Clarke courier. [volume] (Berryville, Va.) 1869-1997, 1903-08-19

tor norman was regular IN the
campaigns of 1896 and 1900, and
supported the ticket loyalty, yet
he would make very acceptable
candidate to the conservative bust
ness interests of the East.
The boom for Judge Alton b.
Parker, of New York, seems to
have been frost-bitten by being
planted too early. The Judge him
fself, has lately taken stand that
practically eliminates him from
the race as a candidate. Still. ehas
some warm admirers and friends
among the democrats who visit the
national capital and who claim for
him that he is the most available
man to lead the democratic forces
next year. They have not much
TO say of him concerning his re-
cord, as that is confined almost
solely to the judicial bench, but
they say he is a most amiable and
learned man. Those who prefer
some other candidate, in discussing
Judge Parker, say that he is tied
up with David Il. Hill, and would
be controlled by him. and they dis
trust Hill. Judge Parker's name
may go before the convention. but
it is not likely that the State of
New York will present him as the
candidate of that State. Every
thing now indicates a trend away
from Judge Parker.
The recent boom started for
Senator Francis Marion CockrelI,
of Missouri. is not taken seriously
here. Leaders of the party who
have discussed il with me look upon
it as move of the Dockery crowd
in Missouri 10 get Senator COckrell
out of the race for the senatorship
next time and allow DOckery to
have clear field. They believe,
however, that the willy and veneer
able senator from Missouri will not
be caught by any such diaphanous
trick as that. They think that
Senator Cockrell has no desire to
enter the lists as candidate for
the presidency. but that he prefers
90 round out his life as a member
of the Senate, where he has served
the party and the people so long
and so faithfully. If it were not
for his age there il no doubt that
Senator Cockrell would make q
most available man for the demo-
cratic nomination, and man who
would rally all factions of the par
ty. at least that is the expressed
opinion of many to whom ] have
talked on this subject. His State
may give him complimentary
vote in the convention, but it is
believed this is as far as his candi-
dacy will go.
Since il is practically certain that
the Hon. Tom l.. johnson, of
Cleveland, Ohio. will be the demo-
cratic nominee for governor of
Ohio this fall. there are q number
of men who have lately been here
who are seriously discussing him
As a presidential possibility in case
he should be elected or materially
cut down the republican majority
or defeat Mark Hanna for re.eIee-
ton 10 the Senate. In either case
he would certainly become factor
10 be reckOned with in the next
convention,
There have lately turned UP here
many friends Of the Hon, William
Randolph Hearst. They seem Ia
be the most enthusiastic bunch
among all the politicians who have
discussed this thing of the next
democratic candidate with me.
They all seem To be saturated with
the idea that Mr.. Hearst is the
only man that can win and thew
are willing to give a reason for the
fact that is in them. In the first
place they say that Ar; Hearst is
! the only proprietor of the great
daily newspaper in the north who
loyalty supported in 1896 and 1900,
and who fought as hard for the
ticket as any man on the tjebes,
They claim that any man nominat-
ed IL 1904 who did not loyalty sup
port the ticket, or who, even, was
lukewarm, will he defeated mex,
year for tha reason that the loya1
democrats in the states of New
York, Connecticut and New Jersey
will vote the socialist labor ticket
! which will give those states, abso-
luteN essential to democrats sue
} cess, Ia the republicans, They
claim that MIR. Hearst ,oho hoS