The twice=a=week herald. (Amarillo, Tex.) 1887-1906, 1906-09-25
Political Situation Rather. 2
Peculiar One and Interest,"
Ing Times Expected,
NATION NAL ISSUE
Freely Predicted That The Decision viii
Have Much Weight In Next PTssldsn.
Nal Contest.

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New York, Sept, 25,-'The deter
nination Of both tho old political
parties to hold their state conventions
on the same date this year is in It's
way indicative of the unprecedented
situation in political affairs Of this
commonwealth. II is a situation
which has attracted the interest OF
the entire country and is looked Ia
have an effect upon the presiden'
tial campaign of two years hence
The situation involves men of national
political repute and Presi-
dent Roosevelt himself has let his
Influence Automatically be felt
though ostenslhly keeping hands
off"
Both Republican and Democratic
parties are torn with fractional dis.
putes. With these internal dissen-
sions affecting the old parties, a
third political party has beer launch
ed under the title Of the lndepen-
dence League. This League, which
uow has completed its organization
10 every county in tho state. is the
outgrowth OF the Municipal Owner
ship League which made the mayor
ality fight in New York City last No
vember, with william Randolph
Hearst. the congressman and news
paper proprietor. at the head of the
ticket Mr.. Hearst fell short of the
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 supreme
court TO burn the ballots was recently
made by the corporation counsel Mr.
Hearst. resisted this move and was
sustained by the court with the un-
dsrstanding that Mr.. Hearst would
furnish at his own expense the new
ballot boxes needed for the local pri-
maries and the regular election in
November,
me Republican state convention
is to be held at Saratoga beginning
continue probably through Wednes-
day.
The Democratic state convention
is to he held at Buffalo, beginning
the same day and continuing through
Wednesday or until nomination has
been agreed upon.
Former Governor 3. ID. Odell, Jr.,
as state chairman, will call the Re-
publican assemblage TO order, Cord
Meyer, Of New York, is the chairman
of the Democratic state committee,
having heen elected to that position
for the Parker and Herrick cam
paign two years ago,
The Democrats we're first to choose
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 to-
gether soon after the Democrats had
announced their decision and the
Gordian knot was cut by decision
to meet simultaneously with the Dem
ocrats. 1t was urged that II the Dem
ocrats met first they would place the
Republican administration on the de-
fensiye, whereas II the Republicans
met first tho Democrats woNld be in
a position to attack the platform in
convention and get good supply of
political, ammunition before the pub
Tic through the medium Of conyen-
ton addresses,
The democratic convention prom
ises to be one ofithe livelest ever held
in this state. Mr. Hearst's name will
be placed before II 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
cannot be named or Endorsed with
ont turning thesDemocrstic~party ov-
err to the newly organized Indepen-
dence League, (which includes both
Democrats and ARenublicsns ,in==.its