The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-03-06
HEARST Splits
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THEIR VICTORY ~ STATE
FIGHT lMpossisLE-AAs
MUCH STRENGTH.

NEW YORK, March 6.-Tts Demo
|erats Of this State are facing amost
Encouraging condition y affairs al
most upon the eve Of ar Important
state campaign. Some months ago y
Seemed, through the bitterness Of lac
= ssant;le between the followers 4 lsni-
tel' states Senator Plat and those Of
state Chairman odell, thai tire Demo
esats might have a chance Of carry
1i1g the State this fall, or at least Of
satang down the enorm"ns Rcp'1ba
oan pluralities of the past few elec-
't.ops. The state has SHOWN such pro.
aanacaa inclination in the lnst TO
sway from one extreme If party all
'he-e.tce to the other that even Sepah
lisans feared that tho plurality for
higgins IN 1904 misht be wiped ont
.by : 3etce party wrapgle among he
pablicaas. But. political developments
ii NJ past few weeks Indicate con-
diaon among the Democrats which
sa4id seem TO render the election of
L Democratic governor this var al
ute. inposiblllty.
The principal cause Of trontln IS
the, strength Of Wir"aln Randolph
Hearst, coupled with the ,leternit'a-
ion IF conservative Democrats
throughout the State, 10 either pre-
vent his nomination for governor or,
filling in that to bring ahpnt hts de-
|tea; al the polls, thus Kidding the por-
~ Of threatened social'suc lea'ler-
sghip. Men Of prominence in The Coun-
ems Of the party in New York, nottbiy
sMy August Belmont. M. Thomas :.
Ryan and ex,Judge Alton Il Parker,
profess 10 regard Hearst US a menace
To the welfare Of the parry anil will
use sVery means at :helr cotlMand to
prsyent an Endorsement Of lin BY the
regular Democratic State Convention.
The source Of this antI,HeuIst feel.
Ing tends TO keep IIcarst's chances
With tho radical wing OF the party.
and tho editor has already given no
sIce that bp will not accept q noaltna.
sion fur tbAsBoyernorstlp II Il is to
some from interests close 70 Wall
|stt9st. Realizing hat these interests
Esfe likepy to Oonttol tao statc CON.
ysntian, Hearst has established % or.
gsnl4dtlo npf his own and named i
HE Independence Leasus. Tho start
Ing 7of This league mems tho @doyanp
'meutsDf the Hearst movet,ent from .
municipal ownership party 10 . full
tledaeea State no:h;ue, anl the an.
pearauca Of the Independence
.LeaEuers as voluntary alVill@s Of
Governor Higgins means tnat the
Hearst following Is nov more than q
local faqtion and has a platform broad
enough for eycn the ralicai sociel-
list. to stand upon. Il tho Democratic
State Convention refuses Helrst q
or adopts q platform Of
conservatism that would bal 5ln from
b.comilg the regular DCmot.. dtc can
dnlate, he viii be nominated BY tbe
Independence Eeague. ne probably
could not win against the ss':;sr can
aiaatc, but no could prevent any other
g4uucrlt fro mwinning by taking OF
. large part Of the Democratic vote.
l1ideed, no would probably lead the
regular Democratic candidate, for the
conservative Democrats, in order TO
baat Hearst andbe rid Of him, would
a ever to thu Republicans. II was
The. conservative Democrats aid the
conservative Republicans, frightened
bs ITO ,lptisiugln this city for Hearst
who brought about the reelection Of
Mayor Msglollan-that Is, L Tie.
mayor was reelected at all,
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