The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-29

position VIII depend upon the Finro
taken by Borough President Hahenl
who has led the Representatives Of
both Mayor Mcclellan and Charles II
sltrphy TO believe he Is with each Of
tllen.
Tie contested titstrlct are the sey.
enteenfh Nfneteenth, twenty tirst
Twenty fourth Twenty sixth Even.
ltyeighth, Thlrtfsthis I,hIrty-ttrst,
Thlftysthird. Thirty: fourth. and Thir-
Ity.ffth. In each there Is a MURPHY
and a McC 1ellan candidate for leader,
and IL vas largely to aid In carrylnG
these contested districts that the Nc
clellanites. or conservatives. declared
for Jerome and Murphy for Hearst
They believe that Hearst and Jerome
have snmeient independent follolelng
in tile districts to pull through their
respective candidates.
Mcclellan Hopes to win.
while twelve leaders are counted
as surely for. the McCiellan-Je rome
cause. the friends OF @Big F'fmp sullt-
van assert that he controls fifteen
leaders and that ali win work to Sc
cure Jerome delegates. One promi-
nent member of the Mcclellan adj
ministration said yesterday that In
the new executive committee of Tam
many Hall Mcclellan would have
twenty-five votes to Murphy's thir-
teen.
The Tammany primaries are to he
fought on the sole issue OF whether
the delegates to the State convention
shall be for Hearst or for Jerome. A
month ago the fight was being plan.
ned along entirely different lines. That
was before District Attorney Jerome
complicated the situation by arnoune'
ing his willingness to become can
didate for the gubernatorial nomina-
ton. If the electors prefer Jerome to
Hearst. it will mean the end of Muir
phys rule in Tammany Hall.
There is much bitterness on both
sides. The Murphy followers are con-
fident Of success, but the shift of the
suIliyans and the announcement ut
Mr.. Jerome's candidacy has altered,
that feeling to a considerable extent.
There is a proposition on foot to
run Jerome as an independent can'li-
date for governor If he fails to get
the Democratic nomination, 1t is
claimed by State politicians that he
will receive many Republican votes
no matter on which ticket he rams
The politicians say, too that MIR. Je-
rome viii show unusual strength in
the State where Mr.. Hearst will lose.
1t is claimed that the heavy vote given
Mr.. Hearst in the mayorNlty fight was
from class of people in the city that
is unknown in the State. and that Mr..
Hearst must depend unun the vote he
gets in the cities. while Jerome will
not only run well in the cities and
towns, but in the country districts.
Jerome to Open Campaign.
The district attorney will open his
campaign by a speech at Middletown,
Orange county, tomorrow. The occa,
sion is the sixty-third annual meeting
of the Orange County Agricultural So
ciety. On Saturday Mr.. Jerome's
friends managed to get nine of the
twelve delegates from Westchestef
county. and as the unit rule Will be
invoked, he is assured Of this dele
cation.
Jerome is expected to make a whfrl,
wind campaign both in the city and
"supstate." Politicians kn7w he is
vote ?gefter. because OF the two last
campaigns he made in this city. 1t is
admitted that he will wake ''ur stete"
Democrats as they have not been for
years, in the event of his nomination
for governor.
IL has alv:.ss been s'.:-G With
TamataLy mon. and during the tille
ts faa aaen III IN" district atta"n"s's
c;rca has done ia ors for district lead
ert -.h,ch they csrnot forge. lie was
-,ha real choice .0G the Talnnf.:. lead
e.s 70 the nomination tor district at
c-ney last yelr but was she!vc'. In
f. .or Of James W Osborne Gy Charles
F Murphy, who refused to accept him
Jeta:sr OF Mr. Jeromet I'll clIle ~
him.
1cr":re. running as an tnAe; endo;.'
he .. 'or. the ~ many ITa.l nCC:lnee,
and the diStrI :. leaders have nccn s. y
ing ~ told you Sc ever she. T:ev
hclieve, too. .ra' had Jsrcn:U bcc:.
rrr: IS IN the Tammaly ticket :ast
year 10 ~.uln lave drawn 4. e ':''t
cient votes 10 have ubStated The
Hearst.Mccle.!en row.
The district attorney has nn,IcUhtctl-
Iy received assurances OF strong sup
port from "u;pstata" Democrats anI
he believes he can care for himself in