The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-09-24

Gonners declares Independence League
Leader Has 175 Delegates Pledged
to His Support, 22s Being Necessary
to Secure Nomination = Tammany
Mon to Hold Caucus.
Buffalo, Sept 24.-Delegates to the
Democratic state convention, which
opens in this city tomorrow, are arriv-
ing from various sections of the state
The 105 delegates from New York
county, generally termed the Tammany
delegates, have reached here and will
go into caucus tomorrow.
Upon the outcome of this caucus de-
pends much as to the situation In the
convention when it is called to order
by Cord Meyer, chairman of the Dem.
ocratic state COMMITTEES
Informal conferences between the
leading Democrats Of the state were
held at the Iroquois hotel, where all
the opposing forces are gathered un-
der one roof.
Estimating Hearsts Strength.
The time seems to be devoted for
the most part to a measuring of the
strength of Congressman William R.
Hearst, whose name will be present
ed to the convention with the greatest
number of pledged votes Of any of the
candidates. Mr.. Hearst already has
been named as the gubeHMatorial nom
inee of the Independence league, of
which he is president Max f. Ihm
sen, state chairman of the Independ-
ence league, and Lewis Stuyvesant
Chanler of Dutchess county, the nomi-
nee Of the independence league for
lieutenant governor, who is a delegate
to the Democratic convention from
Duchess, are here
w. J. Conners of this city, one of the
Erie county delegates to the conven-
ton, whose proposal to the Independ-
ence league that its nominations be de-
ferred until after the Buffalo conven-
ton was voted down, has declared that
Mr.. Hearst has 175 delegates. The
entire number of delegates is $50, with
226 necessary for nomination.
conners and Murphy Confer.
Mr.. Corners at Rochester joined
Charles F. Murphy, the leader of Tam
many Hall, who was en- route to this
city. Mr.. Conners and Mr.. Murphy
were closeted together in the drawing
room of sleeping car all the way
from Rochester to Buffalo Mr.. Muir
ply has been quoted as saying that he
had found plenty of Hearst sentiment
in Tammany Hall.
Jerome Of New York county, one OF
the leading candidates for the guber-
Material nomination, is conspicuous
figure in the lobby of the Iroquois.
Mayor George B. Mcclellan of New
York, one of Mr.. Jeromes stanchest
supporters, is also at the Iroquois.
State Senator Patrick II. McCarren,
who heads the Kings county delega-
ton, announced that he unqualifedly
favored the nomination of Justice Will
liam ]. Gaynor.
Senator McCarren declared positive
ly he could give assurance to the dele
gates that Judge Gaynor would not de
cline the nomination.
The supporters Of Mayor J. N. Adam
of Buffalo for the nomination as gov
ernor are quite conspicuous. Each
wears a blue ribbon badge with Mayor
Adams picture on it.
The advocates of Congressman VIII
liam Sulzer. are also active, and many
Sulzer badges are displayed.
Congressman Sulzer said that in any
event he would retain his personal
friendship for Mr.. Hearst.
Question Hearst's Status.
The fact that some delegates to the
convention from Erie county are In.
structed to vote for Mr.. Hearst, pro-
viding he is not the candidate of any
other party, has brought up the ques
ton as the legal status Of the nomina
tions made by the Independence league
These nominations are not effective
and are not entitled to place on the
official ballot until petitions signed
with fifty names in each county are
filed with the secretary of state at Al
bany
There Is said to be movement on
foot to have the convention declare fol
William j. Bryan for president in 1908
The fight for the goyernorship Is all en-
crossing, however.