New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-05
JEROME CLANS GATHER.
ALBANY COUNCIL TO-DAY.
Hearst Seems 70 BE Losing
Strength Up the State.
Ia T.leeranh % "a r-lbane.

sentative gathering Of a7u-Hearst Democrats AZ
odd Fellows Hall tomorrow afternoon.
District Attorney Jerome reached town AT 10
o'clock from Lazeville. Part of his journey was
made in an automobile. He declined 10 talk for
publication.
There Will be plenty doing tomorrow said
Mr.. Jere~e. who went at once 10 the suite re-
served for him at the Ten Eyck ." confer with
ex-Mayor Thomas II. Osborne and Charles +.
Ratt!gan Of Auburn.
1T is an anti-Hcarst Democratic conference
said Charles F. Rat,isan, state committeeman
from the Cayuga- Seneca Wayne district. AT the
Ten Eyck tonight to a Tribune correspondent
The men who are behind this movement do
not believe that Hearst is a Democra; or that he
ought TO be nominated at the Buffalo conven-
tion. They will do their best TO prevent his nom
ination. : expect to see a representative hOGy
of men here tomorrow. / think that about
fifty of the sixty counties will be represented
We made no special effort to get any one here
from below The Bronx. II is an upstate rally
against Mr.. Hearst"
Edward NJ. Shepard is to preside AT the con-
ference tomorrow. and Charles f. Rattigan VIII
be the secretary.
Hearst seems 70 be losing his grip both IN Al
bany and Troy. month ago McCabe was
nearly won over to the Hearst camp. He is
candidate for chairman of the Democratic State
Committee. Hearst seems to have promised the
craftsmanship 10 William j. COnners, Of Bug
falo and McCabe and his friends have grown
cold toward the Hearst movement.
The anti-Hearst campaign is going nerrily
forward in Troy. also with the result that
| Mayor Hogan is likely 10 lose at the primaries
| 10 the Murphy-COnway forces.
/ David b. Hill is at the Grswold. New London.
| Conn. II is said in Albany that he has advised
] McCabe 10 steer clear OF a Hearst alliance
/ soon as the primaries are out OF the way. With
McCabe in Albany and Hogan I'm Troy growing
shal1y. the Hearst outlook is not az promising as
/ it was month ago.
District Attorney Jerome Monday reserved
| the parlor suite at the Hotel Ten Eyck, which
/ to-day and tomorrow VIII be filled the roof
with knights Templar holding convention in
Albany. The Jerome men tonight are talking
OF nominating him by petition in every county
Of the state before September %. the date Of the
I Buffalo convention. This would place the Dis
trlct Attorney on a strictly independent footing
/ in advance Of the regular Democratic convention.
The object OF the conference, as set forth In
the call sent out last week. is "to take whatever
i action seems most effective In the present emer-
| gency to prevent the completion OF the corrupt
deal which is contemplated. involving the sale OF
the Democratic name and organization. It must
! be a fight TO the finish for the preservation of
/ Democratic principles and Democratic honor"
This is the temper OF the anti Hearst men in
town might. II Hearst should win at Buffalo
lot Of them would be in favor of bolting the
convention and nominating Jerome at conven-
ton attended by old line Democrats
It is expected that in addition TO a speech
from Mr.. Jerome address will be issued 10
! the Democrats OF the state 10 stand fast for
| Old fashioned Democratic principles.
MR.. OSBORNE OUTLINES PLANS.
Ex-Mayor Thomas NJ Osborne OF Auburn, one
| of he SDYri in rba
| ence. arrived at the Ten E5yck tonight well
coined the others as they came and answered
! questions about the purpose and scope of the
conference. He said:
We expect about seventy-fve men al the con-
! ference Some whom we expected will not De
| counties and other good reasons. ID Cady ffeI-
| rick of Albany, and John b. Stauchfeld. of FL
| mira, cannot attend owing to legal engagements.
| Mayor Adam Of Buffalo Is out or the country
| but we have good reasons To regard him as in
! sympathy with us. Edward NJ Shepard will he
| here from Laks George tomorrow. and we ex-
| peCt him 10 preside.
We have not undertaken To invite Democrats
| every county above The Bronx with the inten-
tion 70 invite the cooperation Of three or four
! Democrats of long standing and high standing
stanch Democrats. who have always been DEM
| ocrats-nut mugwuMps. We d'd not dlscrihi-
| nate against bOlters-I was myself Il BOXER IN
1896 but I have been twice elected Mayor Of
! Auburn since OF the Democratic ticket
pendence League Mr.. Osborne would say moth
ing directly. but when pressed for an u,terancc
as 10 whether the conference was against any
particular candidacy he said those responsible
for the conference We're opposed L. a Demo
cratic convention indOrsing any candidate nomi-
mated prior to the convention by any party.
1t is thing" said he to bolt a conven-
ton after ii has failed To accept ones propos-
tiOns ii is quite another to bolt beforehand and
expect the convention to indOrse."
Does your correspondence show a feeling
which might lead 70 bolt in case Of certain &C
tion by the convention al Buffalo," Mr. Osborne
was asked.
we have found a feeling all over the state
he replied. which indicates serious danger OF u
| split I'm the party"
Among others who came tonight are ex-
Robert J whalen. Mark Cohn Simeon Ho-
royd. Francis II. Murphy, Frank White, Leopold
Minkin and George A Reilly. of Albany; George
T. Elliason. Of Wellsvine; L. II kitchener.
Frank O'Nell w. r. Carpenter and c. NJ. ACk-
erman of Binghamton; George H. Ansley and
J. p. Quigley, Of Salamanca; Thomas NJ Os-
borne. II. l. Lennon. a c. 5 Dru~lmoni ard
II. :. Starke. OF Auburn; A $ Brockway. Of
Aureus: F. \. Fuller. n. Of jamestown: isaac
DaIr,mple. of Otisville: George s Weed Of
Plattsburg: ]. Van Ness Philip. of Hudson:
Henry \. Richmond Frank NJ. LoomiS. Herbert
z. Bissel Frank l.. Bapst. John T. Malone,
Maurice SDratt and Howard H. Baker Of Buff
faIo: John b Judson and James W. Green, Of
| Gloversviue; VI. u. Murray of Johnstown: James
. Conklin. Of Iion; Daniel j. COoney and Theodore
NJ Burns. of Little Falls: Henry Purcell and
John " Carlisle of Watertown: NJ c Maher.
/ Of Clayton: Charles ID. Moore. Of Lewis. F. &
peck of Nunda W. F. Balkan. Henry s Bacon.
I + W Smith and john J. Collins. oT Rochester
/ Iose Peterson of Iockport. II 2 Hazep TaDes
! and John r Nash. Of Syracuse; D. ] Van Aukcn.
/ OF. Geneva: Dr. W. 4. White. Cf Phelps: A. B.
. / N,cCardeu 81 Middletown;' 4. s Moffatt of
Newburg John J. Ryan. o. Medina; Eugene u.
Storker OF C0opevstOwn: William Church Os-
borne. OF Garrison; Frank Molloy. Of Troy; Rob
/ lynch Thomas s. Pratt and George Hall OF