The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-18
[IRST OR BRYAN,
|BDT WHICH ONE?
u of Times Indicate New
Fork Political Journalist
Will Be Candidate.
plRST COULD SPLIT
THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY
4 Likely That Nebraska Man
Nould Lead FOrlorn Hope
for Glory.

-~,ul 10 The Tribune.
.EW YORK, March l7.-William K,
-, he's fred his first gun In the
campaign of 1908. which may
now be said TO be rapidly ap"
..h;no And it is significant that
ann Is an independence league gun
!, the guise of holding a meeting
albany 10 urge upon the State Leg
.,r,e the necessity of certain reform
= and remedial legislation. the In
,.ndepce league gathering was con
Ia ;pto nm old-time Hearst rally,
h sourse national politics were not
ssssd Mr.. Hearst and his asso-
.lss are too clever to spoil a cam
.eu bv beginning too early IN me
IL But the name of Mr. hearst
4 once again coupled with all OF the
"a reforms proposed in the state.
N this sort Of thing serves to keep
4 name before the American public.
[ X remarkable, but there is not an
IL man who comes 10 the front IN
IA entire Eastern country to champion
z ,eforms and the remedies which the
|.nle appear TO be demanding. though
cevnor Hughes NAV be said TO be
Ia something along these lines in
|saiet sort Of way. Indeed, so
a puspe has Mr.. Hearst 5 pro
|.nme become in plan and scope that
even called upon Governor Hughes
II half hour S conversation. 1t was
.ppossd that the famous measure to
,ount the ballots was the issue in
.|ved a, this point, However, at the
IL OF the interview Mr.. Hearst gave
n an interview quite complimentary
4 the present chief executive of the
bie OF New York One of the Repubh-
n Senator's at Albany said that what
Inrt was irving TO do was 10 i'm
- the general public with the idea
n, he could be hard fighter in the
.e OF Mcclellan and good loser IN
Al case Of Hughes upon the theory
III the sverage American likes 4 hard
inter- as well as good loser.
May Push His Campaign,
BON this time on Independence
.mers mny be expected to spring
n ID Southern and Western states with
&idity, Some of Mr., Hearst S friends
admirers seem to think that the
bany meeting Of the Independence
rgue means that Mr.. Hearst has read
Insalf ont of the Democratic party.
te answer to that question is the an
Tlr to the question as to whether the
fnocnlic party is to be great con
@gatIre party or great radical party,
~ Hearst takes the point Of view
Athcre is hardly room for two con-
.4kAtiye parties in this country If
2konsorvaiivcs capture the Demo
lh party in 1908 as they captured
NJ party in 1904 there is little dou bt
That Mr.. Hearst viii bolt with the
Idieal wing of the Democratic party.
continue the fight at the head OF
dependence league. IF. on the
ner hand, the radicals should con
uue in control Of the Democratic party
W Hearst with all Of his millions
ould find IL difficult TO organize a re
Nh And Hearst is too good a politi-
- 10 do this.
Ihe fact that Mr.. BRYAN is scheduled
wing through New England and
'and BROOKLYN next month is believed
many to Indicate that a break is
ming between Messrs. Hearst and
san- The shrewdest observers here
The East. however. do not believe
~ snch break is likely to occur in
vance of National convention, Mr..
pan, who has always been willing
axe the public into his confidence.
Fepeatedly announced that while he
not give bonds not to run for Presi-
again. he will not give bonds that
Viii run for President again. II
oe doubted whether he is in reality
nodidate. On the other hand. there
9itle doubt but that Mr.. Hearst is
fast secretly a candidate. and that
~ the start he will make a spirited
...!lpt to capture the delegates to the
-aonal convention. And though thc
mas not arrived for any announce
nnlss upon this subject, Mr.. Hearst
~ Knows the advantage Of being first
'oe held He was first in the fielC
ssptnre the delegates TO the St. Louis
asention in 1904. 1t may be argued
lnasmuch as he was defeated l
net pay to play the role of TIN
~. ord attempting TO catch tn
"a. But II was the capture Of In
wy Island delegates and few 9th
Ia,iy III the game three years ag'
uu hited the Hearst candidacy from
'ss WAS at first regarded as a iok
,sgrions thing in American politics
ar Hearst has heen serious fac
ever since. And it is doubtful
,sner ne will not remain a scriou
II until the votes are recounted an
,lglrts decide whether Hearst o
sNush was elected mayor in 100;
would Not Lead Forlorn Hope,
lnGse who are predicting break i
II panes between the Hearstitcs an
nlyanites as the result of Mr.. Brl
H., ssine round the circle here in th
b cors?A.t nsAt month are not close student
/hss h"iutlons and of men. In the frs
vs, may be doubted whether NJ
mn would really wan, the nomin;
: kss,Sueea some conditions. During h
'd,f3n nttough Europe last year, shortl
bis nas nomoeomlng and his rcmarl
= ~ W.opImn at Madison Square Ga
M h. eryan repeatedly announce
1an " might not be the most ayailab
~ , ou snnt his idea Of a candidnt
ne ma candidate who should At the i
10 ba"uu inc platform Mr. BRYAN ba,
nsscn a candidate twice before the,
!. II nai,y nsmaay little glory for him in b
|Dod eansa sa 10 lead a forlorn hope in
MAJ sdsnSe third time.
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