The Cairo bulletin., 1904-04-20
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.


THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.
There seems to be but one contin
gency which might aris TO proven
the nomination Of Judge Parker a.
the Democratic candidate for presi
dent at 81 Louis and this rs tn b,
found In the prospect that MIR Hears
vll be- able to control uuethrd o
the delegal "a that convention Am.
will stand firm for some dark horse
Mr. Hearst himself can NOT Do,
nominated That is a toregone con
fusion lie may not have even tha
nu third necessary 10 demand recos
aitln from the convention, for he
lacks considerably of having that now
and the tide is turning against him
where he has been active with reason
ibo hope for success.
But even if he dos get onethird q.
The delegates, ANA the convention n
1uses to abrogate the twlthirds rule
ID can not hope ID san enough vote
u the canv ntion to nominate him
ma the most he c0nld hope for won't,
., the right 70 have a word in the
acuaJ ol an at present unknown cau
jidatc with the probable resJIt that
he nominee of On convention viii be
ome one who has NOT The force OF
haracteF ans tue strength at pet
onality which viii insure popular
upporj
in order. therefore that tnt
iomna ion Of the ma9s whom Ia
overwhelming majority Of the dei
gates representing the feelings Of n
1arty may Ne able to nominate tn,
IAN o. their choice The twothird,
ule ougat to be done away with. q
ho BuNetin has heretofore sugges,
a. ana this win probably be done j
he circumstances Shall demand /.
or it Is hardly ljkely that the coayen
ion will permit itself To be held "a
8 a small minority uBdzr the contra
f despot seeking personal aggrana
cement at the cost Of certain delea
or the party.
The Bulletin has already eXpressc,
D belief that NeW York has w4l
ically nominated Judge Parker ant
here Is no occasion to change tina
pinioll This is the logical construC
ion 10 be placed on its action Ever.
lement In the party with the cxcer
ion Of Mir Bryan immediate b rson
\ following. has indorsel, through
ne means or another, the boom fol
he iurist, and if they do not cu.tro
wo-thirtls OF the delegates to the ma
ional convention, they will at least
lave a majority. and can abrogat
he ancient and useless two-thirds
ule. which jefferson Davis had adopt
ID in 1860 to keep the Northern De
locracy from running away with TIA
arty on the slavery question Th!
receiving serious consideration
rom a number Of the party's mos
thoughtful laders. and tine press d
he party seems to favor IL
A few days ago Senator Plat.
lew York, at a banquet TO the Reluh
can editors Of that state. sail tha
he talk OF carrying the next pres
ential election without the vote
dew York was all moccfhine. Thost
jere his words, and he evidently ha.
n mind the fact that Roosevelt ha
nnounced through a friend that h,
ad small hopes OF carrying his owl
tate il Judge Parker were his op
lonent but that he could be re-elec,
d without that vote. Senator Plat
nOws more about New York politic
ham Theodore Roosevelt. and he wa.
peaking by the card Judge Parker
las been on the supreme bench OF hil
tate since he was 2G years Of age
md he was so popular with the PEG
lie that he was elected by 4 majorlt,
u G0000 when Mckinley had carrie
he state by over loo000 Wher
roosevelt ran for governor. "iust al
or his charge up San Jua0 Hill" Nc
lmelys immense plurality was re-
uced 80 a bare l5ooo That display.
he strength OF the two mea Iudgiu,
he future by the past. IT Judge Par
en- h nominated by the Democrat,
GEE will not only carry New York. bm
he entire country with the exception
If the solid Republican states.