The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-20
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS
OPPOSED TO HEARST
His Nomination by Indepen-
dence League ArOuses
Committeeman Mack.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Sept, l9.-Norman
f.. Mack Of the National Democ ratio
committee for the State of New York
addressed letter TO Mayor James No.
BILE Adam today. requesting a frank
answer as to whether he would accept
the Democratic nomination for Gov.
ernor of the State if rendered him. In
his letter Mr., Mack says:
For some months, as YOU arc aware,
! have been favorable TO the nomina-
ton for Governor of Congressman w
Il. Hearst. believing that he was the
strongest and most available man for
the party to nominate.
Up to Wednesday night OF last
week I favored Mr.. Hearst 8 nomina
tion by the Democratic convention, but
the Independence league nominated
MI. Hearst and fun State ticket and
adopted platform of principles
am, therefore. now, and have
been since this nomination. opposed TO
the nomination Of Mr. Hearst by the
Democratic convention, which is 10
meet here next Tuesday No matter
how much he or others might try 10
make IL appear that this is not q legal
nomination, II has been made to appear
so. and il is 40 FOR all intents and
purposes, and the press and the public,
from Maine to California, have put that
construction upon it-and should the
Democratic convention, to meet here
Tuesday next. nominate Mr.. Hearst or
lndorse the action of the Independence
league. as many people would say, it
would be, to my mind, n surrender of
Democratic principles which would be
a lasting humiliation to the great Demo
crauc party or this State and Nation.
Favors Democratic Ticket.
Therefore, in common with other
Democrats in this State who favor the
nomination of a full Democratic ticket
from top to bottom by the regular
party convention next Tuesday in Buff
felo, | respectfully ask YOU, if the con
vention tenders you the nomination for
Governor without pledge or condition
or any nature whatever beyond the
performance of your duty as you see
it. if elected, will you accept the
samel
"lf YOU will accept the nomination.
rs the head of the party organization
with other leaders of the party in the
State to cndeavor to bring about your
nomination, not only for the reason in
dicated in this letter but because | be
lieve you could lead the party ticket to
victory.
1.-The Democracy of the Empire
State must stay with the Democracy
Of the Nation, and the Democratic
party will never die or surrender.
In replying to this, Mr., Adams wrote;
- would say that II the Democratic
party IN convention assembled de-
mands Of any true and loyal Democrat
that he serve his party and the people,
it is his duty to respond. even against
his personal preference, and to stand or
fall fighting in the good old-fashioned
way for his party and principles. The
Democratic party knows its own mind
and VIII express It's own choice, and
If this is done freely and without die.
tation or compulsion, IT is the duty of
every Democrat to aid in the battle
and assist in winning it, Whatsoever
the Democratic party, free from die
tators, should select as it's standard
bearer. that man should accept and
fpht To a finish for true Democracy. -