The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-20
HEARST'S TURN TO NOMINATE
INDEPENDENCE PATTY MEN
UAST HIM TO RUN HIMSELF.

CAV That Nobody Else Could Poll the Full
party yote-He IL Inclined TO Favor
HIsgen-Announces That He VIII Take
the stump for Whoever 10 Named.
william r. Hearst. chief Of the Inde-
,.ndence League. is to arrive from Europe
IN Saturday and start Immediately for
chicago. where the national convention Of
,hs Independence party ID to be held In
orchestra Hall on July 81. The convention
sill he called to order by Charles A. Walsh
n Iowa, secretary of the national COM
rn,ttee. MIR. Walsh for a number Of years
was secretary of the Democratic national
committee. but resigned the place q year
AGO to join the Hearst movement, Mr..
Walsh was at the Denver convention hob
nobbing with his old friends and acquaint-
.noes in the regular Democratic fold. The
national independence leaguers are to
have n two days convention at Chicago.
A number of Mr.. Hearst's friends In New
York city yesterday declared that he ought
N be the candidate Of the leaRuers for
President. and that m other man In the
movement could hold the vote Of the Or
oanization. Mr.. Walsh. though. was
snoken Of as a possible candidate. az also
was Reuben r. Lyon of Steuben county.
u Y. one of the Hearst candidates for
Judge Of the Court Of Appeals last fall.
Thomas L. Hisgen Of Springfield. who a.
the Hearst candidate for Governor OF Mas
mentioned next to Mr.. Hearst. The opin-
ion was predominant though that no man
save Mr.. Hearst in the Independence
League organization could poll its full
strength. The New York delegates and
slternates at large to the convention are:
Delegates at Large-william Randolph
Hearst, Henry A, Powell Of Brooklyn. Reu-
hen Robbie Lyon OF Bath, DR.. G.. II. W.. Auel
OF Buffalo.
Alternates at Large-Patriok II. Murray
OF Albany county. Morris Block Of Ulster
county. Frank H.. Stevens Of Nassau county.
oliver Brewer OF Montgomery county.
The Orchestra Hall in Chicago will zeal
about 5000. Max F. Ihmsen. Mr.. Hearst's
chief political representative. is already
One oSf Mr.. Hearsts political l~ieutenants
said last night that there was absolutely
no chance that Mr.. Bryan would be in
dorsed at the Chicago convention, despite
the movement started toward this end by
some Of the members OF MIR. Hearsts new
party ns,rst,s intimates said that bs did
not want to be nominated by his convention
and that his intention was to use every
means within his power to prevent 1t. At
the same time, they admitted, at every dis
trict head1uarter Of the Independence
party h%ereabouts the talk vas Of nobody
but Hearst. and that a mar would GER
tainly be risking his money il he bet 1t on
any one but Mr.. Hearst.
At the State headquarters OF the Inde-
pendenoe party at ifty-eighth street and
Broadway 1t was said that there has been
no revolt in the New York county organiza-
ton in favor Of Bryan.
'Of course said one Of Mr.. Hearst's
~heutenants, we expect to lose some men
who are for Bryan, but for every one we
lose we shall gain six others who have be-
come dissatisfied with both Of the old par
ties. Reports to this effect are constantly
coming IN
The leading candidate, as MIR. Hearst
looks at 1t. is Mr.. Hisgen. Mr.. Hearst has
let 1t be known. however. that he is in favor
Of a free field with no favor and is to exert
no influence himself coward the nomina-
furthermore assured his workers, 1t was
said. that be intended to take the stump |
and undertake an active campaign in favor |
Of the candidate named at Chicago. But
sven Mr.. Hearst's own paid political workers |
do not believe that Mr.. Hearst will be sue |
cessful In his efforts to keep the nomina- |
ton away from himself.
Mr.. Hearst, so n Of them said. firmly
believes that Mr.. Bryan WILDE defeated and
that his new party will take the place Of the
party four years from now.
nominated for Vioe-President unless the
cards are changed and he Is nominated
for President.
All OF the candidates OF Mr.. Hearst's
party would accept q Vioe-Preeidential
nomination.