The sun., 1914-08-25
Hearst Queries Raised.

Excise Commissioner w. W. Farley OF
B.nghamton was not backward to-day In
reporting that many voters In the
southern counties want Hearst. along with
Glynn for Governor. But among New
YORK city Democrats, including the high
ost party leaders. these puzzling questions
ere heard:
What does all this talk OF Hearst
amount to- Has anybody heard from
him poes anybody know he wants to
run? We heard II in the city and We hear
I, IN Saratoga. but haven't been able to
trace It to any authority. Is anybody
working for Hearst here?"
Replies are always NO"
There Is also nebulous discussion OF
Samu-, tntermycr. Ambassador James
" Gerard. Henry Morgenthau. D-Cady
Herrick and william Church Osborn In
relation 10 the Senatorship. Their names
Noat oil the winds, but not one OF these
men has given any public sign that he
wants prcferment.
Self-apponted boomers are running
what fragments OF a campaign are visible.
and are busy picking for the senatorship
'lis and that man. who because OF race
- faith might be expected to bring to
\ Gov Glynn votes TO offset those that may
>. lost by the expected attack on the
Governor by anti-Catholics
The best OF the summary. however Is
tha, the Hearst talk has scared every
other possible candidate and that every
body is hanging back and waiting to see
what Mr.. Hearst Is UP TO-
McCombs Refuses to Talk.
; william f. McCombs would not discuss
when he arrived this afternoon the re-
ports that he might run for Governor or
Senator
AN that I caro- to say" he remarked.
'h that am here as chairman OF the
platform committee and hope we'll turn
out platform on which the candidates
and all other Democrats can stand. As
to al candidates.. I am neutral"
II was apparent several days ago that
when John A. Hennessy and Franklin ID.
Roosevelt abruptly appeared as candidates
Tor Governor and Senator respectively
and the word was passed along that Pres
dent Wilson stood behind them Mr.. Nc
tomos Was veXed as we'll as astonished.
whether or not he feels that the need of
testing tho substance OF this alleged Will
son support is strong enough to demand
!, MS appearance as candidate against
w Henncssy or Mr. Roosevelt remains
to be seen
Action ON Candidates Improbable.
II looks tonight as II the men who
prefer convention silent as to cand-
oates will he In control on Wednesday
since the Knickerboccker meeting Mr.
osborn has invited forty or fifty men
outside the State and executive commit
Iees AID tho county chairman to attend
ne conference. but they can't vote. In
hr osoorns opinion tho Democrats who
met at the Knickerbocker in June were
An organic body and the meeting is
merely continuation OF the earlier ses
sion
AS Tammany easily dominated that
session and as Tammany holds that Il
wound he tsmpering with the primary 10
ues'shate a state ticket beforehand the
POSSIBILITY of more or less lurid debate
or candidates from Governor down an,
pears 70 have vanished
| Among the men outside OF New YorI,
VINO nave been suggested to Mr. Osborn
'W delegates ~ large are Thomas Spratt
OF lsd"nshurG. Senator George =. Burd OF
huthlo ". Il, Hoyt OF Erie Robert B.
van cortland Of Westchester and D-Cady
herrlck u Albany
Edgar NJ. Cullen of Brooklyn. ex-Chiet
Judge Of the Court Of Appeals, is sure
W head the list OF fifteen. Others who
NAY Do IN II are Alton r.. Parker. Martin
~ Lttleton, Mr., Osborn, Morgan ]
pphnen' Judge William n. Dykman OF
nrook'yn Robert f. Wagner. William r.
Mc'ombs he Lancey Nico.!. John B
nrlan'hheid, John NJ. Bowers and william
Iravcrs Jerome
me sub-platform committee finished n
..ush d'tit tonight and will resume work
nt ~ o'clock in the morning. Tomorrow
,H moon At : o'clock a public hearing
wa Defin, and tho platform will b,
| night
'orportlon Counsel Frank Polk o
New York cannot attend the conferences
W. wednesday, as his physician has or
v''e' MN away for "A rest. Franklin ID
,t'''seV'l Will stay in Maine. Senator
"u'u o. hutfalo has sent word that III
.tnnot CONT, but Chairman Osborn hai
In 4. hA ffrn yiat