The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-15
HEARST PETITIONS
OUT IN BROOKLYN
Democrats Opposed to Editor
Are Worried, but See
No Escape.
MAY HAVE AN ALTERNATE
Believed He May Be Paving
Way as He Did in Hylan
Campaign.


peace which 30 often goes with Victory
VINE" 'he o'her parry uoo'"
to come out on top, went into 'he
silendes yesterday and yearned and
yearnea ana vearned That was about
80 ., .,,s. .o,
al 'ha' eVeh'ua'eo w e'e"'u'' w
wherever these seers looked In their
dreams arose a tall and om,nous fig
ure, a figure which persisted in monop-
olixing the horizon. the figure Of Hearst
More and more al the days pass Il
becomes evident to distressed patriots
that vote under the star that the edi-
tor cannot be eased out of the situation.
Wbether or no hs insists on going into
the primaries himself. the signs point
to the fact that the Democratic nominee
for Governor must be one who will pull
on the harness when Hearst wants to
drive.
The biting question with all OF the
leaders now so lost in quandary is, of
course, whether Hearst wants to be
the nominee himself or whether he is
simply employing his not unfamilia r
tactics Of opening the gate for friend.
There is no wizard In politics who can
guess with certainty what is in the
Hearst mind. but whatever 1t is trou-
BILE impends.
Has Nominating Petitions out.
Certain developments in Brooklyn
yesterday might lead to the conclusion
that Hearst wants to run himself
nay. 10 determined to force his own
nomination. In the Tammany province
OF Brooklyn. where McCooey sits as
satrap. persuasive persons with for
midable documents went among house
holders all day long. seeking signatures
FOR Hearst nominating petitions. This
was interesting. even important. 1t
sisnihed to some that John H. McCooey
Is at least content to let Hearst get a
running start In the bailiwick Of
Brooklyn.
The notion Is reinforced by subtleties
let rail- occasionally by McCooey himself.
such as that Hearst might make a strong
candidate; that II Hearst wants the
nomination II would be "nexpedient''
TOT the party leaders TO oppose: that he.
McCooey, had never been so successful
In landing his local tickets as when the
puissant name OF Hearst headed the list
OF candidates. There were those who
assumed yesterday that the Hon. Nc
Cooey Is now definitely for the editor
politician. II such, indeed, be the case,
the aspirations Of Hearst are a long way
forward.
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affects his golf score oeleteriously. prods
him at night when soothing .leen should
enfold him. and affect. annette I,ef, "a
himself Mr. Mummy would hi. init
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Murnhy wants peace