New-York tribune., 1906-09-28
MORE DEMOCRATS BOLT
Loud Outcry against "Thug'
Methods at Buffalo.

One of the first we'll known Democrats who
found that he could not swallow Hearst. even
when disguised as a real Democrat, was ]. Ed
ward Swanstrom former Borough President Of
Brooklyn and q leader of Independent Demo-
Gratis In that borough He will work and vote
for Mr.. Hughes. He said yesterday:
I certainly cannot vote for Hearst. with his
stolen nomination 1t is hard to reject the
nominee of a party of which have been a
lifelong member but there seems to be no other
course. Hearsts nomination was stolen, II ever
one was Look at the seating of the Cassidy
crowd If any evidence is needed Borough
President Bermel was selected py piuraity; ;a ea-
ceeding 5000 votes, yet to compass the nomlna-
ton of Hearst this big plurality was disregard
ed and the Cassidy delegates were seated
1 cannot hold myself bound to support the
action Of a convention in which the emblem OF
the party sold outright. No decent Demo-
crat could or will. 1 for Mr.. Hughes: I
decent Democrats support hinl-and Il seems as
though they will-Mr. Hughes is sure of elec-
ton.
A we'll known Democrat who refused to allow
his name to be used, but who is OF considerable
influence among the more Independent mem
bers of his party, said yesterday:
Suppose Hearst had been nominated decently
and in order. by the free expression of opinion
of the legally constituted delegates. suppose
there had not been shameful bargainlngs ana
sordid barefaCed trickery Even then the decent
Democrat who could swallow Hearst because ne
was his partys candidate would have mighty
strong stomach But as 1t Is. l cannot express
my disgust. In convention that ever knew
and have known many-were such outrages on
law and order permitted. The methods were
those Of the sandbag and the thug There IS
not a shadow of legality about the way Murphy
and his precious gang deliberately threw out
scores Of delegates who were there rightfully
and legally TO exercise their functions. If there
are courts in the land. they should be invoked
against such braZen rascal!ty. If for no other
reason. even if Hearst were not such a stencil
in the nostrils of decent men, the brutal and
IawIess and dishonest methods by which he was
nominated should rally all decent voters TO the
support of his opponent.
Halstead scudder, one of the leading lawyers
in Nassau County whose family has supported
the Democratic ticket for generations, declared
last night that he would not vote for the ticket
headed by Hearst, and would advise all his
friends against doing so. Mr.. Scutter will prob
ably work for Mr.. Hughes. He said:
do not recognize Hearst as a Democrat and
shall not vote for him. The convention at Buff
falo not by any means a regular one. For
my mart, ! do not think IL was Democratic in
spirit. I regard Hearsts nomination having
been secured by the modern practice of pur-
chase.
In Queens County last night 1T generally
rumored that the Bermel faction. which was not
allowed a seat in the convention, would also bolt.
Patrick J. Mara, the leader of Flushing. is said
to be in open revolt. He has never been friendly
to the Hearst movement.
An architect who almost daily comes into
tact with the officials and employees of the Build
ings Department said last night that from the
sentiments he had heard expressed there not
more than half of them would vote for Hearst.
They declare that Hearst is not a Democrat"
said the architect. "and that if he were elected
he would aim to destroy the Democratic organ
ization of this city and would bring disgrace
the party In the state