The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-29

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New York capitalists are worried !.
over the Hearst situation. They do
not fear Parker for they believe that
| the refusal Of New York to support
him will prevent his nomination.; but
1 they can't figure the Hearst case quite
| SO easily.
| They fear that he will control more
with Bryan's help. be able to dictate
1 the nomination, even If he does not get
| it himself. They don't like him, his
ideas or his methods.
1 AS has previously been pointed out
in these dispatches, Wall street. fear
ing that the worst may happen at St.
Louis, has been shreWd enough to try
to make. friends. with the president.
Its representatives have visited
washington frequently during the past
few weeks for the purpose Of paying
| their respects to the president and as
surfing him that there was no reason
| why he should be opposed by the
eastern financial interests, and that,
in fact, and opposition which had for
merly existed had been quoted.
4 !. Wall street, it will thus be seen, be-
lieYes IN having two strings to It's
bow. e viii control the democrats
some man in whom it can place con-,
fdence; and, failing in that, it will
be in position to treat with Roosevelt.
The plight of these distinguished CAPT
talistlc gentlemen has been the cause
of a good deal Of White House merri-.
ment recently.
| Mcclellan the Choice.
| It is said that the real choice Of.
Tammany, once Cleveland has been
disposed of, as he will be, is McClel-
4 Ian; but for the present, Murphy is
not permitting him to be discussed.
It is very possible that when the time
II comes for action, Mcclellan may not
be available; but if this should be the
case, Tammany will not be RESPONSE
\ BILE for that. 80.
!, man trusted by Wall street, could be
nominated, the democratic cam
} paign would be financed with the
same prodigality which characterized
the financing of the Greater New York
mayoralty campaign; the democrats
would go in to win, and Wall street
would permit it's newly acquired ar
i dor for Roosevelt to cool.
It is noteworthy that neither Miles
nor Schley is thus for included in the
Tammany scheme. One or both of
: them may figure in T.. however. If It is
deemed expedient to mark time this
year and permit the election Of Roose-
welt without serious protest, which
, would be the policy of the party if
Hearst or Parker should be non1i-
mated.
The foregoing suggestions reflect
with substantial accuracy the views
of the great majority of the democrats
in the New York delegation to con-
81 gress. ..-
Hearst must know that he is not on
linking, terms with these Tammany
Z representatives, for he has not thus
far taken the trouble to meet them
, personally; in fact, he has not met
I half a dozen members Of the house,
( and has not been in his seat or at
{ the capitol half a dozen times this
! session. 1t is perhaps unnecessary to
{ argue that the democrats in both
Ihouses of congress, many of whom go
: as delegates to national conventions.
, and are powerful in their respective
states, don't like the way Hearst is
81 ignoring them.
a. Attitude of Labor
q ! A well-known representative OF orr
: ganized labor In this city, speaking: of
what would happen if. Hearst is not
3Enomihated by the democrats, ex-
{ pressed sentiments which are enter
} tanned by many laboring men. He
7 said: -.....,.-- --.-
Z Hearst has used his money and his
{ IneWspapers for years to improve the
condition Of laboring people general
} 1y. He has a strong hold upon them
+ in consequence, and they think the
= democratic party should make him
y its nominee for the presidency.
! eff it does not, a large proportion
of the 100000 votes controlled by
labor, the majority of which is natur-
. ally democratic, will go to Roosevelt.
y who, while not as radical in, his pro-
5 labor views as Hearst, is at the same
E time believed by labor to be its
friend"
/, I repeated the substance of this
: statement to several prominent men in
. congress, who say that it has come
! to them, at second hand, from various
: labor centers of the country. In
turning Hearst down, the democratic
party will probably discard from
r 100000 to 100000 labor votes.
f It will be seen that the democratic
$ party is having its full share Of trou-
bles this year.