Evening star., 1907-08-06
HEARST STILL HOPES
LAYING Plans for Next Years
Political Campaign.
THE INDEPENDENCE LEAGUE
Conferences of the Leaders to Be Held
in New York.
GOODNESS OF THE CoMMoNER
Neutrality Between the Two Editors
Is of the Armed Variety-Out-
look for Conflict.
2OLDNESS OF THE COMMONER

NEW YORK, August 6.-Arrangements
have almost been completed by the political
managers Of William R. Hearst for a ma
| tional conference of Independent League
| leaders from various states, which is to be
| held in this city next month. At this con-
| ference it is understood. plans for the ma
| tional campaign in 1903 will be very fully
! discussed
| Democratic politicians who heard of this
yesterday did not by any means receive the
news with equanmity They regarded 1t as
| indicating that Mr.. Hearst, though he has
| publicly read himself out of the party, In
| tends to become disturbing factor in dem
ocratic national politics during the pres.den-
| tial year. very much after the SANE manner
! that he was in 1904 in national politics and
! last year in New York state politics, only
on larger scale.
| Mr.. Hearst now has Independence League
organizations in a number of states. The
| league is an element in politics in this state,
| in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Illinois and
| California. 1t is learned now that MI
| Hearst Is harboring plans to invade Colora-
| do and Idaho to reap there whatever bene-
| fits can be obtained through the acquittal
| of Haywood and the turn things have taken
| there generally as result of that acquittai
| in regard to the relations between organized
| labor and the large employers. 1t is also
known that Mr.. Hearsts agents for some
| time have been at work feeling their way
| into Missouri with a view of obtaining
| foothold there for the ideas represented by
| the Hearst Independence League and build
| ing up some sort of an organization.
At the conference to be held here next
month ways and means for a further spread
| of the propaganda of unrest and discomfort
i on which Mr. Hearst hopes to ride to pollt-
ical eminence will be discussed, according
to persons in the confidence OF the lnde-
pendence League leader.
A New State Machine.
Persons close to Mr.. Hearst and familiar
with his plans declare that, despite the
crushing rebuke Mr.. Hearst suffered per-
sonally in the last gubernatorial election.
his agents before long will be sent out
through the length and breadth Of this
state with a view of building up an or
ganization on the ruins of the old one
which virtually went to smash the mo-
ment the last returns were in at the NO
vember election. That this is being done
with no other end in view than to force a
surrender of the democratic party ma
chinery to Mr. Hearst, very much after the
same fashion that this was done at the
Buffalo convention last year. is an impress
sion that is gaining strength among the
old-line democrats in this state.
That the chaos and confusion which at
the present moment predominate in the
democratic party in this state, where there
is complete absence of responsible and
intelligent leadership, will greatly aid Mr..
Hearst in any such design old-line demo-
Gratis admit with regret. In certain re-
sponsible quarters it was even asserted yes
terday that Mr.. Hearst had received assur-
ances from William ]. Connors. chairman Of
the democratic state committee, and Tam
many leader Charles F. Murphy, that, as
they did last year, they would throw all
the support of the democratic machine, of
which they are in control. for any candi-
date Mr.. Hearst might designate as his
preference for presidential nominee next
year.
In connection with this 1t was pointed
out as something that might be more than
a mere coincidence that Mr.. Hearst has
carefully rcfrained from committing him
self through his newspapers to any candi-
date. That his choice will not be Mr..
Bryan, who has been more talked of than
any other man for the democratic nomina-
ton, be stated on the best Of authority
There has been a great GOODNESS between
the Nebraska commOner and the Indepen-
dence Lacquer for the last two or three
years. During Mr.. Bryans recent trip
through Europe he was virtually shadowed
by Mr.. Hearsts agents. and when he re-
turned and a grand welcome was prepared
for him In this city the lukewarmness with
which Mr.. Hearsts newspaper entered
into the spirit of the occasion was a mat
ter of much comment. Nor did Mr. Hearst
receive any support from Mr.. Bryan when
he made his race for the governorship. The
months that have passed since Mr. Bryan's
retnrn have only tended to widen the
breach