The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-07-20
Rv Z. NJ. Larner.

washington, July 19.-At this early
stage in the campaign the Democrats
.rs displaying more enthusiasm and
more party zeal than their Republi-
sam opponents. 1t remains to be seen
,.bieh side has the greater amount
of sustaining power and endurance.
For the first time in the past eight
wears. there is a disposition on the
r1rt of the Democrats to subject them
selves to party discipline and work
rogether in apparent harmony. The
most striking example of their SINGER
inv was given at St. Louis
senator Tillman, in his blunt, char
acteristic way of expression, sized up
me situation in the first test of
strength in the Illinois contest when
he remarked to the members of the
south Carolina delegation:
Boys. we might as well fall in line.
THESE Parker fellows are in the ma
iority and they are going to run over
rs They have at their head all of
The old-timed, experienced politicians,
who are familiar with every play in
the game, and it is evident they mean
N do their best to down Roosevelt.
Ne need the old and the new timers
to win, so let us join the procession"
From that moment the South Caro-
lima delegation, with Tillman at its
head. was a leading factor in the con-
l4ntion. The South Carolina delega-
ZION would have voted against Bryan
i'm the Illinois contest but for the fact
that ten of the eighteen delegates, for
al he
Indictment of Gov. Hayward, who, as
= member of the Committee on Gre
dentials had voted to sustain the
minority report. There was so much
uncertainty on the subject among the
South Carolina delegation that Sena-
FOR Tillman pressed his way through
the crowded line of seats and per-
sonally polled the delegation before an
nouncing the vote. He said it was all
right for the delegation to stand by
the action of Gov. Hayward. AS the
pol showed the delegation to be 10
10 for the minority report, under
the unit rule South Cardinals first
vote went on record with the anti
Parker forces. After that, however,
the Palmetto delegation fell into line
and they never lost their position in
the Parker rush line throughout the
convention. Even Hoke Smith, of
Georgia, paid Senator Tillman the
compliment of saying:
"Tillman made the Blue Ribbon
speech of the convention"
These are busy times at the head
quarters of the Democratic and Re
publican Congressional committees.
The chairman of these committees are
not waiting for the presidential can
ddates to receive their formal notifi-
cations and issue their respective let
ters of acceptance. In the Democratic
camp there is commendable activity
and impatienee to force the fighting.
It is gratifying to the old line Demo-
Gratis who have been Regular
through party sunshine and shadow,
to note the aggressiveness with which
the Parker campaign opens.
It is not the return of the old Demo-
cratic sheep to the fold. which is alone
responsible for the energy, wisdom and
conservative action displayed by the
party at St. Louis. but it is the inJec-
ton of some rich, new blood largely
from the South, notably Mississippi,
Georgia, Alabama, Texas, North and
South Carolina. It was the Safe and
Sane" men in those delegations who
made it possible to construct a plat
form upon which all shades of Democ-
racy may unite, and nominate Judge
Parker and former Senator Davis.