The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-10-04
DEWEY 81 asM
u Po.TIG

any party for the SIDE Ite does 1tR
| favor the idea. II en- 81 bis 2.
| ances have been ag Hae sons ienatl2H
| of his name. II iaHs =. say
'and not a politician arH b zn4= he .qal=
| tent with my present Isr za =#e
Perhaps, in view G. .Iz 20 dcg#sla=.l.t5,
| it is not worth while ta5 lie sae=
| ton seriously. At the lHz INC 4 ga tot
be denied that Dewey #n1uee5 l1t II
| presidency are being III } ai7e5z7eas
and the speculation VIII arrofndz ne
| question is of most int Hz- ehe
| 1t may yet become necess say 80 DO 2. "a
say, as General Sherman aaea SO. l5at ae
| will not Zoe a candidate, a i. a1mi-
mated and elected he will $50 one
| leading illustrated weekly = 50 az
| as to suggest the wisdom o. 9sH nom
| ination by both parties, on t s ground t'##
| he is satisfactory to the eaaa COUNTRY
| and that all the turmoil, exl aase IN
| certainty of a hard-fought pies'd aa'.&4
| campaign would be avoided. Wa III. iH-
| deed, be strange to see Dewe ta t9s r#z
| sitlon of a second Washingtoa feoeiHisE
| the unanimous suffrage of a g iefu pe2-
| pie. 1t is a spectacle not llkel, f'weVei'
| to be witnessed Even Ardres #-a4asoas
| fresh from the great victory owe. 8fl--
| ish at New Orleans, was not cleo -=
presidency without opposition.
| time the lines between political n5f'
| have grown more and more DIST
| they are not likely to be wiped out
| closing days OF the century.
| There Is much talk of "stampeding' the
convention But which convention? Curl
| ously enough, definite answer can De
| given to this simple question. Some demo-
Gratis appear to regard Dewey as an avail
| able candidate. while republicans are GER
| tain that his name at the head OF their
ticket will assure victory beyond the
| shadow of doubt 1t is generally sup
| posed that Dewey, being a Vermonter, IS
| republican, and there is some hazy evil
| dence to the effect that he once voted for
| republican president. His life in the
| navy has, however, been divorced from
| politics, and the uncertainty which even
| now attaches to his political belief indicates
| that he has never been partisan. &c. per-
haps, after ALL he might be an available
| candidate for either party. This being con-
| coded for the sake of the argument, is
| there a probability that any convention
| will be stampeded for him?
| Only once within the knowledge of the
| present generation has a candidate been
| nominated a wave of popular enthusi-
| assn. Bryan is the conspicuous in
| stance. The circumstances under which he
| was selected were, however, unique, and
| are not likely to be repeated. In the first
| place the democratic party gathered in
| convention at Chicago lacked a leader.
| There was no avowed candidate who SEEM
| ed to possess in large degree the essential
characteristics For months, week and
| days previous to the convention the demo-
cracy had been casting about for suita
BILE nominee, and the assembling of the
| delegates did not help to solve the problem.
| In the midst of this cropping Bryan made
| his wonderful speech. He appeared as the
apostle and expounder of the idea upper
most in every mind. He was the mouth
| piece of every unspoken thought. He stood
| like Jove forging thunderbolt, and dwarf
| ed all the recognized sspirants. The pow
| erful magnet of his oratory drew all MINDS
| to his, and he'll them with exceeding te-
| nacity. The party managers, who had
| their own plans ad burned the conv sntion
| in the hope that the enthusiasm woul3 die
away. The conferences of an exciting
night, however, failed to produce 4 rival,
and the leaders We're compelled to accept
the verdict Of the captiyated delegates
bryan, therefore,, stampeded a convell-
tion. 1t will be impossible for Dewey or
| Dewey's friends to execute similar COUP
| for several reasons.
| If the nominations were to be made to-
morrow with the wave of Dewey emotion
| sweeping across the country, it might be
| possible to charm the convention with the
| magic of his name. Several months mus.
| yet elapse, however, before the delegates
| Will assemble, and by next June Dewey
While still gratefully remembered, will not
be the popular idol Historically worshipped
| that he is today. In the meantime the
Bryan managers, who control the organi-
| cation in nearly every state, will see to it
that the county, district and state conven-
tions elect Bryan delegates, pledged, in
structed and riveted to the Nebraska. can
didate. They will see that the state repre-
sentatives finally chosen will be men whose
| loyalty cannot be impeached and who will
not be swept from their feet by any spas
| medic movement.
There will be beyond all-even if the
| Dewey spasm lasts until next June, which
| is. doubtful-a serious doubt in the Demo-
cratic minds as to whether Dewey stands
| for any of the principles which are certain
to be Incorporated in the platform. His
nomination under these circumstances
would be sc. clearly piece of political
lclap-trap to, excite suspicion and ridi-
Guile.
From the republican point of view, Dewey
can be considered as a presidential posi-
billy only in the event of democratic VIC
tory in Ohio. Should this occur, the anti
Mckinley republicans, who are not numer-
Gus. would at once question the advisa-
bility of nominating a candidate who could
not carry his own state.
L. Presidential nominations are controlled,
| however, by political leaders. 1t would re-
quire the cooperation of such men as Plat,
i in New York, and Quay, in Pennsylvania,
to successfully execute any plan which
looks toward deposing Mckinley. These
men are adroit politicians. They know the
advantage of having in the White House
| man of political experience who apnre-