The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-09-26
FIGHTING HARD To
DEFEAT HEARST

Buralo. N Y, Sept 26--After siren
nous day and night Of preliminary poll
tics, the New York state Democratic con-
vention came to its crucial session today
with all indications pointing 70 the. nom
ination OF William Randolph Hearst for
governor. District Attorney Jerome ana
former Mayor Osborne OF Auburn are
both quoted as threatening denunciatory
speeches In the convention and advising
the naming OF an opposing ticket.
The committee on resolutions worked
until 2 o'clock this morning on the plat
form. IL was early decided that the plat
form should contain plank on william
} Bryan also that II should declare In
favor Of municipal ownership OF public
utilities.
The contested seats committee was still
wrestling today with the contest from 70
districts involving the seats OF so dele
gates II was expected that the entire
work Of the convention would be conclud-
ed today or at least at a session tonight.
When the convention meets the plan
Is to make the temporary organization
OF yesterday permanent This VIII put
Lewis Nixon again i'm command OF the
gavel.
The next business viii be the adoption
OF the platform.
Nominations will then be in order and
the roll by counties will be called.
W. " Cooke will respond TO Albany,
the first county called and will place Mr.
Hearst I'm nomination.
CONVENTION IN SESSION
The second session of the convention
was called to order In Convention hall AT
IL o'clock this morning by Temporary
Chairman Lewis Nixon, who announced
that owing to the inability OF the commit
tee on platform and on contested seats TO
complete their labors at that hour. the
convention would stand adjourned until
1880 O'Clock this afternoon
There were not more than dozen dele
gates in the great hall at the time for II
was generally known early today that tho
convention could not go forward with its
work until some time during the after
The committee on platform is not ready
20 report IL sat down until nearly after
IL o'clock this morning and completed
tentative draft of the declaration OF prin-
ciples.
JEROME AROUSED.
'lf they nominate decent Republican
at Saratoga I will go upon the stump and
plead for the defeat OF Hearst" sair Dist.
Atty Jerome OF New York today at an
adjourned session of the Albany county
conference OF anti-Hearst Democrats
which was attended by him. "I will APP
A. Is political issue. but because the Is
sue raised is that of political freedom.
We do not think that II Is Democratic
convention. IL Is not representative. l
for one believe we are entirely absolved
from any obligation 10 support a ticket
put together I'm a back room by Charles
+. Murphy, Pat McCarren and Tim
Sullivan.
Il believe II the duty OF this confer
ence 10 give unmistakable utterance TO
their belief that this convention was not
Democratic in any sense OF the word
At a meeting at 10 o'clock this morning
went over the draft OF last night The
platform then WAS turned over 20 type
writers who prepared Il for presentation
20 the full committee on resolutions
which will carry II 10 the convention this
afternoon.
FIGHTING HEARST.
While every Indication pointed 90 the
nomination OF William n. Hearst his op-
p0nents are hghting desperately 10 defeat
him. II was reported that the anti-Hearst
forces had turned 20 Congressman Will
liam Sulzer I'm a last effort 10 stem tho
tide for the candidate OF the Independ-
ence league.
They hope that by centerlng on Mr. Sui
ser. who is a stalwart Tammany man. Ia
ALLEVIATE the Tammany delegation from
Mr.. Hearst.
IL was TepoTleu hlso NhaA Aht anu
Hearst element is striving In every way
possible to delay action. by the conven.
dion They realize that had the nomi-
nations been made this morning little
short OF miracle could have stopped
che Hearst forces from sweeping the con-
vention by storm.
NO HOPE FOR GAYNoR
II was asserted today that Senator Nc
Csrren has abandoned all hope Of plac-
~ Justice willia,e 4 ea7nor OF Brook