Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-20
MACK FILINGS BOMB
His Withdrawal Creates a
Gotham Sensation.
AFRAID OF ALIEN HANDS
Conceded That the Disaffection Will
Have Profound Effect.
NEW PROGRAM IS TO BE MADE
Republicans Still at Sea and Waiting
for the President to Make His
Choice of a Man.
special From a Staff Correspondent


NEW YORK, N. Y, September 20
| The political sensation of the day is the
withdrawal of Mr.. Norman E. Mack from
| support of Mr.. Hearst's candidacy. Mr..
| Mack is the democratic national committee
man and leader of his party. Up state he
has been the mainstay of the Hearst move
| ment among regular democrats, and there
| is no question that Mr.. Mack's advocacy
of the Hearst cause has been responsible
for the action of many county delegations
| indorsing Mr.. Hearst Mr.. Mack's refuta-
ton of Mr.. Hearst's candidacy is based
| on the ground that Mr. Hearst is the cam
didate of another party, and that the
democracy would humiliate itself by in
dorsing him. Mr.. Mack had been hopeful
| up to the meeting of the convention of the
| Independence League that Mr.. Hearst would
| receive the nomination from the regular
democratic convention. When the indie
| pendence leaguers, however, took 1t into
| their teeth and ran away with the care
fully laid plans of Mr.. Hearst and Mr..
Mack, setting up separate party and put
| ting Mr.. Hearst at the head of it, Mr..
| Mack realized that for the democrats to
indorse Mr.. Hearst in these circumstances
| would be to surrender the democratic party
| to alien hands. Politicians here agree that
| the disaffection of Mr.. Mack will have pro-
found effect on Mr.. Hearst's prospects in
the democratic convention next Tuesday
| and is certain to lessen Mr.. Hearsts
chances of success. 1t is declared that
| only one course is open to Mr.. Hearst in
this crisis, and that is to repudiate his own
independence and appeal to the democratic
| convention as a democrat and not as an
| independent.
| Hearst to Call Counsel.
| Mr.. Macks letter is as follows:
| You are undoubtedly aware that 1 have
! been favoring the candidacy of Represen-
| tative William r. Hearst for governor on
| the democratic ticket for several months
past l thought 1 was justified in taking
this attitude, that 1t was for the best inter-
| ests of the democratic party.
| However, since the nomination of Mr..
| Hearst by the Independence. League con-
vention, held in Carnegie Hall in New
York city on September u, where a full
ticket with Mr. Hearst at its head, and a
platform Of principles was adopted, making
it appear from the Atlantic to the Pacific
in the press that Mr.. Hearst is the candi-
date of another party, no matter what in
diyiduals may say to the contrary, l am
convinced that / cannot with propriety or
justice to my position as the official head
of the democratic party in this state any
longer favor the candidacy of Mr.. Hearst
for governor by the democratic state con-
vention to be held in Buffalo next week.
Might Mean Defeat.
II have talked with democrats generally
throughout the state since the Carnegie
Hall convention and the only substantial
reason given to me for the democratic con-
vention not nominating its own ticket from
top to bottom Is the fact that Mr.. Hearst
will run as an Independent candidate any
way. which might mean the defeat of local
candidates on the various local tickets
throughout the state on election day. To
my mind the price paid for such surrender.
even apart from the humiliation of it, Is
beneath the dignity of the great democratic
party, that has fearlessly fought so many
glorious battles since its foundation by
Thomas Jefferson.
Therefore. in common with other demo-
| Gratis in this state who favor the nomina-
ton of full democratic ticket from top to
bottom by the regular party convention
next Tuesday in Buffalo l respectfully ask
you II the convention tenders you the nom
inaton for governor, without pledge or
condition of any nature beyond the per-
Torrance Of your duty you see it if elect
ed will you accept the same?
Wants a Frank Answer.
II will be glad to get from you frank
answer to this letter. If you in your judg-
ment will accept the nomination as the
head of the party organization in this state
will also proceed with other leaders of the
party in this state to endeavor to bring
about your nomination. not only for the
reason indicated in this letter. but because
! believe you would lead the party ticket
to victory. The democracy of the Empire
state must stay with the democracy of the
nation and the democratic party will never
die or surrender.
] litical advisers within the next twenty four
hours to map out a program for overcom-
ing, if possible, the body blow given his
| prospects by Mr.. Macks desertion. Up to
the present time Mr.. Hearst has secured
sixty-six delegates in the regular demo-
cratic convention out Of the $50 which will
comprise the convention These sixty-six
| have been instructed for him, and 100
others are unnstructed. 1t is claimed that
2S4 of the $50 are absolutely opposed to
Mr. Hearst Seven counties have yet to
| choose their delegates There will be
| number of candidates in the field. William
T. Jerome, Justice Gaynor Of Brooklyn,
Representative Sulzer Of New York city
. and Mayor ]. NJ. Ada of Buffalo will be
, the leading candidates to Buffalo for the
! gubernatorial nomination. The republicans
are still at sea as to their candidate for
| governor. They are waiting for President
| Roosevelt to express his choice. Whoever
. they present names will be selected and
that's all there is to it. Boss Odell has
. | acknowledged his complete defeat and ia
advising his followers to get on the Roose-
: | Welt band wagon at the earliest moment
He will not resign the Craftsmanship of
, the state committee until that committee
, is reorganized by the Saratoga convention.
He is already to let go, however, as soon
| as the convention gives the word.
Roosevelt to Take Charge.
There Is every prospect that President
!. Roosevelt and his friends will take full
and complete control of the republican
machinery in New York. and will restore
some kind of harmony among the dis
tressed republicans.
, Republicans say that the Saratoga con-
vention is likely to be a pretty tame af-
fair Odell has passed the word to take
: the defeat spontaneously, and not to
raise any ruction. In this spirit the delegates
5 | will simply gather and await tip from
> Oyster Bay. The republican convention
| will probably be merely ratification meet