The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-26
If Hearst Becomes Democratic
Candidate, Republicans Say
This Must Be So.
NO OTHER MAN CAN
DEFEAT EDIT0R-P0LITICIAN
In Such Case Campaign Would
Be Most Spectacular in
History of Country.
Special to The Tribune.

NEW 1ORh, NOV 20s-Upon tne
theory that William R. Hearst will be
the next Democratic nominee for Presl-
dent of the United States, the Republi
cans are saying that it Will be absolute
ly necessary for Mr. Roosevelt to ac-
cept the Republican nomination. 1t
is claimed here that in such an eventu-
atty his fno' would not be accepted,
and his famous dispatch to the country,
on the night Of election in 1904, in
which he announced that, come what
might, the condition of affairs could
not arise which would cause him to vio~
late the spirit Of the antithird term
tradition. The reason for the advance
ment of the theory that Roosevelt Will
be called back to the harness to fight
Mr.. Hearst is found in incidents con
nected with the recent campaign IN
New York State. IT is argued that
Mr. Hearst had Mr. Hughes ''on the
run' until Mr.. Roosevelt sent Secre-
tary Root to Utica, In which, with all
of the Office of President, the editor
Congressman was indicted before the
bar of public opinion for his share In
conditions which resulted in the assassi-
nation Of President Mckinley. Hence
il is argued that Mr. Roosevelt is the
only man in the Republican party pos
sessing personality tremendous enough
to cope with the personality of Mr..
Hearst. 1t is also argued that the
return to the fight for the purpose of
aiding in bringing about the defeat Of
Mr.. Hearst where 1T would never for
give him for returning TO the fight
TO defeat man of the Cleveland or the
Parker type.
President Did Interfere.
That this is true can be seen in the
manner in which the newspapers of the
country, and New York City as well,
received the news OF the interference
of the President in the election in New
York State. For that the President did
interfere to prevent Hearst from carry
ing the State, not even the best friends
of Mr.. Roosevelt would attempt TO deny.
And it will he remembered that it was
Federal interference in New York State
politics in the case of Judge Folger.
the Republican nominee against Grover
Cleveland when the Mayor of Buffalo
was a candidate for Governor, which
resulted in that phenomenal sweep to
Cleveland by $4,000 maiority-the
largest majority which Democrat has
ever received in New York State. But
not even the New York Sun or the
Now York World, usually so quick TO
resent Federal interference in New
York State or anything which looks like
dictatorship on the part of President
Roosevelt, has one word to say against
the methods which the President en-
ployed to encompass the defeat of Mr..
Hearst. And even the New York Sun,
which is constantly and continually re"
its readers Of the fact that
President Roosevelt has promised not
to run for third term would be eff
fectually sllenccd as TO third term If
once convinced of the larger dangers
to the country because of the possible
and election of Mr.. Hearst. |
Two Powerful Forces.
most powerful personal forces in the
country today are President Roosevelt |
and William Randolph Hearst. And |
here are some. who in victory or de- |
'eat, regard the Editor Congressman as
The most powerful of the two. This
AN be perhaps best illustrated by a
title incident which occurred at the
Astoria hotel at least two
ears ago, and long before Mr. Hearst
utility for Mayor or Governor Con
gressman William Sulzer, who won the
highest need of praise from conserva-
i've newspapers like the New York
World and the New York Sun. for the
manner in which he fought Hearst for
he nomination at Buffalo. though it
5 doubtful whether there is much stock
n trade in praises from such source
or n radical Democrat like SulZar,
nd COMPTROLLER Grout, himself Cub
rnatorial possibility, were sitting in
he restaurant discussing things in gen
raj, when Arthur Brisbane, the bril-
ant editor of the New York Even
ng Journal, approached Those who
now Brisbane, know that he is not the
ud-mouthed, wild-eyed anarchist ;
'hich he has been pictured. Instead, I
e is man who has acquired the /
olish which can only he given by I
cwspaper work in dozen Of the lead G
,g cities of the world, Easy az roll
ng of log Brisbane remarked: 81
lst met Perry Belmont. Asked him
he had any racing stock. Told me :
Q had, / said he had better get rid r
it, for Hearst was after the race II
,acks and inside of ten years there n
i'll not be race track in the State il
New York. Belmont told me he y
linking of increasing his holdings. but I
at he would take my tip and keep p
Will Be Great Campaign, J,
If the campaign in 1908 becomes one Il
Hearst against Roosevelt, it will Il
prove the most pictures Il
lie campaign in the history of the 81
untrv, The campaign lust ended In a
cw York State will be rs nothing II
to it, In the first place the q
terest and the excitement concern. a,
q possible results will blanket the OF
tire country. Hearst and Roosevelt al
Q perhaps the two best advertised IL
5iyiduals in the civilized world to- hi
v. And in campaign in which rH
,arst had the support of organiza- h,
ms like the Independence league, the W
,tiopal assnriation nf Democratic Ii
lbs, many of the labor organiza