Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-09-25
sHEARN FOR GOVERNOR.
Hcarst Rcnews Attack on Democratf
 and Republicans.

Hcarst kcneWs Attack on Dcmocratf
 and Republicans.
 New York. Sept. 25. William R Hearst, addressing the state conven' tion of the Independence League par ty. as the New York state branch of the National Independence party is of. fclally known. renewed his attack upon members of both the Republican and Democratic parties and produced another batch of letters written by John D. Archbold of the Standard oil company. ta
 The adoption of the platform was fol- lowed by the nomination of candidates. The slate as arranged by the commit tee on candidates was quickly put through. Henry A. Powell of Kings placed Mir. Shearn in nomination, and there was no other name presented to the convention. The secretary was in- structed to cast the ballot of the con vention. Dr. Finnimore, for lieutenant governor, was nominated in like man. ner. The full slate follows:
 Governor, Clarence J. Shearn of New York; lieutenant governor, Dr. Daniel w. Finnimore of Pottsdam; secretary of state, Frank 0. Stevens of Nassau; comptroller, Willard Glenn of Onon- daga; state treasurer, William I. Siro- vich of New York: attorney general, William A. De Ford of Albany; state engineer and surveyor, NJ. J. Cafero of Kings; associate justice of the court of appeals, Reuben R0bie Lyon of Bath.
 National Platform Indorssd.
 The platform indorses the national platform in Its entirety. The Repub. lican state convention is referred to as having been oflcered by Secretary Root, "the former attorney of Tweed"
 The administration of Governor Hughes is severely criticised. Direct primary nominations are urged, and the party is pledged to support of an eighty-five cent gas law for New York city in the event of the eighty cent being overthrown.
 One of the letters read by Mir. Hearst was addressed to former United States Senator John L. McLaurin of South Carolina, and there was also letter from Senator McLaurin to Mir. Archbold, in which the writer declared he could "beat Tillman if properly and generously supported"
 Mir. Hearst read also a letter from Representative Joseph c. Sibley to MT. Archbold and a letter from Mir. Arch bold to a Rep. senator,' whose name did not appear.
 Mir. Hearst's Speech.
 Mir. Hearst said in part: ,s You Independence party men of New York have every reason for pa triotic effort in this campaign. One of the old parties has nominated Mir. Hughes, who throughout his term has served the great privileged interests with the consummate skill of a trained corporation lawyer. He has created public service commissions, which have spent by the millions the money of the people and whose only service has been to protect corrupt corporations in the pillage of the people.
 MT. Hughes vetoed the two cent railroad fare bill and the five cent Coney Island fare bill. He has pro- tected on every side the corporations which own him and has overlooked on every side the people who elected him. His opposition to race track gambling is creditable and would amply justify his election as town marshal. but his abject subservience to privileged in- terests is not creditable and does not justify his reelection as governor
 ''The other old party has nominated Mr. Chanler, who has been worn smooth in the past two years as the pocket piece of Charlie Murphy. He was not very deep die to begin with, but what little character he had has been rubbed of by constant contact with Charlie Murphy's soiled thumbs.
 T have read letters to show the cor ruption in the Republican party.
 Uses Short and Ugly Word.
 q have read letters and court rec ords and atfidavits to show the equal or even greater corruption in the Dem ocratic party.
 .'The Republicans have at least repu- diated their Foraker, but the Demo- crats cling tenaciously to their Baileys and their Haskells
 "Mr. Bryan sustains MT. Haskell and writes Mir. Roosevelt, proudly claiming to be responsible for Mir Haskell.
 'Mr. Kern rushes to the defense of Mfr Haskell, although it would be highly appropriate for somebody to rush to the defense of MT. Kern. MT. Mack says that when he said he had got $300,0o0 he was only joking. MT. Mack then. to be perfectly frank, ad- mits that he lied, and we, to be per fectly frank, admit that we don't know whether he was lying then or is lying now.
 Mfr. Bryan and MT. Kern attack the Republican party for not prosecuting the steel trust.
 Perhaps they hope that Mir. Roose. welt will whip the steel trust or. of the Republican party and into the Demo- cratic party. as he did the oil trust, and that Mir. Mack will get another $500, 600.