New-York tribune., 1907-06-23
ELEPHANT FOR HEARST.
DOESN'T WANT RECOUNT
albany Politicians Think Editor Is
After Presidency.
(By Telegraph 10 The Tribune.l

Albany. June 22-"Now that the recount bill
has been passed and become law, what will
William r. Hearst do evade the actual re-
count OF the actual ballots cast in the disputed
Mayoraty eection?"
This is the question that many Albany poll
ticians are asking themselves and one another
They believe that Hearst wants no actual
recount. that he prefers to play the role OF
martyr to being either counted in or counted
out"
MIR Hearst" said one of the prominent poll
ticians here to-day, will endeavOr to avoid a
recount by every possible means until after the
Democrats have nominated a candidate FOR the
next Presidential campaign. He wants to be
Mayor OF New York? No. he wants TO see how
FAR the martyr argument will carry him toward
the Presidential nomina ton
"Oh, well. he need not worry about an i'm
mediate recount" retorted another. "McClel-
Ian will play the game for him, If that is really
his game. The Mayor will take the recount bill
from court to court on one pretext or another,
and by the time the courts get through with
deciding its constitutionality and its legality
1t will be time To elect another Mayor Tor New
York City"
II is the prevalent opinion IN political circles
here that Hearst is somewhat chagrned the
passage Of the recount bills just = he had them
prepared II is freely stated that the great
fight" he has been making for II recount was
merely q gigantic bluff, its only serious object
being TO annoy and humiliate Mayor Mcclellan
Now that. owing to the stand taken by Gov
ernor Hughes. the bill has been passed and be
come LEV. both Democrats and Republicans are
watching with amused interest the sequel 10
the fight What will he do next" we have
given him what he has been crying for and he
has white elephant on his hands" These and
similar expressions constantly heard.
Hearst would have liked be elected Gov
ernor of the state" said a Democrat to-day:
"he would like still better to be nominated for
President by the Democratic party. but he does
not care about being Mayor OF New York City
He only likes to tell people that-ft is good po-
lticaI capital to go before the people OF the
country crying, I have been robbed OF the Office
OF Mayor OF the City OF New York. l have not
gotten honest square deal. Now you
have opportunity TO show you disapprove of
the injustice L have suffered by nominating me
for President. What are you going TO do
about it?'
Republican Assemblyman suggested an
appropriate combipation for the Democratic
party the following ticket:
For President-William Randolph Hearst
For Vice-P -President-William Schuyler Jackson
This is little hard the country" said he
but think what rare pair they would make
AT least there would be no dscord between
Hearst and his stanch henchman, the Attorney
General.
That Hearst considers himself a strong Presi-
Dental nomination probability cannot be
doubted" he continued. "One has only 10 put
his ear TO the ground TO hear unmistakabIc
sounds that effect. Hearst is always organ
izing. cautiously but surely. his forces for that
conflict Nor is there any doubt that he would
be a more or less formidable man should he
run"