The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1906-05-25
HAND OF HEARST
STILL AT HELM
New York "YelIoW" Journalist
Looming up Big in Demo-
cratic Party.
WANTS MACHINE CONTROL.
CONSERVATIVE DEMOCRATS SAY
THEY WANT AND NEED A LEAD
Err BUT THEY DO NOT WANT
HEARST.
Publishers Press1


Washington, May 25.-William R.
Hearst is reaching out for control of
the machinery of the Democratic par.
ty. According to the information that
has come to Democrats he does not
expect to gain complete control this
year, but he does expect so to tighten
his grasp as to enable him to take
supreme command in 1908. The drift
of the talk among Democrats in Con.
gress is that the party is looking for
leader, but it does not want one of
the Hearst type. 1t is admitted that
Hearst has the whip-hand now. The
| national congressional campaign com.
| mittee is his, and from all accounts
he is quietly building up organizations
in many States. His friends on the
| congressional campaign committee re
| sent the action of National Chairman
Taggart in appointing a committee
that is to assist the congressional com.
mittee. The Hearst people feel that
the national chairman should have
kept hands off. 1t may turn out that
the congressional committee will re.
fuse to accept advice from the com
mittee Mr.. Taggart has named.
| Small Hope Of Success.
On the whole the outlook for the
Democratic party Is not encouraging
to the representatives of that party in
Congress. They frankly admit this
Recently there has been a good deal
of talk to the effect that the party
might be able to carry the next House
of Repre- sentatives, but in private, the
Democrats in Congress say there is
small hope of any such success. They
do not see how the party can hope to
succeed in congressional elections, in
State elections or in a national cleo
ton until it finds the right leader; and
they have about despared of finding
the kind of leader needed. The party
as represented in Congress is against
Hearst. John Sharp Williams, the
minority leader in the House, IL re-
ports be trut, has been demanding
roll calls day by day for no other pur-
pose than to prove, if it every becomes
necessary, that Hearst seldom perfor
mes his duties as a member of the
I House.
Making Headway.
And yet Democratic Senators ant
Representatives are willing to admit
that Hearst is making Roadway. Hi.
strength they say is drawn from tive
d or three sources. He Is the favorits
of the ultraradical Democrats every
where-the members of the party wht
tend toward socialism and various
other isms. Recently an organization
: was established here known as thu
'The Peoples Sovereignty League.
1t has behind 1t plenty Of money. It
hobby is the initiative and referen
: dunn. Referendum leagues, 1t is an
nounced, are to be organized through
out the country within the next tw,
years. Hearst is the favorite of thi
organization.
The Hearst bomers declare, toe
that their man will reap the benefi
of the entrance of organized labor in
:, to politics if an entrance is made, an
;, benefit come to any person. 1t is tn
: expectation and hope of the Hearstite
= that organized labor will give its ia,
:. orite a powerful lift if he does decid
= to be a candidate.