New-York tribune., 1906-09-18
SULZER A HEARST CURE
W4RCRY OF BACKERS.
Mired Company of Democrats Start
Congressman's Boom.

citizens. .,oa hv |
nev Jerome. whose boom has collapsed. AIl1
MAYORS friends last night said that the anu
Hearst men at Buffalo would rally oehirau ei'lsi
sulzer or Justice Gaynor. with the chances III
favor of Sulzer. -
'Sulzer," said one OF the Mayors COMMISSION
ers ..is the man to beat Hearst If Sulzer Is the
regular candidate for Governor he will draw
from Hearst. while Jerome would draw from
the Republicans Sulzer is a radical and appears
m the organized labor element in the Demo- |
cratic party His record is better than Hearsts.
Conservative Democrats who did not Ike MN
would go over to the Republicans. while thou-
sands of Hearst radicals would desert Hearst
for Sulzer thus making Hearst's defeat aoso-
lutely certain"
At the AstOr House conference yesterday eN-
Judge s. s. Taylor of Elmira, who nominated |
John B. Stanchfeld for Governor, in a ringing
speech. said:
There is still time If immediate action is
taken to save the grand old party we all love
from assassination at the hands Of the dema-
gogues. If the Democrats up the state had been
duly warned of the work of Hearst there would
have been instructed delegations for him.
There is no real sentiment up the state for hia.
If we act at once we can sweep the demagogues
out of the Democratic party"
Other speeches in a similar vein were made.
Not Tammany district leader attended the
conference. The Murphy men passed the word
around that it would be all right in the Tam
many caucus to give Sulzer a complimentary
vote but that it would not be healthy for
Tammany district leader to attend caucus like
that organized in Suffers interest yesterday at
the Astor House
The conference was in reply 10 a letter by
William p. Mitchell and III. B. Martin, and about
fifty men responded 70 IT. All were for Sulzer
without a discordant note.
Mr.. Mitchell called the meeting to order and
stated its object. He said that there were plenty
Of men for Governor within the ranks OF the
Democratic party without seeking outside of II
for such vagabonds'' as Hearst and Jerome.
Both Of these men. he said. had put themselves
out OF the party by opposing Democratic nomi-
nees at the last election. He said that Sulzer
was a consistent Democrat, who was a pure but
a poor man.
Here Secretary Martin read letters from men
who expressed the desire 10 Sulzer nominated
but who not able to be present. Among
these John d. Crimmins. Patrick Ford and
George Foster Peabody.
HEARST BOOM DECRIED.
Albert S. Dulin. who went TO the Albany con-
| ference. said that while the sentiment for Mr..
Hearst was somewhat widespread. many OF the
men were opposed TO his method Of getting dele |
gates. The radicals. he said. were particularly
opposed to Mr.. Hearst. The speaker said that
Congressman Suzer would satisfy both the radi- |
cal and the conservative elements.
Assemblyman Campbell. elected last fall on !
the Municipal Ownership ticket. said that Sulzer
was the only man who could draw the following
of Mr. Hearst back to the Democratic fold. and
that Mr.. Hearst ought TO be read out Of the
Democratic party. Wallace B. Hunter also
spoke along similar lines. Resolutions offered |
by ex-surrogate Rastus R. SAMSON were unani-
mously adopted. declaring that the meeting |
pledged itself Ito influence the Democratic party
of the State of New York at it's coming state
convention TO adopt a platform of true Jeffer- |
sonian Democratic principles untainted either
by the vicious doctrines Of the various socialis-
tic parties or the monopoly breeding dogmas of
the Republican party" and promising to support |
Mr. Sulzer
w. T. Ryan, of Rochester. former DeveTy /
man. read an anonymous letter, saying the /
writer had asked Mr.. Croker back IN 1898 20 In |
dorse the nomination of Sulzer for Governor |
which request was refused by Croker. The /
speaker said that II Sulzer were nominated he /
could pledge to his support Munroe and Erie
counties. A H. Eastmond. vtce-president Of the |
Commercial Travellers Antitrust League. said /
his organization for Sulzer.
The following committees appointed by /
the Chair. 20 consist OF at least five members /
each: Finance committee. John r. Dunlap 1
chairman; business mems committee, Henry AL L
len, chairman; labor committee, Henry Robin i
son. chairman; press committee George W. /
Blake chairman; hotels and transportation COM
mittee. Henry Gallagher. chairman, and execu-
tive committed William Pitt Mitchell. chairman.
A resolution was then adopted providing that 4
the Chair appoint a committee OF twenty-five 20 /
confer with the city and state leaders 20 get /
their support for the nomination OF Sulzer The L
meeting adjourned TO meet again next Wednes-
day afternoon at $50 p. m. at the Victoria /
Hotel.
Others present yesterday were ex-Surrogats
Rastus Ransom. ex-Tax Commissioner Thomas
L. Feitner, H Gallagher. Thomas B. Mcclure.
William Bruce Dowd, Frank p. Masterson. Will
lam Pitt Mitchell, Isaac a. Fromme. D. H. Alex
ander. William Hoge. Anthony Clinchy. ex-Judce
John p Schuckman and Aqueduct Commissioner
John ]. Ryan.
JOHN d. CRIMMINS'S LETTER.
John d. Crimmins's letter to the conference
said, in part:
Mr.. sulzer is conservative man. and his
views on the economic questions such as are
occupying the minds Of many of the people 4
are not so far as l am able to Judge radical On /
the laDOr question he is sound He is for the i
Oettermeht or labor conditions. The restriction
OF oppressive trusts and monopoly IS sa 70 win
him. IL he is elected for he is a inst man aDJ.
VIII discern between the unjust and lust condi-
mons He is known 70 the people OF the state
AY,o 1as On oTeH treu ana not been found wanting.
TaIIOhs al the naFies discussed to-day for tho 1
democratic nomination in nv humble tudg-
So '' CohsISSSinah Sulzer would poll more votes i
'n1h 6,y any other gentleman named.
Folitics has practical side and an idealistic
one. The practical side with the issues such
as s We have this fall. will be more successful |