The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-09
HARRISON IS
INTERVIEWED.
$500
Thinks Bryan Will be q Power
III tlic8st. Louis Con
yention.
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CHANGES FOR DARK HORSE
And That Dark Horse May De
None Other Than Gen
cra1 Miles.
CHANGES FOR DARK HORSE
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CHICAGO, ILL, juno 7-supposing the 8
defeat OF ali the present leaders IN the
race for the Democratic presidential nom
nation and convinced that William j.
gryan's personality viii be q powerful
force In the national convention Mayor
carter Fl. Harrison reviewed the party
situation general State and county
platform Issues. as we'll as candidates.
we're discussed, the Mayor holding that
tariff revision. opposition to trusts and
opposition to militarsm would be the
principal features OF the st. Louis creed.
ut is hard at this time to tell wn fi
Will happen at the national conVcnt11'o'h
next month In st. Louis, SAID MAYOR MA
Harrison. There has not been enoueh
GENERALIZATION Of sentiment to assure the
nomination OF any aspl l5flilt 1ua 80 q
Parker has developed more strength IMAM
any other candidate In the field. but e.
tho same time he has developed an OPP
posltion that Is likely to leave him SNORT
OF the requisite number Of votes IN the
convention. II,
"The chances are that the nominee 1o oE
President win be new man, Q man 'ill
whose strength has not been shown tsaiti-
rdentiy IN to ,fis time to make him q
leader IN the race.8 There !s no al sstion
thai Mr.. Hearst's fight is lost. Judge
Parker / regard, Is out or II blaSoF
Mcclellan. OF New York. would have been
strong candidate had II not been ior
the element OF doubt regarding issconsti-
tutionai qualification for the presidency
which would render his nomination dan-
gsrous. - .....
Judge Gray. OF Delaware has shown
strength and may be In the line OF posi-
BILE candidates have Just spoken Of. ~
regard Judge Gray as very strong man.
HIS position In the coal miners strike IS
especially to his credit. and would give
him strength before the people.
Personally have thought there Wo uld
be very good chance for sentiment TO
develop in the convention In favor q Cen
eral Nelson A. Miles. He has q splendid
military record and while strong In the
older underlying principles of Democracy.
Is what may be termed a Democrat OF the
advanced school. Stranger things nave
happened in national conventions than
the nomination Of General Miles BY the
Il coming Democratic convention
II have felt in the talking have done
for Representative Williams that with
the backing OF Illinois he might be nomt- \
mated He is not a radical yet he bs-
lievcs In modern Democracy. He would
be happy medium between the Eastern 4
conservative Democrats and the Western
Bryan Democrat Is. He has shown him-s
self strong as vote-getter. as he was
elected last time In district which was
carried BY tho Republican State ticket
by $500.
nominated under any circumstances. al
though know there IS a strong desire on
the part Of his friends to make him the
candidate. The antl-thlrd term feeling
was so strong that Il upset General
Grants ambitions. and he wac a stronger
man With the people than Mr.. Cleveland
ever was. }%8
'"rhe talk OF friends Of Richard olney.
OF Massachusetts. and Senator German
has developed SO little enthusiasm for
either that they scarcely are to be con-
sidered in connection with the prest-
dency.
II think William ]. Bryan will control
at leas. one-third OF the national con-
vention. a thing that must not be lost
sight of is the fact that Mr.. Bryan Will
be there. Ills personality will be felt
on the floor OF the convention. The peo-
pie have seen what, his personality can
do In a convention; they are liable 10 see
It again.
One OF the principal features OF the ma
tional platform. In my opinion. will be
opposition to what you might call mill
tarfsm. BY this term I mean the deyel-
oping OF fighting nation. which seems
TO be the ambition OF President Roose-g
Welt. Any one who followed the course
OF the President in his trip through the
West last year and read his speeches will
find constant effort along this line.
Such expressions as THE successful
inaus tho one who gets the drop or. who
pulls the trigger first are calculated to
develop spirit that Is out Of harmony
With all the ideals OF the past The
highest American ideals are those of
peaceful victories. y