Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-26

der the existing circumstances he is
the strongest candidate the convention
has before it.
Men who have bitterly fought Mr..
Hearst in years gone by have an
nounced their intention to vote for him
today, though they declare they are not
ready to retract any statements they
have made in the past. They declare
Mr.. Hearst has entered into no deal
with them whatever and that the fight
has been fought squarely and without
pledges on either side.
These same old party men, "the regu-
lar Democrats they love to be called,
while going into the convention today
with the announced purpose of sup
porting Mr.. Hearst, are not pledged to
such a course, and if a storm should
break they would feel under no obli-
CATIONS to adhere to their political
plans. 1t Is asserted that Senator Pat
rick II. McCarren of Brooklyn, who
came to Buffalo bringing with him an
enthusiastic delegation Of supporters
for Justice William j. Gaynor of
Brooklyn, has been unable to convince
Leader Charles f. Murphy of Tam
many Hall and others that the distin-
guished jurist would positively accept
the Democratic nomination and remain
in the field as a third candidate
against the Republican nominee and
against Mr.. Hearst as the nominee of
the Independence league.
Mr.. Hearst is generally conceded to
have gained control of the three impor-
tant committees appointed at the first
session of the convention. These in
clude the committee on contested seats. /
which will decide contests in twenty
districts, involving sixty votes; the
committee on platform and resolutions
ganization.
The platform, agreed upon by n sub
committee of six appointed from the
full committee, will contain, it is stat
ed. Il plank declaring for municipal
ownership under certain conditions. Il
sort of local option proposition, This
is regarded rs a Hearst victory. The
platform. it is also asserted. will in
dorse Mr.. Bryan in n general way.
though an enthusiastic plank offered on
this subject was somewhat modified by
the subcommittee.
The chairman of the commitA or
resolutions is Congressman w. Bourke
Cochran of New York.
The committee on permanent organ.
~ization. of which Walter c. Burton of
Kings is chairman, decided to recon
mend to the convention the continuance
of the temporary officers and perma-
mem officials. This includes the reten-
ton of Lewis Nixon as permanent
chairman. Mr.. NiXon's selection as
temporary chairman was taken as the
first indication of the Hearst strength.
The committee on contested seats fur
nished the liveliest fight of the meet
ing, for it was regarded that here de-
pended much as to the final outcome
of the convention. Senator Thomas +.
Grady of New York, a member of the
Tammany delegation, was nominated
for chairman and was opposed by John
B. Stanchfield of Elmira. The vote
was 26 to 20 in favor of Senator Ora
dy. William Il. K~earney of the Albany
county delegation, whose delegates
have declared for Hearst. was selected
as secretary of the committee.
Mr.. Hearst will be placed in nomina-
ton by former Assemblyman William
'. Cook OF Albany county This coua-
" Is the FIRST on the roll & delegates,
and Mr.. Hearst's friends WIN have the
satisfaction of seeing their @ndidate
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