The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-12-29

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the Empire state-tiearst Showed
Renewed Activity and e Keeping up
His Independence League.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20. The Brook
| Ign Citizen, ia It's news columns, print
ed an article to the effect that David
Bennett Hill and Senator Patrick Hen
ry McCarren we're practically the head
of a new Democratic combination just
formed ito eliminate William R.
hearst The story went on to say,
fir effect, that MIR. Hill is to be the
chief political adviser Of the combin'
alton; Patrick E. Mccabe, Of Albany.
to be the chief leader above the Bronx
line. and Senator McCarren to be the
Iblg Democratic bag below the Bronx
lime. 1t was furthermore stated in the
article that Chairman William j.
Corners, Of the Democratic tSate
Committee, has regretted bis alliance
with Mr.. Hearst, that the Democratic
Committeeman appointed to try sena'
tor McCarren on the charge Of knit
ing Hearst" will, at its meeting. on
January 3, or later, whitewash Sena-
tor McCaren; that Charles F, Muir
ply. OF Tammany, can come into the
combination II he wants to, and, final
lis, that the appointment by Comptrol'
ler-elect Martin H. Glynn Of Thomas
H. Wogan. Of Brooklyn, to be trans
| fer tax appraiser. indicated the friend
Illness Of Mr.. Glynn and of Mr.. McCabe
to Senator McCarren.
The Brooklyn Citizen also stated
that Senator McCarren had long
talk with Mr.. Hill on matters affecting
the new combination. The Brooklyn
Citizen is regular Democratic news
paper, and for many years has enjoyed
the confidence Of Mr.. Hill and Sena-
tor McCarren. For that' reason the
story kicked up fuss among the
Democrats in New York county,, not
withstaRding the fact that Senator
McCarren insisted that there was no.
truth whatever In the reported new
Democratic combination.
1t is known, and was so admitted,
by Democrats at the Hoffman House,
that Mr.. Hill on several occasions of
late has talked with important Demo-
Gratis concerning the situation IN the
State. From all that could be learned
nothing was said about eliminating
William R. Hearst for the reason
that most Democrats believe that Mr..
l4earst's defeat on election day. cou-
pied as It was with the election Of
the entire Democratic State ticket, is
blow from which 1t will be difficult
for him to recover in this State. Yet
the dispatches from Indiana announce
that Charles A. Walsh, formerly Sec
rotary of Democratic National Com
mittee, who resigned several months
ago to enter Mr.. Hearsts employ, was
actively at work in that State In an
effort to eventually secure the dele
gates for Mr.. Hearst in the Democrat
ic National convention in 1905
Mr.. Hearst has not Jared very well
in the disposition of the patronage by
the Democrats elected to the State Of
fees. As far as could be traced, the
sole appointment secured. III his in
terests was that Of William A. DeFord,
who has been made deputy attor-
ney general on Mr.. Jackson's staff,
1t was during his absence IN Calf
fornia that Mr.. Hearst made the for
nal announcement that he would new
err again be a candidate. In this state
ment Mr.. Hearst did not mention the
office for which he would not be can
didate. and a good many politicians
accepted the statement in a Pick
wickian sense This was especially
true when they learned that Max linn
sen, chairman Of the State committee
Of the Independence League, did not
leave for Europe until he had sent
word to all of the State committee