The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-23
IN q 49, re- q 80. n N m n.
WEDNESDAY,, MARCH q, 1901: 1904.
The I; South and the Presidency.

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our washington CORRESPONDENT says 4
.hntE the speech made by congressman e s'a1
4 fs,osvenor, Of Ohio, at the Old Point pan
nnet in which he urged Democrats frtl. q y
4he south to put forward g can d1d 1ia lor
+hs, PRESIDENTIAL nomination. has 5 been
mucl, commented upon at the the e @'iE ~
h,,t hat Democrats generally are not not 1 y
Vol y,,to,rablv disposed towards the nonall'a-
,,on Of a, Southern man. Repr<ess Is sen en- til,lSe
Rixey, Of Virginia, is an e exc -
~ rule. Ho thinks that it would I, pe
wise to nominate o. Southern man nan ana
FIAT Daniel is the man to n fy211E e.
l..sana tor Daniel. said he to our corr CORE
4 fs.,nr,onndent. would add strength 70 t+h t''
II ticket by reason, OF his honesty MS MS con-
scryatisr and his devotion to the pr r:atl-
ciples. and traditions Of the he party pa st
4 The Times Dispatch Is not at al sure
" mat the time has come to press a So a1i I
er,, man for this position BY TINS ms We
mean to say that It would in our % opinion
q he Of doubtful expediency for the Demo no.
Gratis to nominate 9 Southern man ms rs
year, and yet 1t may DO that herein her liesi
the hops OF, the Democracy. The sou I'M
ii u peculiarly the Democratic section Oh
The country. 1t is here that Dem pm ocra vc
si rae always existed in Its purest form
and it may be that the preserve va tlon @ ).
Democracy now depends upon the nom NOM
nation of man from tlhe South.
The South has been very modest. for
i while it has done its part in all natio iona
campaigns sinos the war and has con-
tr,b,,ted the greater portion OF the par
VI TVS vote 1t has made no demands -
H has given everything and has asked 'e' FOR 9
4 nothing In return except fair treatment en-
and good government is
4 When the war with Spain came on
Southern men responded with true 10y
atty to the nations call and gave apu s'
dant proof, If proof We're needed, t that
they had come back into the Union IN
good faith. and that they were part It. ana
parcel of he nation
II may be, that the North is now ready
b 10 give substantial recognition to the
South and is 1t too nnu CHI to expect that
IL a Southern man OF the right sort were
non,;nated. Northern Democrats would
pivo him their cordial and enthusiastic
support?
WHY should Northern Democrats ret
fuse to support a man like John w.
Daniel? He has been in public life Tor
many years. but he is to-day poor
man. which is in itself o. sufficient trib-s
MO to his honesty He is known to be
n man Of the strctest integrity; he Is.
known to be honest, courageous and pa
* triotlc. He would be an honor 70 any
position to -Ghich he might be chosen py
his countiSmen. and men of all sections
of the country might we'll be proud to
aid In making him President Of the
United States.
II Democrats are all at sea. They do not
4 know which way TO turn for a candidate.
Z The one and only man who has any sort
OF an organization and any sort OF
sure following Is William r. Hearst.
Hearst has q good organization and q
considerable following. and he must be
a! reckoned with. The party must now find
I some man who is strong enough to beat
I, Hearst. and the opposition TO Hearst
/, must concentrate upon one man AS be-
4 tween Hearst and John ~. Daniel, can
1 there be any question as to which one
i the great body Of Democrats would
Z choose to be President OF the United
4 States? Then. why should 1t he SO UNI
reasonable thing for tho Democratic
party in 1904 to nominate John ~. Dan
iel as its candidate for the presidency?
1t is very certain that IL the South
would rally to his support and present
him to the convention. as Its choice OF
candidates. he would have a fair chance
to be nominated
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