The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-11-19
HEARST MAY YET
GAIN PRESIDENCY
Political Experts Figure Recent
4 Defeat Has Not Checked
/ His Ambition.
DEMOCRATS MAY WANT
MAN WITH BIG BARREL
Dne Authority Declares Hearst
VIII Be Defeated in 1908,
Elected in 1912.
To The Tribune.

proIpeoIa to The Tribune
lty NEW YORK, Nov. 1s.-Samuel j,
TiriIden once uttered the wise remark,
dmp' Never prophesy unless von know.
g. asmuch as one can nevr knew very
| wonuch about even coming events which
'fhceast their shadows before, the advice
urrpf the Sage Of Grammercy Park was
ofquivalent to the assertion that u is
oupetter not to attempt the role of a
=. prophet at all.
,ani Probably in Democratic circles, as IN
d5Repubican circles. the one thing above
.upll others which would make man
bgt Fighting mad today, no matter what
!. epart Of the Union he halls from, would
Tpbe 10 find any one venturing the predlc
SYtion that William Randolph Hearst Will
tLsbe the Democratic candidate for Presi-
aldeut of the United States III 1908. And
u mot only among Democrats would pre-
i ,Siction of that sort be an invitation
Escor verbal scrap or n physica! force
srgument Nine hundred and ninety
nine out of one thousand Of the Repub-
:, licans OF today would be willing TO fight
nIISver nh the proposition, or failing to night.
IhSould vote the man making the predic-
he hon a Gt subject for the insane asy-
y 0m.
'rS I; May Capture Nomination.
a. And vet it is by no means certain
lblihat William Randolph Hearst, the man
,nc ist defeated for Governor of the
initiate of New York. will not be the
ev Democratic nominee when election time
he r3lls round two wears hence. Stranger
Ths1ings than that have happened III the
ralistcry OF American politics in general
,ndp Democratic politics in particular,
otal This one thing may he Seutured rs
ys,y yatcment of fact right at this mo-
,.i Aent William Randolph Hearst is anX-
hn
a., hich opposed him during the recent
:. Llmpaien, as well as the Democratic
-, fwspapers which were against him,
al lould keep right on opposing him and
li A le cause which he claims to have rep
sos. sos ..sented so vigorously during the recent
; uol ol;smpaign-what he would call in his
7gans, THE cause of the people
One OF the greatest Democrats in the
ch1untrv, man who is bitterly opposed
,1 70 Hearst and his peculiar style of jour
tne Alism, said 10 the writer during the
cago,ursc Of an interview;
ncui Before the Buffalo convention the
an sew York Sun attempted to pose as a
arophet. Said the Sun, dreaming of the
denomination of William Travers Je"
lr,me, and yet without mentioning BIN
gre1ficially by name, The next Governor
iobif New ork will be q Democrat. The
ths7ext Governor of the State of New
duTork will be the next President of the
Ipited States.
Z Contrasted Predictions.
"The New York World, day or two
Eater, essayipg the role of prophet, de-
'eIared, The next Governor of the State
EFF New York Will not be Democrat.
u The next Governor of the State of New
York will not be the next President
ssof the United States.
SAT the time these predictions were
A. Il has ,nt
awoud he nominated by the Democrats
Nat Buffalo Neither the editor of the
Sun nor the editor of the World had
tlcithcr Hearst or Hughes in mind al the
4 time the regulations Of their respecti
4 papers were staked on results. Up TO
the present time the New York World
rIappears to have won out with the pre-
o. dictions. for certainly no one can claim
iNHnghcs ms a Democrat, though he was
Gsupported by tons OF thousands Of Dem
4cr9ts.
urs - Now | am going 10 venture pre-
|, aiction The next Democratic nominee
" Sor President Of the United States will
tse William Randolph Hearst. He will
". defeated IL 1905, but he Will be
anelected President of the United States
po1, 1912 You must not use my name,
lsspot because care how it might affect
an ae i'll politics. for I am ont Of politics
his prevef. | vii have nothing to do
upsith Hearst and his clan. But | see
al nhat is coming Tie reason why / do
of lot want you to Use my name AZ this
we .srticuar time is that | do not care
have my relatives applying TO the
-,urts in lunacI proceedings, and they
!, pfould surely do so if were to openly
stregedict that Hearst will be nominated
ice and defeated, then nominated
Id elected. II is true that 1912 is
5000 long time ahead to figure with
11e iy reasonable degree of accuracy, but
me ihit and sec what is going to happen
Am as firmly convinced as / am of
r0Iy existence flat the Democrats will
,ates and that is one reason why !
ne i've done with Democratic politics for
kls5ser | am too old 10 turn RcpubIi-
4. 9l'n, know when have had enough.
.banbsm through
leh That Hearst may he nominated in
twe0s. no matter what may happen as
.,oho,r IN the future in 1872 is not So all.
ea;rbIrd n proposition as might appear
aa,orpm mere glance at the surface of
,,o1uee. For be it remembered that prsc.
,,ssrSal politics is based on seliishness.
1ad the practical politicians OF the
u oippire State have learned new les.
n tle during the past. few days. And
= nj that it may be applied in wider
ids two years hence-that is, provid.
~ ~ Hearst docs Lot object.
may be taken for granted that if
lel; ,lmocrats here in this Eastern country
sp'ttp End n man willing TO devote his
ty, pat newspapers 10 The spreading OF
on IN 'Pnocratic doctrine in "A Republican
nun't tanizc IndeptuIense Ieoooes " and trra @ne
moeracics for the purpose of wcnn.
the radical Republicans away from
-. kspubilcap party--a man willing
na, a,,..spend hundreds OF thousands, if not
st'' Least million dollars in reoraaniz-