The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-13
CAN'T NAME A THIRD TICKET.
HEARST'S POLITICAL CORPORA
TION STANDS IN THE WAY.

the Independence league IL q Creature
Of the state Law and 10 Controlled
BY It's Directors. Who Are Controlled
by Hearst Murphy sure Of Peace.
The members Of the county committee Of
tbs Independence League who are trying
to make trouble for William r. Hearst by
threatening to put a third Judiciary ticket
IN the field are powerless to carry out their
threat. Unless Mr.. Hearst is willing no
third ticket can be put out by the league.
- The Independence League is a corpora
ton, and the control and direction Of its
Affairs are vested in a board Of directors
which has at its head City Court Judge Sea
bury, one Of the nominees on the Hearst
Murphy Judiciary ticket&0r a place on the
supreme Court bench.
The secretary Of the corporation Ia Max
F. Ihmsen, who lie Mr.. Hearst's political
manager. When the Independence League
was first incorporated in<he early part Of
the year "a a sort OF a joint at ock affair Mr..
Hearst was the chairman OF the board OF
directors, but when he was nominated as
the candidate OF the Democratic State
convention Judge Seabury tool his place.
While Mr.. Hearst Is endeavoring to make
political capital out Of his opposition to
corporations he is. as a matter Of fact, the
nominee OF a corporation, for the reason that
he is the candidate for Governor Of the
Independence League.
The foresight Of Mr.. Hearst and his agents
In incorporating their organization is shown
r. kkA SD NhAN Nhn u.nLr and ale ~ Nha
league, who seemed to have been under the
impression thatWthey had som voice in
the management, have no voice at all and
are completely under the domination OF
the directors.
As one Of the advisers OF Mr.. Hearst said
last night the county committeeman who
are kicking cannot, even IL they wished,
put up a third ticket, because such a course
before il would be legal would require the
consent OF the directors Of the Independence
League corporation, a body which is mostly
made up Of the executive committee Of the
league. This committee comprises en-
ployees OF Mr.. Hearst and men who are
depending upon him to find political Offices
for them.
This situation explains to some degree
the confidence which Mr.. Murphy has had
for some days that before October L., the
last day for the fling Of petitions the league
candidates for Congress. the Senate and
the Assembly would be withdrawn. Since
the county committee Of the Independence
League has been making uptickets in OpRpsi-
ton to the Tammany candidates Mr.. Murphy
has been having a great deal OF trouble
with d~isgruntled district leaders.
To these leaders Mr.. Murphy has said
that there was no reason for worry. for he
could promise them that there was every
likeIihood thai the leagues candidates
would be pulled on.
Out Of the subcommittee chosen at the
Drscoll indignation meeting on Thursday
night 10 go to Elmira yesterday to meet Mr..
Hearst and threaten him with all kinds OF con-
sequences unless he %renounced the Tam
many Judiciary ticket only Mr.. Driscoll
and one Jther sub-committeeman. whose
name could not be learned, went on the
pilgrimage. The other members Of the
subcommittee, after sleeping over the
matter for the night. found reasons ysster-
day morning why they could not go to
EImira and tell Mr.. Hearst what they
thought Of him. The attack of cold feet
may perhaps be explained by the fact that
lUc uloflDtIF VI TUG GUILTY. NOtuIIlltOCN
rave almost to a man picked out the jobs
they would like in the event Of Mr.. Hearst's
election.
Charles F. Murphy professed to be
amused yesterday when his attention vas
called to the report that some Of Mr.. Hearst's
county committeeman were talking re-
bellion.
"Theren be no third ticket, Mr.. Murphy
said.
Then you don't t~hinkthat the ~disgruntled
men can accomplish anything" Mr.. Murphy
was asked.
III they get any satisfaction out Of think
ing let them do the thinking" Mr.. Murphy
grunted.
In reply to other inquiries Mr.. Murphy
repeated what he had said on the night
before that not only was there no possi-
bility Of a third judiciary ticket, but that
it would probably be found in the next
few days, or before the time elapsed for
the fling Of petitions for the nomination
Of independent candidates, that most OF
the men who had been named by the league
to run against the Tammany candidates
for Congress, the Senate and the Assembly
would he withdrawn.
"You have good reasons for thinking
that will happen?" it was ~suggesed.
Il guess l have" he replied with a grin.
Mr.. Murphy had a conference yesterday
with William j. Corners. To an inquiry
as to the nature Of the matters they talked
about Mr.. Murphy said: AGO and ask Con-
ners; it will be exercise for you. because
l understand he is leading you reporters
a fine chase these days"