The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-09-24
Conditions of the Party Pros
poets In the Empire State as
Seen by a Correspondent
President Roosevelt's Inter-
est In the Success of the Re-
publican Party.

New York, Sept 24.-The determine
ton of both of the old political parties
in this state to hold their state con-
ventions on the same date this year is
in its way indicative of the unpre-
cedented situation in the political at
fairs of this commonwealth 1t is a
situation which has attracted the in
terest of the entire country and is
looked to to have an effect upon the
presidential campaign of two years
hence. The situation involves men of
national political repute and Presi-
dent Roosevelt himself has let his in
fluence automatically be felt though
ostensibly keeping hands Off"
Both republican and democratic
parties are torn with factional dis
putes. With these internal dissensions
afflicting the old parties. third politi-
cal party has been launched under the
title of the Independence League. This
league. which now has completed its
organization in every county of the
state is the outgrowth of the Municipal
Ownership League which made the
mayoralty fight in New York City last
November with William Randolph
Hearst, the Congressman and news
paper proprietor, at the head of the
ticket. Mr.. Hearst fell short of cleo
ton on the face of the returns by some
5000 votes. He contested. but the bal
lot boxes have never been opened. A
petition to the supreme court to burn
the ballots was recently made by the
corporation counsel. Mr.. Hearst re-
sisted this move and was sustained
by the court with the understanding
that Mr.. Hearst would furnish at his
own expense the new ballot boxes
needed for the local primaries and the
regular election in November.
The republican state convention is
to be held at Saratoga, beginning Tues
day, September % and will continue
probably through Wednesday,.
The democratic state convention is
to beheld at Buffalo, beginning the
same day continuing through Wednes-
day or until a nomination has been
agreed upon.
Former Governor D. D. Odell, Jr.,
as state chairman, will call the republi-
can assemblage to order Cord Meyer,
of New York, is the chairman of the
democraticstate committee, having
been elected to that position for the
Parker and Merrick campaign two
years ago.
The democrats were first to choose
a convention date. The republicans
had apparently been undecided as to
whether they should meet before or
after the democrats. Chairman Odell
called the state committee together
soon after the democrats had an
nounced their decision and the Gordian
knot was cut by a decision to meet
simultaneously with the democrats.
1t was argued that if the democrats
met first they would place the republic
can administration on the defensive,
whereas if the republicans met first
the democrats would be in a position
to attack the platform in convention
and get good supply of political am
munition before the public through
the medium of convention addresses
The democratic convention promises
to be one of the liveliest ever held in
this state. Mr.. Hearst's name will
be placed before it by the delegates
who have been instructed to vote for
his nomination. Mr.. Hearst is likely
to be attacked by his opponents on the
ground that he is the head of an "out-
law" ticket and that he cannot be
named or Endorsed without turning the
democratic party over to the newly
organized independence League, which
includes both democrats and republic
cans in its membership. These lines
of battle have already been laid down
and there Is no need for conjecture on
the point Just what effect the NAM
ing of a complete ticket by the Inde-
Dendence League will have upon the
fusion movement suggested by Messrs:
Mack and Corners is problematical,
however.
Another name to go before the demo-
cratic convention is that of the pres
. ent district attorney of New York
county, William Travers Jerome. Mr..
Perome lent immeasurably to the in
terest of his candidacy which read:
"In the present shameful condition
of our political life in this state I am
willing to run for the Office of Gov
ernor of the state If the democratic
convention shall nominate me without
any understanding, expressed or i'm
piled, other than that, If elected, I
shall obey my oath of Office as I I'M
derstand 1t in letter and spirit"
Mr.. Jerome made an Independent
campaign as district attorney last fall
and was successful over the regular
nominees of the democratic, republic
can and municipal ownership parties
He has always been democrat, but
has on every occasion expressed his
adherence of so-recalled political
bosses" Mayor George B. Mcclellan,
of New York City, has expressed his
preference for Mr.. Jerome for governor
and has announced his intention of
voting for him a: the convention. Mr..
Jerome is without political machinery
and came into the race too late to have
his name go before many of the coun-
ty conventions called to name delegat-
ests Buffalo.
II the so-called regular" demo-
Gratis prove unwilling to accept either
Mr.. Hearst or Mr.. Jerome, because of
!, their Independent attitudes in the past
there Is much speculation as to just
whom they will bring before the con-
venti0n. There has been talk of Mayor
j. N. Adam of Buffalo. of John K.
Carlisle, of Watertown; of John P.
Stanchfield of Elmira; of former Judge
d. Cady. Horrick, who was the demo-
cratic gubernational candidate two
years ago: of Justice William J.
Gaynor, of Brooklyn and Edward M.
Shepard. Justice Gaynor has also
been urged because of his independ-
ence. Me and Mr.. Hearst have long
been regarded as political friends and
last fall 1t was said Mr.. Hearst ran
for mayor only because he had been
unable to induce Justice Gaynor to
take up the fight.
The famous Tammanv Hall orpan.