New-York tribune., 1906-08-20

The foregoing statement issued yesterday IS
Asr rero,s,e's call of the wild. There will be
answers 20 the call up TO election night
Mr. Jerome has assigned somewhat heavy
task 20 the dsuaoralized conservative wing OF
the state Democracy.
IF the Democratic State Convention shall
nominate rne,'' he says. That IS only another
way OF saying, "Repudiate Hearst and his IN
dependence League. and I'll do the rest"
HARD TO HEAD OFF HEARST.
There IS no doubt whatever that the Jerome
6rumbeaters all around the state win at once
strike up the boom music. There is much doubt.
however. about the ability of the regulars TO
head OF Hearst. Ten Democratic county con-
ventions up the state already have instructed
sheir delegates for Hearst, and there are more
70 come. The Hearst men have controlled all
but one or two Of the county conventions which
thus far have chosen delegates. It is true that
Il is contrary TO custom for delegates 10 be
chosen before the official call OF the state con-
,-ention All but three of the Hearst delegates so
far instructed were chosen before the issuance
Of that oficial call thus rendering them liable
N ineligfbility In each instance. however. the
convention which instructed them was the reg
,,larlv constituted Democratic county conven-
ton which. before adjournment. appointed
committee 10 I'll vacancies. II the state con-
vention should disqualify the delegates already
chosen on the technicalty referred 70. the COM
,71ittee on vacancies could forthwith reappoint
Them This Is what the Hearst men are planning
to do
The Jerome men have been busy for the last
Two weeks with the result that from practically
every county in the state there will be a ready
response TO Mr. Jerome's request for the Demo-
cratic nomination 1t will not be wholly manu-
TT fsW-n
Democrats all over the state are ready for a
agh. II Hearst is the only Democratic candi-
date they will vote the Republican ticket but
they would prefer Democrat to vote for.
There is no mistaking the sentiment of tho
conservative Democrats of the state Of New
York toward Mr. Hearst. Not only will they
vote against him. but as their blood warns in
sha vropress If the waging battle they will spend
money and do missionary work TO beat him
DEMOCRATIC BOLT LIKELY
vv,,b NJ Jerome as an avoved candidate for
,be T,eroocratic nomination for Governor, the
probability Of a bolt I'm the Buffalo convention
On septen,ber 25 grows stronger. ~ the Hearst
men control Il the chances are that the Jerome
r0en viii walk out and vice versa Jerome s
candidacy doubtless will snuff out the other
..favorife SON" booms. There are three or four
~ these There IS one In Jefferson County with
name Of John N CafASle On Ihe DahiioI' >
another one in Cayuga. bearing the name Of
Thomas N. Osborne. and half dozen booms for
minor places on the ticket. contingent more or
less on the control Of the convention by the con-
sarvat;ves Inasmuch as New York city will be
The battle-ground. Jerome stands better chance
OF being the candidate Of the conservatives than
any one else.
The September primaries are month on while
the Hearst State Convention is due in three
weeks The Independence League men on Sep
tember II in this city may do something that
will clear the political skies and make 1t easy
for the conservatives 70 hand over the Demo-
cratic nomination 70 Jerome Mr.. Hearst by
that time may decide that he will be better on
without Democratic Endorsement, and this may
prompt him 20 do and say things which would
render his Endorsement by the regulars imprac-
1icahle- II he carries out his plan to put one
or two granger Republicans on his state ticket,
tie regularity argument would have constant
~ growing weight
Regularity Is great thing in Tammany
Hall, and here again Mr.. Murphy's potentfality
bobs up. AT present he is for Hearst because
lie wants the Hearst support in the Urinary
fights The primaries VIII be ont of the nav
after September Is. II Murphy retains good
grip on the Tammany machine ne NAV he nor
suaded to swing to Jerome and run the rial, %
losing the election machinery by thus lining -,
with the forces whose candidate may RIM tL,nd
IN The race As explained in yesterdays Tribune
CONTINUED cage