Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-19
PRAISE FOR WATSON
POPULIST CANDIDATE GIVEN
GREAT CONSIDERATION.
His Speech Published in Full-Signih
canoe Of His Action Discussed
by Politicians.

Is Mr. William R. Hearst contemplat-
Ing swinging his string of influential news
papers and his undoubted following IN
western and southern states into open ad-
vocacy Of the populist national ticketF This
Is q question which his been asked more
than once in the past two weeks, but Whlch
is brought Immediately into prominence by
the course Of the New York American yes
terday and today.
Yesterday the American editorially called
upon all It's readers of the true faith to
attend the populist notification meeting at
Cooper Union last night and IN advance
paid high tribute of respect and admlra-
ton to the head Of the populist ticket, Iom
Watson. That publication was not over
looked In political circles.
Today however, the Americans course IS
deemed to be a great deal more slgnlncant.
It devotes a page to the report OF ION
Watson's speech and plays up. IN black
face type his most biting denunclatlons
of the regular democratic party.
Praise for Populist Candidate.
The introduction to the article today Is
almost fulsome In its praise Of the popu-
list candidate. All the way through there
is studied attempt to draw public attention
to the parts of Watson's speech which bear
most heavily upon the democratic party
and that charge 1t is in the control Of Wall
street and the trusts. The same stress ie
also laid upon Watson's allegatlon that
there is little choice In the END pet"een
democrats and republicans and that tne
recourse of the true friends OF the peopie -
in the populist party.
The present course of the American ana
the political possibilities which would atteno
Mr. Hearst's flop to the populist camp
were the absorbing topics among all poll
ticians here today. There was no one IN
Washington who could predict that Mr..
Hearst contemplates indorsing the popu-
lists, however
One theory advanced, which had good
many takers, was that Mr.. Hearst may be
serving notice upon the democrats that
unless Judge Parker's letter or acceptance
takes a more radical tone than his recent
speech of acceptance, he must look out for
a bolt from the radical democrats II Mr.
Hearst should quit the democratic camp. 1t
was thought he would take the step after
the letter of acceptance Is made public.
1t was said by politicians today that the
detection Of Mr.. Hearst and his newspapers
would have grave consequences to the dem
ocratic party in the cities Of New York and
Chicago, and In the industrial towns where
the socialist and populist vote Is strong, as
1t would divert to an Independent ticket the
vote which he might command and which
otherwise the democratic ticket could hope
to secure. Some republicans said that II
Mr.. Hearst bolted 1t would certainly make
Cook county republican and assure gain
Of two republican representatives in Con-
gress from Chicago.
Reason for Resentment.
1t is well known. of course, that Mr..
Hearst has every reason to feel personally
| resentful toward the management of the
democratic party for the harsh treatment
accorded him by David B. Hill at the AL
bany convention last April and the COM
plete ignoring of the Hearst factions at St.
| Louis. 1t is true that Judge Parker, after
his nomination, made a tender Of the olive
branch to Mr. Hearst and invited him to
Esopus, but Mr.. Hearst has not yet ac-
l. cepted that invitation.
Against the theory that Nr. Hearst Is
contemplating bolt is the assurance which
he gave before the ST. Louis convention
| that he would not bolt and the repetition OF
| that assurance In his telegram to Judge
Parker after the convention announcing his
intention to support the ticket.
Some Displayed Paragraphs
In view of those facts 1t is little puz-
cling to the politicians to cou strue the
course Of his newspaper in playing up In
| black-face type the roasting which was
given his party by populist. Following
are some of the displayed paragraphs of
Mr. Tom Watson's speech. A fuller ac-
count of the speech Is published elsewhere
| in The Star. The f1rst displayed paragraph
is this
while both the old political parties pre-
| tend to devote themselves to the interests
OF the common people, they are both