New-York tribune., 1905-11-21
COLER ON HEARST PLANS.
WILL ORGANIZE STATE.
Beleued to Indicate Attempt to
Cnpture Democratic Contention.

Fx-Controner Bird s. Coler. elected Boroue n
President of Brooklyn on the Hearst ticket toio
a Tribune reporter yesterday that the HeaTst
,nen will within the next year extend theif
organization throughout the State.
In political circles this is interpreted as mean
ing that the Hearst men will try to capture 'ie
next Democratic state convention III ehe! uo
this Mr. Coler will probably be the canoiua'0
for Governor, as he was in 1902 when ne re-
ce.ved plurality of more than l@o'oo Az .-
o,.,- os New York. only the tremendous piu-
salitv rolled up by the Republicans ABOVE iNo
Bronx pulled the Republican ticket through
NJ Coler ;s the Hearst leader. in kings
-ountv and is in a position to speak authorita-
lively of the plans OF the Hearst men III
tbree-cornered fight he beat Senator McCaFfeen
regarded as the most powerful individual Deiii-
ocrstic leader in the State. When he accepted
the nomination he was laughed at Dy tne -'e
German men Now the laugh is on McCarTeh
and Murphy. and Coler is on top MS an
rotncement yesterday that the Hearst men
VIII organize the State as they dlo the cl's
means that the friends Of Mr. Hearst are ue
tsrr,;ned not 10 relinquish the advantage that
they gained in the recent election. "hiie NJ
,-ole- would not admit that the Hearst men hao
-,a,,,,.5 =. ,,sr,a the next Democratic candi-
date for Governor. it is a logical deductloh mat
10 .be Hearst men organize the State they VIII
do n because they mean to name the ticket
T7.is will be shock to the Murphy men ana
E4iI men but il will be hailed with JOY py te the
radical Democrats UP the State. especlaily IL
Mr.. Hearst will provide campaign fund COM
rnensurate with his ambitions
TT is a fact" said Mr.. Coler yesterday al ms
Cedsr-st. offices. that the Hearst men wiz
oreanize the state OF course the hrst thlIls "
do is 10 dispose of the contest of Mr HeaIsl.
r-,.ra is no doubt whatever that if he gets ms
y,phts he viii be installed as the next Mayor u
N.v-York. We must rely on the courts ior a"
honest adjudication of the matter.
a-rre friends of Mr. Hearst are fighting lor
oo-+oi- ,olit;csl principles" Mr. Coler continued
..r-, ,.-a ,,rsttv we'll discussed by the Munici-
,,o1 .oag,a neonle in the recent campaign. Ihey
.,,,,5a tho nublie control of franchises whlch
s,-,,ro ,,,hlic utilities publicity with REFER
encs 70 election contributions and expenditures
49,. n-ir,ar1 nominations of candidates ana
,,rrsr,,tting hostility to political bosses ana
a,.a,,o. Those principles are just as desirable
- other cities of the State they are here III
New-York That they are close TO the iiea .
or +be n4ople of this city shown by the re-
cent vote. 49,,
.v.7. ,urnose 10 go ahead with organizing the
voters lp the State who think as we thlnK oo"i'
here Like causes produce like effects. Ii Dem
ocrats and Republicans in this CITY ~e1e ne'by hy
~ vote for freedom from doIIeinauon y,
,oI,.ical bosses the upstate voters wiz pe
found 10 be in a similar frame OF 1nlno. t tNo
:. the time to go at the task OF bringing 49,. .
a new order of things LOOK 10 see aoaad;nsiv .mS
{nta-astioe one l think II Will turn OUT -, ttas \
;be progressive Democrats OF the state "iii '0
fn hand in prevailing NUMBERS