The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-10-23
DCL.TERS IN ALBANY
Dem3cratic headquarters Seizeo
by Men Who Object TO MIR.
Hearst's Candidacy.
OSBORNE HEADS MOVEMENT.

Former Mayor of Auburn, Who op-
posed Nominee at Buffalo, viii Use
Offices as Base Of Campaisn-crowd
orse%s Candidate For Governor In
Madison Square Garden.
New York, Oet. William j. Con-
ners, Democratic state chairman, on
information received from Patrick e.
McCabe, Democratic state committee
man of Albany county. announced that
the Democratic headquarters at Albany
had bssn seized by certain dissatisfied
Democrats of the state, headed by ex-
Mayor.Thomas NJ. Osborne of Auburn
The information of the alleged selz,.
ure of former state headquarters stu
ated epS Pearl street. Albany. was
brought to this city by Mr. Mce'abe
who communicated 1t at once to Viii
liam h. Hearst 4 hurried conference
WAS eaAed ST the Hotel BresAn Those
present at the conference were Mr.
Hearst. w. j. Corners, Max f. Ihmsen
of the Independence league and p e..
MeCabe. Mr.. McCabe stated that
party of up state Democrats, dissatis-
fed with the action of the Buffalo con-
yention and headed by Osborne. had
taken possession of the Democratic
headquarters, located on Pearl street.
Albany. and declared themselves the
rightful possessors. They then an
nounced, he said, that with the head
quarters as a base they intended to
pursue an active anti-Hearst campaign
throughout the state.
Opposed Hearst at Buffalo.
Former Mayor Osborne was one of
those who, with District Attorney Je-
rome of this city and other Democrats,
met in conference at Albany before the
Buffalo convention. The conferees were
opposed to the Endorsement of Mr.
Hearst by the state Democracy.
Mr.. McCabe for the past twelve years
has been prominent in state and Al
bGny city politics, rising from the rank
Ct ward leader in the capital city to his
present position as Democratic state
committeeman for Albany county.
lAr. Corners said that if, those in pos
Sc sion of the Albany headquarters
proceeded to take action detrimental
to the Democratic state candidates
he would procure court injunction re-
straining them from such action.
Quarters Opened Ly Hill
The Albany headquarters are in a.
fine OLD colonial mansion at the corner
of Pearl and Orange streets TEE
houpe was originally leased for polit-
ical purposes several years ago by la
VII B. Hill, then the state leader.
&c. uearst's paper, the American,
ro2<as as follows to the action of Mr.
Gs-borne:
"The secret of Thomas I'd. os>orne's
conference with Charles .. MueAe3,
Republican candidate fsr governor, on
tae latter's private Ger EtUeen Au-
burn and Syracuse. on Saturday, Oct.
13. came out when Mr.. Osborne's
agents hired the headquarters of the
Democratic state committee at Albany
and began sending out circulars stat
ing why he and his associates could
not support William Randolph Hearst
for governor, but assuring their sup
port for the rest Of the ticket.
That Mr.. Osborne had planned
trick designed to fool Democratic vot-
ers was obvious.
The rooms formerly occupied by the
state committee. but pre-empted BY
Mr. Osborne, were held by the former
on lease from month to month Mr..
Osborne secured the rooms by signing
a lease until next May
Crowd Greets Hearst.
There was an enthusiastic meeting
al. Madison Square Garden last night.
where all who could get inside heard
William r. Hearst the leagues candi-
date for governor, and other candi-
dates of the league and Democratic
tickets. The Tammany Hall commit
tee which planned to tour the city in
automobiles, b iding many outdoor
meetings, abandoned the trip at the
last moment in Difference to the great
gathering at the garden.
Charles f. Murphy. leader of Tam
MANY Hall, again declared Tammany's
allegiance to the league as represented
on the Democratic state ticket and pre-.
dicted the election of Mr.. Hearst.
The Independence league won vic.I
tory possibly Of widespreAding con-
sequences when the board of elections.
decided that the managers of the
league, having named q full state tick
ct, were entitled to say what candi-
dates should be placed under the
scales, the emblem Of the league. The
action of the board will come before
the supreme court for review today.