Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1905-12-13
Hearst Gains Strength Every Day.


h.,ond the reach of his party lead
- IN Congress. for they wonld
rLe 10 confer with him at this
,;me There is persistent inquiry
- 70 what he would advise. if he
we're here, in present party condi-
tons.
The ncw distinction that has
come to William Randolph Hearst,
and his projection into place of
largo power in his party. together
with the growing disposition to
dissatisfaction with the leadership
Of John Sharp Williams in the
House. are already making it clear
that large importance will attach
N Democratic party developments
in the present Congress.
Despite that he has repeatedly
declared that he is not a candidate
nr Governor of New York. Mr..
HEARST continues 10 bc pressed FOR
the nomination, and the feeling is
strong that he will be forced to
rnn. and that he will be elected. Ii
Is not even considered essential
that ne have the Democratic nom
nation. A. an independent candi-
date his New York supporters in
sist he would be elected.
They claim that the upstate is
strong for him, without regard to
marty. because he is considered to
represent the best chance of over
throwing machine rule at Albany.
The interior Industrial towns are
said To be leaning to him, and he Is
admitted by Republicans to be the
dangerous man.
1t would be better, most politi-
clans consider, If he could be made
the regular Democratic candidate
for governor.
The fact that he ran for mayor
on an independent ticket is pretty
generally forgiven already, be-
cause nothing succeeds like sue
cess, and man who runs as Hearst
did is hard To brand as n political
outlaw. Tammany is Disguised
with the Murphy leadership, and
It's antagoni~m To Hearst is likely
10 prove more formal than eifec-
tive. Hearst Is the big, striking
personality in his party in the
Empire State just now, whether he
be considered regular or not.
At large, Democrats are not
supposed TO make trouble over the
question Of regularity. This is
plain from the reception he has
had among House Democrats. He
Is ALREADY much larger figure in
the House than ever before.
He has been acting like a repre-
sentative, comforting constantly
with constituents, mixing success
fully with his colleagues, meeting
IN the most apparently friendly
way even the Tammany Represen-
hhveS on whom the label is most
readily recognized. He has intro
duced number Of measures along
the radical lines in which he is in
ereSted, and is understood to plan
4 vigorous campaign for Demo
cratic support for them.
All this indicates disposition to
1--we up to the measure of intelIec-
tuaI 1t not partisan leadership that
has been forced upon him by rea-
son ct ms remarkable run in New
York.
but there are other interesting
phases of the situation. Hearst
and John Sharp Williams are not
considered to be on good terms.
Mr. Williams has had a good deal
Oh trouble in making up the list of
minority representation in the
committees.
Much OF it is not his fault.
speaker Cannon has taken away
from nm part of the Democratic
representation ON some OF the i'm
PoFant committees, forcing the
minority leader TO determine who
should be left off 1t is task
winch no man could perform with
ou' causing antagonisms and Bit
terness.
Illus there has developed early
:" ',le session a tendency to oppose
"'e leader. Some Democrats think
nc mas gone over too far to the
support OF the Administration, es-
pec'a'Iy In the railroad rate matter.
0"erS blame him for being too
NUN conservative, and insist
wat more radical policies along
.'Onomlc lines must be forced to