The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-09-24
Democrats and Republicans Will
Assemble Tomorrow
Trying TIMES IN NEW YORK
Factional Fights in Both Parties Lend
an Element of Uncertainty That
Is Arousing Interest All
Over the Nation.

Over the Nation.
New York. September 2S.-The determi-
nation 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 unprecedented
situation In the political affairs e this
commonwealth 1t is a situation which
has attracted the itnerest of the entire
country and is looked to to have an eff
feet upon the presidential campaign OK
two years hence. The situation involves
men of national political repute and
President Roosevelt himself has let his
influence automatically be felt though
ostensibly keeping hands off,
Both, republican and democratic, parties
are torn with factional disputes. With
these internal dissensions aflicting the
cid paries, third political party has been
launched under the title of the indepen-
dence 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 newspaper
proprietor. at the head Of the ticket.
Mr. Hearst fell short of election on the
face of the returns by some 5000 votes.
He contested, but the ballot boxes have
never been opened. A petition to the SUI
preme court to burn the ballots was re-
A.. ) T. ~
Mr.. Hearst resisted this move and was
sustained by the court with the UNDER
standing that Mr.. Hearst would furnish
at his own expense the new ballot boxes
needed for the local primaries and the
regular election in November
Meet at Saratoga and Buffalo.
The republican state convention Is TO
be held at saratoga,f beginning Tuesday,
September 25 aud will continue probably
through Wednesday.
The democratic state convention is to
be held at Buffalo, beginning the same
day and continuing through Wednesday
or until nomination has been agreed
upon.
Former Governor E. b. Odell Jr., as
state chairman, will call the republican
assemblage to order. Cord Meyer Of
New York Is the chairman of the demo-
cratic state committee, having been
elected to that position for the Parker and
Herrlck 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 announced their decision,
and the Gordian knot was cut by a de-
clson to meet simultaneously with the
democrats. 1t was argued that II the
democrats met first they would place the
republican administration on the defen-
slve, 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 ammunition
before the public through the medium OF
convention addresses.
Convention Will Be Lively.
The democratic convention promises to
be one of the liveliest ever held In this
state. Mr. Hearsts name will be placed
before 1t 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 OUTLAW" ticket and that he
turning the democratic party over to the
newly organized independence league,
which includes both democrats and re-
publicans In its membership. These lines
of battle have already been laid down
and there is no need for conjecture on the
point. The naming Of a complete ticket
by the independence league caused Nor
man e. Mack, democratic national COM
mitteeman for New York state, to with
draw his support of Mr. Hearst. He ex-
planned that he had favored Mr.. Hearst
as a democrat and not as an independent
candidate"
Another name to go before the DEM
ocratic convention is that of the present
district attorney OF New York county,
william Trayers Jerome. Mr.. Jerome lent
mmeasurably to the interest of the stu-
alton a few weeks ago by the brief an
nouncement of his candidacy which read:
"In the present shameful condition Of
our political life in this state | am will
ing to run for the office of governor of
the state II the democratic convention
shall nominate me without any UNDER
standing, expressed or implied, other than
that. If elected, ! shall obey my oath of
office as | understand It, in letter and
spirit"
Jerome Is Independent.
Mr. Jerome made an Independent cam
paign for reelection as district attorney
last fall and was successful over the regu-
lar nominees of the democratic, republican
and municipal ownership parties. He has
always been democrat but has on every
occasion expressed his adherence of So
called political BOSSES" Mayor George
3. Mcclellan of New York city has ex-
pressed his preference for Mr.. Jerome
for governor, and has announced his in
tention of voting for him at the conven-
ton Mr. Jerome is without political ma
chinery and came into the race too late
to have his name go before many of the
county conventions called to name dele
gates to Buffalo.
II the so-called regular democrats
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 convention.
There has been talk OF Mayor j. n. Adam
of Buffalo; Of John n. Carlisle of Water
town; of John p. Stanchfield of Elmira:
OF Former Judge d. Cady Herrick, who
was the democratic gubernatorial candl-
date two years ago; of Jusice William j.
Gaynor of Brooklyn. and Edward NJ
Shepard Justice Gaynor has also been
urged because of his indepdence. He and