Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-11-24
The Candidates for That Position in
the House.
Mr., SULZER MAKES 4 STATEMENT
Thinks His Selection Would
Strengthen the Party.
THE LEADIN G ISSUES

Representative SuIzer Of New York ar
rived in Washington today, and his friends
are starting in with a vigorous canvass
COR the minority nomination for the speak
ership.
In the absence of a contest within the
majority for tee speakership of the House.
the minority appear to be determined to
make a great fight over the empty honor
Of nomination.
There seems. too. to be a good deal OF
politics in their fight. Three candidates
for the nomination are now In Washing
ton-Richardson. Bankhead and Sulzer-
For many weeks they have been making
canvass without any definite indication of
what the outcome might be. and at this
stage Of the canvass it is being suggested
that after all a rank outsider may step
I'm and get the honor
The friends of Mr.. Sulzer, contrary to
what has been said from time to time. ap-
pear 70 be making an earnest fight for his
nomination. and they are putting up very
strong political plea for his selection. They
have taken UP headquarters at Chamber
Uu's Hotel. and the word has gone out that
the fight is 10 be made to win If possible.
Mr. Suffers Statement.
NJ. Sulzer said today: Il am candidate
for the democratic leadership of the House
If Representatives. and my friends think
my chances Of securing the honor are very
good. I would not be a candidate if they
d.d not believe my selection would
strengthen our party in the east, and help
us carry the doubtful states of New York
and New Jersey in the next presidential
contest.
7 will have. the votes of the solid dele
cations from New York and New Jersey.
and / have received assurances of sub
initial support from other states. In this
.ical time in the affairs of the demo-
,rJtic party ii seems the wishes of the
leaders Of the east should be consulted and
they favor M selection. not on account of
myself or my personality, but because they
believe il 10 be good party politics, and
that IL Will strengthen our forces in the
pivotal states Of New York and New Jer-
Sey IN the great contest next year.
4 yield To no one in my allegiance and
loyalty TO the democratic party. and nave
40 apologies To make for my support Of
William J. Bryan on the principles euun-
Gated III the Chicago platform"
Bryan and the Chicago Platform.
Mr. SuIzer is accompanied by Represent
Ja-ive-elsr; DAILY Of New Jersey. also
Bryan democrat, and there may be deal
OF significance attached to the boldness
with which they avow their loyalty TO the
Chicago platform and Bryan. Far beyond
tie empty proposition Of The honor of the
hopeless nomination nf the minority for
tA%~NeH5 York democratic organization as
further ,pHliTmdtory Of The dec!ara lions of
y44ty 10 Bryan made by Croker since his
return rom Europe and Is indicative that
whatever there may bC behind II all. the
eastern democratic organization. whatever
l. may amount to in the near future, is
sTin9 10 me compelled To stand chances
with Bryan and the Chicago platform.
This Is regarded as peculiarly significant.
in slew Of The fact that the Alabama
dldate for the minority nomination appear
81 90 fee ;-.ms months ago that the thing
necessary to do 10 get the New York sup
port was To let up on the Chicago plat
form and Bryan. 1t is construed TO mean
that Bryan Is not going &c have opposition
from the east in the national convention
and hat he l. surely going 10 be the cam
ti,iate- come what may of his canvass.
what Representative Daily SAYS
Representative DAILY said that the "regu-
lar eastern democracy felt that the south
ern ana western democrats should give
tEem all possible encouragement. The hon
9rs Of the party, he said, had heretofore
been held largely by the south and west,
and that he thought now they could well
dtOTJ - help as much as they could toward
the up-huilding OF the strength of the regu-
lar democracy in the east. Mr.. Sulzer who
had been selected as the eastern candidate
lie said. had been as loyal to Bryan and
the Chicago platform as any man in the
whole country, south, east or west. He
had made his canvass for Congress in New
York city in 1>!Fs openly and vigorously
supporting Bryan and the Chicago platform.
and had led the ticket. His selection was
recognition by the eastern democracy of
Eryan ana the Chicago platform and he
thought the democrats of the south and
west ought Ia be- glad TO honor a Chicago
platform, Bryan democrat, always IOyal
and out~upker, who could hold the support
Of the eastern democracy. Inc support of
SulZer, he said. was not pcrfuuctory, mere
ly % compliment him, but was in earnest
and would stick TO him To ths last.
The Leading Issues
Speaking # democratic politics in gem
5-al. Mr. DAILY said that a declaration of
principle 10y the democratic party was a
fixture and could not lie abandoned A
GriUc;2.. once correct would always be cor
ree-. EI.tyltlsm the free coinage of sill
v.~ W"'.ii NOR Pee abandoned, It would hold
lis place ln the party creed. II would not.
however IN his opinion. be the dominant
Issue 20 Han. as it was In % for the rea-
son that other issues had arisen which
would Trpls.tly occupy more attention
The leading issues. In his opinion would be
au'I-.up rrisliSE and auti-trusts The reg
ulsr democracy nr New Jersey. he said.
wanted q fight made on trusts They
wanted fo yiuLirJ,e themselves from any
Responsibility for the open-doOr policy for
trusts that had been adopted in New Jer-
sey.