Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-09-25
JerOme'S Candidacy Is Pulled
Off For All Anti-HearSt
Men to Unite
CONVENTION SESSION WAS
ONLY few MINUTES LONG
Rest of Time Spent in CduCuSlng
How to Defeat Hearst In Con-
test For Nomination.

Buffalo, N. Y, Sept. 25.-Not for
many years has the political situation
in this state been as complicated as 1t
Is now and with the democratic state
convention meeting here today and
the republican state convention in
Saratoga, there is every reason to be-
lieve that history will be made today.
Buffalo Is crowded with visitors from
all parts of the state today They be-
gan to arrive yesterday and all morn
ing every train arriving here brought
large delegations from every direc-
tion. The largest delegations, of
course, came from the counties COM
posing Greater New York and from a
few counties containing large cities.
The New York delegations did not
come in body, but arrived in several
instalments and quietly went to their
respective headquarters. Politics is
at white heat and the expectancy con-
cerning the outcome of the democratic
convention, which met at noon at con-
vention hall. is intense.
Nothing has been divulged author
itatively concerning the result of last
nights conference of the democratic
state central committee at the Iro-
qusis hotel and the general impress
sion is that no compromise was ac-
complished and that the whole prob
lem will have TO be solved in the con
vention, where the great battle royal
between the radical element, favoring
Hearst and the conservative element
supporting Jerome, will be fought out
Convention hall, where the conven
tlon was called to order at noon today
was the center Of attraction at an
J unusually early hour today. Dele
gates and alternates began to congre
, gate there as early as 10 o'clock ant
, by IL o'clock nearly every seat in the
J enormous hall was occupied. The or
chestra, which occupied a place OF
[ the gallery, played bravely, but no
. body paid any attention to the music
! The excitement in the hall was tot
, great The hall had been remodelle,
for the purposes of the convention
, The seats of the 450 delegates wer'
separated by a substantial railing from
the rest OF the ground floor, parts o
which were given over to the alter
mates and the public in general. TIL,
a seats for the spectators, about 1 1,40'
g in number, were arranged behind th'
a seats of the delegates, while the seat
D for the members of the press wer
= placed right in front of the stage, be
= tween the platform and the seats o
t the delegates. The galleries accom-
n modated about one thousand specta
O tors in addition. The seating accom-
d modations for the press were entirel,
e inadequate and there were more col
d respondents than seats to accommo
q date them.
, The convention was called to orde
a by Chairman Cord Meyer, of the stat
q central committee and after the off
N cial call had been read. the conver
ton proceeded to the selection of tn
usual committees for credentials, pei
manent organization, etc. After tn
Il usual routine business had been trans
4 acted, the convention took a reces
util o'clock, when the real tug OF wa
began.
The situation may be briefly sun
med up as follows: Although ther
has been some talk of several othe
candidates for the gubernatorial non
nation it is generally admitted thf
y there are only two bona fide aspirant
u for the nomination before the convel
tion, Hearst and Jerome, who has a
u ready been nominated for governor O
y the independence League ticket, repr
- sents the radical element in the part
VI and has a strong following. Not onl
" has part Of Tammany Hall declare
II in his favor but many county deleg
tions are either instructed to vote fC
him or are known TO favor his non
u, ination. The Hearst men are bitterl
~ opposed by the conservative elemen
~ which is particularly strong in Ii
~ interior towns and country district
- Although not many of the delegate
" are instructed outright to vote Il
" Mr.. Jerome, it is we'll understood thi
~ he will have the support of the co
W servative element, which does not CO
p slider Hearst safe man to be at Il
a. head Of the state ticket.
-, 70 Now ii is we'll known that Hear
~ as well as Jerome is determined
q run for governor, either on the dem
" cratic ticket or on an independe
20 ticket. That, naturally, complicat
DS the situation a great deal. II Hear
"a should be nominated the Jerome ia
"a ton is sure to bolt and Jerome W
~ run as Independent candidate, as
w did at the last municipal electio
80 when he was elected by a good ms
W gin. If Jerome should be nominate
,n Hearst will still be a gubernatori
~ candidate on the Independence Leag
W ticket and the fight is bound to be
p" three-corneTed one. Should Higgi
be nominated at the Saratoga cOnye
Us tion today, the split in the democrat
en ranks would immensely improve
nS prospects of election, as the dem
lu cratic vote would, naturally. be div
~ ed between the regular and the
- dependent candidate.
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