The San Francisco call., 1906-09-21
ANTI-H HEARST GALE
SWEEPS OVER
NEW YORK.
independence League Bat
tered in Typhoon of Oppo-
sition IN the Empire State
MURPHY SILENT
AFTER THE STORM
Editor Is Sitting ON Ribs of
Wreck With Chance of
Losing Even Tammany
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

SPECIAL DlSBAlCA IO CALL-
NEW YORK. Sept. 20-Anti- Hearst
sentiment swept the State like ty-
pt,oon ;cday.
When the badly battered Independ-
rHce League toek stock OF what had
happened. it found that Erie County.
under the leadership of old line Demo-
gratis had declared for the nomination
of Buffalo's business Mayor. J. N. Adam.
for Governor and that all. or nearly all.
OF the twenty seven delegates will vote
for aim in the State convention. More
over. it is certain that adjoining coun-
ties will swing into line for the Bunalo
Mayor. thus making his candidacy for
midable.
Onondago County. stronghold OF or
ganized labor. will send six anti-Hearst
men to Buffalo. as against three cap
tured by former Mayor James K. Ma
guire. who worked and stumped in vain
for the third party candidate.
MURPHY IS MUM.
Cayuga swung into the Hearst
column. too. and sent a delegation
headed by Auburn'sf former Mayor.
Thomas NJ Osborne. promoter of the
Albany conference, who was commend
ed to the Democracy of the State as a
clean. courageous, capable candidats
for Governor.
In this end OF the State Charles F.
Murphy was significantly mum. while
the sullivan clan and Mayor McClellan's
allies declared that Hearst was impos-
siole as a Democrats candidate and
that the Tanmany delegation under
ltnsir-eoatrol would not support Kim IN
the convention.
With the report that Charles P. Mur-
phys sentiment for William r. Hearst
had greatly diminished since the pri-
naries. and the emphatic statement
from the Sullfvans that in no circum-
stance would they accept Mr. Hearst
as nominee. came the announcements
tonight that a committee OF well known
Democrats will call on Mr.. Murphy and
Patrick H Mecarren tomorrow in the
interest Of representative William Sui
zer's candidacy.
Uttering a warning to Democrats
who are contemplating a betrayal OF
the party by favoring the nomination
of w. R. Hearst. District Attorney
Jerome said today that these men might
succeed in betraying their party. but
that political death would be their fate.
HIGGINS MAY WITHDRAW.
While he spoke he referred to
Charles F. Murphy and w j. Conners
as former barkeepers and said these
men could not sell and deliver true
this connection he spoke Of Mr.. Hearst
as political marauderg and declared
the Democratic party in this State was
in no imminent danger of having its
throat cut by such man He char
acterized some of the bosses as "polit-
ica1 towards and time servers
There was one crumb of comfort for
the Independents" who would be reg
ular Monroe County gave Hearst
few delegates, but even there. George
Raines. who is bitterly opposed to
nearst. was elected as a delegate and
his influence as party leader will be
exerted to prevent the Democracy from
wandering after strange gods. Alto
gether it was a bad day for Hearst
and the Gisey House clique.
There was insistent report that Hig-
gins would withdraw from the Repub-
lican race for Governor and that the
party would unite upon some man ac-
eeptebIe TO the President.
Herbert Parsons. "the giant killer"
who roated the bosses at the primaries.
was the guest of the President at Oys-
ter Bay.