The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11

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than. when he assumed ONCE, AS the
election OF Hlghes or the Rspphl ican
candidate. whoever he is, Is almost
certain, the bitterness OF the strife be!
tween Hearst and MeC leIlan Is of no
special interest to Republicans. ex.
cept as It has developed it gives an In
'teresting insight into the ways OF
Democratic politicians There will be
great mud singing In the campaign.
but most Of this will be aimed by and
at Democrats. With Jerome hammer.
ing Hearst and Murphy and Hearst
hammering Jerome and Mcclellan the
outlook is for highly exciting time.
not only at Buffalo, but throughout
the campaign.
For Hearst 1t may be said that
nearly all Of the bosses and nearly all
OF the newspapers, except his own. are
opposing him. while the so-called
leaders and, volunteer pnrty-savers are
supporting Jerome for the regular par.
ty nomination. The Bryan followers
who have generally shown leaning
toward Hearst have notIceably weak
ened in their support because of
Hearst's recent failure to enthuse
over the homecoming of the Nebras-
kan and Hearst's rather cool treat
ment of Bryan may have some tnflu-
ence upon the State convention. The
particular Democrat who seems in
greatest distress at this stage of the
fight is Tammany Leader Murphy. He
has been caught between the upper
and neither stones. His followers are
three-fourths Hearst, and il he doesn't
support Hearst his following Is lost.
If he does support Hearst Mayor Nc
Cle1lan will deprive bis followers of
all patronage and possibly dethrone
the boss In the primaries. The Muir
ply bark seems to have been caught
in a squall.
Republican Candidates.
Three Republicans monopolize the
talk as to the nomination at Sarato-
ga. Governor Higgins is fighting for
a denomination. State Senator Edgar
I. Bracket, of Saratoga, has announc-
ed himself a candidate and has some
delegates pledged to him. Lawyer
Charles e. Hughes, who conducted the
insurance inquiry, is being urged to
become q candidate for the nonina-
ton, and is probably the strongest of
the three men named. The Republic
can dark horse is State Senator Fred
erick c. Stevens of Attica, who head
ed the State commission which lnves-
tgated the gas company here and was
largely responsible for the law reduce
ing gas to so cents thousand feet.
Senator Stevens, who is several times
a millionaire, will be the candidate of
the anti.Higgins Republicans II Mr..
Hughes should withdraw his name
from consideration. He is said to be
the real choice of State Chairman
odell. Mr.. OdeII, it Is said, win retire
from party management as soon as
the defeat of Higgins for renomt1ia-
ton is accomplished.
To close students of the situation
the probably fight is between Hearst
and Hughes, with Jerome polling
enough Democratic votes to defeat
Hearst and keep Jerome and McClel.
Ian in office for three more years. In
this outcome the Republicans get the
State, jerome and Mcclellan continue
In office and the Democratic party is
left in about the same condition as, il
not worse one than. when the party
savers leaped into the breach. Hearst's
asset will be his showing at The polls,
aud IL his showing is as good through
out the State as 1t promises to be in
New York city he will have to de
dealt with in the Democratic National
Of 1905.
OUTING RESULTED IN