The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-09-22
ADAM MAY
DEFEAT HEARST
BuffalO's Reform Mayor
Looms Up
FORMIDABLE OPPONENT
Hearst Stock Falling in Consequence
Detection Of Mack and sullivan
Hard Blow--Bruce May Be
Republican Candidate.

! New York, Sept. %. With the Demo
cratic state convention three days in the
future, the Democracy has not yettmited
on a candidate to defeat William Ran
dolph Hearst in the contest for the CUB
arnatorial nomination. such signs ais
mark the trail iii the direction of any
one man seem To lead toward ]. N.
Adam, the Scottish mayor OF Buffalo.
The Erie County delegation Of twenty
seven, II is declared, win be for him,
lraying substantially thrown Hearst over
| BY tying string as big as ships
hawser to THEN Endorsement of him.
With the Erie delegation Will be the
Onondaga Monroe. and Albany ieIega-
lions, when the final lineup comes; and
| in the big upstate cities in those coun.
ties Mayor Adpm il known ana liked
for what nc has done in Buffalo.
Elected to Office AS a Democrat, the
proprietor Of the largest department.
store in the second city Of the state sold
leut his business in order to be free to
administer the eity's affairs, and at once
iegan 70 apply to the problem of mum
cipal government the same business
methods that had rolled up a fortune for
him in dry goods.
lie put business men at the heads OF
the different departments discharged
the chief Of police, who had held office
through FIVE administrations and began
tn see what lie could do for tile city.
When the inhabitants recovered from
the shock Of finding public business at
tended 10 rs II ii were really pubic bust
ness and not a private snap, they con.
elGded that Nh Adam was good mayor.
The politicians didn't like him until they
found the people did, and then, after the
manner Of politicians, they FASTENED to
get on the popular bandwagon.
So now the political slfnrps up the
state are talking of Adam to head the
/ Democratic ticket, aud If they really
want him they can have him for Mr..
Hearst has a long way To run before he
can capture the nomination.
The Sulliyans Big and Little Tim,
and an the others Of the clan which Is
the most powerful element in Tammnny
Hall except Charles T. Murphy himself.
has ISSUED its utimatum to the boss OF
the organization They will not stand
for Hearst as the Democratic nominee
foi governor They have threatened 10
ieake trouble in the organization II Muir
+ ply attempts With majority Of the
delegation to Buffalo TO force unit rule
and a solid i05 votes for the publisher.
big Tim has told this TO Murphy
himself. he did not use any ntermeii-
aries, as il customary, but went on bis
cwn errand Al result Murphy il tie
most sorely puzzled leader that TAM
many has had III many day. II he
fails to support Hearst the Independence
LEAGUE will put in the field in this
county complete tickets Tor assembly
II en-. for senators, and for Judges. Tam
many has serious doubts about it, abil-
lily TO defeat such tickets. The contest
against Hearst last fall showed the wig
wan men what is the power Of the
Hearst movement.
I'VE are for Sulzer for governor, first,
last, and all the time, said Little Tim, Z
the spokesman for the Bowery elan.
What about liearstIH
we viii not stand Tor Hearst under
any circumstances" he answered