The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-28
HEARST UP AGAINST
REVOLT IN RANKS
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NEW YORK Ang 2s-The first
significant rupture among tine Hearst
men took place sattirday, when q self
appointed committee of.1p0s who have,
not been able to get satisfactory exz
plantations from Hearst personally or
ganized and called a meeting Of pro
test, to be held at the Imperial, Full
ton street and Red Hook lane, Brook
lyn tonight.
1t Is charged that Hearst and Muir
ply are in alliance, and that Hearst
has allowed himself to be surrounded
by selfseeking clique, following
whose advice will result in the disso-
luton Of the independence League.
The protesting committee Of 100 is
sued the following address:
''For years the citizens OF Greater
New York have been hghting boss rule
as the one menace. to the healthy life
of pure Democracy. Last November
they rallied under the emblem Of the
Municipal Ownership League, and eff
fectually protested against that OBJ
noxious institution on the body poltt-
ic. The dfctatorfal methods of the
Gilsey House clique, who make and
depose leaders with Warkickian ex.
pediency, have called forth howl Of
protest from all lovers Of Democracy
and home rule.
"For the last nine months the faith
full workers who sacrificed much in
the interest of the party, who manned
the polls at the risk Of personal in
Jury. have been kept away from the
man in whom they reposed their fate.
Without cause of any kind, this self
constituted and self-perpetuating clique
has allowed the. Municipal Ownership
League OF Greater New York to die,
and formed an entirely new organiza-
ton, known as the Independence
League. Why were not the 225,0O0
and more loyal voters who supported
the Municipal Ownership League last
fail consulted in this matter? If the
future is to be Judged by the past, we
can only reasonably expect the disso-
luton Of the Independence League and
the same bunch of heelers at the bot
tom Of the matter.
"Hearst today, with the coterie Of
men that surround him, is the hardest
man in the country to approach. Men
who have been affiliated with him for
years are sidetracked and bamboozled
by these insufferable funkies, who try
their utmost to suppress any indie
pendent man for fear that Hearst may
ba told the true situation Of AFFAIRS.
"Why do not these men, who are
his political advisers, or more prop
erly stated. his maladvisers, put the
situation clearly before the people?
Why should there be any necessity to
speculate on the attitude of Mr., Hearst
in the gubernatorial race? An indie
pendent candidate last fall, the avow.
ed enemy of trusts and corporations.
there ought to be no uncertainty as
to his position; an independent cam
didate, depending on the people for
his support and not the least intima-
ton of Endorsement by any of those
parties which are daily held UP to
public pillory in his newspapers.
"All this must be placed at the door
of the Gilsey House clique, who advise
and manage the affairs Of Hearst.
Why not the convention postponed
from the Fourth OF July to a few days
before the Democratic convention at
Buffalo? Why In the editorials that
appear in Hearst's papers holding up
to the public condemnation Jerome
and Sullivan and the rest Of the gang
is the name Of Murphy omitted?
"AlI this the public wishes to know.
All this they wish to hear from Mr..
Hearst personally. The boroughs are
determined to elect their own repre-
ssntatiyes, and not swallow without
protest those chosen by the Gilsey
House clique.
"For this reason some Of the most
active workers in the last Municipal
Ownership League fight have decided
to band together and protest against
these shameful conditions, with the
hope of attracting Mr.. Hearst's atten-
ton to the ineficiency Of the men in
whom he has placed such implicit con-
fdenca and who are absolutely detrI-
mental to the good OF the cause"
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