The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-17
mot MUCH Faith
IN HEARST PARTY.
Labor Leaders and Democrats
Ridicule Idea Of Movements
Growth in Virginia.
.cuTssoRRY FIGURE, THEY SAY.
State Chairman Not irlsAccord
With Labor Union Sentiment
as Of Old.

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Local politicians and public men
whether Democrats or Republicans
who are paying little attention to tn,
Virginia branch OF the 1ndependeno,
League organized here Wednesda,
night, do not appear to believe tina
this new party will cut any noticeable
figure In the presidential election thi.
fall.
Indeed, there is little political faitt
displayed in It's leaders, from Mr.. Will.
liam Randolph Hearst through Colone
Graves, down to the lumblest and
latest acoessions. The record Of
Hearst before the American pub:
llic lis being freely criticized ant
discussed. IT was Uncle Joe" Can.
mon. who said OF Hearst that although
he served several terms in Congress
he was the only member the Speaker
did not know by sight. Four years
ago, he was doing his best to capture
the Democratic nomination for Pres.
ident, and he was next found in the
race as an Independence League Dem.
ocrat against Mcclellan for Mayor OF
Greater New York. Later no was the
Democratic nominee for Governor O. :,
New York State, and lost out, though
all the other nominees on the ticker
were elected.
test against Mayor Mcclellan. involy--
inc recount Of the votes cast IN
Greater New York City. but IN tne
meantime he has advised his followers 3
to 20 with him out OF the party. ana
- nut nm independent ticket In the
field for President.
Don't Easily Forget.
while The head Of this new 1ndepen-
aence League was running for various
of,ces an the Democratic ticket. ms
present chief lieutenant, Colonel Jonn
Temple Graves, was delivering orll-
liant lectures and Democratic speeches. .'
md running a Democratic paper IN
the state Of Georgia.
These things are all fresh in the
public mind. and the people are DIS
cussinE them freely, since the lnde-
,pendence League has come into Nir-
GINA for the purpose of taking
stand in politics. No one appears to
be deeply impressed with the local
end of the Virginia situation, or with
those who have been put forward as
the leaders Of the new movement.
At least two of the recruits of the
would be Hearst machine have recently
sought and held office at the hands
of the Democrats. The one is w. H.
Gum and the other E. w. Gaines, OF
Norfolk city. Each served one term
in the Legislature, and the latter has
but recently finished up some work in
connection with the State Department
of Labor which was given him by a
Democratic commissioner. who Is as
we'll the chairman of the Richmond
City Democratic Committee and n
strong advocate OF the election OF
Bryan and Kern.
AS to the Chairman.
The State chairman of the Tndepend-
ence League is connected with the
News Leader newspaper in the capacity
OF a reporter and his early activities
We're in connection with the news Of
the various local labor organizations,
but 1t is said that an arrangement
occurred some years ago, which has
never been smoothed over. Be that as
lit may, organized labor in Richmond
will pay but little heed to the Hearst
crowd. and will for the most part, ac-
cording to strong leaders, support the
Democratic ticket this fall. The Cen
trail Trades and Labor Council had rep
lresentatlves at the Hearst meeting
"Wednesday night, but they were pres
ent merely to get their bearings, and
not to join any new movement which
would take them out OF the Demo-
cratic party. One of the strongest
union labor advocates in the city. who
has recently been honored with an
election to office by the Democrats OF
his ward declared last night that lie
was familiar with the attitude of his
people toward politics this fall, and
that an Overwhelming majority of them
would vote for Bryan and Kern.
Will Cut Sorry Figure.
Flo took no part in the new move-
ment, and did not think that it would
make any serious inroads on the organ
ICED labor vote. either In this city or
In other sections Of the State. The
average man In Richmond, to whatever
party he may belong, Is giving but
scant consideration to Mr.. Hearst's new
Organization, and the impression in po-
litical circles seems to be that the ticket
to be named by the Independence
League in Chicago will cut ridiculous
figure III the November election.
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