Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-13
administration without mercy, and
coming into conflict with its bodyguard
at every turn.


OF ambition, ard bears a remarkable
resemblance to Henry Clay. He wears a
drocR coat, and, like Clay, at times
apsent-mindedly puts the wrong but
tohhoie over the wrong button. Stand
tnS SIX ueet la his stockings, he would
ae.uet attention anywhere-at Il
Snurch or circus.a dog fight or q flu
nerai. His qualities as a presiding of
icel We're shown when he was speaker
" ehe New York assembly. His rulings
STAND RICH On the scroll OF parliament
tary law. He established many new
precedents, and no decision rendered
az that time has ever been reversed
Fortliied by six years experience in
tne House. he would lend peculiar dig
nlty to the Senate If he were elected
Vice-President. Like Lentz, he is ia
Vorite public speaker. and has appear
on the stump in nearly every State in
the Union. He has Il voice clear and re-
soIlant, one that can easily be heard OH
Il Texas prairie. His intimacy with Will
nam j. Bryan undoubtedly adds to his
9trength as n ice-Presidential cand:-
Date When within reaching distance
The two are inseparable. From the day
That Bryan first appeared upon the ma
tcnal political stage down to the pre-
sent, Sulzer has been an ardent advo-
cate for his e-noInination He stood by
free silver and all the other planks Of
the Chicago platform in New York
City when others were silent. Speaking
fiEuratively he climbed to the top Of
n Sequoia gigantia, 400 feet high and
shouted defiance to the world. He was
prominent candidate FOR governor OF
New York at the Buffalo convention
four years ago. and, unfortunately for
the party. failed to secure the nominal
ton. III chose J. Boyd Thatcher for the
nominee. who promptly repudated the
Chicago platform, and was thrown off
the ticket. II Col. SulZer had secured
the nomination. he would undoubtedly
have polled n much larger vote than
Judge Wilbur Il. Porter, of Watertown,
who was selected as the candidate by
the State committee. Col Suffers mo-
desty is proverbial. He has risen to
political prominence by his own efforts.
and his pathway has never been
strewn with flowers.
The candidates for the Republican
nomination for Vice President are not
quite so numerous as those on the
Democratic side Of the House. The
most prominent among them is the
Hon. Jonathan p. Dolliver. OF Iowa, an
orator whose fame has travelled not
only throughout the Union, but across
both the Atlantic and the Pacific.
Dolliver. although one of the uncon-
scious candidates, has u thorough
knowledge of the science of pandicula-
ton. This ought to make him Ii Sue
cessful candidate. An ailusion to the
Niccprcsidency is always = source OF
amusement to him. His eyes twinkle,
he rubs his chin with his thumb and
two digits, ribs himself OF n witty re-
tort. and sails into conversation on
minor matters. lie is little over forty
years old. and has made his mark in
the world apparently without effort.
L.
either the House or Senate. and would
make as fine n looking Vice President
as has ever graced the chair since the
days of Aaron Burr. Delivers elo-
quencc has been heard in every North
ern State-at Grand Army reunions.
celebrations of forefathcrs' day, club
dinners. memorial days. RELIGIOUS CON
fercnceS and at State conventions. a
recent discussion with Champ Clark, at
the Chautauqua I'm Western New York,
attracted the attention of the religious
world. Both men are recognized In
Congress as men of unQuestioncd abil-
ity and undOubted piety. The meeting
between them ut Chautauqua was a
regular day of Pentecost. While "thcrc
was no sound from heaven. as of q
rushing. mighty wind. filing all the
house the hall was white with waving
handkcrchicfs. accompanied with the
clapping Of thousands of hands and
checrs worthy of II national convention
Doliiver and Clark assumed the part
OF Peter in succession, and astonshed
the assembled multitude.
A formidable candidate. II placed
rightly before the people. is Chester /.
Long, Of Medicine Lodge. Kan. Some
malicious politician has worked John
ID. Long into public prominence. with
a view of throwing Chester T. out of the
race. 1t has been advoitly done. but 1t
VIII never work. Chester 1. Long j.;
me real candidate. and for very good
reason. Any Long can carry Massa-
chusetts. but Chester I. is the only
Long who can carry Kansas. His nanin
became national through his desperate
struggles with Jerry Simpson Ii was
ike the contests between Scipio and
Hannibal, and Scipio finally won.
Chester and Jerry had four bitter
contests for Congress. jerry winning
two and Chester two. While lacking
Jcrry's ease and fiuency. Long proved
himself dangerous competitor He
has not vet attained Jerry's proni-
nence in the House. but his speeches
have been fully as able and have at
tracted rs much attention. Like Jerry.
he wears silk stockings. but docs not
ride wheel. All things considered.
Mr.. Long is really the most attractive
OF all the Vice Presidential candidates.
He has an intellectual and attractive
face, a fine presence. excellent eXecu-
tive ability. and would make an ideal
Vice President. On returning to the
House for the secand time. he said he
felt like a new edition OF an old mem
Der. Il know something about how
things are done here he added but l
want a little time to renew my ac-
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