The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-10-06
COUNERS TALKS WITH HEARST
GETS HIM 70 AGREE TO ACCEPT
DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION

Alan IN Address n R~aaaaeatIOn Meeting In
Madivon square Garden ON oct. n
Predicts $4,000 Majority
nThIs CITY and q Majority Above brOnA
ALBANY. Oct. S.-wiliam r. Hearst
will accept the Democratic nomination ior
Governor. That became definitely KNOWN
tonight. He will speak at a Democratic
ratification meeting at Madison Square
Garden on the night OF October 70. Whham
j.. Corners, the Democratic State chair-
man, who Joined Mr.. Hearst at Chatham
this afternoon. asked the candidate Tor
Governor 70 address a Democratic ratifica-
ton meeting. Mr.. Hearst consented
they agreedIon the date. II is probable
that Mr.. Hearst will not make a formal ac-
ceptanoe by letter but will accept In his
Madison Square Garden speech.
At the Chatham fair grounds Mr.. Conners
was communicative. He said that he had
talked with Charles +. Murphy yesterday
afternoon but that Mr.. Murphy q not
sent him to Mr.. Hearst to make peace
or asked him to see Hearst at all. He said
that he was on his way to- Buffalo TO loon
after business matters and that opportunity
! offered to have a chat with Mr.. Hearst
about campaign plans.
W did not discuss the New York county
sit uation at ALL said Mr.. n we
did talk about the Erie county difficulty be-
tween the Independence League and the
Democratic organization, however. think
IN be able 10 iron that out when get to
Buffalo,
Mr.. Hearst made this statement tonight
concerning his talk with Chairman Corners:
"Mr. Corners called to-day to discuss with
me a general plan Of campaign and to ask me
il l would appear and speak at a series Of
Democratic meetings throughout the State.
I told him / would. He asked me further il
l would speak at q Democratic ratification
meeting in New York city, and when and
where, and we agreed that that meeting
should take place at Madison Square Garden
on the night of October %. Mr.. Corners
also discussed the Buffalo situation but l
declined to Interfere in the matter. He has
gone on to Buffalo and will give the matter
his personal attention
Al the Chatham Fair Mr.. Connere's atten-
ton was called to the report thata Repubtl-
can politician had made the statementtnat
Mi. Hearst would 90 up to the Bronx Win
a majority Of l75, 900. -,
ITS a little early to give figures, v said
he. ~but that isn't a bad estimate. More
h a that, | say, and you II find that m righ'
that Mr.. Hearst Will nave q majority aDoV'
the Bronx. He'll carry Monroe county
as sure as shooting, and you'll find a numbeI
OF other old Republican counties giving
substantial majorities for Mr.. Hearst"
Mr.. Hearst's reception Of Conners wa
frosty. When Corners got into Mr.. Hearst
private car at 1 o'clock thisa afternoon Will
Il lay on a siding at Chatham, Mr.. Hears
was at luncheon. He greeted the Stat
chairman politely and shook hands with him
There was no room at Mr.. Hearst's a b
for Mr.. Corners.
After the fair they conferred for an hou
and then. Mr.. Conners departed suddenly
lust catching the 8 O'Clock train for Buffalo
" was understood that he was to accom-
pany Mr.. Hearst to Buffalo and there wa
some surprise when he left suddenly.
Despite the pacific accounts OF thei
conference given out by Mr.. Hearst an
MIR. Corners, the impression prevails this
! Mr.. Hearst gave Corners to understan
distinctly that he and not Conner was Tn
| final word in this campaign, and that b
; cared no more for Corners and Murph
than he does about Senator McCarren, cor
: corning whom Mr.. Hearst gave out a STATE
ment early in the day in answer to Sens
tor McCarren's letter saying that II a thir
: ticket were put up in Kings county he woul
give Hughes a majority OF 5000.