Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-07-21
Campaign Will Be Warm.


choice for president
There is no doubt that Alton B. Par
ker OF New York now stands first in
the estimation of democrats as pos
sessing many of the characteristics
which should be found in candidate
for president next year In the south
Judge Parker has many sup
|porters. They, do not know much
about him, and that is perhaps all the
better for Judge Parker, not that he is
|assailable as a man ora democrat. but
because there appears to be attached
to his name outside his own state
much more of political Importance
than his election as chief Judge of the
court of appeals in New York "in re-
publican year" justifies.
One. of the Parker boomers was ask
ed the other day why he was so enthu-
siastic over Parker for president.
Confident of Success.
Why, he couldacarry New York cas-
ily," was the sreplyS2 We southern dem
ocrats are tired Disseminating candi-
dates for the presidency who can carry
only the solid sontf1 We will give our
support to any Democratic candidate.
What we want now lis. to getr a man
who can carry New York and be elect
ed. Judge Parkeri carried New York
when everything else there went re-
publican. He's the. man We are bank
ing on to do it again
Parker's Way Of Winning.
This southern democrat-and he is
one who has been an active party
worker for years-was surprised when
told the reason and the only explana-
ton as to how Judge Parker carried
New York when everything else went
republican was because there were
two republicans running for mayor Of
New York City that year against one
8democrat-Van Wyck-and that on
the ballots headed by Mayor Low-of
which more than 100000 were cast
there was only a blank space oppo-
site for judge of the court of ap-
peals.
Should Judge Parker become the
democratic nominee for president next
year, his preferment could easily be
traced to the republican leadership"
of Thomas G. Platt in 1897, which
made Judge Parker's election pos
sible.
There are many democrats who be-
lieve that the strongest candidate
their party could nominate next year
is Grover Cleveland, despite his age.
To what extent disaffection in the par
ty against Cleveland would reduce his
vote is conjecture. Some political
experts who have figured on that ques-
ton assert that Bryan and all his in
fluence could not prevent Cleveland
carrying the solid south, New York
and perhaps New Jersey. In the west,
however, it is admitted even by Cleve-
land men the disaffection might be
more pronounced. But Cleveland is
regarded as candidate whose NOM
ination would loosen the purse strings
of certain trusts as they have not been
loosened for democratic campaign in
many years.
Bryan's friends, on the other hand
and a man who has been chosen twice
as his party's candidate for the presi-
dency has some following which would
be guided largely by his attitude-as-
| sert that Cleveland can never be NOM
| mated. 1t is generally conceded that
Bryan will have great influence in the
| final selection of the next national
ticket. 1t is known that Bryan shares
! Admiral Dewey's opinion that the can
didate for president should be a
young, vigorous man" Even if he
should become convinced that the
| candidate must come from the east
next year. it is said he will have sew.
eral available men to suggest when
the proper time comes.
There is no gainsayipg the fact, how
ever, that on roll call of states to-
day Cleveland and Parker easily
would be in the first division as IA
yorites. The only state which sticks
to Bryan as possibility yet for an
| other nomination is Missouri.
"Supposing Tammany should nomin
ate and elect for mayor next fall a
| high class democratic" said a well-in.
formed democrat recently. "a man
for instance. like Edward NJ Shepard
| Would not he become factor to be
reckoned WITH" 1t is understood il
is Bryan's idea to develop some young
aggressive democrat in the next con
/ gress. AS far as the material which
he has to work upon is known, how
| ever, little faith can be, placed in the
prospects of success in that undertak
ing And still "a young, vigorous
man" NAV develop as Bryan himself
/ did in 1896.