The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-05-15
For St. Louis Nominee
Whoever He May Be.
TRUSTS THE PEOPLE
He Laughs to Scorn the Yellow Story
From Albany that He, Bryan and
Others are Planning a
Huge Bolt at St.
Louis.
(By the Associated Press. }

Washington, d. c., May 14.-Wil-
liam Randolph Hearst will support the
nominee of the st. Louis Democratic
convention whoever he may be. He
today authorized the Washington Post
to make this statement unequivocally.
He ridiculed a story sent from Albany
that he and Mr.. Bryan, Arthur Bris-
bane Weaver, of Iowa, and others were
planning a huge bolt and the forma-
ton of a new party. He said he had
been making his fight for the nominal
ton in the name of progressive De-
mocracy, but his fight had been with
in party lines and would continue to
be so. Whatever the result, he in
tended personally and through his
newspapers to support the regular
ticket.
Il am for the st. Louis nominee"
sold Mr.. Hearst to the Post Having
uttered that pIain-spoken sentence he
e,u.ueu WIN a smile:
II should of course, like to be the
nominee myself. | have supported
the Democratic ticket in the last five
campaigns. I supported Cleveland
three times and Bryan twice. l ex-
pect to support the nominee of the
party at st. Louis, whoever he may
be-"
The interview was prompted by the
Albany dispatch which said that Mr.
Hearst, Mr.. Arthur Brisbane, Mr.. Bry-
an and a few others were preparing
to bolt,
IT have not been able" he said ito
deny all the foolish things that have
been said about me. / have not even
kept UP with all that has 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 adjective he had coined.
Il have been making my fight for
the name of progressive Democracy,
said he. II have been making my
fight within party Ines This Mr..
Hearst emphasized in explanation of
his standing as loyal Democrat, be-
fore loyal Democrats, not men who
have been Democrats at pleasure or
for profit"
An inquiry was made about the sig
nificance of the several contesting
Hearst delegations over the country.
every State convention of both
parties has contesting delegations"
said Mr.. Hearst. Contests do not mean
that boiling will follow. Some of
my friends have instituted contests for
delegates. In certain cases, contests
have been instituted by my friends, in
entire sincerity on their part which
matter come to my knowledge in time.
But these contests can be settled in the
usual way as they are settled in every
National convention.
please make it plain that | stand
by the verdict of loyal Democrats, men
who have been loyal to the party and
have not been Democrats at pleasure.
am for men who have been Demo-
Gratis consistently for twenty years.
but suppose the class you suggest
as disloyal should be in control at st.
LOUISE"
1--WE should have to trust the Demo-
cratic Masses was the answer.
But they would be the people Who
have sent these men TO the conven-
ton in a majority" was suggested to
Mr.. Hearst, to which remark he as
scented.
Nevertheless, he expressed his be-
lief that loyal Democrats would be in
control at st. Louis, and reiterated his
intention to support the nominee of
that convention.
In fact, his utterances were so direct
and emphatic on that point that no
room was left to doubt Mr.. Hearsts
loyalty and his intention to prosecute
his own campaign for the nomination
within the party lines and not only to
abide by the result, whatever it might
be, but to work for the ticket nomi-
mated.