The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-19
POLITICAL
SITUATION
Presidential Candidates the
Theme in Washington.
4 CLEVELAND IN THE RACE
}Some Are Sure I'll is, and Others Are
Equally Certain that He Has No
Desire to Again Lead the
Democracy.
CLEVELAND IN THE RACE
The Times Dispatch Bureau.
No. l417 g Street, N. W..
Washington, D. G., May nth.

4 Representative Maynard probably ex-
pressed the keynote OF political sentiment
III the Democratic party as to the cam
paign for 1901 when. speaking to me
Times Dispatch correspondent. he said:
l'I believe the most available man
and the one toward whom the majority Of
/ Democrats are looking Is Judge Alton u.
Parker, OF Now York. am for him be-
cause l believe he can carry New YORK.
where others could not. and believe New
Yoik's vote to DO absolutely essential 10
Democratic SUCCESS in 1904. AS for the
platform, believe It should advocate
eound money, nnti-trust legislation and
l.tariff reform On such n platform and
with the right man, believe the Demo-
cratic party would carry the Presidency
! I'm 1904
This view OF Mr.. Maynard's, except, pos
,slbly, as to tile candidate. seems to be the
view OF the best men in the party and OF
those who have most to do with the shap-
Ing OF the policies OF the party
CLEVELAND AND BRYAN.
It Is interesting to note the Drift or the
different opinions Washington CORE
spnndent hears in the course OF q days
work among the hotels, the departments
n.,d other places where news Is usually
found, as 10 Cleveland and Bryan. some
4. believe that Bryan Is dead and rot fac-
| tor to be reckoned with at al IN inc ne9t
campaign, and that he ought TO DC com
N,,letely ignored. Others believe that ne IS
very much alive, and that while the idea
OF renomnating him Is absurd. there Is
! no use to think about victory unless ne
lis willing to follow the nominee. AS 70
iClevcland, some think he Is candidate.
while others think he Is not. but is de-
slrous OF again dominating the party.
Though not OF attempting to lead IT, Last
fright The Times Dispatch correspondent
was with several prominent VlrKlnians.
NIL OF whom are rated as good politicians.
t,ro Inn ~ m for dig
/ CUSTOM One OF them-and Virginia has
no more astutc leader than he--sad that
i72ryan was still strong in many sections,
and that his strength could not pc ig-
nored. He was strong factor and thai
the real leaders OF the party realized
that to reckon without him was to reckon.
without the host. The object OF these
leaders, said he--and he spoke knowingly
lis to get man who can command the
confidence OF the country. as well as the
support OF Mr.. Bryan. This they had
found to be very hard task. The men
whom the country would trust Mt this
+ time are all objected to by Bryan.
OBJECTS TO EVERYBODY.
The gentleman being quoted then told
n pit OF inside history OF one OF Mr.,
Bryar 3 visits to Washington. just pryor
10 leaving the city. after having spent
bevtrai days here. Mr.. Bryan telephoned
Senator Blackburn. Of Kentucky. to come
around to see him, that he mad an i'm
portant subject to discuss with him.
Senator Blackburn went. and 1t was the
outlook for 1904 which was on Bryan's
mind. They set to discussing 1t, Bryan
stating that he was for some good man
who; could command the votes OF the
people, and who could follow out the
principles he had advocated Mr.. Black
burn then began naming over number
Of men who are being talked OF. First
lie mentioned Olney. but Olney didn't
r. D,.,o, 1,r y,orfir md
Parker, but again the Ncbraskan put
his veto on IT, Then Hills name. but
JIfll wasn't the sort OF fellow. German
was also not acccrto BILE. and after nam
Ing one .r two othcrs Senator Black
burn gave 1t up as hard Job. You
The Blue Grass Senator. And Mr.. Bryan
was ready with the suggestion. I'm
tierstand." said he, II am not committing
myself to any one, but / have thought
that Judge Clark, Of North Carolina.
would be the sort Of man we should look
ITO for leader. He is good, strong
man and has the proper ideas OF gov
ernment."
With all due respect to Judge Clark, It
seems that no one outside Of his Judicial
district has ever heard OF him. Senator
Blackburn was constrained to ask who
Judge Clarke was. anyway but he wait
ed and learned from other sources. And
~ trnnsPires tnat nc was the author OF
several free-silver pampIets In past
campaigns. which made forcible pre-
sentation OF Bryan's position on that
question.
All In all. 1t seems that the man who
can suggest some one whom Bryan and
the country can support is the man the
leaders are looking for. though with
4, very little hope OF finding that man.
GORMAN's PLAIN TALK.
It is said that Bryan's hostility to Cor
man grows out of some plain talk the
Maryland Senator handed out to the
Lincoln statesman at Kansas City. He
told Bryan just what he thought of It:
that he was wrecking the party ana
sending It to the dogs, and the sooner
he would step down or get a few up-to.