The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-10-17
THECHANCES Of
EDITOR HEARST.
s4 is Believed That He May Be
M sISs| Elected Mayor Of New
4, IS38s York.
oar b. HIM OUT OF CAUCUS
AEl1is May BeDone Because Of the
'Ss;5 Platform He is Running
Ss$ Upon.

39F3f383 (F'rOm Our Regular correspondent
sSj5Ss5yYASH1NGTON, D. c., October To-
Two bits Of gossip, concerning William
Il r. Hearst. three pieces, in fact, are cur
II rent in Washington to-day. The first
us that there is chance and a very
II good one that he will be elected to the
,nayoralty OF New York city Edgar Part
n less, a Baltimore man, who has just been
u spending some time In New York to-
N day, said the lowest estimate which Tam
4 many placed on the vote which Mr.
" Hearst would receive as the candidate
" OF the Municipal League was $1,000. He
q met one or two Tammany men who
4 placed the vote as high ns 10000.
li55as Mr.. Partlett Is Il Democrat and wants
4 to see Mayor Mcclellan reelected, but
n he believes that If Mr.. Hreart should
h Draw eighty thousand votes from the
VI Democrats, and his support will come
n largely from TINT party, though the So
q ciallsts are expected to furnish the bulk
I$of his support. and If the Republican
K candidate should poll anything like a
\ normal vote, Hearts would stand a chance
10 win.
For National Chairman.
The second run,or concerning Mr..
" Hearst, Is that he Will be q candidate
{ for. the position Of chairman Of the DEM
4 ocratic National Congressional Committee
II this year. The report that Judge James
y Grlggs, of Georgia, commonly known
6 as Grim Jiggs,'' would be a. candidate
q egain, was incorrect. 1t seems, though
4 ne has not formally disavowed his lnten-
" kion Of running. 1t is said that Judge
IL Ertggs and some other of Mr.. Hearst's
n friends in Congress will urge the New
81 York editor for the position.
The third and last piece Of gossip con-
cerning the New York congressman and
d newspaper proprietor Is that some DEM
A 3p,crats have determined to contest his
right to q seat in the Democratic caucus
Is this winter. 1t is pointed out that he is
y running for the office of Mayor OF New
ii York on platform opposed to any DEM
Is ocratic platform ever adopted and IN
y opposition to regular Democratic nomi-
b nee. The principles of the Municipal
II League, whose candidate he is said to be-
\ nre decidedly socialistic, and 1t is urged
Ii that to allow Mr. Hearst TO retain his
n seat in the Democratic caucus of the
b House would be to endorse the principles
of the Socialist party. 1t is pretty well
y settled that an effort will be made to
II keep Mr.. Hearst out of the caucus. lf
made the chances are that Will be
III eucccssful. He Is not popular among his
H colleagues.
His Unpopularity.
The unpopularity Of Mr. Hearst is evil
NJ denced by the alleged fact that Repre-
l sentative John Sharp Williams Will APP
$ point Representative Sullivan to q place
n on the ways and Means Committee this
y winter. or will give himN a position on
a the Ways and Means Committee. Repre-
y sentative Sullivan is the man with whom
Il Mr.. Hearst had the fierce encounter
" on the floor Of the House last winter.
81 Mr. Hearst brought out the fact that
S Sullivan and his father had been IN
81 dicted for fnanslaughter having killed
man in the saloon attached to the
IS hotel which they ran in Cambridge. Sui
51ivan.s reply to the attack appeared to
n satisfy the majority of the members Of
e the House. Democrats and Republicans
That he rot the better Of the fight.
3tslf yyhether Mr. Hearst's right to seat
stin the ca,lcus be questioned or not, the
mere fact that there. is talk OF such ac-
Ia+ion indicates that he cannot be q strong
lcandidate for the place of Democratic
!connressional chairman. No name save
that OF Representative Floods Is seriously
! mentioned IN CollIleSl4IS Will RiiD Po''''Ao.A'
The Indications are. .thaI he. will win IT
with ease
Representative Hay, Of Virginia, Is In
the city to-day. Mr.. Hay is the chair
\ man of the Democratic caucus, btu has
announced that he will not again serve
I'm that capacity. 1t is understood that
II Representative Henry, Of Texas will sue
coed him. Mr. Henry is In tho city to-
day.
5s Mr.. Hay Is getting into the Virginia
campaign He spoke at Stnardsvile
i Saturday night, and he has appointments
l8now which will take him all over the
district before the election. He spent
\ to-day at the departments on business
1or constituents.
Another Paper.
MA There is considerable talk of a new
4 morning paper being established In Wash
N angton. The rumor Is to the effect that
III 6tilson Hutchns, the well known capi-
talist, as well known in Richmond as In
a. Washington. and Mr., Scott Bone, who
h recently resigned the position OF manag-
ing editor of the Washington Post, n
position he had held for many years. will