The San Francisco call., 1906-09-20
HEARST CANDIDACY
IN NEW YORK
COLLAPSES.
Democrats AL Over State
Suddenly Desert Him in
Gubernatorial Campaign
EVEN MURPHY is A
DOUBTFUL QUANTITY
Report Current That Editor
Is About to Quit the
Race for the Nomination


NEW YORK. Sept 1s.-what is re-
garded the beginning of the end of
W. r. Hearst's effort to coerce the
Democratic party into nominating him
for Governor developed today. Norman
E. Mack OF Buffalo member of the
Democratic national committee and
one of the leaders in the Hearst move
ment. issued letter declaring to his
Assembly District convention that he
could not see his way, In view of the
nomination of Mr.. Hearst by his own
Independence League, to support the
editor further.
Mr.. Mack also addressed letter to
Mayor Adam OF Buffalo. requesting him
to allow the use of his name as a cam
didate for Governor. Mayor Adam re-
piled that the price paid for such sur
render as the acceptance of the Hearst
candidacy was beneath the dignity of
the Democratic party and said that 1t
was the duty of any Democrat to ac-
cept a nomination "and stand or fall, as
might be, by the good old Democratic
way" for the principles of the party.
When this correspondence was pass
ing the nine DemocraticS Assembly Dis
trict conventions of Erie County met
and instead of instructIng delegates for
Mr. Hearst. as had been expected, made
no mention of his name and selected
delegates who. with one or two excep-
tions. will under no circumstances vote
for Mr.. Hearst
Reports from many quarters indicate
that the buoyancy is rapidly escaping
from the Hearst machine and that it is
coming down like the stick of rocket
INTERIOR OPPOSES FUSION.
canvass of the State by the Herald
shows that of the $50 delegates to the
Buffalo convention. f2.6 being neces-
sary to choice) 2S4 are now anti
Hearst men, sixty-six are instructed
for him and 100 are doubtful Some of
the instructed delegates are likely to
consider that Mr.. Hearst's nomination
of himself relieves them from their
instructions to vote for him in DEM
ocratic convention.
Returns from the conventions in the
interior of the State, which chose their
delegates under the primary law. show
that the rank and file of the party
have disapproved the proposed
fusion" between the Democracy and
the Independence. League with Hearst
as their candidate for Governor.
Erie County, supposed to be the
chief stronghold Of the Hearst move
ment, repudiated him utterly. Roch-
ester, Syracuse, Albany and Troy have
followed the example of Buffalo. al
though Mr.. Hearst will get three dele
gates from Syracuse and may have
three from Rochester
Estimates prepared by prominent
F. Murphy will not be able to control
the Tanmany delegation IL he tries to
deliver them to Hearst Several dis
trict leaders who would be with the
Tammany leader on any other issue
have let it be known in a quiet way
that they are unalterably opposed to
the nomination of Hearst
MURPHY IS UNCERTAIN.
Murphy would, In pinch. it was
said, be able to deliver about forty-five
delegates which is eight less than
majority. If the Sullivans, with their
seven districts. fell into line with him
and the unit rule prevailed. as it will il
Mr. Murphy has his way, he could give
the entire los votes to Mr.. Hearst.
But the Sullivans will not be with
Murphy. They will not step out of the
Murphy camp in a fight on the leader
ship question. it is declared, but will
not let single one Of their twenty-one
votes be cast for Hearst They have let
this be known to Murphy Their votes
will be cast on the first ballot for Rep
resentative William Sulzer, and, accord
ing to Little Tim" Sullivan, they will
be for Sulzer to the last ballot.
Hearst sentiment in Tammany Hall
was on the wane today. The change
was very noticeable Among the lead
ers who would be with Murphy in a
line-up on leadership but are unaIter
ably opposed to Hearst are James ].
Martin of the Twenty-seventh District
and Maurice Featherson OF the Twen-
tieth District. 1t was stated also that
Borough President Hanen, who is now
the absolute leader of the three dis
tricts north of the Harlem River, has
expressed a strong dislike for Hearst.
MCCLELLAN rs "CONTENT.n
Mayor Mcclellan was we'll satisfied
with the results of the primaries. as
was also Fire Commissioner o'Brien
When asked If he thought that the
primary results meant the elimination
of Hearst as candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination. Mr.. Mcclellan said:
Il am content" His smile and de-
meanor indicated that he spoke the
truth. 1t is known that he feels con-
fident that Tammanys delegation will
not cast its vote for Mr.. Hearst
For the present interest in the Nc
Clellan Murphy fight for the controlSof
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