The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-08-04
GORMAN'S BOOM
HE ARRIVES IN NEW YORK AND
 HIS FRIENDS ACTIVE. .
Despite Bryan's Opposition, Support CTS Say, He Can Count on Noun tain States Votes-Wall
 Street Not Inimical.
New York Herald.

10 ma that boom has got under way for him for the Democratic nomination for the presidency.
 It had not been of rapid growth until the last two or three weeks. Mir. German has. of course, been considered in every calculation which has been made regard ing the next Democratic National Con- vention ever since he was elected to his old place in the Senate. He grew in stature as a presidential possibility when he was elected without opposition. except | ing that of William J. Bryan, as the lead CT of his party in the Senate at the be- ginning of the extraordinary session, March 5. Senator German has rather dis couraged any attempt to ''star" him as | candidate for President, although his | intimate friends have been storming at | him for six or eight months to declare himself fin the race.
 The German boom" which Is now on everywhere, follows a succession of oth- | CT booms. First was that of Mr. Richard l olney, of Massachusetts who was Presi- l dent Cleveland's attorney general, and later Secretary of State. Then came that of MT. Cleveland himself. many Demo erats believing that the third term pre- Judice could be overcome. Mir. Cleve- lands boom. which began just after the former President had that remarkable re- ception at St. Louis. late in April, did
 
 ney's. Following this came a rather short lived movement to push David R. Fran cis. of Missouri. to the front. Then there was a canvass of the running qualities of Judge George Gray, of Delaware. There is a sentiment behind Judge Gray that probably no other Democrat can acquire, but 1t is doubtful whether the politicians would encourage his candidacy.
 Parker's Chances Slim.
 L -" that the movement in behalf of Judge Parker of New York, came after that of all the other men whose names have been enumerated, because Judge Parker has had his supporters all over the coun- try since David B. Hill wrecked Bird g. Coler's campaign in New York last fall; but it is correct to say that Judge Park CTS chances have not seemed so bright since he made his trip to the South a few weeks ago. The difficulty with that trip was that it was overplayed by some of the Southern politicians, ~who desired to be known as original Parker men. As | a matter of fact, the trip of Judge Parker to the South was not a political trip at all.
 1 It was made in obedience to an invi- | tation extended to him, in his capacity of | a judge, a year before the President and he went South, not as a candidate for | the presidency, but as judge of the highest court in the Empire State. Lead ing Democrats from Georgia cnd Ala bama who closely watched Judge Parker and hung on his every word say that the Southern visit was 8 frost. They | insist that he failed for even a minute ., drop the judicial ermine. It may be that are engaged in killing off'' the ~Ige, but 1t is fact that no spontaneous uprising has followed his excursion into the country where Democratic majorities are ready made.
 Friendly With Bryan's Friends Now comes the boom for German. It may be as short lived as the others. On the other hand. 1t may continue to grow. Germans position differs from that of all | the other Democrats who have been men, 1 toned for the nomination. Unlike Park CT and Olney. he represents a Demo- cratic State, which was torn from the Republican column largely by his own efforts. Unlike them all, he is in the full limelight of publicity as the leader of his party In the Senate. This may be help or a hindrance. dependent entirely on whether he wins the approval or dis | approval of his party in the Senate. This may be help or a hindrance, dependent entirely on whether he wins the approv- | al or disapproval of his party in the long l fight which is ahead of the country in Congress this fall and winter. He will also have the support of most of the Democratic senators. nearly all of whom can control their State delegations to the National Convention. His friends think
 he will start in with the delegations from
 Maryland. Virginia, West Virginia
 North Carolina. South Carolina, Georgia Alabama, Tennessee, Texas, Missouri and Kentucky.
 There is a suspicion that David B. HI
 has been tampering with Indiana in his
 own interests, but Germans friends say that the Marylander has made his peace
 with all the senatorial friends of William
 J. Bryan, such as Dubois, of Idaho, and Teller of Colorado. They therefore ex'
 pect to see him obtain the. votes of all
 the mountain States which have been fol
 the last two presidential campaigns ded
 icated to populism.
 There will undoubtedly be strong oppo'
 sition to the nomination of Senator Cor
 man from different quarters of the party
 The Cleveland worshippers will never for
 give him for his quarrel with the White
 House during the manipulation of thC
 Wilson bill by the Democrats under Cor.
 mans leadership in the Senate. The low
 tariff Democrats will not forget that il
 was Senator German who injected a large
 element of protection into the Wilson
 Dill. Hill will hang on Germans flank
 and do his best to defeat him. William J
 Bryan is almost as much opposed to Cor
 man as he Is to Hill or Cleveland. not
 withstanding the fact that it was Gormar
 who raised him the money with which
 he began his campaign in 1896. All this opposition is a very serious handicap. | Senator German would be the best money raiser in the Democratic party and that is the reason why so many oi
 the practical politicians are in favor oi his nomination. It is believed by them that he could go into Wall street and get from the great financiers practically all
 the money financial New York would put into the campaign. He would naturally get the support of many Republicans who
 have criticised MT. Roosevelt's trust pol icy and cut loose from him because oi his connection with the settlement of the coal strike.
 There is stormy weather for Senator German at home. and he will have to steer a careful course, or he may inJure his own chances and lose his State Maryland has gubernatorial election on hand this fall. There is great rivalry be tween several prominent Democrats for the nomination. A mistake may result in the election of a Republican Governor This would be a setback for Senator Cor man, because if the State went Republi- can this fall it is not likely that 1t could be considered safely in the Democratic l column next year.