The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-28

CYSTIC Of William Randolph Hearst. the
convention adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
HEARST FIRM AGAINST FUSION.
Lets II BE known That He Is Not Out TO
Help Bryan.
CHICAGO. July 27.--Delegates from many
| States gathered to-day for the national
| convention OF the Independence party
| The New York delegation. 1875 strong. ar
| rived this morning. Ohio sent a delegation
Of forty-si and other States followed in
| order.
The national committee got together
| at 10 o'clock and promptly selected William
Randolph Hearst Of New York temporary
| chairman OF the convention. which met
| tonight. W. A. De Ford was made tenn
| porary secretary and Frank Brust sergeant
at arms. After the despatch Of other
| routine matters the committee adjourned.
After the committee adjourned several
State delegations held their caucuses and
| presented the names OF their committee
men.
Much interest centred in the meeting
| Of the New York delegation. The session
did not adjourn until after 4 o'clock. The
principal questions brought before the
delegation were the unit rule Of voting in
the convention and the Endorsement Of
a candidate to head the ticket. The unit
rule was not indorsed and the members
finally settled Upon Reuben Robie Lyon
as their choice for Presidential nominee.
This action was taken after a resolution
was adopted expressing regret that William
r. Hearst could not see his way clear to
accept the support Of his home State.
The caucus elected Charles f. Gehring
chairman and A. j. Reilly secretary. W. j.
Taylor was selected for the credentials
COMMITTEES; Clarence j. Shearn for the
platform committee, Melvin G.. Palliser,
permanent organization and rules; DR..
d. W. Fennimore. Frank g.. Stevens and
Andrew Jaeckel for the notification COM
mittee.
as to the nature Of the platform. 1t is
expected hat there will be e strong decla.
unlikely that the platform will declare for
trial by jury in all actions growing out OF
disputes between employers and employees
and for prohibition OF the issuance OF any
injunction until after a hearing and trial
in all contempt cases.
There was also talk Of amending the
Sherman antitrust law 40 as to permit
combinations among business men. farmers
and working men which were not for the
purpose OF u~nreasonably restraining trade
or for the creation Of a monopoly
The initiative and referendum, together
with the, recall system and the corrupt
practices act. including full publicity OF
all campaign expenses and contributions.
is one Of the principal planks. Election Of
all Judges, whether State or Federal. by
the people for short terms, is another plank,
as lie the control Of the issue OF money by
the general Government.
C.ItH~~nta AaIoDatoa t,rOad tina adOntiOn
Of a strict plank TO bar Asiatics from this
country, and the question OF government
ownership Of railroads and other public
u~tities Is also to receive attention OF the
William Randolph Hearst having de-
clined the nomination for President the
tight among the remaining. candidates be-
came interesting, John Temple Graves,
as being the probable selection OF New
York, attended the meeting Of the national
committee. Edward (lapp OF Georgia Is
backing him.. The others, .Hisgen OF Mas
sachusetts. Howard Of Alabama, Taylor
OF Illinois, Neal Of Indiana and Walsh OF
Iowa. are being doomed equally vigorously.
The vice-Presidential situation Is in the
dark. There have been few candidates
put forward to date, although II Is declared
that almost any one OF those u Tor hrst
! place may receive the nomination for Vice
President. 49,
Gen Jacob s. Coxey OF Mount Vernon.
Ohio, Of Coxey army fame. was one OF the
prominent figures among the delegates
who met in groups in he corridor on the
second floor Of the Auditorium. The
leader Of the so-called Coxey's army. which
marched to Washington, D. C., in 1904. came
to the convention posing as q delegate
| from Ohio and met among III other dele
| gates several who are allied with him in
| bis .on to Washin gton' march. 1t Is
denied by officials Of the party that he is a
delegate to the convention.
As indicative Of the general attitude OF
the convention toward the Endorsement OF
another party's candidate Mr.. Hearst
has let his sentiments be known to the
delegates to his convention. He has told
them he had never heard any such subject
discussed by anybody. which was sufficient
to quell the underground murmurings for
Bryan for the time being. Nevertheless
Judge Samuel Seabury. Justice Of the
Supreme Court Of New York State. who
was elected by the Independence League
In that State, has come to Chicago to tell
the delegates hat the only thing to do this
year is to indorse Bryan. Max F. Ihmsen
Of New York replied to the Judge by de-
claring that since he had gone on the bench
he had become q Tsmmany Democrat and
said he was not o delegate to this con-
vention anyway.