Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-07-27
INDEPENDENCE
 MEN GATHER.
Assemble In Chicago For
 the Convention.
NO FUSION, SAYS HEARST

Name Its Own Candidate and Con-
 duct Separate Campaign - Repeats
 Refusa! te Be Considered For Presi-
 dential omination-Several Names
 Mentioned For Standard Bearer.
 Platform Believed to Favor Strong
 Declaration on Use of Injunetions In
 Labor Disputes.
 Chicago, July 27.-Of the three po- litical parties most actively in evidence in the Auditorium Annex the youngest of them is attracting the most atten- tion. Even Mr., Bryan, whipping into shape the preliminary details of his campaign, and Mir. Hitchcock, putting the finishing touches on MT. Taft's or ganization. gave place in popular in- terest to Mir. Hearst, helping to go over the brand new machinery of the Independence party, which is to be put in operation at the opening session of the new party's national convention tonight
 With dozen pounds of flesh picked up on his two months trip to Europe and a coat of tan on his face that would bring joy to Coney Island life and go into his new party since his ar rival that has impressed the Taft and Bryan people with his earnest deter imitation to take hand in the nation al game.
 Mir Hearst reiterated the statement he had made in New York that he was not candidate for the presi- dential nomination and that he would adhere positively to his declaration that he must not be considered in that light.
 MT. Hearst was asked if in his opin- ion there existed any probability of fusion with the Democratic party or indorsement of MT. Bryan. He re- piled:
 1t has been my Understanding that the. convention will nominate its own candidate and that we will conduct a campaign independent of the Repub- lican and Democratic and all other parties. Since coming to Chicago l this, and I do not believe that there is even remote possibility of fusion or the indorsement of any candidate except our own."
 On the question of the presidential nomination, MT. Hearst declared that he had no particular favorite, but that he would support any strong man who might be named by the party.
 Walsh For Permanent Chairman.
 It was decided that Charles A. Walsh should be the permanent chair man of the convention. and Mir. Walsh, following the example of Mir. Hearst. immediately secluded himself for the purpose of writing his speech.
 Thomas L. Hisgen. whose candidacy for the presidential nomination Is strongly favored by many delegates, is here. He made the assertion that there was no possibility of fusion with the Democratic party, adding:
 There are many of us who like Mir. Bryan personally, but we cannot agree with some of the things he advocates, nor do we fancy some of the men upon whom he seems to lean most strongly. Personally. lost my inter- est in the Democratic party when 1t failed to nominate Mir. Hearst four years ago in St. Louis. am full of confidence in the future of the Inde- pendence party and know that fl will be more virile and more aggressive than either the Democratic or the Re publican organization"
 The delegates to the convention con tinue to arrive in considerable num- bers. It was confidently asserted that when Mir Hearst, as temporary chair man, begins his address tonight fully 900 delegates will be fin the hall.
 It is asserted on all sides that the contest for the nominations will be free and open. Of the candidates now fin the field Thomas L. Hisgen of Mas sachusetts has a strong following. and he is apparently in the lead. W. NJ. Howard of Alabama has many friends who are making a strong fight in his interest. The Indiana delegation Is pushing Charles F. s. Neal of that state. Other candidates are John Tem- pie Graves of Georgia and Howard s. Taylor of Chicago The name of Charles A. Walsh of Iowa. secretary of the national committee and who for many years acted in a similar capa- city for the Democratic party. is also mentioned
 A suggestion that seemed to find im- mediate favor with the Independence leaders was that Arthur Brisbane. connected with Mir Hearst's newspa- pers. he nominated. as he is viewed as more directly rehecting the nrinci- pies of MT. Hearst than any other man whose name has been mentioned in connection with the nomination. Mir. Brisbane says he has no desire for il and shares with Mir. Hearst the belief that a man less intimately as- eoriatei with inc latter should he se- lected- But even Mir Brisbane could not sto7 the boom for him. and it de- veioped vigorously.
 The platform nf the Independence party will r. is said. contain a much more radical declaration on the ques- .ion of infunctions than was embodied in the platforms Of either the Demo eratic ar RsPubiiean party
 Fruu present indications the temper of the convention will be in favor of a declaration doing away entirely with p7elisninarr injunctions in cases of la- l~sr dispufes- The majority If the del- erateS who have arrfveti alss believe