Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-12
FUSION IN NEW YORK
Between Republicans and In
dependence League.
SURPRISE OF REPUBLICANS
That Chairman Parsons Should Con-
sent to the Deal.
PRESIDENTS REPRESENTATIVE
Bad Things Said of Hearst Last
Year When Running Against
Hughes.

There is very great surprise among
New York republicans here that there has
been a combination of the Hearst indie
pendence League and the republican
county organization in Manhattan upon
a county ticket. the Hearst people secur-
ing six of the eleven fat positions to be
voted for. The surprise is all the greater
because Representative Parsons, county
chairman of New York county, IS the per-
sonal representative in Greater New York
of President Roosevelt and the admins
tration. lie IS even regarded as the
Presidents manager in the state OF New
York. 1t was through Parsons that Presi-
dent Roosevelt brought about the nomina-
ton of Gov. Hughes last year and it Is
through Parsons that the President will
expect to control the delegation to the
next national convention, to do with as
he deems best.
Bad Things Said of Hearst.
The things said about William r.
Hearst by the republican speakers last
year, when he was running against
Hughes, are well remembered in every
part of the country. and It was because
Of the terrible things he was accused of
that so much surprise has been occasioned
at the latest turn in affairs. Secretary
Root, In a memorable speech. fully in
dorsed by the President, reiterated the
charge that Mr.. Hearst was practically
responsible for the assa sassination o. Nc
Kinley through the yellow material in his
newspapers. The President himself said
some ugly things about Mr.. Hearst and
publicly and privately denounces him
when opportunity is given. That the
Roosevelt organization in Manhattan
should combine with the Hearst people
clearly demonstrates the strength OF
Hearst in New York, it is pointed out.
Many New York republicans here believe
that the President was not cogniZant OF
the agreement of Parsons and the others
to combine, and they have an idea that
when he gets back from his bear hunt and
hears the story he will have few things
to say to his friend and representative,
Mr. Parsons. There are good reasons for
believing that the President would have
preferred defeat for the republicans to
victory for the combination that has been
made up. The worst part of 1t Is that 1t
outs him in an embarrassing position, be-
sides giving a standing to the Hearst fol-
owing that they have never had before.
Last year the democrats recognized the
Hearst strength in the state by absorbing
Hearst and his fellow nominees on the In
dependence League ticket, for doing which
the democrats were roundly denounced
Now the republicans. headed by the silk
stocking Parsons. lends further recogni-
ton 1t is predicted that next year and In
the future the Hearst party will probably
be able to stand on its own bottom with
out the two other parties being able to
throw stones.
Parsons Praise for Hearst.
Mr.. Parsons in explaining the deal said:
I'VE may not like the methods of Mr..
Hearst, but he has the confidence Of the
people. We cannot get away from that
fact.
Last year we fought the methods of
Mr.. Hearst not the man. His principles
in the main have been accepted by the
people as right, and SO have his theories.
There are facts and figures to prove that
he has the confidence of the voters.
When he ran for mayor he received 371a
per cent of the entire vote, and last year,
when he ran for governor, 20 per cent of
the total vote was cast under the Inde-
pendence League emblem. The republican
party in the mayoralty election polled
only 10 per cent Of the vote in this city
In the east side districts. which President
Roosevelt did not carry in 1904, Mr.
Hearst last year got a vote that stood
to / for his opponent"
What Is to be the issue of the cam
paign?' Mr.. Parsons was asked.
Support of Gov. Hughes. Every re-
publican ought to register and vote for
an assembly that will support hts policies.
That should be the slogan of the cam
paign from now on"
In discussing the opposition that de-
veloped among certain of the leaders
against fusion, Mr.. Parsons said that the
thing most incomprehensible to him was
why Frank Moss should oppose fusion.
Mr.. Moss came to me only the day
before the convention and said that he
would be available for a nomination for
general sessions, and that in case the
general session places had been filed he
would be willing to accept a nomination
for the city court. He did not then make
any provso that he could not run in
case there was fusion"
Thinks 1t a Bad Move.
Former President Morris of the New
York county republican committee was
in the city for few hours today, attend
ing to some private business. When asked
by a Star man his opinion of the repub-
lican and Hearst fusion in New York. Mr..
Morris said:
II think it was a very bad move in
every way. Combination between the re-
publicans and the men who dominate the
League does not seem good
politics.
But the worst of it is that I fear it
means the disintegration of the repub-
lican organization in the county. / am
a afraid it will split our organization wide
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