The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-07-02
THE DEMOCRATIC CHOICE FOR
VICE PRESIDENT.


national convention. as at the Republican
national convention, centers upon the
nomination of candidate for the vice
presidency. Upon whom the choice will
many candidates in the field, and among
them are several who would be in every
way acceptable to the great mass Of the
Democratic party.
The Minnesota delegates will present
the name of Charles A Towne and will
use all honorable means to secure for him
the vice presidential nomination Being
already the nominee of the Populist party,
he will no doubt find ready support among
a section of the delegates, particularly
those from the Western states. It is not
very likely, however, that he can count
on much support from the Eastern states,
and if the Southern delegates do not rally
in large numbers to his standard it may
be that the influence of the Eastern Dem
ocrats viii prove too strong for him.
There Is but little doubt that the East
ern states will use the geographical loca-
ton of Mr. Towne against his nominal
tion and will argue that it would be I'M
wise to have the presidential and vice
presidential candidates both from the
West. And another possible argument
which will probably be used against his
nomination will be that his ideas and
principles on economic questions are iden-
teal with those of William j. Bryan, and
that the nomination of Mr. Towne as Bry-
ans running mate would lend no element
of strength to the presidential ticket
which it cid not possess by the nomination
Of William j. Bryan. In other words, that
Towne is the counterpart of Bryan in all
those qualities which have made Bryan
what he is, and that it would be simply
waste of strength to add the duplicate to
the original
What the effect of such arguments will
be it Is not possible to foretell. But Il
they have so strong an effect as to lead
the convention to decide tnat the best pos
sible nominee for vice president is not the
the choice will fall upon some man from
an Eastern state who possesses qualities
which would make him desirable mate
for Bryan, qualities which are not so
markedly characteristic of the presidential
nominee. If such is the case-lt it is found
that it is impossible to nominate Towne
for eaooraDhica1 raaconc opd heca11ca Of
similarity of qualities with Bryant
would, in such an event, be well to look
to New York state for the vice presiden-
tial candidate The name Of Judge
appeals, is mentioned in the dispatches as
being a possibility. Judge Alton B.
Parker, of Kings county, New York, is
perhaps the most danger JUS foe Roose-
welt could have. He is man of unstain-
ed reputation, immense popularity and of
the highest ability. When he was elected
chief judge of the court of appeals in 1887
he defeated the Republican candidate by
a majority of 6O,SS9 votes. Of the LOSSES
votes cast Judge Parker received 554,6SO,
giving him clear majority over all other
candidates of 2O3S2.
Roosevelt failed to secure majority of
all the votes cast falling short 1850 votes.
He only received 661, 7O7 votes out of the
1,349,974 votes cast. Roosevelt at the
height of his cowboy popularity only Sc
cured a plurality over his Democratic OPP
ponent of 17,7S6 votes, number not as
large as that Of Judge Parkers majority
over all other candidates combined.
Such is the man whom-failing Charles
A. Towne-the Democratic national con-
vention may nominated jurist OF the
highest rank, a magnificent orator, con-
sentative, thorough Democrat, who has
never swerved from his allegiance to the
Democratic party, It's platform, It's candi-
dates and its great basic principles.