The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-05-18
HEARST IS no BoLTER.
Says He VIII Vote for Whoever the
Democrats Nominate.


Democrats Nominate.
William Randolph Hearst will sup
port the nominee Of the ST. Louis
Democratic convention, whoever he
NAV be. He authorized the Washing
ton Post to make this statement un-
eouiyocally. He ridiculed story sent
from Albany that he and Mr.. Bryan,
Arthur Brisbane, Weaver Of Iowa,
and others were planning huge bolt
and the formation Of a new party.
He said be had been making bis fight
for the nomination in the name OF
progressive Democracy, but bis fight
had bsen within party lines and would
continue to be so. Whatever the re-
suit, he intended personally and
through his newspapers to support the
regular ticket.
II am for the St. Louis nominee, y
said Mr.. Hearst to The Post. HaV-
ing uttered that plain spoken SEN
tence, be added with smile: i
should, Of course, like any other man,
be honored and grati6ed shonld the
Democrats see fit to nominate me.
But do not have to be bribed by Of
ice to be a Democrat. have sup
ported the Democratic ticket in the
last i've campaigns. I supported
Cleveland three times and Bryan twice.
| intend to support the nominee o!
the party at St. Louis, whoever be
may be-
The interview was prompted by the
Albany dispatch, which said that MIR.
HEARST, Mr.. Arthur Brisbane, Mr..
Bryan and few others were prepar-
ing, to bolt.
II have not been able" he said, to
deny all the foolish things that have
Abeen said about me. have not even
Kept up with all that las been said
But Of all the fool things, that Is
'fooler' than all the rest," and Mr..
Hearst INDUCED in a hearty laugh at
the new adj ,ctive ne had coined.
An inquiry was made but the sig
ui6canc> of the several contesting
Hearst delegations over the country.
Every State convention Of both
parties has ctntesting delegations,
said Mr.. Hearst. Contests do not
mean that bolting will follow. Some
Of my friends have instituted contests
for delegates. In centain cases con.
tests have been instituted by my
friends in entire sincerity on theil
part, which would not have sane
TONED had the matter come to my
knowledge in time. But these con-
tests can be settled in the usual way,
as they are settled in every national
convention. Please make it plain that
I stand by the verdict of loyal Demo
Gratis, men who have been loyal to the
party and have not been Democrats
at pleasure. Lam for men who have
been Democrats consistently for 20
years"
'sBut suppose the class you suggest
as disloyal should be in control at St.
LOUISE"
II think there is no danger Of that,
it is safe"
''But they would be the people whc
oave sent these men to the conven-
tion in a majority" was suggested to
Mr.. Hearst, to which remark be as
sented.
Nevertheless, he expressed his belief
that loyal Democrats would be in con-
troll in St. Louis, and reiterated his in
tention to support the nominee of that
convention.
In fact, bis utterances were So
direct and emphatic on that point
that no room was left to doubt Mr.,
Hearst's loyalty and his intention to
prosecute his o8n campaign for the
nomination within the party lines and
not only to abide by the result, what
ever it might be, but to work for the
ticket nominated.