New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-09-21
YORK. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 19O6-FoURTEEN PAGEs-~pR
C0NNERS FOR HEARST.
UNAFFECTED By MACK.
fiction Seems Not to Haze Changed
Editors Erie Strength.
[By Telegraph 70 Ths Tribuns.


Buffalo. Sept 20-Erie County Democrats are
all torn up tonight as result OF the days de-
velopments. following the action yesterday OF
Norman Z. Mack. Democratic National Commit
teeman. IN throwing Mr.. Hearst overheard and
declaring for Mayor Adam OF Buffalo for the
Democratic Governorship nomination. All day
Mr. Mack's action has been the one subject OF
discussion. and the most interesting phase OF the
talk has been the possible effect on Mr. Hearst
and the chance OF Mayor Adams landing the
nomination.
So far as the days doings are concerned. there
is nothing to Indicate that Mr.. Hearst has lost
any strength in Erie County; neither has he
gained any. The Hearst Democrats have been
suspicious Of Mr.. Mack for weeks. and W. ].
COnners stiI stands by Hearst Mr.. Mack really
never was strong in his home city. and the same
applies TO Mr. Conners Both had TO make a
dicker with comparatively obscure men to be
selected at all as delegates TO the Democratic
State Convention. II looked for whils to-day
If life might be injected into the Jerome boom.
but that has all hickered out and now the sole
division As between Adam and Hearst. Tonight
Hearst would be Of ten out Of the twenty
seven delegates from Erie 20 the Democratic
State Convention. and Mr.. Adams candidacy.
thus far. hasn't aroused enough enthusiasm to
keep the remaining seventeen from weakening.
No one is more familiar with this condition
OF affairs than Edward 2. COatesworth, chair
man Of the county organization. and Mr.. Coates
worth has asked for a conference with Secretary
Ihmsen Of the Independence League State Com
mittee. for next Saturday night 1t is said that
Mr.. Coatesworth would like to reach some un-
derstanding whereby. in the event Of Mr..
Hearst's nomination. he will be regarded as the
leader IN Erie County IN preference to either
Mr. Mack or Mr.. Corners. Mr.. CoateswOrth has
no use for either Mack Conners. The Inde-
pendencs Leaguers Of the county have given up
whatever hopes they have heretofore enter
tained Of fusion. and the Adam Democrats are
all looking 10 New York TO find out what win
be done there
1t is known here that William F. Sheehan
favors the candidacy OF Mr. Adam. and Buffalo
Democrats are anxious to ascertain what. IL
anything. Mr.. Sheehan do toward getting
New York support for Mr.. Adam. Everything
now hangs on Tammany Hall and if Tammany
Hall should come TO Buffalo prepared to vote for
Mayor Adam all the Erie delegates except a
few out and out Hearst men would line up with
Tammany Hall. On the other hand should
Tammany Hall come out for any other candi-
date. the Erie delegates would stand for the
other candidate. whoever he may be. Mr.. Con-
ners made a statement this afternoon that "the
gang now protesting to be for Adam for Gov
ernOr is no more sincere than when IL was pro-
fessedly for Hearst"
Mr. Corners says he doubts II Mr. Adam is
sincere with himself and says there isn't one
chance IN thousand to beat the Republican
nominee with two opposing tickets in the field.
Mr.. COnners says he will vote for Mr.. Hearst
IN the convention, II he is the only delegate TO
do 10.
Conventions to select delegates TO the Demo-
cratic State Convention We're held in the Tth
Sth and 9th districts to-day. In the Sth a motion
TO instruct the delegates for William r. Hearst
for Governor was offered. City Clerk Daniel J.
Sweeney made a speech favorfng the indOrse-
ment Of Mayor ]. N. Adam for the nomination
and offered amendment 70 the resolution
that the delegation be uninstructed. The motion
as amended was carried and the delegation goes
70 the state convention without Instructions In
the 9Th and 9th districts resolutions were adopt
ed instructing for Hearst provided at the time
of the Democratic State Convention he Is not the
candidate of any other party.