New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
UPSTATE POLITICS.
Anti-HearSt Sentiment Abounds IN
Yates County.

Yates Cow1tu.
Penn Yam. n. V Oct. q 0speciaD.-Diligent
inquiry all sides among both Democrats
and Republicans fails to reveal the presence OF a
Hearst landslide the vineclad hills OF the
county Of Yates. On the contrary. anti-Hearst
sentiment is plentiful, but where usually before
election there is considerable feeling and discus
sion. general Quietness and lack of excitement pre-
vail Beneath the apparently smooth surface there
exists determination on the part of real Demo-
Gratis which BODIES Ill for the of the Inde-
pendence League candidate. Representative Demo
Gratis are disgusted. resentful and indignant
count OF the proceedings at tho Buffalo convention
and feel strongly against Hearst and his methods
! These men want to make the defeat of the Buffalo
nominee as overwhelming possible that the
party may be saved from destruction.
In the purely rural districts of the county there
is apparently pronounced sentiment for the
didate of either party. Some Democrats. however
who are not in the habit of speaking their feelings
and mixing up in politics now say openly that
they will not submit to the Hearst programme
Out of thirty-four Democrats actually interviewed
in of the rural towns Of this county fifteen
found TO be for Hearst, fourteen against Hearst
and five non-comnnittal. One Hearst Republican
found. The labor vote in the community in
question is very small and reported to be mostly
Republican
Charles Goble. Of the firm of GobIs Brothers
lumber dealers. Dundes. who IS old line Demo-
crat and who has never before deserted the Demo-
cratic state national ticket, says that he Will
not vote for Hearst George Goble a member Of
the same firm. also says he will not vote for
Hearst
William S. Booth, fire insurance agent at Dundee,
says he has supported the Democratic ticket for
more than forty-fve years, except in the Bryan
campaign, and that he will vote for Hughes
Charles R, Tenant jeweller at Dundee. has voted
the Democratic ticket since Tilden ran for Cover
nor. but will vote for Hughes this year.
Charles Drake. farmer and ex-memoer OF the
Democratic County COMMITTEES. on being interviewer
inka tpHt
for more than forty years. but shan not vote ior
Robert Mawney said: "I have voted the Demo-
cratic national tioket for ftyhve years My father
and grandfather were Democrats shall vote for
H. Y: I. Jones; attorney-at-law at Dundee. who who
years says he WIN vote for agshsf nsayy this as
had heard 6fteen or twenty Democrats say that
they would stick by the ticket He informed e9 your
seventy-five Democrats who said they would not
vote for Hearst. but they would not say that they
In Penn Yam. a village of about 5000 population
revolt against Hearst is firmly rooted. widespread
And In the course OF day any SI
OF whom were very willing to make statements for
NJ: a Leary, attorney-at-law and postma,stss, at
the Republican state ticket and should no. s adss
Fred H: Lynn. assistant cashier, Citizens Bank,
who has Re e' ticket for
as Rn HeTe Of f0B Bank Penn
trustee of the village for six years and formerly
have voted the Democratic ticket for forty-hve
years. have never voted anything else, but shall
Gs dwin vim Eoughs 5 Hsss retss @ mer of Gage Yates
County, has been Democrat for forty-eight years,
years and for the last It ten years member Of the
mittee. He viii Vote for Hughes this year.
for the Assem5iy on the pslnoeEatIq ticket, ana
other man on the ticket, state or national.
Edison Potter, Of Penn Yam, ex-supervisor Of the
Yate. Yates County. for thFee Years ~ president Of The
village corporation Of Penn Yam. for three years
mssioners, for twenty -four years and now a mem
Der Of the Board Of Of Education, and politically al;
aspa aSr @ o years edfs eaa op
posed to Mr. Hearst, but DO think that % the meth
ton and to deliver to him the Demooratto or
ganization have been such as not only to merit
OF New York. The rebuke should be made as
M as go6S R9be a1d o RseS Sat. to 81 be the duty 5
future Of their party, to vote against Mr. Hearst.
oanne VII TeT AGAIN 3 gee IN b ps s
70 treat the Democracy purely as an article Of
Democratic Regularity in Yates County would
seem to consist. for the most part, either in re-
fusng to vote for the head Of the Democratic
ticket or in safeguarding Democratic principles
by voting for the Republican nominee. But in this
crisis heroic measures ars necessary and lifelong
ninety-eight Democrats residing in Penn Yam and
come Of the adjoining towns outside OF the town of
some of whom were interviewed and the remainder
Of whom were reported by those who were Inter-
Hearst Il; pro-Hearst. 81; doubtful, g. 1t is CON
servatively estimated that per cent of the total
Democratic vote r this county will be cast against
Hearst. While there are reports that some Re-
publioans will vote. for Hearst. it is thought by
most people that the detection in the Republican
ranks will be slight be unnoticeabie