The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1903-08-06
GORMAN FOR PRESIDENT.
His Friends Thinks He is the Man to
Defeat Roosevelt. S

The Washington correspondent
of the News and Courier gives this
view of Senator German as the
most available man for the Demo.
cratic nomination.
That Senator German will be
given the democratic nomination
for the Presidency is the firm be-
lief of Representative Livingston.
OF Georgia, who has been discuss.
ing the outlook with Democrats
from all parts Of the United States.
Mr.. Livingston says that Senator
German was much stronger n the
South, in his opinion, than any
other Dsmocrat. There might be
a few localities in some of the
Southern States where the prefer.
ence at present was for some other
man, but he believed that before
the meeting of the convention the
Southern States would b. practi-
cally united in the support of Mr..
German.
Mr.. Livingston said that his
talks with mon from the North
and West convinced him that Mr..
Germans strength was not con-
fined to the South alono, but that
he was regarded in other sections
of the country as the strongest
man that could be nominated. Mr..
German is regarded in all parts of
the country as man on whom all
elements Of the Democratic party
can unite. In the opinion Of Mr..
Livingston he will poll the full
strength of the Democratic party if
he is nominated. Further than
this there are evidences that he
would bring to the support of the
Democratic ticket certain elements
OF the Republican party that ara
not satisfied with Roosevelt,
1t has been apparent, almost
ever since Mr.. Roosevelt succeed
cd to the Presidency, that certain
elements Of the Republican party
were very much dissatisfied with
his course. While the party lead
ers all agree that he must he re-
nominated, with few exceptions
they would scarcely like to see
him replaced by some other man.
They realize however, that this
cannot be done, and while they
will acquiesce in his nomination,
their support of him IN tho cam
paign cannot be as hearty rs it
would be if some one more accept al
able to them were at the head of
the ticket. The anti,imperlalists
to a man are opposed to Mr..
Roosevelt. In the aggregate they
make up a considerable clement in
the Republican party and the Dem
ocratic candidate can have their
votes if he is not Objectionable to
them on other grounds.
Many of the conservative busl.
ness men Of the country are op-
posed to Mr.. Roosevelt. They
are the men whom the Republican
party relied chiefly for its cam-
paign contributions. They did not
like Mr.. Roosevelts action in the
coal strike controversy, and they
are afraid his head strong, impetu-
Gus character may result in bring
ing the United States into needless
conflict with some foreign power if
he should be elected to the Presi
dency for four years more. !
On the other hand, Mr.. Roose.
Velt may enter the campaign with
the labor organizations arrayed
against shim. He won a certain
amount of favor from these organi-
cations by his action in bringing
about a settlement of the coal
strike last year, but it is not inn
probable that he may lose their
favor as result Of his recent ac-
tion in ordering the restoration Of
Assistant Foreman Miller to the
government printing office book
bindery. The labor leaders do not
take issue with the President in
regard to his declaration that the
government service must .be open
to union and non-union men on
equal terms, but they do criticise
him for not taking the trouble to
look into the record OF Miller and
for restoring q man who was par.
tlcularly obnoxious to organized
labor without inquiring whether
he was q fit man for the place or
not.