Albuquerque morning journal., 1906-09-24


the democrats would be in a position
to attack the platform in convention
and get a good supply of political am
munition before the public through
the medium of convention addresses.
Hearst Head of "Outlaw" Ticket.
The democratic convention promises
TO he one of the liveliest ever held IL
this state. Mr. Hearst's name will be
placed before IL by the delegates who
have been instructed to vote for his
nomination. Mr.. Hearst is likely to be
attacked by his opponents on the
ground that he Is the head of an
outlaw ticket and that he cannot ho
named or indorsed without turning the
democratic party over to the newly or
ganized Independence League. which
includes both democrats and repuhli-
cans in its membership. These lines Of
battle have already been laid down
and there is no need for conjecture on
the point. Just what effect the nam-
ing of a complete ticket by the Inde-
pendence League will have upon the
fusion movement suggested by Messrs
Mack and COnners is problematicai
however.
Another name to go before the
democratic convention Is that of the
present district attorney of New York
county, William Travers Jerome. NJ.
Jerome lent immeasurably to the In
terest of the situation few weeks ago
by the brief announcement of his can
didacy which read
"In the present shameful condition
OF our political life In this state | am
willing to run for the office of COVER
nor of the state IL the democratic con-
ventlon shall nominate me without
any misunderstanding. expressed r.
implied other than that. if elected,
shall obey my oath of office as | ua-
derstand 1t in letter and spirit"
Jerome Hates Bosses.
Mr.. Jerome made an Independent
campaign for reelection as district at
torney last fall and was successful ov"r
the regular nominees of the demo-
cratic. republican and municipal own
ership parties. He has always been
democrat, but has on every occasion
expressed his adherence of so-callcd
political bosses" Mayor George j.
Mcclellan, of New York city, has ex-
pressed his preference for Mr. jerome
for governor and has announced his
intention of voting for him at the con-
venton. Mr.. Jerome Is without polit-
ical machinery and came into the race
many of the county conventions called
to name delegates to Buffalo.
If the so-called regular" democrats
prove unwilling to accept either Mr..
Hearst or Mr.. Jerome, because OF
their independent attitudes in the
past, there Is much speculation as to
whom they will bring before the con
vention. There has been talk of j. M.
Adam of Buffalo; of John M. Carlisle
of Watertown; of John b. Stanchiield,
of Elmira of former Judge D. Cady
Herrick, who was the democratic
gubernatorial candidate two years
ago. of Justice William j. Gaynor, OF
Brooklyn, and Edward NJ. Shepard.
Justice Gaynor has also been urged
because of his independence. He and
Mr.. Hearst have long been regarded
as political friends and last fall it was
said Mr. Hearst ran for mayor only
because he had been unable to induce
Justice Gaynor to take up the fight.
| The famous Tammany Hall organl-
alton of the party in New York City
has felt the dissensions thai have ar
fected the party IN general land there
are evidences of greater factionai
| troubles inside the Wigwam than ever
before Charles P. Murphy, the pres
ent leader of Tammany Hall, and
|
regarded as heading the opposing
forces in the organization. Mr.. Mur-
ply was said to favor the nomination
OF Hearst, but the latter in public
statement declared he did not want
Mr.. Murphy's support.
The Republican Fight.
The republican factional fight ap-
pears to be as bitter as that among
the democrats. but the adherents OF
! the republican faith are not hampered
! by an independent" movement, al
though it is admitted the independence
league may poll some republican
votes. It's principal influence, If the full
state ticket goes on the official ballot
will be felt, however, by the demo"
Gratis
Popular opinion arrays State Chair
man Odell against Governor Frank
| w. Higgins in the struggle for control
of the Saratoga convention and of the
republican party in this state. Two
years ago Mr.. Odell and Mr.. Higgins
were quite intimate. 1t was not long
after Governor Higgins was inaugu-
rated that there came rumors of DIFF
ferences existing between the govern
or and the state chairman. There was
no open breach, however, until the
fight last winter for the assembly
speakership. Chairman Odell let I
be known that his candidate for the
office was Assemblyman Merritt, OF
st. Lawrence county. Governor Hig--
gins openly advocated the election OF
Assemblyman James w. Wadsworth,
Jr. son of Congressman Wadsworth,
who as chairman of the house COM
mittee on agriculture came into prom
inence this spring during the meat in
vestigations at Washington.
During the speakership fight q
number Of the legislative leaders were
summoned to Washington and were In
conference with President Roosevelt
When they returned to Albany there
were immediate assurances that
young Mr.. Wadsworth would be chos-
en- speaker. He was so chosen on the
first ballot. 1t then became generally
noised about that the president had
aligned himself morally If not openly
with Governor Higgins and his fol-
lowers In the state. Chairman Odell
was nettled at this and the further re-
port that every effort would be made
to overthrow his leadership of the
state committee. He called upon his
friends for support and the fight
which still continues was begun.
In the only test vote of the state
committee taken this year, Chairman
OdeIl was accredited with a victory
by margin of one vote. The friends
OF Governor Higgins claim that the
one absent member was aligned Will
the governor and had sent his proxy
to the committee, but 1t arrived too
late. This vote, they claim. woult
have made the division of the com
mittee q tie. Governor. Higgins