New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-08-02
TO GIVE THEM HEARST.
POLITICS IN ALBANY.
lenders Find FoIIosuing Neso Yorker
Line of Least Resistance.
rvrom a special Correspondent OF The Tribune. J

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albany. Aug. The rank and file OF the
,.-,ocratic organisation in Albany County are
- hearst for Governor. Patrick e McCabe
..,overor Of ex-Judge Herrick I'm the fight for
..-,,ol Of the Albany County organization and
..,s,sate for state chairman, has not declared
..s.r for or against Hearst. He Is flirting with
.-o.rst and taking advice from David 3. HILL
AZ in Erie and Oneida, the Democratic ma
-Ai-e leader Of Albany County finds that fol-
,ovrfng Hearst is the line OF least resistance
.Isarst does not inspire enthusiasm or devotion
-, the tide is running his way Mr. Coats
-ror,h. chairman of the Erie County organiza-
-, nut the situation in a nutshell when he said
"a = tribune correspondent a week ago:
The Democratic masses want Hearst. and we
.,e going TO give them what they want
~ Coatsworth formerly was the law mariner
- william F. sheehan. He knows perfectly
.r.n that giving them Hearst" as he put it,
,,eans parting company with much that is de-
,irabe in the Democratic organization and ty-
,,v I'd with much that is undesirable in the
,,nks Of the socialists but following Hearst
makes the work OF the leaders easier and that is
-rbv Coatsvorth and Mack are for Hearst. u
s about the same way in Albany County. Nc
cabe with ambitions that reach far beyond the
.ontrol Of the local machine, would like to see
,Ae marty shape its course so that in time it
,rouid elect a Governor He knows what every
Penublioan county leader in the state knows
that every Republican who joins the Hearst
rooveu1ent this year viii be a trouble maker for
he camp that welcomes him, driving out OF
he Democratic camp better soldier than HIM
sck
Moreover. il is CALLING TO NEcCabe 20 see the
,pters Of Albany elect Republican and good gov
eminent mayors. William Barnes. jr.. the Re-
nublican leader. has outgeneralIed McCabe at
every turn in the last few years. turning Demo-
cratic wards into Republican districts and play
ing Democratic factions against each other Nc
cabe longs for the time when he can turn the
sables on Billy Barnes
THE LINE OF LEAST RESISTANCE.
When .McCabe and his eleven delegates land in
Buffalo on the day Of the Democratic State Con-
vention they VIII hear the Hearst shouters.
listen 20 Hearst bands and have Hearst badges
pinned on their coats and the chances are that
they viii be for Hearst. despite the warning Of
the sage of Wolfert's ROost It is all because
following Hearst is the line Of least resistance.
As for the Hearst organization in Albany. II
Will v-ther like new nnown hay under an August
sun II McCabe goes over 10 Hearst McCabe will
come home from Buffalo il Hearst gets the
Democratic nomination, and he'll say TO the
Hearst men;
Were it: chase yourselves before you get
hurt"
And then the enthusiastic men who briefly
bore the Hearst banners will get back the drafts
drawn on the Hearst safe deposit company, and
they VIII be rubber stamped: mo funds"
M windle. Of Texas Mr. Hearsts organizer.
came here and organized his little army, as he
did IN other places. A gallant little band il is,
10 be sure. with red topbOots. yellow plumes in
their hats and bosoms that heave and burn with
hatred OF the man with a faithful checkhook.
Mr. WindIe came and organized. When the local
men ran down the roster after the
meeting was over the total was exactly twenty
three.
aHencefortn.' said the scribes. this shall be
the Hearst Skiddoo Club The Hearst Sks1doo
Club Il has been ever since. Then it grew in a
week 10 forty-six. and then 70 ffty-four. Since
then the club has been waiting 10 see what the
state committee would do. Now that the con-
vention dates are fixed. doubtless the work OF
enrolling new members will go on
The commander in chief of the Hearst army
here is John Z. Dugan. It is not out OF disre-
spect TO Mr.. Dugan TO say that he is profess
sional organizer. He is a plumber by trade, and.
like others in his guild, he likes TO repair leaks
according 10 union rules. and send in a sur
prising bill for his services. Mr.. Dugan likes
10 be against the regular organization He does
not believe n a political lockstep. He was the
original Bryan man in Albany, and long before
the iron moulders Of Albany knew anything
about Bryan Dugan, with a new 16-to-l badge
on his coat lapel. was declaring against govern
ment by injunction. Sometimes Dugan's friends
are inclined to think that he is against govern
ment by anything. He was the original single
tsxer and he carried about with him copy Of
Henry Georges Progress and Poverty until
his neighbors thought he had dropped plumbing
FOR book canvassing. When the Hearst band
wagon came along Dugan was walking
Good" said he; I'm no golf player. Here's
where I ride"
Dr. NJ. L. Rowe is second in command in the
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