The Washington herald., 1906-10-09

New York. Oct. S.-Affairs in the Demo-
cratic camp here are still at SKIES and
sevens with little or no prospect Of actual
harmony in the party on the candidacy OF
Mr.. Hearst. There is no doubt that the
Independence League and Tammany will
get together on a judiciary ticket, the
Hearst people gaining all they ask, but
the break in Kings between Hearst and
Senator McCarren viii probably never be
healed.
To-day the Independence League nomi-
mated a Congressional ticket in Kings on
which there was only one of the men put
up by the regular organization 1t was
announced that an independent ticket for
justices of the Supreme Court would also
be launched soon. The Democratic nOmi
nee for Congress whom the Independence
League indorsed is Robert Baker, famous
for his refusal to take a railroad pass
when in Congress before.
That Hearst is going to fight McCarren
tooth and nail ali along the line is indi-
Gated by the tactics Of his managers Nc
Carren was the only big leader who stood
out against Hearst to the end at Buffalo,
ana apparently Hearst Is determined TO
sued at Buffalo orders have been given
for the hiring of every public hail in
BROOKLYN from now until election, SO
that no other partisan can hold "a mass
meeting and the Hearst orators viii
WhOOp il up for their candidate and at
the same time shue off mass-meetings
among the Republicans and McCarrenites.
Hearst Adherents to be Named.
The determination TO put an independ-
ent judiciary ticket in the field was ar
rived at when the executive committee
league Of the Independence League met
on Sunday night, and It is likely that
among the candidates to be selected viii
be Charles Frederick Adams, an Old-time
disciple of Henry George; L. CASTOR Hig-
ginbOtham. the magistrate whose action
on the bench during the recent two-farc
dispute on the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
cars caused so much comment. and Alex
anuer S. Bacon. who talked about trail
ing the city's flag in blood at the big
meeting that was held Immediately after
the municipal election last IA to protest
against the alleged fraudulent practices
at the polls By the Mcclellan forces.
Mayor Mcclellan came TO the front in
local politics again to-day and caused no
end of a stir by announcing that he had
accepted the resignation cf Corporation
Counsel John J. Delaney, who had here
tOfore been one Of his most trusted lieu
tenants.
Delaney Wants JudEeship.
Delaney broke with the mayor over a
nomination for the Supreme Court bench
Delaney had long desired TO be elevated
TO this bench, but several times he had
been obliged to step aside for some one
else. 1t was the mayors intent to give
him the coveted place this year, but Nc
CleIlan was beaten in the primaries. and
since then he has been hopelessly estrang-
ed from Murphy. The result was that he
could nOt deliver the place to Delaney
Delaney, it is said. went over TO Murphy
and his resignation is the result. 1t is de-
ciared, however, that he will not get the
nomination he seeks. Neither Delaney
nor Mcclellan would discuss the resigna-
ton.
Commissioner of Water Supply. Gas and
Electricity Ellison was Immediately ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy caused by Mr.
Delaney's resignation, and Fire Commits
sioner John II. O.Brien, the mayors cam
paign manager last fall, was sent to take
Mr.. EllisOn's place in the water supply
department. No new fire commissioner
has as yet been appointed
League to Name Candidates.
Mr. Murphy's talk to-day led everybody
TO believe that he had arrived at an Urf-
derstanding with Hearst on the judiciary
ticket, but in spite Of this agreement, the
Independence League viii put up a num-
Der OF candidates for the senate and the
assembly
Mr. Murphy was asked: win the
Tammany nominees for places on the
bench be straight Democrats"
I answered that week ago. was
the reply. Il said then that they would be
straight Democrats
DO you consider John Ford. of the
Independence League, a Democrat
Il consider any man a Democrat who is
supporting the Democratic State ticket
this year"
There is absolutely not ripple Of ex-
element on the Republican side All
the managers of the party and its can
didates seem TO be working in close har-
mony. AIT. Hughes, the candidate for
governor, invaded WestchesteT County to-
night, opening the state campaign outside
the city. Mr.. Hearst made four speeches
in Manhattan tonight