The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-28
Washington Democrats Indignant
al HearstS Nomination
FEDERATION WILL AID HIM
Gompers VIII Make Some Speeches
In New York and He viii Urge
the Election of Hearst
for Governor.
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEY.

Washington September H.-(Speeial.)-
Disgust with a big d and a blank was
depicted upon the countenance Of every
democrat of national prominence In Wash
ington today over the nomination Of
Hearst as the democratic gubernatorlal
candidate In New York.
Congressional Washington never had
any use for Hearst. His congressional SER
vice here proved barren of result. He did
nothing, was almost never in his seat and
answered to fewer roll calls than prob
ably any other member of Congress. 1t
might be said that Mr.. Hearst enter
tains the same opinion of his colleagues
that they do of him. evidently so by his
speech in New York yesterday, for he
said: Il have been In Congress for nearly
four years and have met no one In Con-
gress but corporation lawyers; TO repre-
sent the millions cf legitimate business
men there are three or four business men
in Congress; to represent the 100000
farmers there are three or four farm
ers in Congress; to represent the FIVE or
six million laboring men there is one with
a union card in his pocket; the rest are
lawyers and largely corporation lawyers.
who are there as attorneys for special in
terests.''
That the democrats here feel outraged
over the nomination of Hearst is putting
it mildly. They had hoped that the best
element of the party in New York would
be able to get together, control major
ity of the votes and put forward a candi-
date who at least would possess the re-
spect of the democratic party In the ma
tion.
Strength Was Underestimated.
The trouble seems to have been that
the strength of Hearst was woefuly un-
derestimated. Hearst the nominee
never cried the conservative element.
They rested supremely in the belief that
the Hearst contingent would make no
more showing at the Buffalo convention
than he did at st. Louis as candidate
for the presidency two years ago.
They got a nightmare awakening very
early this morning, and In this eohnec-
tlon 1t may be said that 1t will not do
to put Mr.. Hearst down as defeated In
advance. No matter what methods he
uses they triumphed yesterday at Buff
falo where the representatives of prae-
tically one-half of the people of the state
had assembled.
1t will not do to say that the republl-
can voter is more honest than the demo-
crat, but II the latter can be bought and
cajoled the former may be, and Is more
than likely to be. With from ten millions
to fifteen millions at Hearst's back much
of which he is willing to spend for the
election, 1t is idle to say that Hughes.
the republican nominee Is certain to be
the next governor of New York.
Federation VIII Support Hearst.
Secretary Morrison of the American
Federation of Labor, expressed the opin-
ion this morning that Hearst would re-
ceive the vote OF organized and morgan
lied labor in New York and would be
elected governor by a safe majority. The
number of wage-earners In New York af-
flated with the American Federation Of
Labor Is estimated at a half million and
they will, Secretary Morrison says, un-
doubtedly influence the votes of the un-
organized wage-earners.
Samuel Gompers president of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor, will make a
number of speeches In the congressional
campaign in New York, and the under
standing Is he will take occasion TO urge
all his followers TO support Hearst for
governor. Secretary Morrison said today
that the federation was only looking after
an interest In Mr.. Hearsts candidacy and
would be gratified at his election for gov
ernor.