The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11
THE FIGHT NOW
ON in EA RE 81
.PoLiTlcs GETTING VERY WARM
IN NEW YoRE EARsT AFT Il,
Err Big GAME.

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in bitterness, If not in importance,
any State convention Of Democrats in
New York in recent years will be the
gathering at Buffalo week after next
81 the Democrats who are to put the
control of the party in this State
either into the hands OF William R.
Hearst, with all which that implies,
or hopelessIy divide the party by de-
Inying Hearst the nomination and Civ.
ing it to some conservative Democrat
or, perhaps. one representing the In
terests Of the corporations centered in
| Wall street. The convention will be
marked by such a display of feeling
on both sides that whatever the out.
come, the party will be greatly torn
by the anlmosities engendered by the
bitter fight for control of the party
machinery. If Hearst is nominated
for governor those opposed to him
will, without doubt, call convention
of their own and put another Demo
cratic candidate in the field. This
candidate will probably be William
Travers Jerome, district attorney of
New York county, although it can be
stated in truth that the GOODNESS with
which the suggestion Of Jerome as a
candidate has been greeted by the
masses Of Democrats may cause the
selection Of some one of greater pres
ent personal popularity
If Hearst should fail TO, win in the
convention, he will run as the candl-
date Of the independence League,
which is controlled by him and his
Democratic and Republican adherents.
Hearst will whoop 1t up on the anti
boss plank in his platform If Jerome
should receive the regular party nom
ination, and in that event 1t might be
said that Jerome's clothes had been
appropriated by the New York con-
gresham.
Playing for Big stake.
For Hearst there is great deal at
stake in the outcome OF the Buffalo
convention. His nomination by that
convention will place him in regular
party standing, and, unless he is over
whelmingly defeated. he will be for.
mfdable rival of William j. Bryan for
the Presidential nomination of 1908.
That Hearst realizes this fact was
shown In his recent speech at SYRIA
cuse, when he took the unexpected
course of declaring himself conser-
vative in politics, willing to take i'm
portant steps only with great caution.
If, by any combination OF circum'
stances, Hearst should be elected gov.
e1nor OF New York State, the national
Democratic party would probably turn
to him as its long-looked-for Moses.
Hearst's delegates to the next nation
al convention could contrast with great
force the failure Of Bryan to even poll
a respectable vote in New York State
MS against IIearst's success in carry
ing 1t: so that, in so far as Mr.. Hearst's
political future is concerned, his fate
will almost turn upon the result OF
the Democratic convention of the week
after next,
There are other Democrats for
whom the convention is almost as i'm
portant. It Is we'll known here that i'll
is Hearst's Intention, II lie should be-
elected governor OF the State, to re-
move Mayor NIcs;'s .aM from Office
on the grounA # fraud. Shicn Hearst
can probably prove. and to li;ie"'sei
remove Dl<Iiti a.: rney Jerome from
office upon the ..-u I'LL of that OH
calls neglect OF duty. Nor" than that,
Hearst will no: rn"tcnt himself, in
the evnt at his ection. with rclnov
ing the executive of the city, but he
will also insist that McGIelIan's
friends all be turned out of oE.cc and
that loyal Hearst men be appointed
In their places. This means IL turn
ing over of the entire city to the
Hearst faction. with all of tho enor-
nous patronage of the mayors Office.
This patronage is of such volume that
1t would undoubtedly give Hearst the
conrtol of Tammany Hall and insure
Il Hearst delegation from this State to
the national convention Of 1908. Both
the District Attorney and the mayor OF
the city realize fully what they havei
at stake, and they will be virtually the
leaders of the Democratic fight against
the editor in the Buffalo convention
and in the campaign that is to follow.
Jerome's Chances Poor.
No one believes for moment that
Jerome or any other regular Demo-
crat would have any chance of win
ming the governorsnGp with Hearst in
the field The candidacy of Jerome
will serve 10 draw away from her Re-
publican candidate considerable ele-
ment of strength, which would other
wise go directly to Higgins or Hughes
or whomever the Republicans may