The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-18
n. Y. DEMOCRATS
WARNED To KILL
HEARST BOOM

Syracuse. N. Y, Sept. 1s-Empire State
Democracy has determined an open war
on William Randolph Hearst in his race
for the nomination for governor as cre-
ator and chief OF the Independence
league. In an appeal issued last night TO
the Democrats OF the state by the COM
mittee appointed by the recent Albany
Democratic conference the subject of Mr.
Hearst's political manoeuvring is handled
without gloves
The call declares emphatically against
fusion and urges all Democrats to see to
IL that delegates TO the convention In
Buffalo are instructed so that by no pos
sibility can the Hearst boom be fioated.
IL acuses the league OF bad faith and de-
clares IL 10 be a movement originated
for the personal exploiting OF one man"
As for its members, the call says they
are recruited from that uncertain ele-
ment which is always ready TO try some
thing new and had no fixed political prin-
ciples of any kind"
CALL TO DEMOCRATS.
The document, which has been sent
broadcast over the state, is in part as
follows
THE Independence league has held its
convention and nominated its tickets:
and has asked Jefferson Democrats and
Lincoln Republicans TO support IT, There
was presented at that convention a petit
ton from number OF men, calling them
selves Democrats. proposing that there
should be conference between the man
ayers OF the Independence league and the
fusion
There is no reason whatever why the
Democrat tic party should be betrayed into
fusion; IL has principles and should pro-
claim them; IL has plenty OF men fit to be
named for the state officers TO be filed
at this election; place them in nominal
ton.
"Still less should the Democratic party
submit TO being annexed by a movement
originated for the personal exploiting of
one man. however worthy or worthless
the movement and whatever the charac-
ter of the man
Moreover, IL is understood that a num-
Der of delegates TO the Democratic con-
vcntion received instructions upon the ex-
press pledge that the Independence league
would not place in nomination a full state
ticket. That pledge has been violated
and the delegates elected with that un-
derstanding are certainly ebsolved from
any further action In accordance there
with.
NO HEARST RULE.
"The Democratic party. II IL is TO be
a party worthy of respect and fit TO be
trusted with power, must remain free
and independent, true TO the best tradi-
tions of it's past, firm in it's faith and
hope for the future. But II cannot fight
its fight IL II destroys itself by merging
its identity into that of another party,
even temporarily.
See your delegates TO the Buffalo con-
vention. II you can't see them write
them. Let them know the opinions OF the
Democratic voters whom they are TO rep
resent. Let them understand that they
are merely trustees for their party and
responsible 10 the party for their action
That they must stand for Democratic
principles and Democratic candidates.
If the party can be kept true 10 its
course We believe ii 10 be on the eve OF
great victory Whatever votes the
Independence league may draw will be
cipaly from that uncertain element which
and has no fixed political principles OF
any kind. They will not interfere with
the success of the Democratic ticket"
HEARST CAMPAIGN OPENS.
New York. Sept. 1S-The big auditorium
OF Cooper Union was crowded last night
TO hear William Randolph Hearst and
other state candidates OF the Independ-
ence league open the leagues campaign.
Mr.. Hearst, candidate for governor made
the principal address.
H. n letter addressed to Judge Samuel
Seabury. chairman of the Independence
lpgue convention. and made public last
night George A. Fuller, formally de-
clines the nomination for state treasurer
rendered him by the convention.