New-York tribune., 1908-03-15
IF NOT HEARST. HISGEN
NEW P4RTY TICKET HEAD
Independence ConUentiOn Nag
Nominate Bay State Nan.

There are growing indications that the Inde-
pendence Party candidate for President VIII
be either William r. Hearst or Thomas l. HIS
gen. of West Springfield. Mass. who ran on
the Independence League ticket for Governor Of
the Bay State last fall and polled more votes
than the regular Democratic candidate.
The national convention of the Independence
party has not been called. but it is understood
that it will he held Immediately after the Den
yer convention and its action viii be governed
largely by the result of the Denver cOnven-
ton.
Mr.. Hearst is keeping his own counsel with
reference TO candidates. From all around the
country he has received letters urging him to
head the ticket At present his friends say he
is not disposed to do it. He has many business
cares. and while he does not manage the
Hearst estate he has more or less to do with
its mana cement
The Hearst people do not expect to eject any
one this year but they do plan to make show
ing that will strengthen their party throughout
the country and enab bic Mr.. Hearst to take d
leading hand in the reorganization of the Demo
cratic party four years hence.
In Massachusetts Mr.. Hisgen has achieved
wide prominence because of bitter tight. Gov
erins twenty years. with the Standard OIL Com
pany His friends call him Honest Tom HIS
gen The Hearst men privately admit that ne
is not of Presidential caIibre but they say tha'
the Hearst papers make him well known
in a week once is nominated for President
Mr. Hisgen's friends say that the IndePen-
dence Party National Convention will be held
in Chicago in the second week in July. and that
an Eastern man will be nominated for Presi-
dent They somehow or other have obtained
the impression that Mr.. Hearst will not accept
q nomination. and they reason that Hisgen Is
second on the list of avaiabes
| Mr. Hisgen was born in Petersburg, Ind, on
November 26, 1858, the son of William Hisgen-
His father. a German, moved to Albany. stay
| ing there d short time and then went to In
| diana, where he a country store. IhomaS
was the fifth of eleven children. At the age OF
| sixteen he went back to Albany and became a
clerk in clothing store. In the mean time his
| father had experimental with d formula for
| the manufacture of axle grease, which seemed
| to have merit, but which the father could not
make q commercial success. Later the boys
started a small factory and made the axle
grease. The business now is large and success
| full It Is said that the Standard Oil Company
once offered 100000 for the plant. but the
Hisgens would not sell. The Hisgens were
forced to go into the oil business. because those
who bought their axle grease had trouble in
buying kerosene from the Standard
It was announced yesterday at the Independ-
once partv Headquarters that the following ap-
pointnaents the provisional national com
| 1nittee had been made:
| Alabama-Jarnes d. Drake, Birmingham
c;alifornia-Hugh McIsa4a sen IrFa aaeisoa, Afses
uer Williams, l-9s Angeles
2 BGdsnhs%sr 4sTfsT tteaso Ateata
Indiana-C Z. :. Neal. Lebanon
Kansas / Sheppard, Fort Scott
Iowa-Charles A. Walsh. OttumWa
| Louisiana-Denis NJ. Scholars. LeesviIIe' Louis
A Hoffman New Orleans.
| Observation-Disclosures L. Hisgen. Springfield
GreenviIle S Mcfarland. Cambridge; William y
| Iichigan-A w Nichols. GreenviIle.
AIinnesota-J- T. p Power St: Paul
| Montana-J. \. Calderhead, Helena
Nevada-Edward stone. Goldheld
| New Jersey--Joseph r. Buchanan, Newark
| New York-WilIiam Randolph Hearst, Ne"
York City -z5
| Oklahoma-Harry W Diffenderffer. Caddo-
Rhode Island-James Il O'NeiIl, Proyldence-
Tennessee-George W. Harris, NInchester'
| Utail-Robert W Sloan, Salt Lake
| Vermont-John D. Spellnlan. Rutland -
West Virginia-E. Grandson Smith Ciarkes-