The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-23
hot FIGHT AHEAD AT BUFFALO
Ir INVOLVES rRE EXISTENCE or
TEE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

ered Over 70 HcArst-Joromo warmly
Greeted An Aleng tho way 70 BuHAlO
-n4 nesalAe= - Give Out Anything
for PubEcstISn Until Mayer McCiciisSs
Arres-Only o Hearst Delegates
BUFFALO, Sept. 22.-With District Attors
nsy jerome aboard, accompanied by John
A. H~enneberry and other Democratic
friends, the Empire State Express shot upe
TO Albany this morning In a brutal rains
storm. The train streaked into the Albany
station, where Mr.. jerome was greeted by
a bunch Of Democrats. The train whisseS
into Utica. where that fine old Democrat&
e. Prentiss Bailey, grasped the hand Of MrJx
jerome 'and wished him godspeed. AZ
| Syracuse and at Rochester and finally st s
| o'clock this evening. when Mr.. JeromtN
and his friends arrived at the ~Iroquoisg
Hotel, the same earnest greetings were hissf
It was particularly a fine sight to witnes&
the meeting with that white haireds
sturdy old Democrat. Mr.. Bailey, and tdf
observe how earnestly he talked with Mr4
jerome and how gravely he urged thiN
militant young Democrat to a hi&
presenos felt at the Democratic State con-
vention which Ia TO assemble here on Tues
day. Mr.. Bailey all his life has been fotS
decent Democratic politics. He has had
vast experience, his temper is kindly. hi&
| thoughts are all for the benefit OF the Demos
cratic party in its highest sense; and therGt
he was out in the bursting rainstorm t0&
grasp the hand Of Mr.. jerome, a far youngetF
man but Just as earnest and with jus1
as high thoughts for the future OF thae
Democratic party as that noble old veterans
Mr.. Jerome decided tonight after talked
ing with a number OF Democrats not to
say anything for publication until Mayor
Mcclellan arrives tomorrow night n
until these two sturdy young Democrats
could have further consultations with
those who have not been beguiled from th0
straight path of Democracy by the unhappy
fallacies which have been promulgated for
Interior purposes.
There is to. be q stern fight here. This
convention il to be no picnic. 1t looks
tonight as il there would not be a line
Of humor in il. The preliminary work OF
the convention promises to be bitter in the
extreme. The Hearst people are already
on the ground. MAJ Ihmsen, Mr.. Hearst's
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with Finky Corners all day. Most Of the
time they have fred their v~itriolic barrels
at Norman f. Mack. Mr.. Mack has fred
back, and evidently he Is quite capable Of
taking care Of himself.
The Hearst League have extensive head
quarters In the Ellicott Building. These
headquarters are the most expensive In the
city. Everything about the Hearst move
ment here il displayed. Everything indi-
Gates vast expenditure OF the long green
The Hearst shoutsrs seem to have bigger
lungs than anybody has ever heard OF.
For antics they remind one OF a bunch OF
wildcats. Their hand In against every
body and e~verybOdy's hand seems to be
against them. II Hearst fails to get the
Endorsement Of this convention he must
hang up his harp so far "a his Presidential
aspirations are concerned for 1908.
The only spark Of humor in the situation
Is the hsroulean efforts Of Mr.. Hearst and
his l~ieutenants to secure for him the in
dorsement Of the Democratic organization.
OF the State, an organization which he has
denounced and derided and held up to-
c~ontumely and contempt. The Hearst peo--
pie are TO fight night and day for this in-
dorsement. They are TO leave no stone
unturned to get It. They now proclaim
that they must have it or Mr.. Hearst will
be sent to the wall and William j. Bryan
will again be the Democratic Presidential
candidate two years hence. Mr.. Bryan
has a number Of friends here and they said
tonight that a resolution would be intro
duced in the convention giving 1t to be tho
sense of the convention that Mr.. Bryan
should he nominated by the Democrats in
1908. Just what the fate OF that resolution
will be remains to be seen.
A great deal depends on the result Of tbs
meeting of the Democratic State COM
mittee at the IroquOis Hotel Monday night.
At that time the committee will select the
temporary chairman OF the convention.
The State committee makes up the pre-
iiminary roll Of delegates to the conven-
ton and already the Hearst people are
putting up a fight to compel the State COM
mittee to name o temporary chairman
who will be friendly to their cause. 1t
IL not believed that the Hearst people can
capture he Democratic State committee.
IL was said very pointedly tonight that q.
never in Cord Meyers life will he be called
upon for more sand and nerve than he will
Monday night. Mr.. Meyer Is chairman Of
the State committee, Rpd in past years
has been known for coura &c and consistency.
Tho Democrats who believe in Democracy
and who do not want the party organization
in the State turned over to a guerrilla or
gGniEation believe tonight that John B.
Stanohheld Of Elmira or ex-Mayor Thomas
NJ. Osborne Of Auburn should be the tenn
pOrary chairman Of the convention.
At Saratoga several years ago the party
had 10 confront Bill Devery and his Devery-
ties from New York county. These Devery-
ties and the Hearstites are identical in their
methods Of political procedure. They be-
Iieve in sawdust and hot air and plenty Of
It. But when Big Bill Devery and his crowd
at Saratoga essayed to run that Democratic
State convention Mr.. StanchfeId thumped
them out Of the hall with his gavel, at tho
same time proclaiming that this convention
will not be run by a crowd Of DULLES and
thugs"
Ex-MayOr Osborne is a delegate from
Cayuga county. He made q famous speech
at the Jerome conference in Albany on