New-York tribune., 1906-10-16
DEMOCRATS BOLT HEARST.
Old Line Party Men in Monroe
Against HIM.

poobas,er Oct Il (speciaD-The open revolt Of
Democrats in Monroe County against the Fears'
ticket continues 10 increase IN NUMBERS anu -
ence. Immediately after the Bunalo coiveii.A-
the two Democratic daily newspapers or Rochester'
The Herald" and The Union and AdVeruser,
bolted the ticket and advised their readers 10 io'
low suit Neither of these newspapers mas ever
nreviousIy supported a Republican candidate TOT
stata oA7ca Roth of them are now advocating
the election of Hughes and the entire Repuoleah
state ticket There is not a weekly newspaper
in Monroe County which is supporting Hears'
The effect of this outspoken support OF dushes
by the Democratic papers is seen IN the huHi"eI
of prominent Democrats. many OF them hltheIlo
very active in the party. who have declared Iol
Hughes In every ward and town OF the county
the Democratic detection is conspicuous IN the
prominence of it's leaders
Frederick ". Smith. for many years a meihoeE
of the state committee from this county and one
of the prominent supporters Of Bryan IN $3.50 ana
In 1900 SAYS: NO Democrat need feel the least
obligation TO support the ticket which was n
dorsed by the Buffalo convention IT IS not
Democratic ticket: it nominated by the sup
pression of the will Of a majority or the party
and by methods which call for punishment at tle
polls If the Democratic party is to have any nut
ure in this state the Independence League uehe'
must be overwhelmingly defeated
William F. Balkan for the last four years
member of the state committee from the iSo sen
ate District and always a liberal contributor ana
active worker in support OF the party; says tS 15
Hearst
Greeley was rejected by Democrats in B2
Henry D. McNaughton, former County Clerk or
Monroe and former chairman OF the Dsmocratlc
county committee, has declared himself for Hughes
influence OF Mr.. McNaughtonS name with the
old line Democrats of this county Is very great
rnometer Works a Democrat of the old Schooli J.
Stuart Page. chairman of the Democratic county
during the second Bryan campaign and
for several years member of the executive com
mittee of the party: John s Bronx. also former
Chairman of the county cOmmitte and friend and
supporter of William j. Bryan; Isaac NJ Brick-
ner' who two years ago made great run for
the Assembly in Republican district Henry sam
years an active member of the Democratic organ
tzatiOn. Jonas 2. Narnum. president or the Bar
Association of Rochester. and four years ago a
candidate for Supreme Court justice in the 7th
the Rochester Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Frederick W. Zoler secretary of the Union Trust
COmDany: John NJ. Ives. secretary of the Cham
Der of Commerce: James s. Havens, a delegate
the national convention which nominated Judge
Parker; Henry s. Bacon. candidate for Congress IN
1901: Leonard Bacon. his brother: John P Bow
man. a prominent attorney of Rochester and a
former member OF the executive committee OF the
Democrats who have announced their intention of
voting for Hughes and who less
actively urging their friends 10 do likewise
In the 5th Assembly District of Monroe County
the feeling against the Hearst ticket among the
regular Democrats is very bitter This the dis
trct whose representatives at the Buffalo conven-
ton unseated to make room for a paper dele
cation The district is close politically. Demo-
cratic Assemblymer having been elected frequent
" by it during the u7favOrabIe conditions OF
the last ten years. This year il is predicted by
conservative judges that the district will give 2500
Republican majority. If the whole county were
TO go Republican in the same proportion HUghes's
majority would not be far from 1000.