The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-01-29

" HIN Senator Carmack OF tennessee de-
M clared that Judge Parker OF New York is
the only available candidate Tor the Demo
cratic nomination Tor the Presidency in 1904 he
added: Certainly Mr. Olney is not available. He
has fine record but he lives in New England and
The party can expect nothing in New England" In
making that statement the Senator started that
is now raging all the country from the Missouri
10 the last limit OF Maine
There are people who Ike Mr. Olney and there are
people who ike New England Democracy. More
over, there is in the Westa strong body OF men who
wish 10 beat New York and who believe they do
il with the aid OF Oney and his New England follow
ing All those elements have taken Senator Car
mscks words as exhibition OF insolenoe, and they
are telling him to his teeth that he and the other
Southern leaders are not going TO be permitted to
dictate Democratic nominations not even ii they have
New York to help them.
The Providence Journal says: Apart from the
question OF carrying New York, the Massachusetts
man is lar better known throughout the country than
Judge Parker and has the respect OF the conservative
elements to which the Democracy must appeal in or
der to wipe ont the error OF Organism The objec-
ton to INN then rests in the last analysis upon the
assumption that New England is hopeessy Repub-
lican and that voters are more moved by sectional
considerations than by broad considerations OF ma
Presidency not only New Englanders, but South
erners, residents OF the Southwestern and North
western States Pennsylvania and some States in the
far West The Journal then goes on to denounce
the pivotal State" theory and says: No doubt
there arc always in every State men competent to
al with dignity II not with distinction the post OF
President but conine the Choice to certain mar
row circle OF States is to place alleged political
considerations above ndubtable personal fitness"
The Springfield Republican attacks the view OF
Senator Carmack more boldly. 1t says that if Dem
ocracy reject New England candidates because that
section is solidy Republican he Republicans might
reject them because they are OF carrying those
States anyway; that therefore no New. Englander
could aspire to the Presidency through service to
either party; and concludes: The situation appears
be dead line going and coming As for the in
justice Of it will whine but il is very absurd
Then the Republican does some straight talking to
the South It saysI There Is particular absurd
ity in the spectacle pi the South debating the name
OF the next Democratic candidate for the Presidency
and TO show the abslrdity It adds: Compare the
number OF men who tote the Democratic ticket III
the North with the number who vote it in the South
For the basis OF the comparison take the for
Bryan in the South in 1896 in order to make the
Souths showing as great as possible while the North
may be represented by the for Bryan in roo
There we're more votes cast for Bryan in New Eng
land alone than any Southern State except Texas
New England cast far more Bryan votes than Tennes
see and more than Florida Louisiana Mississippi
and South Carolina combined. Massachusetts cas-
more Bryan than Alabama, Arkansas Oh
Florida, or Virginia. With Mr. Olney as a Presiden
tia candidate Massachusetts would poll over 2oooo
Democratic votes. more than any Southern STATE
polled in 1906 except Texas Kentucky and Mis-
souri,"
1t viii be seen that Senator Carmack talked to,
plainly when he gliby counted Mr.. Olney out OF TIL
list Of Democratic possibilities in 1904 New Eng
land knows how TO put up a good argument for he
candidate, and il he to vigorously into tn
fight he would have good strong backing among
the Western men who desire to down the New
Workers
The ssue is being wrangled over with the NOR
force because the Democrats have persuaded them
selves that they have good chance of winning
majority OF the Electoral College in 1904 will b
ESQ., the entire college comprising 40 members TIL
Solid South will furnish I5I votes. IF they can ge
So additional votes they will win. The question
where to get them and how 1t is recognized that tn
leader will be more important than the platform,
hence the wrangle over the availability OF Olney