"DEMOCRATS & REPUBLICANS CONTROLLED BY BOSSES"

HEARST CALLS FOR 'COMMON PEOPLE' TO LOOK TO 'NEW THIRD PARTY' 

New York City (JFK+50) On July 10, 1924, The Washington Times reports that "last night William Randolph Hearst* announced he could not support the Democratic ticket headed by John W. Davis."

In addition, Mr. Hearst condemned the Republican ticket saying "the common people must...look to the 'ranks of a new third party'."

The newspaper publisher characterizes the Democratic presidential nominee as "an attorney for J.P. Morgan and Company, international bankers, and fiscal agents of the British government."

Mr. Hearst says the Democrats are "now openly controlled by the bosses," just as are the Republicans.

*William Randolph Hearst, Sr. (1863-1951) was born in San Francisco to a millionaire mining engineer.  After attending Harvard University, WRH took over his father's newspaper, The San Francisco Examiner.

He developed the nation's largest newspaper chain & media company which included the New York Journal.  WRH served in the U.S. House of Represenatives 1903-1907. 

SOURCE

"Democrats and G.O.P. TICKETS DENOUNCED BY MR. HEARST," The Evening Star, The Washington Times, July 10, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/

 

 

William Randolph Hearst, Sr.

1910

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"GET OUT OF THE WAY OR BE SWEPT INTO THE DITCH"

HEARST CAMPAIGN TARGETS NY GOVERNORSHIP & PRESIDENCY 

New York City (JFK+50) On June 18, 1922, the New York Tribune reported that the William Randolph Hearst* For President campaign was "formally launched yesterday" by William J. (Fingy) Conners**.

Mr. Conners, director of the Hearst political machine, warned former New York Governor Alfred E. Smith and others who oppose Hearst's candidacy to get out of the way or "be swept without mercy into the ditch."

The Hearst campaign is targeting both the New York governorship as well as the presidency with sights on gaining delegate support at the 1924 Democratic National Convention.

Conners added...

"I don't care how many cobbles they put in the road...Hearst will be nominated for President after serving part of his term as Governor."

*William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) was born in San Francisco, the son of a millionaire mining engineer.  WRH developed the nations largest newspaper chain.  He served in the US House of Representatives 1903-1907.

**William James Conners (1857-1929) was born in Buffalo, NY & became a newspaper publisher & real estate developer.  WJC was a personal friend of W.R. Hearst & supported his NY gubernatorial campaign in 1922. 

SOURCE

"Conners Starts Hearsts Boom For President," by Denis Tilden Lynch, The New York Tribune, June 18, 1922, www.chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/

 

 

William Randolph Hearst (1910)

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"MAINE EXPLOSION CAUSED BY BOMB OR TORPEDO"

USS MAINE EXPLODES IN HAVANA 

Havana, Cuba (JFK+50) On the evening of February 15, 1898, five tons of gunpowder detonated aboard the U.S.S. Maine* docked here Havana.   The explosion destroyed the forward third of the vessel and cost the lives of 260 American sailors.

The American "yellow press," led by William Randolph Hearst** and Joseph Pulitzer***, had published accounts of oppression against Cubans by Spanish forces. Under pressure for U.S. intervention,  President William McKinley dispatched a battleship to Havana.   U.S.S. Maine arrived on January 24, 1898.

The headline in the New York World two days after the explosion read...

"MAINE EXPLOSION CAUSED BY BOMB OR TORPEDO"

In March, President McKinley called for full independence of Cuba from Spain. An armistice followed but on April 19th Congress passed a resolution asserting Cuba's independence and authorized U.S. military forces to assure Spain's withdrawal.  A formal declaration of war on Spain was approved on April 25th.

Three investigations were conducted involving the incident.  The first two determined the explosion to be caused by a naval mine presumably planted in the harbor by the Spanish.  The last investigation (1976) determined the explosion to be caused by an internal coal dust fire.

Patrick McSherry argues that available evidence does NOT support the cause of the explosion to be from a "coal-bunker fire."  He writes that the "mine theory" remains the most reliable.

*U.S.S. Maine (ACR-1) was launched on November 18, 1889 after 9 years of construction at the U.S. Naval Yard in Brooklyn, N.Y.   She was one of the 1st U.S. battleships & a showpiece of the U.S. Navy.  Her loss was a shock for the American people.

**William Randolph Hearst (1863-1951) was born in San Francisco to a mining magnate & U.S. Senator. WRH took over the SF Examiner & in 1895 bought the NY Journal.  WRS served in the U.S. House of Representatives 1903-1907. In 1909, he founded the International News Service.

***Joseph Pulitzer (1847-1911) was born in Mako, Hungary & came to the U.S. as a recruit for the Union army in the U.S. Civil War.  He settled in St. Louis & became a news reporter.  JP served in the Missouri House of Representatives & bought the New York World (1883) which became the newspaper with the nation's largest circulation.  

SOURCES

"How Likely was a Coal Bunker Fire Aboard the Battleship Maine?," by Patrick McSherry, www.spanamwar.com/

"Spanish-American War," The World Book Encyclopedia 1988 Edition, Chicago, World Book Inc.

"The Spanish-American War:  The U.S.S. Maine Explosion", ThoughtCo., www.thoughtco.com/

U.S.S. Maine

Aftermath of the Explosion