New-York tribune., 1906-10-19
NE4R STAMPEDE IN ERIE.
democrats Ready to Turn from
Hearst-Adam AdUises Labor.

Buffalo. Oct IS (SpeciaD-"Fearst won't have
Iour yellow dogs with him by Election Day" said
FRANK L. Bapst formerly chairman of the Demo
cratic County Committee and for many years one
OF the most prominent Democrats in Erie County
yesterday
AS matter of fact. don't know of single
good Democrat who IS going to vote for Hearst in
Buralo was the statement of high in
the Der Icratic organization that he felt he could
not afford to let his name be used
Whatever strength Hearst had among Democrats
previous to the Buffalo convention seems to be
utterly gone now. Not only the better element, so
called. are denouncing him. but the rank and fs
OF the regular organization all but ready to de-
clare themselves openly against him.
Following the filing of independent local nomina-
tons by the Independence League, Norman E.
Mack. Democratic National Committeeman, in his
newspaper, virtually bolts Hearst, in the following
words:
ssf Rsvs o s that the fd has made serious
for the members of a party that for hundred
iished the great principles of democrats govern
Ipent will resent this effort at the disruption Of
BY filing their Independent nominations they
Of This county that they are OPPOSED to the party
and opposed to the action of its representatives in
ruinous one, and must surely revert back upon
Democratic party.
Mayor Adam is not expected to make specific
announcement of a refusal to vote for Hearst but
Hearst's nomination that Democrats know their
duty now by appeal to organized labor. AL
though the name OF Hearst not directly used.
It was recognized that the reference of the Mayor
was most direct, and this not denied at the
Mayors Office The Mayor said TO the convention
Of Carriage and Wagon Workers. in session in
Schwartzs Hall:
The day of wdeEed ana tIr6ssg0ns&ibls & eadeTsAip
following and It is not representative of labor in
its best and trlest sense. When ! say 1t has
passed. do not mean to say that i has ceased to
exist. that far as it's being g perma-
potential factor in the industrial te or our
country, it's day is done.
The very who would urge you TO be reckless
IN any course of action would argue that capital
is conservative as 10 the right and radical as to
the wrong. I say that the duty Of organized labor
is to be eteadfast in standing for the right and
equally steadfast in dealing with wrong. Fanati-
cism will right wrong. Sound common sense,
calm Judgment, honesty Of purpose and frmness
OF action ternperateness OF word and deed will
ganized labor is doing its thinking as It never
has done IN the past. Read carefully Think deep
ly. Act wisely.
Men of the highest Democratic standing. such
as Robert L. Fryer. Arthur P. Bisse. Charles
w Goodyear, Henry A. Richmond. Moses Shire.
Franklin D Locke, George c. Reilly and scores
of liners who tor years have stood for the high
est tyDe OF Democracy, are openly for hughes; ana
ir needs only the slightest turn OF the scale TO
start a yeritable stampede from Hearst among the
Democratic rank and file. r., -,
,oIis TO gain votes for the local Democratic ticket
IS an open secret and the revolt has nearly feached
a noint where Il will be more regular to boIt
Hearst than to support hllf