The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-25

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the Other Candidates Cord Meyer,
Herman Ridder. Ex-Mayor Osborne.
william p. sheehan, state Committee
man RAttigan. william suIzer and
John ID. etanchneld Gail on jerome.
BUFFALO. Sept. 24.-Dstrict Attorney
Jerome had an exceedingly busy day OF
It., and from 1880 in the morning until late
in the evening the outside rooms OF his
headquarters were visited by hundreds OF
persons interested in the fight that is being
put up against Hearst. Mr.. jerome had
many callers throughout the day. and he
spent most OF the time comforting with
them. When he came out after the after
noon session he said he had had enough
OF the comforting business and that he was
going down to the lobby to see the fun.
At that time the lobby was filed with a
restless crowd Of ~rooters. and occasionally
one OF them would stop and make a speech
for his f~avorite candidate. There was
no end Of pushing and showing and good
natured sport, md Mr.. Jerome seemed to
enjoy it immensely. But he wouldn't
talk about his candidacy, nor would he
give an opinion as to the outcome OF the
convention. The District Attorney friends,
however, WtTb uOJ 81 LOSASOhbs AhOy "CAV
jubilant, and they made M effort 70 conceal
their satisfaction over the outlook for
Mr.. Jerome's success. They were posi-
tive that when the real widow comes
in the convention Mr.. Jerome would lead
all the other candidates.
One OF Mr.. Jerome's first callers in the
morning was Cord Meyer, chairman OF
the Democratic State committee, who
talked to him for half an hour. Mr..
Meyer had nothing to say when he came
out. Herman Ridder was the next man
to get Mr.. Jerome's ear.
I'VE just discussed the situation gem
erally.- said he after the interview. i
am anti-Hearst, Of course. The situation
seems to be UP to Charles F. Murphy, but
I don't see how he can assume the RESPONSE
bility FOR Hearst"
Ex-Mayor Osborne. who made such q
ringing speech at the Albany conference,
also had a long talk with Mr.. Jerome.
Il think there is no doubt that We have
Hearst beaten" he said when seen later.
The opposition to him is growing strong
and n A number Of delegates
who have bee. instructed for Hearst from
un-State districts nave come to me with
assurances that under no circumstances
will they vote for him in the invention.
Then. too. their claims to delegates in
numerous instances are absurd. rake
for example, the delegates from Onondaga
ounty They can't get them unless they
throw out NJ. z. Haven, the Democratic
leader OF Syracuse, who is also a membe
OF the State committee. The same is true
Of Jefferson county. where John N. Carlisle
is the leader"
Mr.. Osborne asserted that many OF the
newspapers had been led astray in REFER
ence TO the real standing OF many OF the
delegates from the rural counties. He said
there had peer reports Of delegations in
structed for Hearst when they were not IN
atrncted for him at all. In other cases,
where second conventions were held by
Hearst boilers, stories were sent to the
-newspapers without mentioning the first
conventions, leading the readers to believe
that that was the only action OF the first
and regular Democratic conventions.
The Albany conference is first OF all
anti-Hearut," said Mr.. Osborne. I'VE have
no particular candidate. We are ready
10 support any decent Democrat against
Hearst, and 1 I'm confident that the con-
vention will vote against him. =,
Fx-Lieut.-G Gov. William +. Sheehan and
State Committeeman James r. Rattigan
called on Mr.. Jerome together and were
closeted with him for about an hour.
SWe went over the whole situation said
MFR. Sheehan when they came out.
How did you find it?' asked one OF the
interviewers.
Very satisfactory said Mr.. sheehan.
briefly.
.Doyou think you will beat Mr.. Hearst''
who will be the nominee?" put in an
other OF the interviewers.
81 am sure don't know, saidMr. Sheehan'
smiling.
The upstate delegates have not yet
come TO Buffalo: they still remain to be
heard from said Mr.. Sheohan as he hurried
away.
,John B.. Stanchheld went to the jerome
headquarters a short time after he arrived
in Buffalo this morning and had a talk with
the District Attorney in bis private room.
He had nothing TO say for publication when
he came put. Mr.. Stanchfield is talked OF
favorably by some Of the anti-Hearst men
for temporary chairman. He held that
place in the convention OF 1902 at Saratoga
when Coler was nominated, and 10 was he
that uuelled the mob OF Devery shouters
who packed the. gallery. IL Is thought that
the services OF such a man as Mr.. Stanch-
field will be needed in The convention that
opens here tomorrow.
Representative Sulzer was also among
Mr.. Jerome's callers. but he would not tell
what the conversation was about, Mr..
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