The Cairo bulletin., 1906-09-24
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC
PARTIES TORN ASUNDER
WITH CONVENTIONS NEAR
AT HAND.
new LEAGUE A FACTOR
That May Draw Votes From Both
Sides-State Meetings to be Held
on Same Dste-WhoIe Coun-
try Interested.

alton of both Of the old political part
les in this state to hold their state
conventions en- the same date this
year is in its way indicative Of the un-
ipreccndented situation in the political
affairs of this commonwealth lit is a
situation which has attracted the in
terest of the entire country and is
looked to have an effect upon the
presidential campaign of two years
hence The situation involves one of
national political repute and Pres-
den Roosevelt himself has let his in
auence automatically be felt though
ostensibly keeping hands off.
Both Republican and Democratic
parties are torn with factional dis
pute5. With these internal dissen
sions afflicting the old parties, a third
political party has been launched ul-
der the titale of the Independence
League This League, which now has
completed it's organization in every
county of the state is the outgrowth
Of the Municipal Ownership League
which made the mayorality fight in
New York last November with VIII
liam Randolph Hearst the congress-
man and newspaper proprietor at the
head of the ticket Mr.. Hearst fell
short of election on the face of the
returns by some 5000 votes He cen
tested, but the ballot boxes have
never been opened A petition to the
supreme court to burn the ballots was
recently made by the corporation
counsel. Mr. Hearst resisted this
move and was sustained by the court
with the understanding that Mr..
Hearst would furnish at his own ex-
pense the new ballot boxes needed
for the local primaries at the regular
election in November
The Two State Conventions.
The Republican state convention |
is to be held at Saratoga. beginning |
Tuesday, September % and will con
tinue probably through Wednesday
The Democratic state convention is |
to be held at Buffalo, beginning the |
same day and continuing through |
Wednesday or until nomination has |
been agreed upon.
Former Governor Odell, Jr., as
state chairman, will call the Rcpubli- /
can assemblage To order Cord Meyer /
of New York, is the chairman of the
Democratic state committee having /
been elected to that position for theI
Parker and Herrick campaign two
years ago.
The Democrats were first 10 choose |
a convention date. The Republicans /
had apparently been undecided as 20 4
whether they should meet before or
after the Democrats. Chairman Ode,l |
rallc dthc state committee together |
soon after The DemOcratg had an /
nounccd their decision aud the Cor /
dian knot was cut by a decision TO
meet simultaneously with the Demo !
Gratis II was argued that if the Dem
1crats met first they would place the 4
admins ration on the de-
feusivc whereas If the Republicans
,osition to attack the platform in con
yention and get a good supply of poll
iical ammunition before the public
through the medium of convention adj
lrcs-cs
Democrats 70 Have a Hot One.
Tho Democratic convection prom
ses To be- one Of the iiveli est ever held
N this stale Mr. Hearsts name viii
be- placed before o. by the delegates
who have been instructed to vote for
iis nomination. Mr. Hearst is likely
o be attacked by his opponents on the
roJnd that he Is the head of an out
aw" ticket and that he cannot be
lamed or irdorsed without turning F,
DE Democratic party bver 70 the
iewly organized Independence Lea
.uc. which includes both Democrats
md Republicans in iis membership
These lines + battle have already
leen laid down and there is H0 need q
0r conjecture on the point Just vhat
feet the naming of a complete ticket
- The Independence League wiz have
aupon the fusion movement suggest 1
d by Messrs. JMack and C0nners IS I
however
Another name to 60 bef-re The Dem u
cratic convention is that Of the pres
.-t district attorney Il New York 2
'Ounty. VIII am TraFers Jerome
lr Jerome lent imuieas1rab1y 10 the J
interest 81 the situation a few weeks
go by the brief announcement q =