Salt Lake Herald | 1906-10-09 | Page 3 | Democratic Ultimatum

I I DEMOCRATIC ULTIMATUM UL Jj Hearst Cannot Dominate the Party in Erie County Buffalo Oct S After a conference which lasted all day and up to tf mid midnight mi midnight night between representatives of the Democratic county organization and an Clarence J Shearn personal of William R H Hearst chairman Coatsworth of the Erie county e general committee e gave out an open letter ad dressed to Mr Shearn in which he de declared declared dared that the Democracy of Erie county stand as a unit for the action of their respective conventions and that no person regularly nominated will be asked to withdraw Should any attempt be made on the part p art of the Independence league to de do defeat defeat feat eat f ft any Democrat by placing a thud fc ticket t In the field the letter says Ua a condition c might be created in the coun county county ty t y which may ma p be disastrous to the man manfor manfor manfor for whose benefit the Independence league eague l was organized The letter concludes with the words This Is the ultimatum of the Demo Democratic Democratic Democratic cratic organization of the county of Erie