanimously and with great en- thusiasm he was indOrsed by labor un- ions with an aggregate membership of 5O,OOO voters, of which it was conceded that l25,0 ,0O0 were Democrats. Labor men made speeches for him, labor men with badges worked for him at the polls, yet he ran barely l5,O00 ahead of his Republican mates.
 In the silk stocking" districts, where labor union men are few. Steck- Ter ran up with his ticket. for he was popular with Republicans and few if any of them cut him. In the labor dis tricts he ran ahead, but very slightly, showing that the working men stuck to the Democratic ticket, regardless of their inducements and pledges.
 Bulk of Hearst's Support.
 The bulk of Mir. Hearst's supporters are much the same class as those who didn't support Steckler, and it is not believed that the Hearst men will be of much more value than the Steckler men when the time comes to stand up and be counted. Of course, Hearst is regarded here as being the favorite choice of William J. Bryan, especially since the Journal sent one of its report CTS to Europe with the Nebraska man recently to act as an official press agent.
 But there is and has been mighty little Bryan sentiment in New York. The men who voted for him in 1896 and 1900 were ones who stick by the party through thick and thin, and would vote for whoever might be nominated. Such little Bryan sentiment as there is, how ever. is for Hearst, but it is not senti- ment that cuts figure in conventions.
 The party leaders, both the Hill men