The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-14
G0RMAN IS The MAN
SENATOR CLAY COMMITS GEORGIA
IN AN INTERVIEW.
ROAST FOR BRYAN.
PEOPLE OF THIS STATE DON'T
LIKE THE NEBRASKAN.


most Solid for German and That
Southern People Have sicIened
ON Bryan and His Isms-Fight for
Presidency VIII BE Between Cor
man and Roosevelt and Georgia
senator Believes Democrats
Chances Good.
By r. M. Larner.
Washington, Sept. Ex-senator Clay
says Georgia and other Southern
states have practically determined to
send German delegations to the next
Democratic National Convention.
The junior senator from Georgia is
in Washington on a flying visit to Sc
lect winter quarters for his family,
in anticipation of an extra session of
| Congress early in November, and in
cidentally to look after the interests
of several of his constituents in the
various departments Of the public
| service.
This declaration, coming from Sena-
| tor Clay, carries. with it the weight
of his political influence and standing
with the rank and file of the Georgia
| Democracy, and with his long expert
ence as chairman of the State Com
mittee he is recognized as one of the
ablest and most astute leaders in Geor-
| gia.
I'VE have about made up our minds
to send our delegation to the next
national convention with instructions
to vote for Senator German" remark
! ed Senator Clay. while discussing the
political situation in the South, from
a Democratic point of view.
What effect has Bryan's opposition
to Senator German and every other
Democrat mentioned whose Democ-
| racy is not agreeable to his (Bryan)
individual taste?" inquired the inter-
| viewer.
None whatever" replied the Sena-
| tor in a tone of disgust
Sick of organs Name.
"Why my dear sir we are sick and
| tired of seeing Bryan's name in the
newspapers. II the press of the coun-
try could but realizes that, they would
! ignore him. AS soon as the newspa-
pers drop him his occupation as self
! constituted dictator of the Democratic
| party Is gone. We are not paying any
attention to him in Georgia, and we
| have talked the subject over among
| ourselves, and we have about conclud-
| ed that Senator German Is not only
the strongest man in the party we
can nominate, but we believe there Is
an excellent opportunity for electing
him.
His Democracy, his ability as lead
er, and his safe views on ali the inn
portant questions which will figure in
the coming campaign, stamp him as
the strongest man we have in our par
ty to-day. This estimate of Senator
German is not confined to Georgia, but
1t extends from Maryland all down
through Virginia, West Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Florida, Alabama,
Tennessee, Mississippi, Texas and
Louisiana"
But 1t is said that Mr.. Bryan with
several Western state delegations, will
bolt Senator German if he is the nom
inee of the Democratic convention"
Bryan and Boiling.
81 do not wish to be profane, in dis
cussing MIR. Bryan" replied Senator
Clay, endeavoring to control his pro-
nounced disregard for the brazen as
surance of the boy orator of the Platte.
who was once spoken of as the peer
less leader of the Democratic hosts
but boiling Is not new business with
him. Some of us remember his per-
Torrance in the Crisp Mills contest for
the speakership of the House of Rep
resentatives after the Democrats had
secured control of the government, aft
or struggle of many years. On that
important occasion he boted the action
of a majority Of the Democratic caucus,
who favored Judge Crisp and stubborn
ly voted for Mr.. Springer of Illinois,
who was not regarded as a possibility
at any stage of the contest.
mo, we Georgians have not much
faith in Mr.. Bryan's political judgment,
or his self-assurance leadership in view
of the fact he considered Mr. Springer
a wiser and better leader of the
Democratic party in the House than
Judge Crisp, who was the recognized
leader of his party, when Mr.. Springer
and other aspirants for the speaker
ship were more or less officious with
out being effective. Mr. Bryan Is
dead card so far as the South is
concerned, and we have sufficient COM
mon sense and business tact to dis
courage all further attempt to play
him off on prosperous and progress
sive country"
South Tired of Isms.
Senator Clay says the business pros
perity i'm the South is at present over
shadowing all other questions. Politics
is a secondary consideration, compared
products of the South. Just now en-
terprising men have but little patience
to listen to the discussion of Organism
or any of his 'isms.
The Republicans are certain that
President Roosevelt, viii be the Re-
publican nominee. and Democrats sim
cerely believe that Senator German
is the only and the most available man
in the party to be our standard bearer.
"Our people having made up their
minds in this direction" said Sena-
tor Clay. In conclusion. ARE now Civ
ing their most undivided attention to
reaping some of the benefits from the
wonderful natural resources of the
South.
Here and there few anti-Gorman
Democrats may be found but they will
have no voice in the selection of del9-
gates to the next convention The
Savannah Morning News, Atlanta Con-
stitution, the Augusta Chronicle and
all of the influential papers OF Geor-
gia are for Senator German. and those
A.