New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-11
HEARST DECIDES TO RUN
STOKES ON THE TICKET.
Radical Democrats VIII also Name
Ex-senator Ford.


The radical Democrats last night decided to
nominate William r. Hearst for Mayor. John
Ford for Controller and John c. Phelps Stokes
for President OF the Board of Aldermen These
men will be placed in nomination al the conven-
ton OF the Municipal Ownership League at Car
negie Hall tomorrow night. All question about
Mr. Hearst's acceptance OF the nomination for
Mayor was dispeIled when Justice Samuel Sea-
bury read to the Astor House Committee OF
Seventeen letter from Congressman HeaFsI
accepting the proffered nomination. The meet
ing of the committee was held at No 233 Broad
way.
The Committee of Seventeen wiz report to the
Astor House conference at the meeting to-night-
The COMMITTEES was at first informed Of Mr.
Hearst's agreement to run by Judge Samuel
Seabury who stated that Mr.. Hearst had au-
thorized him to say that he would accept the
nomination for Mayor if it rendered 70
him. letter was also read from Mr. Hearst,
which follows:
My Dear Judge seabury: thank you for the
ndenee expressed by your committee and those
have felt absolutely unable and unwilling 70
have at enRh eeded o ser asre to Tenr Wishes and
not TO shirk task that presents itself 10 me as 3
The situation in this city is so grave and tns
Of 5s PnS 60 IN & fSs s Of @ @ bs
right 70 consider anytS ang else least OF all his
The one thing to be considered is the necessity
of giving TO the people an opportunity TO vote for
would. If elected. represent those that voted for
him and not any boss or corporation. or selfish
your convention selIsxs that such such
able. in view of the recent exposures Of the Gas
of the citizens should be allowed 10 go By default
The Gas Trust robs the city and all the citizens.
Signed the Rsmsen bin to make the monopoly Of
the trust permanent and unassailable
the & are ROBBED @ a and e s9g 10th IN pee as
in return for corrupt legislation and license so
The machinery Of government in this city is IN
the control of boss whose fortune is based on
contracts awarded by corporations in return for
special favors and Illegal privileges
The subway which owned and built by tbs
disregard Of the health and comfort Of the public
the welfare of business men or the rights OF en-
An Organization for plunder has planned TO
remainine fanchises and has arranged POLITICAL
combination TO make it impossible for the people
And bad as the situation is to-day, It is as noth--
ing the years riot OF corruption that vEoui
follow apparent Endorsement Of such dishonesty
SUCH a prospect is menace to the prosperity
as well as to the good name of the city and IS a
threat against the rights and the material "elats
Under these circumstances man asked by his his
honor Of the eI5g has Tigss t9 Tsssfi
7-,a accentance by Congressman Hearst or a
nomination for Mayor places him Clearly outside
of the regular Democratic organization IN TINS
city and means that Tanmany VIII keep on
cumming for him. He was elected to Congress in
. lower West Side district on the regular TAM
many ticket a year ago by one of the largest
r,uralities ever given a candidate in this city,
ne has opposed Mcclellan and Murphy In the
newspapers under his control constantly ana
consistently almost from the beginning OF Mayor
Mcclellan's term as Mayor. although ne sup
ported the last named in his campaign his
friends said last night that his candidacy Wouto
he a test OF the strength of the radical Demo
cratic sentiment in this city. There is heue
doubt that Mr. Hearst viii wage vigorous cam
paizn. He and his friends have large resources
when If comes to the old fashioned Democratic
"sinews of war" and Mr. Hearst has one ad-
vantage in having live issue. If Mr.. Stokes
decides to accept place the ticket 1t Is pre-
dicted by the sharps that Hearst will carry max
the Assembly districts below 14th-st-
He said that all honest Republicans were dis
e,,stad with the way in which the party had
been led in the last few years and that they
would be only too glad to vote for nonTpar-
tisaD ticket
committee took up the consideration of plat
form TO be recommended to the Astor House
conference TIse cough draft was agreet' on.
tbe main plank declaring for municipal owner
ship It saI't
We favor municipal ownership and opel ation
of all public utilities and pending the cl.angs
from private ownership and operation we LsVor ~.
short term leases with power of resumption by
the city on adequate compensation for capital
invested
Among the organizations represented at the
meeting were the Greater New-York Municipal
Ownership League. Mr.. Hearst's own organza-
tion which will hold its convention at Carnesis
Hall on Thursday night the Municipal Owner
ship League of Brooklyn. which win formally
indorse Mr. Hearst and the other candidates
probably on Friday night; the German American
Municipal League the Wor6ingTnen's Municipal
League and the Citizens Union August e
Stebbins secretary of the committee. Is a Citi-
Zens Union man.
The members of the COMMITTEES were happy
over their success In inducing Mr. Hearst 10
make the run, and declared that they had a
ticket that will draw votes from the Democratic
and Republican parties well from all
classes of independent voters
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