New-York tribune., 1906-09-07
HEARST FACES DILEMMA.
To Decide Whether TO Throrr Orer
Machine or Not,

William r. Hears. decided yesterday TO let the
State Committee Of the Independents League next
Monday night settle the question Of a fusion with
the regular Democrats. There is string to IL,
however. Mr. Hearst personally is in favor OF
complete third ticket, his managers say. but ma
jority OF his State Executive Committee wants fu-
sion.
II he enters into fusion with tn. regulars and
names a COnners and Murphy his state
ticket he viii be charged with corrupt deal with
the old machine, upon which he says he is warning
and thousands Of Republicans will drop cut OF line
II he a full third ticket the regular Demo-
cratic State Convention September 25 is likely
10 nominate Jerome or Osborne. Either horn Of
the dilemma is sharp. Mr. Hearst and his man
ayers for weeks have been painfully conscious OF
the approaching crisis. II is no less portentous Of
disaster to-day than il when he sent his lieu
tenants around the state with orders TO capture the
old machine
Mr Hearst IS undergoing his first period OF inde-
cision. Hitherto he has laid on nightly against
the Murphys the Sullivans and the McCarrens
giving the impression that he had for them
With his state convention half a week of. he does
not seem TO know whether II will be wise TO cut
loose from The old machine not.
1t Was learned at the Hearst headquarters yes
terday that the second place on the Hearst state
ticket would be filed by one Of the following
George W. Fuller, Republican, Jefferson; Lewis
stuyvesant Chanler. Democrat Duchess: William
+ Mackey. Democrat Erie. or Reuben r. Lyon.
ticket for Controier last fail is slated for Attorney
General on the Hearst state ticket.
The convention. which Is to be held in Carnegie
Hall, viii he called 10 order Tuesday by Max F.
lhmsen, state chairman OF the Independence League
The temporary chairman will be an upstate man
and the permanent chairman will probably he City
Court Judge Samuel Sea hurry.
The nrst days business will be the election OF
temporary and permanent officers and the making
OF speeches On the second day the nOmina tiOns
Will be made
The real work Of the convention will be done tust
as II Is done IN Tammany cOnven tOns-by a COM
mittee meeting behind closed doors on Monday
night Everything that comes after Monday night
VIII be padding. The organization of the conven-
'io the makeup OF the slate and the distribution
OF the plums will he attended 10 on Monday night
pTobahly by subcommittee Of the state committee
which will report 10 the state committee. In turn
the state committee win make its report 10 the
COMMITTEES on nominations 10 be named in conven-
uon, and all the cut-and-dried recommended tions
agreed on behind closed doors will go through II
creased Mr. Hearst will dictate the whole business
A. the meeting or the state committee the first
week in August the delegates were dumfounded TO
see Things run by Ihmsen and CilleTan in old fash
loned Iammsnv style with troublesome debate shut
OF at the proper minute
Mr.. Hearst has footed the bills for everything
and his followers cheerfully WELD 10 him the naming
or the state ticket Anything he wants will Re
satisfactory 10 the little fellows.