The Washington weekly post., 1900-05-15

speaker of the New York assembly. His
rulings stand high on the scroll of par
liamentary law He established many
new precedentS. and no decision rendered
at that time has ever been reversed. For
titled by six years experience in the
House he would lend peculiar dignity TO
the Senate if he were elected Vice PreSi-
dent. Like Lentz, he is a favorite public
speaker, and has appeared on the stump
in nearly every State in the Union. He
has A voice clear and resonant, ore that
can easily be heard on a Texas prairie
His intimacy with William J. Bryan IN
doubtedly adds to his strength as a Vice
| Presidential candidate When wi hin
reaching distance the two are inseparable
From the day that Bryan first appeared
upon the national political stage down to
| the present, SulZer has been an ardent
advocate FOR his denomination. He stood
by free silver and all the other planks of
! the Chicago platform in New York City
when others were silent Speaking fig
uratively, he climbed 70 the top of a se-
/ duOia gieantia, 400 feet high, and
| shouted defiance to the world. He was a
| prominent candidate for governor OF New
| York at the Buffalo convention four wears
ago. and unfortunately for the party
| failed to secure the nomination. 1t chose
| J. BCvd Thlcher for the nominee who
promptly repudiated the Chicago plat
| form. and was thrown off the ticket II
| Col SulZer had secured the nomination.
J he would undoubtedly have polled much
1 larger vote than Judge Wilbur F. Porter,
/ Of Watertown. who was selected as the
candidate by the State committee Col
/ Suffers modesty is proverbial. He has
| risen 10 political prominence by his own
| efforts. and his pathway has never been
strewn with flowers.
| The candidates for the Republican nOmi-
nation for Vice President are not quite so
| numerous as those on the Democratic
/ sice Of the House. The most promine1 II
| among them is the Hon. Jonathan p.
/ Holliver OF Iowa. an orator whose fame
| has Travelled not only throughout the
| Union, but across both the Atlantic and
/ ne Pacific. Dolliver, although one OF the
| unconscious candidates. has a thorough
! knowledge Of the science Of pand!cula-
! ton This ought to make him a success
/ ful candidate. An allusion 10 the Vice
| Presidency is always a source Of amuSe-
| ment 10 him. His eyes twinkle, he rubs
/ his chin with his thumb and two dgi :.
| rids himself OF q witty Tetort. and SAILS
| into conversation on minor matters. He
| IS little over forty years old. and has
made bis mark In the world apparently
/ without effort He has no superior in
! eloouence In either the House or Senate.
/ and would make as fine a looking Wee
| President as has ever graced the chair
| since the iays Of Aaron Burr DOLL gs's
| elOquence has been heard in every North
] - 4 tone r-zFr.
/ bratiOns OF fOrefathers' day. club dinners.
| memorial days. religious conferences. and
at State conventions. A recent discussion
| with Champ Clark. al the Chag'a auqua IN
/ Western New York. attracted the attea-
| tion OF the religious world. Both L IN are
| recognized In Congress as n en- OF uaques-
| toned ability and undoubted petty The
| meeting between them al Chautauqua was
a regular day OF Pentecost While there
| was no sound from heaven, as Of a rusa-
! ing mighty wind. filling all the house "
| the hall was white with waving hand
| kerchiefs. accompanied with the appIng
! Of thousands OF hands, and cheers worthy
/ Of national convention
! Dolliyer and Clark assumed the part OF
! Peter in succession. anu astoEished the
! assembled multitude
A formidable candidate, II placed right
/ ly before the people. is Chester /. Long.
Of Medicine Lodge. Kans- Some malicious
politician has worked John d. Long into
public prominence, with a view OF throw
| ing Chester !. out Of the race. II has
been adroitly done. but ii will never
work. Chester /. Long IL the real candi-
date. and for a very good reason. Any
Long can carry Massachusetts, but ches-
ter /. Is the only Lang who can carry
Kansas His name became national
through his desperate struggles with Jer-
~ Simpson. Ii was Ike the coniestsebe-
tween SciDio and Hannibal. and Sciplo
/ finally won.
Chester and Jerry had four bitter con-