The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-21
Interesting Review 81 Conditions
as Seen BY an Experienced
Political Writer.
THE eoRMAN SENTIMENT
Mr.. Tanning Finds II Strong,
Bit Thinks the State Will !.
Follow New York; Lead.

* H.
nlchmonA, Va. Jan. Goth.
The influence OF Senator German on
tho Virginia delegation tosttise Democratic
National Convention will LBS strong. but
the indications 1t this time are that It
will not be paramount or the men talked
or for delegates at large. two. Senator
yJno. Nv, Daniel, Of .Lynchburg, and Senator
BThonas s. Martin, Of scottsylls, are I, com n,
mitted to the candldI1,cy 81 thela third
ana colleague afp ~
has indicated no preference The fourth
delegate at large, and the man nod nre o.
the deega66n VII 1e preem al ba
SIS Sis. Which viii give no candidacy q pref
erence. =. ~ 4 LII, @,,ndo,ht-
csily ask that the delegat ton be instruct t'
There pronounsesa sep ss IN xln.
Chief Judge Alton B. Parkcr +, g ~ frle taI
IN the state are numerous and in 'l'e ~ ta =.
6nt they n9 Se stata Rrsas m.
which have fayorlts sons t o. enter n
The prefhfeT e it's s
Quite iKeiy e followed ID y !. Parker 1dnr i as
stsuetPs ozk doe vr sot indicate
a.. Hearst and Colonel George 2, T n McG 9aev
Ian and 50 l9ng Se c nominatIon Of
P HpesihdL Cleveland. the Virginia Parker
men see e1i no pE oSSaN geeoSSPnn d e aa,N
tnn l1Viii Democrats Of large influence
win dscqs.Hbln a sst the iban
arEa ted in NV Washington and have yet
rcely been T.; IN ~ yna
viii the working Democrats, who ~ VII
to b sa 70 th aa5 Maryland
ginia pemeeracy 70 follow Mr. Gormaqh s
has lost none Of his personal popularity
'e Virginia has powerful Cleveland e L.
5i iI Of the the richmond Times DispatS;h,
3 is the most conspicuous figure. Inc
ceyeand element has nyS5 rFnia
and and It vii! lake no hand in constructive
politics this year q. !. I ! :, .,rr Y, DEM
as as y. party force, is extinct The radical
clement exists In Tams q deF .e the
lawns but it's numbers are dimnishe,d
g fhst a ana Wis
eet thsa E states q the North ara I East.
where there Is little acs OF sne coz ID
Electoral e vote for eolonsl Bryan sa i g. he
against
nation matt ii in convention. virglnlas essen
tai conservatism inclines Its Democracy
to men like Cleveland, Parker. O!ney,
Gray and German, just as It inclines It's
RepubIicanism to Senator Hanna. as
against President RoeIsyelt r1.,rpEs
Colonel Bryan made a much poorer
showing In 1896 and 1900 than President
Cleveland made In 1892, Mt. Cleyeland's
the last named year was b0.722. Mr.. Bry-
an carried the State in 1886 by but 49,
Bewteen tho two, Bryan campaigns, how %
ever fGrmda Die radiIa ane eGni ad ths
sounc money Democrats and went into
tn. campaign Of 1900 With compact and
ably otticered organizati0n: MT. Bryan
10 &c Tho last defeat Of the Nebra ska
leaGer was accepted. however. by the
Democrats Of Virginia as The final verdict ct
entirely safe to say that unless the DEM
oc1utic primaries at some future time go
by default Virginia will remain, as It is
to-day. aligned with the conservative
~ Whether Virginia would swing readily
to the extreme Of Democratic ,eonservativ-
Is by NE Giexeaa an
against President Roosevelt, but the
Virginia Cleveland men. WHO are compe-
sentiment son s here. say that Il would be i'm
20. sible ITO take the Virginia delegation
t. ST. Louis 10 vote for MIR. Cleveland $!
q i WANT no DROP BOTH,
Ny common consent, apparently the I'M
poi tant Virginia Democrats have dropped
botli Mr.. Cleveland and Colonel Bryan =
mani Tested here that is expressed by tho
leaders In West Virginia, to bring the
Cleveland and Bryan bran ches Ct the
party int harmony BY ne fhdopu q "a O.
Ing reasonable restraint Of the trusts and
safe foreign policy, and the nomination
OF man In the choice OF whom there
need be no insurmountable CONFLICTS Of
Senator German would be acceptable,
t. al. the Virginia Bryan Democrats and
to some, Of the Virginia leaders who
B,.an or Mr.. Cleveland, His nomination
Is Considered lnexpedient BY many Of the
c!eseland Democrats Of Tx lia state aom, ION
thut 1t could only he made in con traYention
OF the Judgment Of the South, which
uaa 9a aa e ssw xeN ?ssdHfSy
Maryland, to carry the election. There
Is. they assert, no Idea ~ the SOUTH that
eormn can me eaEf n
nolllna tion would not be approved by
These statements are almost Invariably
supplemented by the declaration that the
Mros sGaah Pu ean aEe IS ssnpGea
eieet ton. on account Of Ills Victorious oppo-
sltlcn to the Harrrlsn fec bill !, AND his