The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1903-08-07
SENATOR ARTHUR P. GORMAN.
AReview.of His Chances His Boom for the
Democratic Nomination
Under Way.
New York Herald.

New York Herald.
Senator Arthur Pue German, of
Maryland, returned to this city on
the American liner New York yester-
day afternoon to find that a boom
has got under way for him for the
Democratic nomination for the Presi.
denoy.
1t had not been of rapid growth
until the last two or three weeks.
Mr.. German has, of course, been con
sidered i'll every calculation which
has been made regarding the next
Democratic national convention ever
since he WAS elected to his old place
in the Senate. lie grow in stature
as Presidential possibility when he
was elected without opposition, Cox
cepting that of William }. Brayn,) }
as the leader of his party in the Sem
ate at the beginning of tho extraor
dinary session, March 5. Senator
Gorman has rather discouraged 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 in the race.
The German "boom," which IA
now on everywhere, follows success
sion of other booms. First was that
of MIR. Richard Olney, Of Massaohu-
setts, who was President Cleveland's
attorney general, aud later secretary
Of state. Then came that Of Mr..
Cleveland himself, many Democrats
believing that the third term preiu-
dice could be overcome. Mr.. CIeye
lands boom, which began Just after
the former President had that remark
able reception at st. Louis, late in
April, did not last much longer than
did MIR. Olney's, Following this
came rather short lived movement
to push David r. Francis, of Mis-.
sourl, to the front. Then there was
q canvass of the running qualities Of
Judge George Gray, of Delaware.
There is a sentiment behind Judge
Gray that probably no other Demo-
crat can acquire, but it is doubtful
whether the politicians would encour-
age his candidacy.
1t would not be strictly correct to
say 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 country since David b
Hill wrecked Bird S. Coler's cam.
paign in New York last fall; but il
ID correct to say that Judge Parker'f
chances have not seemed 80 bright
since he made his trip to the South
few weeks ago. The difficulty with
that trip was that it WAS overrlayec
by some of the Southern politicians
who desired to be known as origina
Parker mon. AS matter Of fact
the trip of Judge Parker to the South
was not political trip at all.
1t WAS made in obedience to an in
vltation extended to him, in his ca
paolty of Judge, year before by the
bar association and he went South
not as Il candidate for the Presidency
but as judge of the highest cour
IN the Empire State. Leading Dem
ocrats from Georgia and Alabams
who closely watched Judge Parke
and hung on his every word say tina
the South ern visit WAS a frost. The,
insist that he failed for even minut,
to drop the judicial ermine. 1t may
be that they are engaged in "killinf
off" the judge, but it is fact tha
no spontaneous uprising has followe'
his excursion into the country wher,
Democratic majorities are read
made.
Now comes the boom for German
1t may be rs short lived as the others
On the other hand, it may continu,
to grow. Gorman's position differs
from that Of all the Democrats VIII,
have been mentioned for the nomina
ton. Unlike Parker and Onley, he
represents Democratic State, which
was torn from the Republican col
umns largely by his own afrnrt,