The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-10-05
DEMOCRATS WANT
A FIGHTING MAN
Miles, Dewey or Schley May Be
Named on the National
Ticket.
Many Straws Seem to Show the
Wind Blowing in This
Direction.
Party Must Have National Hero
to Offset the Presidents
Popularity.

Washington, Oct. 5.-Certain demo-
cratic politicians, who profess to know
what they are talking about, say the
next democratic presidential ticket will
contain the name of at least one, ana
possibly two of the three best known
modern fighting men-DeWey, Schley
and Miles. These party managers, 1T
is said, have become impressed with
the idea that some extraordinary
measures must be adopted to head Off
the wonderful personal popularity of
President Roosevelt among the young
men, and particularly among the mil
| tia element. 1t is figured out by the
democratic enthusiasts that New York
state can be carried for any good
| democratic ticket, owing to Wall street
opposition to Roosevelt, but at the
same time they recognize that this
Wall street opposition will strengthen
the republican candidate almost
, twenty miles.
Civilians Arouse No Enthusiasm.
German, Olney, Whitney, Parker,
Pattison and other back numbers have
been repeatedly mentioned" lately
without arousing the slightest enthu-
siasm, while the younger element, in
|cluding Carter Harrison, Tom john
son, Dave Rose, Tom Taggart, Dave
Francis and young Mcclellan, do not
feeling.
In this dilemma some Of the party
managers have begun to revive the
scheme for military candidate, which
was dropped four years ago, when 1t
was learned that no man holding a
commission comm In the army arm or navy could
afford to run against President Nc
Kinley without running the risk Of q
charge of personal disloyalty and
treachery to the chief
= which would be fatal among the sol.
;; der element.
Things Are Different Now.
} Now, however, Dewey has a life pos
ition and Miles and Schley are both or
, the retired list. Each one Of the three
has felt the sting Of President Roose
l velts football methods Of attack, anC
for this reason it is asserted that an!
of them could now be induced to &c
. before the country on a presidential
ticket as matter of personal vindica
ton. .-.r =.
: Much significance Is attached b,
, these would-be leaders Of the democ
+ |,racy to the dem onstration for Miles il
j the Massachusetts democratic stat,
5 convention as we'll as to the general
= trip south and the systematic way il
(which he has been presented to promi
= |nent men there.
e General Miles has denied that he /
4
t known that no man ever declined sucl
$ an honor since the present politica
e system was adopted. Miles has bee
r often denounced for the reason tina
he was alleged to have put Jefferso
Davis in irons, but it is asserted tina
the existing southern antagon1sm t
: Roosevelt, growing out of the negr
: question would offset any disaffectio
n over an apochryphal incident Of a civ
e war now nearly forgotten. '.->=
e Combinations Suggested =
There are many democratic proph
a cts who are making combinations wit
y the three military men and one hear
: with suspicious frequency suggestion
. as to Dewey and Miles, Miles an
Schley, German and Miles, Dewey an
Harrison, Miles and Mcclellan, an
>. similar transparent devices to cate
the martial spirit now supposed to b
centered on Roosevelt.
Interest in the Miles boom in PAL
ticular has been growing instead of re
r ced1ng, and many democrats here bic
Fl lieve that the general, in spite Of h
/ denials is now building up a polite:
machine, and that the Massachuset
delegation has agreed to present h
~, name instead of that of Olney.