New-York tribune., 1906-10-24
FUNDS TO BEAT HEARST
albany Conferees Appeal to Demo.
crats-Clerks viii Be Busu.
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !


Albany, Oct. 23.-Resenting the way they had
| been treated at Buffalo, when regularly elected
Democratic delegates were thrown out of tha
convention. the Albany Democrats are makinS
organized efforts to make their opposition I'd
Hearst effective
The force OF clerks which has been EMPLOYED
| In the headquarters here, which as told In to-
| days Tribune, were seized by anti-Hearst
democrats. will be kept busy from now until
1 hiecuon Day sending out material for the
best interests of the Democratic party" II will
be recalled that after the nominations had been
made at Buffalo State Chairman Conners made
( demand upon W. S. Rode for the names of
ooVoo Democrats which he had collected dur
ing successive campaigns and that Mr. Rode
| refused TO surrender the list to Mr. Conners II
Is expected that this list will now be available
Tor use. One hundred thousand slammed en-
Veiopes have been ordered, and these and other
Democrats in the state will be reached
FROM Auburn the following address was sent
out to-day:
Headquarters of the Albany Democratic Con-
ference
To the Democrats of New York State:
The call for the Albany conference of rnstata
Democrats, held on September 3. 1906 concluded
with these words;
And let there be doubt whatever on this
point-it must be fight TO the finish for the
preservation of Democratic principles and Dem
ocratiC honor"
The action of the Buffalo convention. under
the leadership of Murphy and Conners and the
subsequent generalization in the Democratic
party throughout the state, caused by the con-
duct of their nominee. William r. Hearst Inde-
pendence League candidate for Governor
threaten the Democracy not only with defeat but
with disruption
The undersigned, an executive committee
TO carry on the work of the Albany conference
hereby solicit funds for the purpose of pre-
serving and continuing the Democratic party
Inc committee proposes to use such funds for
the following purposes:
First-The promotion of Democratic nr,nci
pies. and the emancipation of the Democratic
party from control which is hostile 10 those
principles.
Second-The election of the regular Demo-
cratic candidates on local tickets
Third-The use of all legitimate and legal
means to accomplish these ends
Checks should be made out to the order of the
chairman.
7. NJ OSBORNE. of Auburn. Chairman.
M. n. CARLISLE. of Watertown Secretary
FRANK l.. BAPST. of Buffalo,
WILLIAM F. BALKAN of Rochester.
NJ 2. HAVEN. of Syracuse.
JAMES s. DELEHANTY. of Albany
C. ARTHUR PARKER. of Gouverneur.
z. H. kitchener, of Binghamton
JOHN G. AGAR of New Rochelle
Ex-Mayor Osborne who was delegate to the
Buffalo convention and bitterly opposed Hearst.
is out with a signed statement to-day. defining
his position in the campaign He does not re-
cede from his ante nomination attitude After
q long lnlFOUuCI4On ne treats the subject under
four heads, viz
First-Hearst is not a Democrat
SeCond-He secured the nomination by corrup-
tion and violence
Third-He is trying to disrupt the Democratic
party.
-. .Fourth-The insncerity of Mr.. Hearst
81 Mr.. Osborne also said:
Me sometimes proclaims himself a Democrat
and sometimes an independence Lacquer Some
times al a Democrat he is fighting the RepubH-
can party; sometimes an Independent he is
allied with the Republican party. Sometimes
as what might be called IndependOcrat he
is fighting both Republican and Democratic
parties Now. Independent he is justified
In opposing the Democratic organization; but
as a candidate on the Democratic ticket he is
not justified in doing AS Independent
candidate he might very properly do all in his
power to defeac Democratic candidates in Erie
County, in Kings County, or in any other
county; but as a Democratic candidate he is
precuded by all the rules of the game from
attacking other local candidates on the same
ticket His conduct makes IL impossible to
gard him as either genuine Independent
genuine Democrat: while as an Independocrat
he is neither fish, flesh, fowl. nor good red
hArring'
r. Mr. Hearst Is the organizer of a hatred. He
tres to inspire in the hearts or men anger
against their fellow men. Is this the spirit in
(which n leader of the people should work? Is
ithis the light which should guide a regenerator
lof society? Is this the way In which a humble
searcher after the truth works?
MOI Hearst is no seeker after truth, he is
savior of society. he is no true leader OF the
people; he is in Mr.. Chanler's words. the
ator and organizer OF hatred lie Is modern