The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-12-15
HEARS st IS AZ Err
TWO NOMINATIONS
Candidate for Governor Of New
York in, 1906, for President
in 1908.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Washington, Dec. 15.-William Ran
fdolph Hearst will be candidate for gov
ernor of New York in 1906 and for
president IN 1905.
This stat e1nent is made on the au-
thority Of his close friends, who say
the action Of the court in New York
city preventing a. recount of the ball
lots cast at the. last municipal election
will force Mr.. Hearst, as a matter Of
personal vindication, to appeal to the
people at the first available emporium
ity. Under the new city charter of
New York the mayor holds office for
four years now, instead of two, as for
merly. Mayor Mcclellan therefore,
will be in control at the city hall until
Jan. | 1910. There will be no municipal
that time there IS a governor and a
president to be chosen.
Organization Begun.
!, The state organization has already
been set on foot in behalf Of M,
once by a national organization with
headquarters in every state and the
formation Of a nucleus Of a machine
for the election of delegates to the
next national democratic convention.
Mt. Hearst s enemies say he is lucky
IN that he tailed to secure recount
OF the ballot and thereby escapes the
responsibilities which would have at
tached to the office Of mayor if he
had been declared elected. He ran on
a platform. of municipal ownership,
cheap gas, low streetcar fares, and sim,
liar things which were attractive to.
the people, but which could scarcely.
have been inaugurated by any mayor,
no 10 matter n l how public spirited he might
Those who would like to see Mr.,
Hearst beaten, therefore, insist that his
apparent defeat before the courts really
was victory because it has enabled
him to appeal to the people once more
on the same old issues without any op-
1portunity being afforded him to demon
strate that those issues would not work
but In actual practice.
New Scare for Murphy.
I New York, Dec. ia legislative
Committee to investigate the recent
election, with Charles F. Murphy and
all the Tammany leaders ais witnesses
and the ,searchlight turned upon the
innermost workings Of the Tammany
machinery, has been determined upon
at a conference of counsel for w. r.
Hearst as the next move to be at
tempted. =
ssaa chat thst f the isgs fss
ture will be asked next month to an
point such a committee, The Hearst
forces rely upon the republican state
chairman, Odell, to line up the solid
plan. They, say that tWentySlocal mem
bers Of the legislature were elected with
their Endorsement and that these with
all the other republican members. will
vote for the investigation They init
mate strongly that assurances have al
| ready been received from high repub-
mean authorities to- carry the program
thru. ..:.. -. ~ :, = - -
The plan is to make ex-Governor
counsel Of the committee fhe = in nn1sl
ttigation, Mr.. Shearn sale, would Law
| bare the entire system Of Tammany cor
Eruption. The source Of all the Tam
many campaign contributions is to be
lt1lnlNestlgate Mr.. Shearn also said that
epporF2nity S0 e az answer T2sn nubc fe
famous query: Wheredid YOU oct itY,,
Such an investigation said Mr..
Shearn, us not for the purpose Of
determining. Il who was elected mayor.
IL is TO uncover the frauds that were
committed here on election day and to
lay bare the evils in local elections.
Several reform election laws will be
otf LEI at the session and this inquiry
will give the legislators an opportunity
| Of as;eertaining just what evils exist
How He Got It.
The Hearst lawyers hope not only to
! oath to account for the source Of every
cent OF his campaign funds, but to tell
IN detail just, how the money was spent
and who got it. Each man who received
money from the Tammany fund is to be
Hundreds of affdavits now on fi1e with
inc hearst lawyers are to be used for
suggesting lines Of inquiry.
4 The proposed legislative inquiry IS
not expected to take the place Of the
effort to have the legislature open the
ballot boxes. A bill for this purpose
is to be introduced early in the session.
The Hearst lawyers today determined
/ not to begin quo Warranto proceedings
1 to GUST the mayor until after the legiiss-
t lature has passed upon this bill. -
The Hearst lawyers have asked JUS
/ tice Slower for 100 orders to compel The
election inspectors to alter their re.
turns so as to make them CORRESPOND
with the tally sheet figures. This order
| is returnable Monday. On Monday JUS
! tlce Geigerlch will also enter his order
/ determining how the void and protested
ballots shall be counted. is s Z.
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