The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-02-25
MIR. HEARST'S STILL
 HUNT IN NEW YORK
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 of the still hunt being made in behalf of MT. Hearst. His agents have turned to good account the strife in both the democratic and republican parties. Up state democrats who are disgusted with the present situation and are looking for a new leader, have been won over by the score, but whether they will SUCK to Hearst when the hue and cry that his candidacy will surely raise, arrives Is doubtful. In the republican party are the Odel discontents who are lined up with Hearst and also many independent voters who desire a change of administra- tion on account of the insurance scandals. This fact is giving the reform element Of the party, which Is in the ascendancy at present, serious concern.
 The first open step in the campaign will be taken at Albany on March l when a convention of municipal owner ship leagues will be held. A state com mittee will be formed, which will issue call for a state convention. At this convention MT. Hearst will he nominated for governor Then he will be in a posi- tion to use a club on the democratic party and force 1t to nominate him also or run the risk of defeat.
 Both Parties Alarmed.
 Leading democrats say that if Hearst is nominated that there will be a bolt from him that will insure the continu- ance of the republicans in power. on the other hand shrewd republican poll ticians are saying that if the democrats nominate Hearst he will take senough votes away from the republican party to defeat it. So both sides are watching his campaign with fear. Conservative democrats are particularly anxious be- cause they are loath to see their party | forfeit another chance to capture the state by a blunder They believe that | with the proper man and with the re- l publican machine disorganized as it Is | they could win New York could have elected a democratic governor in 1898 | despite the war record of Theodore | Roosevelt had it not been for the blum | dering of Richard Croker, who managed 1 the campaign. He nominated Augustus Van Wyclk In the face of the fact that | Judge Daly was the choice of the party and this, coupled with his own person | ality, which was made an issue in the campaign. brought defeat. h 1902 the | democrats could have won but for the l fact that David B. Hill chose that time | to wreak vengeance on some of the up- state leaders who were his enemies, Not His First Experience. This is not MT. Hearsts first experi- | ence in office seeking. He has been at | 1t for ten years He was in receptive mood for the democratic nomination for | governor in 1896 and he hoped for 1t | again in 1898. He sought the democratic nominat ton for vice president in 1900 and also in the same year tried to get the nomination for governor It was in this | year that he succeeded in getting a nom nation for Congress from Tammany and was elected. He hopes in his present l campaign to get some strength rom 1 Tammany because of the dissatisfaction | In the wigwam over the way Mayor Mcclellan has tufned the organization | down in the matter of appointments. There have been reports that since Lead CT Charles F. Murphy has broken with Mr Mcclellan he may support Hearst for the democratic nomination. but 1t Is not likely that they have any founda- | ton.
 l Mr Hearst's campaign for President with his army of salaried agents and his campaign for mayor are still fresh in the | public mind. Now he Is again seeking a nomination for governor of the state with the purpose in view Of running for | President In 1908