The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-17
MARTIN MAY LEAD
THE DEMOCRATS
lsneciaI Correspondence.l

Especial Correspondence
washington. Dec. 1.-THE Democrat
ic politicians of national prominence in
Washington still persist in talking
about the probable reorganization Of
their party in order to give it an op-
portunity successfully to compete with
the Republican organization, notwith
standing the fact that the battle of bal
lots between these two great political
organizations will not occur for nearly
for years -..-. ...-
That some kind Of an organization of
the Democratic party viii be brought
about within this period is not doubted
by the men who favored the candidacy
of Colonel Bryan in the last two ma
tiOnal campaigns. and among those
who considered it an ill-advised move
TO have him head the national Demo-
cratic ticket either in 1896 or in 1900
The second defeat of the Nebraska
statesman for the presidency has
brought about a decided change of
opinion even among these who have
given him earnest support in two pres
idential campaigns. They are OF the
opinion that it would not be a wise
move for their party, nor would it be
considered diplomatic on the part OF
Colonel Bryan to accept a third sue
cessive presidential nomination. Hay
ing arrived at this view. the able men
in the party, both in the east and in
the west. are endeav 0ring to arrive at
the methods which may bring the par
ty to victory in 1894 Earnest discus
siOns have been going on for some
time among the leaders in Washing
ton, all of which fOreshadows that
there is more than the one man in the
east competent and capable of making
a winning fight for the Democracy in
the next national campaign.
Hill Has Opposition.
While former Senator David Bennett
Hill Of New York is the first man to
move upon the political checkerbOard
in order to capture the Democratic
nomination in 1904, there are wise msn
in the Democratic ranks who believe
that it might be polite to push him
aside, if an eastern man is to be Sc
lected, and go TO some other state for
presidential timber. There is a new
conner in politics who has gained prom
inence within recent years. This gen
tleman is no less a person than Unit
ed States Senator Martin of Virginia.
His brief career in politics has convinc-
ed his closest intimates that he is ca
pable of holding a higher Office than a
seat in the United States senate, and
the next four years may convince not
only those who know best. but pOliti-
clans from. every section of the country,
that it would not be an impolitic move
on the part Of the delegates to the next
national Democratic convention 20 Of
fer him as a candidate for the first
place on the national ticket as COM
peJitOT to David Bennett Hill or any
other man who may hereafter be
brought forward for this honor.
German Out of the Race.
It is now pretty well established
fact that Arthur Pue German of Mary
land will not be in the presidential
running in 1904. The mere fact that
Maryland was so overwhelmingly Re
publican. nationally and locally, in the
last campaign, sidetraCks Mr.. German
for all time so it is believed, as a can
didate for the highest Office within the
gift of the people of the United States.
Leaving Senator Hill out of the ques-
ton, the only eastern or southern man
considered at all available at this time
for the presidency in 1904, as the Demo
cratic candidate. is the junior senator
from Virginia.
There is a possibility. however that
as Virginia is in the tier of southern
states, his candidacy may not develop
the required strength, and therefore
Senator Hill or some other Atlantic
coast candidate may win the Democrat
ic presidential nomination in 1904 In
the event Of such an outcome. Senator
Martin viii not be a nOnentify in the
presidential contest in that year. If
not nominated for either first or second
place on the Democratic national ticket.
the prediction is made by the most
conservative leaders in the Democratic
ranks at this time that no better man
than the Virginia senator could be Sc
lected to manage the Democratic pres
ldential contest in 1904 It will be re-
called that there was some talk about
q year ago that il would have been bet
ter for the Democracy in the last pres
idential fight to have made Senator
Martin chairman of the Democratic ma
tional campaign committee. vice Chair
man Jones of Arkansas, who made
failure as a political manager in 1895.
and a greater failure in 1860.
II Senator Martin makes no mistakes