Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-23
TO STOP HEARST
Democratic. Party in Fiercest
Fight in History.
EVE OF STATE CONVENTION
Gossip of the Leaders Already at
Buffalo.
BURDEN OF CONSERVATIVES CRY
Norman Mack's Latest Fling at Mr.
Hearst-Declares He Would En-
compass Ruin Of Democracy.
EVE OF STATE CONVENTION
BURDEN OF CONSERVATIVES CRY
peeisI From a STAR CORRESPONDENT.

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Speeisd From STAFF Correspondent
BUFFALO, N. T.. September 22--The
ferrest fight the democratic party has en-
gagged In during the past quarter century
In New York state Is now commencing at
Buffalo. It Is on this night-right now
though the convention does not meet until
Tuesday. It is a fight for the existence OF
the democracy. the conservative demo-
Gratis claim, and to repeI q desperate effort
on the part of one individual to carry en-
the old party horse, foot and Dragons.
It apparently has dawnef upon the con-
sentative leaders IN the past week how
great is the prospect, which they term a
danger. OF that individual Nr. William r.
Hearst, Kidnapping cid Miss Democracy,
who is setting up a howl Tor help louder
than must have been heard at the ceie-
brated rape Of the Sahines The c0userva-
tive democrats are gathering in force to
her rescue. Mr.. Hearst's retinue OF bench
men are on hand. and tt is now case Of
pull and haul OF the possession OF the
booty.
The main thing Is the control Of the tenn
porary organisation Of the convention
which IS to make up the committee On Gre
dentfals and pass upon the large number
Of contestfng delegations. whose votes
might turn the tide. The democratic state
committee which names the temporary
officers is largely controlled by the con-
servatives, who were put In power when
Judge D. Cady Herrick ran for governor,
two years ago. Upon the men who make
up this committee are being used all the
persuasion, argument and influence at the
command OF the respective contestants.
It is alleged that the Hearst men will at
tempt to capture the temporary erEaniza-
ton by stampede, and q strong and firm
man for temporary chairman is being
sought by the conservatives. John B.
Stanchfeld Is the favorite. He is the man
who presided over the. riotous convention
at Saratoga when Bill Devery and his root
ers were thrown neck and crop. 1t is all
important to Hearsts prospects that his
contesting delegations shall have a show
fer their white alley. If he succeeds in
seating them. especially the men chosen
earlier in the hght -a.s4u udg whom unpledged
delegates have been substituted, he Will
hay a showing OF force to present To Mr..
Chas. F. Murphy. leader of TammanysMah,
Mr ,Murphyswiil. swing his Tammany dele
CATION to the side that seems to have the
best chance of success and the Hearst men
m him
than is claimed on paper.
The whole burden of the cry of the con-
servatives in their desperate efforts to stem
the Herast tide and the efforts are as
earnest as the situation seems to warrent
on the face of the outlook, Is that Mr..
Hearst is not a democrat, and that he is
trying to capture the democracy emblem
and the partys prestige for an association
of disgruntled elements Of all parties and
no party.
Mack's Latest Def to Hearst.
You have been told in previous dispatches
how Mr.. Norman E. Mack. democratic ma
tional committeeman, and who claims by
virtue thereof to be official head Of the
party in the state. sounded the alarm on
that score how. up to last Tuesday he had
been playing into Mr.. Hearst's hand. and
how these two men are now at daggers'
points.
Mr.. Mack's newspaper this evening ca.
ried statement attributed by all to Mr..
Mack's pen, further celebrating his posi-
ton. 1t follows:
This is the answer to all the personal
abuse men holding no position in the demo-
cratic party are aiming at the national
of the great empire state.
and who are willing to turn the democratic
fi,1n
spective Of the effect it would have IN the
of the country and on tie future
of democracy in New York state.
above are the names Of the men who
have been intrusted by the people of the
United States to uphold the independence
and honor and keep intact the organization
of the democratic party.
The national committee is the official
head of the party in the nation. The
state committee is the official head
of the party in the state Upon the
members Of the state committee in
this state rests an absolute duty OF
ganization. no matter from what source
that invasion comes. No matter hcw emf
nent may be the man who leads the inva-
sion. William r. Hearst is not a eandidat to
for the democratic nomination for gov
ernor.
HE is a candidate to wrest from democ-
racy its emblem. its party flag and its ira
ditions Of 100 years.
make Clear now 10 All men IN this
city we can say that IL Mr.. Hearst had
loved the democratic party. II Mr.. Hearst
was loyal to the party. il Mr.. Hearst sought
to become the nominee of the party. he
would never have organized In this state
the Independence League. He would have
gone. as hundreds Of greater men than he
have gone, to the democratic voters of the
state and declared his candidacy for gov
ernor. sGSe' =
Governorship Not His Aim. :.
THE governorship is not his aim. 1t 10
his means. nomination Is not what he
seeks. He has the Nomination he wanted
he seeks to become greater than the de-
in this state. and. having wrench
ed from the official ballot in this state the
emblem Of democracy, he would set forth,
with the empire state democracy in ruins,
to ruin the party in the nation. Those who
feel that the time for the democracy to
die has come. together with those whose
record in the past Indicate that they care
not what party they affiliate with so long
as they individually may survive. can fol-
low that lead.
For the national committeeman and the
state committeeman and the committeeman
in this city and county. as well as the
throughout the state, their
duty is plain. They are fntrusted by the
voters to protect the party. They must
either perform that duty or resign their
positions. To resign would be even
greater betrayal so that In this CRISIS evarv