The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1906-10-06
". R. HEARST
IS DEFIANT
independence League Ticket
In Kings County.
M'CARREN FOR HUGHES?
Bitter Fight Between Brooklyn
Senator and Democratic Can.
didate for Governor.

NEW YORK, Oct G.-Scnator Nc.
Carren acted promptly on the news
from Chatham that William Il. Hearst
would put full ticket In the field
against the regular Democratic nomI.
nccs In Kings county.
lie at once called special meeting
OF the Kings county general committee
and. II Is said at the meeting intro
duced resolution formally lndorslne
the candidacy OF Charles T.. Hughes.
The Independence league will nom nate
an independent ticket In Kings com,yto
oppose that named by the Kings coun-
~ Democrats under the leadership of
State Senator Patrick McCarren. This
announcement was made positively 10y
William X. Hearst In statement In
which he declared that In placing m
Independent ticket In the field In
Brooklyn the Independence league be-
lieves that Il IL doing what IL believed
10 be best for the interests OF the cItl.
zens OF Brooklyn.
forth by report published to the ef.
feet that Senator McCarrcn had sent
n letter to Mr.. Hearst protesting
against the reported Intention Of the
Independence league TO place a third
ticket In the field In Brooklyn and
threatening Mr.. Hearst with Il plural.
ity OF $4,000 against him in Brooklyn
II the intention should be carried ont.
"Tbe question OF whether Brooklyn
goes 1900 one way or the other is for
the citizens of Brooklyn to decide aud
not for Mr.. McCarren to decide" said
Mr.. Hearst. II have the utmost con
slderatlon for the wishes Of the cti-
zens Of Brooklyn and none whatever
for the wishes OF Mr.. McCarren. In
placing an independent ticket in the
field In Brooklyn we are doing what
we believe to be for the best interests
Of the citizens of Brooklyn. Mr.. Me
Carren by calling himself Democrat
does not make himself Democrat. II
be should call himself an honest man
II would not make him an honest man.
Ii be should call his ticket good
ticket 1t would not make IL good
ticket. As matter of actual fact the
and should not command the support OF
honest Democrats or honest independ-
ents."
Mr.. McCarren. interviewed here, said
he had no reply to make TO Mr..
Hearst's statement Asked regarding
his communication to Mr.. Hearst, he
said:
81 have sent no letter TO Mr.. Hearst,
but / did send messenger TO him
with instructions TO inform him of the
probable result in Kings county II he
should oppose the Democratic judi
ciary ticket in the Second Judicial! dis
trict / believe | did suggest that the
county would give Hughes about To-
600 majority in the event of his boiling
the Democratic ticket. ! did not tell
him to use the words, You do this at
your peril | made no threats, but
merely stated n few facts which !
thought might interest Mr.. Hearst"
Mr.. McCarren added:
"As to the probability of the general
committee voting to leave Hearst's
name off the head of the ticket, the
committee will have to decide that"
The senator was asked:
"Will the committee have precedents
for leaving off the name of the head of
the state ticketW
He replied:
"My answer to that is that there is
no precedent for the head of the ticket
boiling the party"
Senator McCarren intimated that he
had not expected such defiant dccla-
ration from Mr.. Hearst and added that
he was not greatly surprised, however.