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WHAT WILL THE
DEMOCRACY DO?
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approve. Representative Claude
Kitchen said yesterday that If Mr..
Cleveland wrote a few more articles
and gave a few more interviews like
the one he had in the Herald last
Tuesday morning North Carolina
would go for Hearst. II is by no
more than four or six delegates from
North Carolina, but he may safely
count on a few.
South Carolina is in the control of
Senator Tillman. He is not in favor
of the Bryan demand for the Chicago
and Kansas city platform, nor is he
in favor of the movement to nominate
Mr.. Cleveland again. So that South
Carolina cannot be placed on the side
of either extreme wing of the party.
The South Carolina delegates would
rather see Hearst the candidate than
Cleveland.
Situation in Georgia.
In Georgia the situation it much
mixed. The Hearst campaign is in the
hands of Representative ]. NJ. Griggs,
who is chairman of the Democratic
Congressional Committee, and Agricul-
tural Commissioner Stevens. Clark
Howell has declared in favor of the
election of Mr.. Griggs as one of the
0CAGSdlcS at "A pull OIL the Oldle
Committee has shown a very large ma
jority in favor of a conservative can
didate, but not a large number for
any particular man. This shows that
the politicians are open-minded as to
the candidate, and they are reported
to be DESTROYS of moulding their action
after New York. 1t would be wide
stretch of imagination to say that
Mr. Hearst would get half of the dele
i'm he mill ay.,la
ably have no votes from that state
recorded for him if the unit rule is
adopted. Bryans ideas viii not pre-
vail in the delegation.
In Florida there is big fight. There
is no chance of successfully combining
Bryan and Hearst there in the open
with Cleveland. The men who are
heart and soul with the conservatives
speak kind words in public for both
Hearst and Bryan. 1t is still hunt
for delegates who will vote with New
York when the time comes. 1t is said
that the manager of Mr.. Hearst's cam
paign will be found voting for Parker
or German in the convention.
Conservative in Alabama.
'In Alabama there is much activity
for Mr.. Bryans ideas and Mr. Hearst's
ambitions in labor centers like Birm-
ingham, but the delegates will be con-
trolled by the conservatives. The
same is true of Louisiana and Arkan-
SaS.
mississippi will probably be for the
ideas of Bryan and the ambition of
Hearst Gov. Vardeman and Repre-
sentative John Sharp Williams, the
latter the leader of the Democrats in
the House of Representatives, are op-
posed to 16 to going in the platform,
but Senator McLaurin has declared
for the radicals, and he and his broth
er will probably be able to control the
delegates.
Kentucky has gone hopelessly into
the Bryan and Hearst campaign, and
Missouri will be found there If the con-
test comes between Hearst and Cleve-
land.
There is a lively movement among
the workingmen in favor of the
Hearst Bryan combination in Tennes-
see, but the conservatives profess to
be able to control the situation
West Virginia will oppose the
Bryan platform and vote for Senator
German, if he is a candidate.
Texas will not be for either Hearst
or a Bryan platform.
This would seem to leave Mr.. Hearst
chance of carrying the following
delegations in the New England, Mid
die and Southern States, which will
furnish to the convention total of $50
delegates: Rhode Island s. Mississip-
pi, 20; Kentucky, %; total, 81.
Must Look to the West.
"Should the unit rule be not ap-
piled, Hearst might get a vote from
these sections of the country not TO
exceed 125. This is also a. safe and
req sonable estimate of the strength of
the Bryan idea of repeating the old
platforms. 1t thus becomes clear that
If the two disturbing elements are to
be able to make Roadway that will
give them influence in the convention
they must make it in the Western
states, and the territories.
The strength of the Western states
in the convention is as follows: Cali
fornia, 20; Colorado, 10; Idaho, g.; IL
linois, 81: Indiana, 80: Iowa, 26; Kan
sas, 90 Michigan, %; Minnesota, o.;
Montana, 6; Nebraska, 16: Nevada
6; North Dakota, 8: Ohio, as Oregon,
s; South Dakota, s; Utah, 6; Washing
ton, 10; Wisconsin, &c: Wyoming, g.;
total. 1862.
ITO start with. Kansas and Nebras-
ka. are both lost to the conservative
wing of the party. Bryan will hold
both delegations in the hollow of his
hand. Indiana can safely be placed
in the control of the conservative ele-
ment. The state will strive for a new
platform and accept the choice of New
York. if the New Workers can agree.
The leaders would probably object to
the nomination of Mr.. Cleveland. but
they would accept either Parker. Hill
or Mcclellan. There is also a strong
feeling in favor of Senator German.