Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-07-17
Hearst and His Independence
League Predict End OF Old
Democratic Party
LEAGUE TO suPPLANT 1T
Believes Democrats Have Ceased to
Represent Progressive or Radical Is
sues-tIearst Sends Red Hot Gable
Message to Gompers in Reply to
Plea for Aid.

Especial Washington Correspondence.
Washington, July 17.-By no means
the least interesting feature of the
campaign that is now on will relate
to the part played by the Independence
League.
The Independence League leaders
smiled pityingly at the excitement
created at Denver over the nomination
of democratic ticket. MIR. Hearst and
his associates not only expect the dem
ocratic party to be beaten this year
but they really believe, or profess to,
that this is the last national election
wherein the old democratic party will
seriously contest with the republican
party for the control of the govern
ment. In the next presidential election,
they expect the independence League
entertain hopes of winning in the
presidential election. in 1912.
1t is the assertion of the Hearst
leaders that the democratic party has
ceased to represent radical or progress
sive ideas. Its leaders, 1t is urged by
the Hearst contingent, are as conser-
vative as are the republican party
managers. The people, according to
the ideas of those who are Interested
in the Independence League, are look
ing for an aggressive radical party Or
ganization and will turn to the Hearst
organization sooner or later. The re-
publican party occupies the conserva-
tive field. according to this theory, and
there is no room for the democratic
party in the country: and, as conse-
quence, after the crushing defeat which
it will meet in this campaign, it will
cease to be an important factor in AM
erican politics.
With these assumptions firmly fixed
in their minds, the men who have
been won over to the Independence
League movement are preparing for a
vigorous campaign. At the Independ-
ence League headquarters In Washing
ton, it is predicted that the leagues
candidate for president will poll l.
100000 votes in the November cleo
ton. The Hearst leaders scarcely
make secret of their determination
to defeat the democratic ticket this
fall In doing this, they maintain they
will be opening the way for a real rad
ical party With the lines clearly
drawn between the radicals and con-
servatjves, Mr. Hearst and his leaders
profess to expect eventually to defeat
the republican party and elect one of
the independence League following
president.
In this election the Independence
League will devote it's attention al
most solely to the presidential contest.
In quite number of districts the
league is planning to place nominees
for congress in the field, but no organ
lied effort will be made to get control
of congress. If expectations of the
league are realized, attention will be
given to congress in 1910.
1t is generally assumed that the In
dependence League, when 1t holds its
convention at Chicago. July 81, will
nominate Hearst himself with a whirl
of excitement. But Mr.. Hearst in
sists he is not seeking the nomination.
1t is possible he may refuse it and
insist OH the nomination Of another.
Thomas L. Hisgen, of Massachusetts,
and C. F. IS. Neal, of Rhode Island, are
being discussed. Mr.. Hisgen is a
wealthy independent oil man, who has
been fighting the Standard, and it is
said Hearst really favors his nomina-
ton. Mr.. Neal also is acceptable.
But the league leaders are not
waiting until ticket is nominated to
begin the work of their campaign.
Organizers are already in the field in
Massachusetts, New York and Illinois,
Steps have been taken toward organ
ization of strong branch of the
league in Ohio. The national leaders
of the league are in correspondence
with democrats in Ohio who are dis
satisfied with the democratic ticket
and platform. Shortly after the con-
vention is held in Chicago, it is ex-
pected that Independence League
headquarters will be opened in Cleve-
land, Cincinnati. Toledo, Columbus,
Dayton and some of the other larger
cities of the state. From these head
quarters an active campaign will be
conducted In number of the MD
die western states, too organizations
will be pushed after the convention.