Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-08
THE VAN WICK BOOM.
Prominent Democrats watcha,
With Interest the Saratoga COME


Washington are watching with great
deal OF interest the imitation of what is
supposed to be the Van Wyck boom at
Saratoga. The gathering there of Tam
many leaders and anti-Bryan demo-
Gratis is believed to be significant in its
attempt to head off the free silver lead
er.
Some of the politicians here believe
the name of Van Wyck is merely used
as blind and some more popular and
widely known democrat will be selected
with whom to oppose the Bryan move
ment.
Among those gossiped about n ex-
Gov. Pattison of Pennsylvania, whose
admirers put him forward as tho most
practicable candidate in the east. They
call attention to the fact that he was
twice elected governor of Pennsylvania
and they pretend to believe conditions
are such in the Keystone state that
there is a chance for Mr.. Patttson to
carry 1T again as presidential candi-
date. They base their hopes on the
widespread dissatisfaction with ma
chine rule which exists among repub-
licans in Pennsylvania, but forget that
this dissatisfaction is purely local and
in no way affects the loyalty OF the re-
publicans to party principle in national
issues.
The friends of Ex-Governor Pattison
declare he Is the only democrat prom
nent In the east who has ever achieved
signal success in republican territory
They point to the failure of Van Wyck
in New York and the Inability of Cor
man to keep Maryland democratic.
They also claim Mr.. Patttson was loyal
to the democratic party in 1896 at a
time when Mr.. Harrity was accused of
boiling and for which he was removed
from the national committee.
The anxiety of the eastern democrats
to find a man who Is likely to prevent
the nomination of W. j. Bryan is re-
garded here as good evidence that the
latter Is the sole candidate of the radi-
cal free silver Chicago platform dem
ocracy. The movements of ex-Gover-
| nor Stone of Missouri have been regard
ed with some suspicion by free silver
| democrats, but the latter's friends
| claim that he is loyal to Bryan and thai
| whatever his ambitions may be they
will not lead him into the pres. dentia
1 campaign next fall.
/ 1t is said that Stone regards the nom
nation of Bryan In 1900 as absolutely
lcertain. and as an adroit and ambitious
statesman he is bending TO the senti-
ment of the free silver democrats ane
will aid in bringing about that nomina.
tom There seems to be little doubt
however, that he has his eye on ths
first place on the ticket in 1904.
1T Is also said that neither he nor an.
lnf a 1.r
Ihas any hope of the success of theil
4 ticket next year, and the nomination
: would be regarded as an empty honor
The outcome of the Saratoga confer
|ence will be watched with renewed in
lterest because of the miserable failur
of Tammany to start the Van Wycl
J boom at its Fourth of July celebration
Conference at Saratoga.
Saratoga, n. Y, Aug. s.-Joseph j
Willett. of Alabama, the head of TIL
4 contingent of southern democrats pro
Enoting the presidential boom of ex
Justice Augustus Van Wyck, and VIII
was expected to arrive In Saratoga oil
Friday next, telegruphed last nigh
. iron Admission, Ala, that he is delaye,
by legal business and can not reacl
There till Aug. IA.
"A piazza conference was held las
night at the Grand Union Hotel be
tween Justice Van Wyck, William +
/, Harrity of Pennsylvania. ex-chairma
of the democratic national committee
Theodore Rasin of Baltimore, Flemin
Du Bigiion of Georgia, Ralph Wake
lof Georgia, Joseph Clark of California
Nilliam H Jackson of Tennessee, Co
Dick" Bright. sergeant alarms of tn
United States senate, .. S. Morse {
. The Indianapolis Sentinel. formerly cor
sui general TO Paris, and James She,
/, lin OF Brooklyn.
1t was noticed that none of the Tan
{ many people was in the conferenc
:. group. The general trend of the cor
: versation related to the gainir
strength of Van wyck, the nume. G.
showing he is likely to make in II
Y democratic national convention. Il
g rapidly increasing anti-Bryan. sent
, ment that is spreading over the coul
., try. and reference was made to the a
a parent fact that 16 to 1 is a dead issu
@ 1t is understood that the Van Wye
5 people will hold regular conference
n soon as Judge Willett arrives.
a TRIBUTE TO HENDERSON.
> dence to Honor the Noted Iowan
4. Providence, r. L., Aug. S.-Men prom
,s pent in national, state and municip