The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-04-08
NATIONAL POLITICS.
Republicans Committed to Renomina-
ton of Roosevelt-The Dem
cratic Situation.

tunes are daily won and lost in the
senate and house cloak rooms. The
fluctuations in the political market
are as tickle and varying as the ups
and downs in the financial stock mar
ket
Today the republicans will tell you
that the election of Roosevelt ic assur-
ed. and tomorrow the democrats will
tell YOU that this is democratic year.
and it only remains for the party
leaders to concentrate their efforts
on conservative presidential candl-
date to bring about change in the
administration
The republicans are committed to
the denomination of Roosevelt and the
Chicago convention promises to be
nothing more than 4 cut and dried
ratification meeting II names and
dates were given it would appear that
the republican leaders in congress are
hostile to another Roosevelt adIninls-
tration. To what extent these nation
al leaders reflect the sentiments OF the
rank and file can only be ascertained
by the decision handed down by the
voters at the polls next November.
There is considerable confusion in
the democratic household over the Sc
lection OF a standard bearer in the
coming campaign, but there is hope
and encouragement to be derived
from the general belief that wave
of democratic ascendency is in sight
Here in Washington the political
tide ebbs and flows periodically, and
just now the expert forecasters pre-
dict that democracy" is perched on
the incoming wave.
A group OF democratic congressman
were discussing their party's future
prospects at the capitol today. There
were several we'll seasoned successful
politicians in the symposium. There
were no republican eaves-droppers
around. consequently there was a
freedom of expression by those pres
ent which may reflect some of the in
side lights on the political situation
from a democratic point of view.
Representative Won Livingston, of
Georgia. veteran in state and nationtal
politics, thus declared himself:
IF we do not take advantage, Of our
present opportunity we might as we'll
retire from business. The country is
ripe for change in the political COM
plexion of the government. l have
been over to New York. A few days
ago l was in Baltimore. I am con-
vinced that the New York support of
Judge Parker-they are confronted by
the old contention between the Hill
machine up the state and the Tam
many organization in New York city.
In my judgment the rival factions in
New York will not concentrate their
honest efforts in behalf of Judge Par
ker, and when the appropriate time
arrives, / believe New York will de-
cline to receive instructions from
Parker and throw its strength to
German, who, in my opinion, is the
strongest candidate we can nominate.
His strength is conceded by the fact
that all of the republican newspapers
are afraid if him"
How do you account for Senator
Bacon's letter to the editor of the
Augusta Chronicle, in which the sena-
tor Indirectly committed Senator Cor
man to the Parker boom?" asked an
interested listener.
Il am not accountable for Senator
Bacon's statements" replied Mr.. Liv
ingston.
At this point of the conversation
Representative Myer, of Louisiana,
one of the veteran members OF the
house, said:
Il agree with you, Mr.. Livingston,
that Senator German is the ablest and
most logical candidate we can put up.
Senator German cannot afford to en-
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