Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-01-29
Both Being Doomed for
the Presidency.
BELIEVED BARKUS is WILLING
And Either of Them Would Be Glad
to Accept
HILLS POLICYWILL BE DISASTROUS
Mr.. Olney Said to Be Especially
Strong in the South.

New York, Jan. 28.-The Brooklyn
Eagle says:
Democrats are beginning to wake
up to the fact that Richard Olney
of Massachusetts, who was secretary
of state under President Grover Cleve-
land, is being quietly but persistently
pressed for the presidential nomina-
tion by opponents Of David B. Hill
That fact was much suspected and
Whispered about when some Rhode
Island statesman visited Hugh Nc
Laughlin in Mr.. Olney's interests a
month ago, and were gTavely in
formed by the auction room sage that
Mr.. Olney would not do Mr.. Nc
Laughlin formed the opinion a long
time ago that nobody would do but
Mr.. Hill Yet the Olney boom has
continued to expand in spite OF the
discouraging attitude of Mclaughlin.
"It was the subject Of favorable
discussion yesterday and Monday at
casual meetings in Manhattan between
ex-President Grover Cleveland, Will
kliam c. Whitney, Edward NJ. Shepard
Ipd Mr.. Olney himself.
Mr.. Cleveland assented to Mr..
HIS reorganization of the state
locracy last year in the interests
(arty harmony. As soon as he was
mitted to Hills plans, Hills old
hostility revived. Mr.. Cleve-
s adherents, Daniel S. Lamont,
bert f. Bissell and Edward NJ.
Dard, whose friends proposed
tilem alternately for governor, were
not permitted to be considered by the
insertion Of the anthracite coal plank
platform.
"Since the election, ex-President
Cleveland, his three cabineteers and
Mr.. Shepard have all been, it is
said, of the opinion that the adoption
of Mr.. Hills policies for the presi
Dental campaign would be disastrous.
Mr.. Olney, having a ground work
of popular support in New England,
the south and the west, has under the
circumstances come into consideration
as a logical candidate for the support
of the east in the national convention.
"Mr. Olney supported the candi-
dacy Of William Jennings Bryan i'll
1900, as did Mr.. Shepard. Mr.. Cleve-
land disapproved his course at that
time.
''That the ex-president does not
think that fact fatal to democratic cam
didates is shown by his interest in the
last New York campaign, when a
BRYAN democrat ran for governor.
"It is said that Mr.. Olney is
especially strong i'll the south. His
boom originated there Immediately
after the second Bryan defeat in 1900.
1t has spread into the middle west.
In New England Mr.. Olney's home,
there is every Indication that solid
delegation will go to the national con-
yention in his interest.
The friends of Chief Judge Alton
B. Parker of the Court of Appeals,
are not disposed to allow Olney tc
work up presidential boom at the ex-
pense of the judge. The Olney talk
heard has stirred up the Parker men
in New York. 1t was learned to-
night that two well known Local
democrats, presumably with the per.
mission aud knowledge of Judge Par
ker. will start on Saturday for Wash
ington and the south on missionary
tour in his behalf.
Judge Parker is to address th'
Georgia Sta.}s Bar Association il
June.
The southern trip of the mission
aries is on the suggestion both o
New York and Georgia friends of TIN
iudge. 1t is not unlikely that TIL
latter will make an extended trip Il
the southern states. A number of hi
friends in Texas have urged him t
visit that state. and if he should &C
ceptFtheir invitation he will make
stop in New Orleans.