The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-29
Would Not Accept the Party's Nomination.
WILL RUN AS AN INDEPENDENT
Sneers at the Candidacy of District | Attorney Jerome.
Says Latter Is Under the Control Of Men Who Contributed To His Cam- x-aign Fund In the Last
 Contest.

New York. Aug. 2s--william Ram dolph Hearst said today in the course or an interview. that he would not be a candidate for Governor of New York at the next election on the Democratic ticket.
 Mr. Hearst was asked. Would you accept the nomination of the Democrats to run for Governorr'
 Mir. Hearst replied: No. 1 shall run only as the nominee of the Independence League. I have said that before and I wish to emphasize 1t. Of course should be glad of all the Democratic votes could get"
 What do you think of the candidacy of Mir. Jerome for the office of Govern or of New York?" he was asked.
 T think Jerome Is doing what he Is told to do by the representatives of the interests which contributed to his last campaign fund and to which he ts under obligations, was the reply.
 ''The object of the men who control Jerome is to create a diversion so that there will not be a specialization of public sentiment as to the real issue. The real Issue, as I SC 1t, Is politics without boss control through corrupt forces; the question of whether the people shall control politics independ- ent of the dictation of corporations coming through criminal bosses. Jerome and the Bosses.
 Tt seems to me that Mfr. Jerome's course shows plainly that he Is moro anxious to satisfy the bosses than he is to serve the people. think hts candidacy is insincere as well as some what foolish"
 DO you think 1t possible that Mir. Jerome will be nominated for Governor by the eDmocratsr
 If Ryan and Belmont control the Democratic convention I consider It not only possible but probable that MT. Je. rome will be the Democratic nomihee. Mir. Hearst was then asked concern ing the statemenGs of c. F. Murphy, leader of Tamminy hall. that Mir. Mur- | phy was supporting him
 T do not believe Murphy is support ing me now Mir. Hearst said. "noi | do I believe that he would suppor me at any critical point It has anus | ed me greatly when such men as Mur phy, McCaTren and Sullivan nave com' l out as my supporters. They have nol meant what they said.
 "The object of these bosses m say | ing that they were supporting me hAa beeu. believe, to affect primary vol | ing and to confuse men who are really | on my side. The primary principle or the independence league of which am | A member, is the destruction or posses ana bossism and cannot see how suen men as Murphy can really be out TUT my support"
 l Hearst ana hESums | .Ts there any truth in the report, hlr. l EJearst. that there ss coolness oe-
 tween you and Mir. Bryan because or
 the fact that you may be Q Presioeh-
 tial candidate in 1soS?"
 MT. Hearst laughed. Not the slisht- est truth" he said. .
 '0rhe secret of my attitude toward
 the Bryan reception can be explained
 verv simply" continued Mir. Hearst
 aT am a member of the Independence
 T,earue. which represents both Demo-
 c-ats and Republicans. felt that or
 acIailv I should take no part in this
 prvan matter. I felt that 1t might not
 ha nroper to take on1cial action Wnicn
 could ally the League with the Bryan
 .T will say, however. that intend
 to nav a visit to MT. Bryan in my pri- l vate capacity and also to attend the | meeting I will do so on the ground tl,et I am a free American who can do
 as he pleases. As to the story tnat | there is a coolness between me ana l MT. Bryan, will say there is none
 unless Mir. Bryan has changed hls mind since he left TOT Europe. I will
 20 further, and say that he sent me letter of congratulation on my race Tor | the mayoralty, and if there is cool
 ness 1t began since the date of that | letter"
 Jobn B. Stanchfield. who was the | Democratic candidate for Governor In | 1900. declared today that Hearst would | he nominated by the Buffalo convea- 1 ton if the New York County delegation should be for him.