The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-04
Conservative Democrats Lined
Up Against Radicals iii
Big Fight.
HEARST SCORES A POINT
Election Of Griggs to Chairman
ship Of Committee Victory for
New York Man.
From our Regular Correspondent

1
It is more noticeable In Washington that,
anywhere else in the country, and II is
far more noticeable here now than II
was two months ago. It is we'll known.
because the fact Is so clearly recognized.
that the Republican party Is as widely
rent on the subject as the Democra tic
party is or ever has been. The rndcalsm
OF Mr.. Roosevelt is manifested every day
ii. some act or utterance. He is so far
ahead Of the position the Republican
party has heretofore occupied on every
public question that were It not that the
people who vote the Republican ticket
without holding Offices give Indication Of
approval at every step his Republicanlsm
would be openly questioned by the lea ders
Of the party.
The mass OF the Democrats, IL the
Democrats of Congress represent the party
sentiment, are conservative. But the SEN
tment Is not unanimous and tho struggle
OF the radicals OF the party to secure
control OF the party is as bitter and as
exciting as the memorable contest OF
1886, when the free coinage men secured
the organization.
Fight in Committee.
Just now the fight is in the Congress
sional Committee. The chairman Of the
committee Is Judge Gr'-ss, OF Georgia.
lie was the foremost sSsaiilern supporter
Of Mr.. Hearst for the democratic nomt-
alact,o, - .hn ~, i,,,,a,,.h, 49,
.s,nr.I r-an,r,it.aa -, =. 'ne IN
eos,,,,xa,, -. 10 .a,., eat vas
$500 es liulnpti' slep
~, ~ ~. spat " aspiraeio'is'
~, rIsSIs a'o 4'o.....,u .tol' ~ $40.
-. -. uespcrase
~, n.'uss,e - se'ielol we eoi1l!l,.t1ee' re
li e.' u.seoN',eo Ia d lhaJo'l.y OF NE
so..1t'ne,ee ~. spate " tug 1act that ms
chairman is nrainst HIM pit NJ tfae ra,,
has Very direct method OF achieving,
and obtaining the thing he wants, He
is going after the committee in the
usual way.
The COMMITTEE needs oney.. MI. Hearst
has plenty of ;it,v ringtimes past. he has
contributed most literally to Democratic
cnmpaisnSfunds. In 1893 he was almost
the sole contributor, He is willing to
contribute this year. But he will do SO
only on the condition that he is allowed
to dictate the issues on which the cam
puign for the House is to be conducted
The public ownership OF public utilities
is he cardinal plank in Mr.. Hearsts
platform He wants the national fight
this year conducted with that as the
pdl iSSuc..-s IL Is ulluCISloOu lElaL
he Will make very. large contribution
towards the payment Of campaign OK
penses, provided public ownership be
made the issue In the pending campaign.
Mr.. Hearst made the campaign for
mayor OF New York on that issue last
fall, and got vote so large as to sur.
prise the entire country. 1t is said he
will almost certainly be nominated for
the governorship by the Democrats this
year. and It Is presumed that he VIII
make public ownership the main issue
in that fight III
Tn Much Doubt
THO ro,,ressio.,af ,,,,,nii,,a,, IL ,,,ct
divided a.. - u,nather Gths'.ownersht, =,
~, h,io .,t,I,in lac h., tha oorernnant should
~, 80 80 ~ =, stha i,,a,t,, II,
~ .,,,,r,.o,,,na s,,i,, : ,n,n,, ioss No
-. =, 49,, 800 -, 10 s,gnif,cs,t fon.
H., 60 s,,,T 49,,
,,,i,,ea ~, x nor,, in,ns hna, e,ar,,
1,a,,,ncrs TX rand,l - a for T-nS,rress,
stands an thts n,,es,ion how averv Pc
n,,,,ic ca,dlda,e stands and me views
~ nos .a,s -, parm,,l,cans ,,,,o,,,
to he nominated in districts where nom.
nations are not yet made.
One Of the best-known Democrats IN
Congress said to-day that he felt GER
tain that the Republicans would not con-
liOl tHt 1!eAt T[1puoe " IVY Ssc''ssht'NSe'
ntl-Republicans will be In CONTROL"
he said but am not certain that we
can call them Democra Il"
There Is the trouble. Democrats do, not
know yet whether to accept as Demo
cratic the sentiments entertained by
large section Of the public, by Demo-
Gratis as well as by Repunlicans.
The spirit OF unrest and discomfort
among the voters finds Its prototype IN
the indecison Of the leaders OF the party.
Conditions unhcard OF and undrenmed OF
a decade ago are now pressing for od-
justntnt, Political parties are receiving
demands for pronouncements upon ques-
lions which could by no possibility have
arisen ten years ago. The radical of
that period Is now looked upon as a
hide hound, moss hack conservative. The
radicalism OF Mr.. Roosevelt, had II been
manifest ten years earlier would have
consigned him to political grave. The
radlcalism OF Mr.. Bryan. which defeated
him ten years ago. Is mos, disappolnt-
Ing. and unsatisfactory conservation to
n large class Of voters