The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-09-06
CONFERENCE
 OF DEMOCRATS New York Conservatives
 Gather. NIMcA 10 W. P. HEARST William Travers Jerome Central Figure of Meeting. : Consre.smsn William saiuer is Boomea for GabcrnnsoriaI Nomlnatioa
 as He Is Most Friendly
 to Bryan.
INIucAL ID W. P. HEARST

Albany, N. T., Sept 5.--Two events of importance in proportions for the Democratic State campaign took place here today and the city is buzztng to- night with political interest.
 First. and seemingly most import ant, was the conference of Democrats from many counties of the State called to discuss the situation In the party, the central figure of which was District Attorney William T. Jerome of New York. It is conceded that this meet ing was called chiefly to prevent if pos- sible the nomination or endorsement by the State Convention at Buffalo of Will liam R. Hearst. Several allusions in the speeches were interpreted as hav- ing no other possible meaning.
 The other incident was a conference of representatives of several radical Democratic organizations which tonight emanated statement criticisihg Mir. Hearst and declaring in favor of the. nomination of Congressman William Suizer of New York. At this confer ence was present Albert S. Dulin of New Jersey, declared to be a close per- sonal and political friend of William ]. Bryan. In an interview afterward Mir. Dulin spoke in favor of MT SuIzer.
 Y. M. Sheppard Presided.
 The Democratic conference was pre- sided over by Edward M. Sheppard of Brooklyn and was addressed by Mir. Jerome and others. Adjournment was taken to September 25 at Buffalo. the day and place of the State convention and resolutions were adopted setting forth the views of the conference and providing for the appointment of a committee to lay before the Democrats of the State the principles voiced by the conference These resolutions were as follows;
 Resolved, that Democrats should re 7fYA NA fufA hnGu par1 Ia fVr -xt cry form and especially efforts from any direction to obtain control of the party organization by purchase, by in- timidation or by hired agents.
 That the principles of the party re- qulre unfiinching opposition to pro- tectionism. socialism and imperialism. We recognize the fight and the abil- ity of the people to regulate and con- trol public interests in the State. but we resent any effort to commit the rarty to a socialistic position or to die tate the policy of the Democratic Par. ty
 That policy should be the outcome of a full free and untrammeled express sion of the opinion of the party in open convention assembled.
 Resolved. that a committee of five he appointed by the chair with power to fll vacancies to lay before the Dem ocrats of every county the principles above expressed.
 .Terome Enthusiastically Received.
 The speakers, especially MT. Jerome. were received with marked enthusiasm
 Ry what they declare was really an accidental coincidence" group of men representing radical Democratic organ - izations also held a conference today in a room near MT. Jeromes Tn the Tenevck They gave out tonight a statement declaring that the Hearst movement was inimical to that or MT. Prvan. that MT Hearst is persona non prata to the Bryan Democrats and in- clnding an endorsement of Congressman William Sulzer of New York
 This action was given importance oy inc presence at this radical conference of Albert s. Dulin of New Jersey Tor wears editor of The Democratic Na- tional Congressional Committee and known as a close personal friend O. W. J. Bryan. Replying to an inqulry as to the significance of his visit nere' MT. Dulin dictated the following state ment:
 resentatives of the various Democratic organizations as to united policy in the present campaign. our purpose be- ing to assist in the nomination Of some candidate who is the embodiment of the Irinciples enunciated by William J. Bryan"
 He said also that the adherents of MT Bryan resented the alleged efforts of MT. Hearst's friends to secure for him the Democratic presidential nomi- nation in 1905
 MT Hearst" added MT. Dulin, has rendeped yeoman service to the Demo- cratic party in the past. but when he attempts to send back the Democracy and make it his personal asset at the expense of the loyal supporters of w. J. Bryan. 1t seems to me he is making serious political blunder
 Mir Jerome was the principal speak ar He mentioned no names in his address. He dealt with the general condition and possibilities of the Dem- ocratic party. He declared as his un- derstanding that the conference was in the interest of no particular candi- dacv, least of all to dictate or to threaten the convention of our party soon to assemble at Buffalo
 He took direct issue with the opin- ion recently epressed by Governor Folk of Missouri and others, though he named no one,
 Real leadership is nowhere in sight" said he. and what has posed for leadership seems to consist or demogogic denunctation of existing conditions and the advancing of vague schemes of socialism and paternalism which are essentially revolutionary in character
 we are not on the threshold of the greatest politicaI aWakenlne thls nation as ever known marking the beginning of a new age,' but we are I believe, about to return to our sens es and to earnestly address ourselves to the solution of the difficult problems confronting US by the methods which the past has shown to be entirely ade- quate to meet the greatest emergen- cies.
 The so-calIed 'muckraker' has had A great vogue and on the whole, has done a good work But in mere ex- posture and denunciation English speaking people cannot rest
 "The "octopodicide' and trust bus ter Is vociferous and much in evil dence. but he offers no issue upon which political parties can divide Our elections where national political par ties are involved have become little more than ignoble scrambles for office