Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-05-01
AGAINST West
Bryan May Be Found Support
ing Roosevelt In Next Presi-
Dental Campaign
MAeNATEs FAVOR DEMOCRACY
Staff Writer In Washington
Believes That Trust Maanates viii
Undertake to Defeat Roosevelt by
Aiding Democratic Nominee and
That Bryan Will Support Teddy.

Especial correspondence to the Mime
apolis Journal-Gndependent.)l
Washington, May Washington
politicians are wondering If there is Il
be a split in the democratic party mex
year, the east against the west. Their,
are signs in the west which point to-
| wards it, and the subject is one which
is attracting a good deal of attention
/: among politicians of both parties. At
fairs in the east also indicate a strangs
metamorphosis in politics, and Gloss
observers already predict that Bryan
and the western wing of the democracy
will be found supporting Roosevelt, as
the gold wing once supported a repub-
lican nominee.
Several propositions bearing upon
this possible split n seemingly en-,
couraging it are self evident:
First-Bryan must be reckoned with
tional convention; second. If that body
refuses to follow him, in the regular
campaign.
Second-The eastern democracy
which dislikes Bryan, and the trust
promoters of Wall street. strong sup
porters of republican politics until now
who dislike Roosevelt, are united in ar
ardent desire to retire both permanent
ly from active participation in public
affairs.
Third-The rumor of a coalition be-
tween the hitherto hostile elements has
reached the great west, with the result
that both Bryan and Roosevelt have
been strengthened in that quarter.
Fourth-This situation gives promise
that the 1904 democratic national con-
vention will be one of the liveliest for
many years. The eastern branch of
the party will go to the convention sup
porting Judge Parker, Olney, German,
or some man Of that type: the middle
west democracy will go opposing any
man whom the east ma present. In
the struggle which Will follow, Bryan
will probably be defeated. Then whatg
1t is a curious fact that the demo-
Gratis of the great west, who followed
Bryan to defeat in two national cam
paigns, are friendly to President Roose-
welt, and are entirely satisfied with him
as a man and as president. Free silver
being dead, they stan for him on al.
the great issues of the day, and are pre-
pared to trust him so far as the tariff
is concerned. What these men will do
next e q will depend very largely on
Bryan. AT this time it looks as il one
of two things would happen, assuming
that Bryan cannot control the 1904 con-
vention:
(a) The nomination at Bryan's sug-
gestion, of an independent democratic
ticket. adhering to the Kansas City
platform, and protesting against the
swallowing of>the eastern wing of the
party by Wall street, or
OBJ The support at the polls by the
western. or Bryan, democracy, again
at Bryan's suggestion, of Roosevelt.
Bryan's friends in the west nave said
openly. and Bryan has said the same
thing in his public utterances, but more
g~uardediy, that the western democracy
will not support any man next yea
is under suspicion of being man
aged by the trusts. Cleveland. Olney. or
German would be ~repudiated or their
records: Judge Parker because of the
company he is found in, another case
of Old Dog Tray.
1t is so evident that the Bryan people
will not vote for any man who is nom
mated at the behest of the old line
bosses, that argument of the
proposition is useless. II the eastern
are not acquainted with the
democratic situation, they arc
sadly behind the imes There are
however, that they are acquaint-
ed with it. else why the umo so FREE
quently repeated of late, that 1t is the
intention of the eastern managers, after
they have gained control of the party,
in the national convention, to cut loose
Bryan, abandon the great west to
and focus the campaign on
the so-called trust states, New York,
Rhode Island, New Jer-
sey. Delaware and West Virginia?
With the electoral votes of these
added 10 those of the solid south,
and of such states as Indiana, Roose-
defeat would be more nearly pos
sible than some of his sanguine friends
now think.
1t Is another curious fact that Pres
ident Roosevelt will probably poll the
labor vote ever cast for a repub-
Iican presidential nominee. Hitherto
his vote has been largely democratic.
1t is gathered together in the great
cities and explains, more than any other
fact, why these centers of pop
are usually democratic.
Roosevelt's curse regarding the set
of the anthracite coal strike.
nj his manly. courageous and fair at
.itude toward all questions concerning
abor, have won the hearts of the labor
ng classes. They like his frankness,
his very evident purpose to take the
fully and freely into his conf
lence, his stand for higher ideals and
,urer citizenship. They believe in him
because he is typically an American
,itizen, his veins filled with rich, red
american blood, and his impulses
steadily and immovable on the side of
light. They will vote for him in large
numbers, and help swell the popular |
majority by which his admirers believe
he will be elected. In this connection ii
be said that the Roosevelt boomers
insist that he will break all records
ext year so far as popular vote is con- !
,rned, and in the event of a democratic
lit, establish a new high water mark |
the electoral college.
his estimate of Roosevelt's labor
sigth is made as the result of per-
4 inquiries made within the last
months, in New York, Philadelphia,
go, Minneapolis, st. Paul, Mil
ae Kansas City, and st. Louis, in
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