The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-16
Political Chat.

With convention that strongly fav-
ored Parker the Virginia folks let
| few politicians like Daniel and Martin
| oVer-rule their will and sent a delega-
ton uninstructed thus giving a set
back to the candidacy of the man
whom they wanted. 1t may take some
time but the people will learn after
& while that the man who opposes IN
struction generally has his own axe to
grind. He is either in favor OF q CAN
didate not acceptable to the majority,
or he wants to do some trading on his
own account We hope that the
North Carolina convention will take
no chances with the trading folks and
will instruct for the two men that the
State wants on the ticket, Parker and
Aycock News.
A Kansas City paper has, interview
ed Henry Watterson who first said
that George b. Mcclellan would make
strong candidate for president. He
added:
Judge Parker will, in all likelihood,
be the nominee at st. Louis If he
shall be, he will prove a strong cam
didate, and in case he shall be elected,
as | believe he will be, Will make
great President. So would Mr.. Olney;
SO would Judge Gray; SO would Mr..
German. Anyone of these would suit
me. Personally, l am in no wise con-
cerned, having made my arrangements
to go abroad for at least a year i'm
mediately after the Presidential cleo
ton
How about Cleveland and Hearst,
Mr.. Wattcrson?'
II don't think either one will cut
any figure at st. Louis. The Presiden-
cy is not a matter to be disposed of
on individual likes or dislikes. 1t is the
organized idea, not the man, the moral
forces behind the man. that win or lose
Presidential elections. James A. Polk
beat Henry Clay, Franklin Pierce beat
Winfield Scott; Cleveland beat James
G.. Blaine. In each instance the victor
was a comparative stranger to the vot-
erS, the VanquiShed a man of great ce-
lebrity and popularity"
81 see," said Mr.. r. L. Stevens in the
Monroe Journal, that some folks are
predicting that there'll be a split at the
Democratic National convention and
that two tickets will be put out, but /
hardly think so. The man to nominate
is Joseph w. Folk. of Missouri, who
has made such a record for carrying
out the law and putting the grafters
and boodlers in Jail. / tell you, we
have not elected q Democratic Presi-
dent on the issues since the war. The
crowd is against us on the issues, but
when we put up man who has
record of correcting abuses and carry
ing out the law regardless of conse-
quences, the people Will put him in.
This is what elected Cleveland and it
is the thing that would elect Folk.
Then, too, the Bryan and Hearst ele-
ment would support Folk. and it is not
certain that they would support Par
ker. Folk is the man, mark that
down.
Mr.. j. n. Edwards, of Sparta, writ
ing of Alleghany's vote for Governor
says: Delegates were elected to
State, Congressional and Senatorial
conventions but We're uninstructed to
either. OF the delegates named some
are for Glenn, Stedman and Turner
but are not instructed
The most astute politician cannot
name the Democratic candidate for
President at this time. But nobody
could name the nominee at the time
Mr.. Bryan was nominated. We believe
that if the party sends its wisest men
to the national convention they will
act with equal wisdom and give us
candidate that Democrats of all shades
OF opinion can support-Wllson
Times.