New-York tribune., 1906-09-26
HEARST PRACTICALLY SURE.
Conservatives to Keep Up Fight on Convention
Floor--Gaynor Withdraws
JEROME DENOUNCES THE RADICALS.
Committee Contested Seats Swung by Murphy Chooses Grady
Its Chairman.
DENOUNCES THE RADI
ERr telegraph g The Tribun.. !

IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Buffalo, Sept 25.-With the nomination Of
William r Hearst practically assured. the anti
Hearst delegates to the State Convention, under
the lead Of ex-Mayor Osborne, OF Auburn: Dis
trict Attorney Jerome and Edward NJ Shepard
decided tonight to make a last desperate at
tempt to beat Hearst in the convention to-mor-
row. Senator McCarren told the autis that he
would help them. Mr.. McCarren at 10 O'Clock
received a telegram from Justice Gaynor saying
that he would not accept nomination. and did
not desire his friends to make any attemp. 70
nominate him. This settled the Gaynor boom
once and for all, and Senator McCarrsn was free
10 swing his support to another candidate
suIzer stock went up several points but there
,s something wrong with the sulzer boom 1t
,oas MT satisfy. There is that feeling that at
the last minute the Tammany chieftatn may calL
Nv s,lzer into his inside office and club him into
a condition Of innocuous desuetude-
The movement headed by Osborne and Jerome
,s far more interesting the politicians tonight
,or the reason that Osborne means fight he IS
. delegate and cannot be shut out. The Murphy
man threaten TO shut out Jerome because OF MS
not being regular delegate
rba snti-Hearst men met tonight at the
,r-,,nsa Hotel. 1t was a repetition OF the Al
conference in quantity and quality
1o-or,a was there and made brief speech
n Van Auken. of Geneva. presided Mr'
Jerome said
G. far as can understand the present situa-
ZION in the Democratic party IN TINS 9ta1o a a
80 80, 80 5isreDllta BILE Crooks-and use tnat
sac S-,sa5iyFare in control 1t is a discourag-
t,r condition but those who feel as do-dHu
believe you all feel tne same .dsIa b. r9+-
~ +hs last ditch 70 prevent posslole, Ihe con
s1,rCrnstion OF a nefarious bargain Although al
1-aIe Democrat I have never oeeh WlIhIh
49, lines because where come from nave
pa - beIisyed that the party organization was
g -yTir,inaI and not political, purposes II any
tbire was needed 10 further convince me llal
-7tgb+ the doings OF the last few days IN
tHie c{+I- would remove all doubt on that score
7 rod long thought il might be posslnle 70 re-
construct the party from wltlh, out IIe IS uS 40 q,
bs1-a demonstrated that II cannot De dohe-l Is
- ro+ten at that point 10 be suSceptloIe OF
recorstrurtion When the dust settles down
LoIts--e there are enough Democrats VINO VIII get
.Ls ,15 start the work OF reform from the
eTF9st5e 7 myself bound by no pledges.
J-hatever the conclusions OF TINS coiV On!
80 sav, for one that opportunity VIII be given
- "a 80 honest man TO record hts vote against
tJa nrnDOsition that the lying, deceit ana tricA-
ery have made possible
ExNavor Osborne spoke along the same lines
After the meeting adjourned Mr. Osborne was
asked by Tribune correspondent II tne anu
E5sarst men were going TO bolt
..1 don.t believe they will" said Mr.. Osborne
r don't believe they will. because we have not
,,,,,ar m hope Of beating Hearst for the nonina-
,,or The situation is desperate. but have not
abandoned hope of winning
Edward NJ. shepard reached town this evening
:. :, conference with the Osborne and
Jerome men. The Erie County delegates are
nov, out from under ths burden Of the Hearst
instructions.
1o,r \ Carlisle. OF watertown. secretary OF
.ba Democratic state Committee. is to be de-
prived of his seat in the convention. The Hearst
man contested. and Mr.. Carlisle has been shut
out on Murphys order.
we have got TO beat Hearst. and we might
as we'll begin the work in the convention to-
conference with Thomas NJ. Osborne. District
Attorney Jerome and Edward NJ Shepard.
The plan OF campaign OF the anti-Hearst men
adopted tonight is 10 have favorite son. such
as Adam, Dix or sulzer, named for Governor
A canvass OF he counties was made tonight
and It was decided 10 have about twenty dele
gates. representing as many different counties
take the floor when their counties are called ana
make an attack on Hearst
Wherever Hearst has used money suspieiousiy