Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-05-23
In the Great Democratic
National Handicap.
NAMES MENTIONED
EX-PRESIDENT CLEVELAND AND
MAYOR MCCLELLAN PROMINENT.
Folk of Missouri, Kilbourne of Ohio
and Pattison of Pennsylvania Are
Also Spoken OF.

Now for the entry of the dark horses
and the "favorite song for a brush In the
g. eat democratic national handicap. The
gossips agree that Parker, German and
Hearst have got so badly tangled up that
neither can get anywhere and the conven-
ton will have to turn TO some one else.
Chairman James X. Jones of the demo-
cratic national committee said. before he
left town last Saturday, that IT looked to
him now as If it would be dark horse: for
the life of him. however he could not guess
the identity. He thought Ii would be some
one who has not even been discussed.
Leader Murphy of Tammany Hall 10
known to entertain the belief that IT VIII
be dark horse He classes Mr.. Cleveland
in that field. however and has not given Up
the idea that the party may turn 10 Cleve-
land as a last resort. He has a colt of his
own. now in the dark-horse paddock, in
the person of Mayor Mcclellan.
Scutherners Expecting a Dark Horse.
The southern democrats are giving every
indication of expecting the dark horse to
appear. They are Withholding Instructions
for Judge Parker so as to be free to act
VIXEN the dark horse looms up. Mr.. Muir
rhy is encouraging them in that attitude
and Mr.. James NJ. Guffey. the democratic
LtSS VI SiiilSA ~ ana, Is dlSO Oh lDdl idCh-
Mr.. Bryan has not flushed a candidate
from North Carolina. Texas or Arkansas
for at least four weeks. and the democrats
here are looking for him to trot out mis-
real favorite soon. VIII he wear the Hearst
colors? they are asking. Can IL be pos
sihle that Mr.. Bryan himself-oh no. no.
body really believes that possible. War
wick is his role. they think.
Tom johnson Talks About Folk.
Mr.. Tom l. Johnson of Ohio talks about
Folk of Missouri. That, perhaps, is be-
cause other democrats in Ohio are talking
about Col James Kibourne of Columbus,
and 1t would be a terrible blow TO Mr..
johnson to have any democrat in Ohio take
rank over himself There is nothing on the
plum tree for Mr.. Johnson and, natural
ly, he does not want any one else in Ohio
to get something.
Con. Kiibourne is not an impossfbility, by
any means He is known to democrats in
the central states and the. southern dele
gates expect to have to take some north
ern man. Anyhow. Col. Kilbourne is as
well known to the southerners as Judge
Parker. The idea of making inroads on the
republicans in Ohio is likely to prove tempt
ing to the southerners. If the Ohio state
convention should instruct for Col. Kill
bourne, he would have to be accounted for
at St Louis.
Mr.. Folk of Missouri will be talked about
more and more from this time on Those
democrats who want to make a speciality in
the campaign of taxing the republicans with
graft and corruption think it might not
be a bad idea to run Mr.. Folk as the ex-
ponent of that plank of their platform.
Pattison Talked About.
Mr.. Robert E. Pattison of Pennsylvania is
being talked about. He comes up every four
years, but as Pennsylvania is probably the
most hopeless state in the Union, for the
democrats, his name does not attract much
attention
In every direction the democrats are look
ing for their dark horse. In the meantime
Judge Parker friends are quiescent. taking
the ground that ii would be wiser not to
push his campaign any harder, but to await
deN elopments at st. Louis and let the senti-
ment develop in the convention
They think that the Cleveland boom will
be launched and that the southern dele
gates will become disgusted and fall back
Immediately into the Parker column. The
Parker boom has no central head but ex-
lists in a desultory sort of fashion in many
sections. Some of the judges best friends
wish that Mr.. Hill would stay away from
st Louis. for his presence and active par
tciration will serve TO ALLEVIATE votes, they
claim.