Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-21
BRYAN DISCOVERS A MOSES
Picks Out Judge CLARK of North Carolina to
Head National 7 oket
MORE PoPULsTlc THAN BRYAN HIMSELF
SuIser of New York H. for Judge
Parker and No Two other Demo-
Gratis Appear TO he Look
Ing at the same Man.

WASHINGTON. May 2o.-An interesting
summary of the opinions of public men
now In Washington as to the outlook for
different presidential aspirants makes it APP
pear that republicans who are In Wash
ington now or have been within the last
few weeks are united for the nomination OF
President Roosevelt. 1t further shows that
the democrats could not be more widely
apart on the same interesting question.
There is former Secretary of the Treasury
John G. Carlisle, who has come to Wash.
ington on legal business, and who will not
commit himself further than TO say he is
for any one "who can consolidate the
party but he does not know who that
some one is nor will he venture a guess.
"Pitchfork" Tillman raves and tears his
hair over the mention of the name of
Grover Cleveland, and says in so many
words that the mere mention of the possi'
bility OF Mr.. Cleveland being again nomin-
ated by the democrats is an insult to the
intelligence Of the party, Then Mr.. TILL
man discusses the failure of the Bryan
men to do anything but get the democratic
party into a chaotic state. He refuses to
name his choice, and it is dihicult to de1
eide who n really stands for unless II L.
for Tillman. -r
suIzer for Parker.
Representative sulzer, who has a good
deal more political acumen and is in much
closer touch with the inside OF New York
democratic politics than he is given credit
for, declares that the democratic Moses Is
none other than Judge Parker, who can
carry the state of New York hands down.
In spite of Sulzer's windy harangues his
associates are beginning to realize that
when he leaves expansion and the Cuban
question alone he II not only very rational
but exceedingly intelligent and prophetic In
his discussion Of things political.
Representative Bankhead of Alabama
comes out for Senator German. Bankhead
said privately, however, that Judge Par
ker did not have a chance to carry any of
the doubtfu democratic territory, as he
was practically nknsw outside of his own
state, and all the enemies of Dave Hill be-
neve HI is Hills stalking horse and are
sharpening their knives to puncture his
boom.
bryan BOOms Judge Clark.
Chief Justice Walter Clark of the North
Carolina supreme court is the choice OF
William ]. Bryan for the democratic presi-
Dental nomination in 1904, according to au-
thority that has reached Washington.
While in Washington last 1t seems that Mr..
Bryan experienced a desire to discuss
politics, and accordingly arranged for an
interview with Joe Blackburn. 1t Is re-
lated that at the conference Mr.. Bryan
sounded Blackburn as to his choice of a
presidential nominee. The Kentuckian
offered the names OF all the ~well-known
democrats who have been discussed, but
Mr.. Bryan objected to each of them. Their
Mr.. Bryan said he had In mind a man
who filled every requirement for the party
leadership In the next presidential contest,
and suggested Judge Walter Clark. chief
Justice of the North Carolina supreme
court. Mr.. Bryan said: H is an honest
and courageous man, standing souarely on
the party platform"
Some months ago Judge Clark was the
guest of Mr.. Bryan at his home In LIN
coin. where he spent several days. 1t Is
said of Judge Clark that he is more popu-
listic than Mr.. Bryan. In 1896 he went to
Mexico to study the free silver question.
The same year he accepted the populistic
nomination for chief justice, after having
been nominated by the democrats.