Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-01-26
What D. C. Dunbar Says Of Candi-
dacy Of the Noted Political
Newspaperman.
SENATOR CORMAA IS ACTIVE.
Judge Parker Is Also Considered -
Roosevelt Stronger In the West
Than in the Far East.

Il can truthfully say that other Dem
ocratlc candidates have been startled,
yes, almost paralyzed, upon discovering
how W. r. Hearst has intrenched him
self during the past l2 or 10 months"
David c. Dunbar Democratic nation
al committeeman of Utah. made this
declaration this morning. He has just
returned from q long stay in the east
and Is no less informed on political
happenings than when he conducted
local campaigns IN the interest Of his
party,
Mr. Dunbar Is here on business and
expects 10 remain a week or 10 days.
During that time he will feel the DEM
0cratic pulse as 10 the presidential
nomination and be prepared 10 act ac-
cordingly. when called upon as ma
tlonal committeeman TO take part In
the high councils of the party
There are three candidates" contln-
ued Mr. Dunbar, any one OF whom
might secure the nomination, They are
Hearst, German and Parker, l do not
attempt to draw diagrams OF the rela-
tive merits of these men, but no mat
ter which one Is named. the Democratic
party has stronger chance OF carrying
the country this year than II has had in
10 years, Cleveland Is out Of It, am
practically certain that his name Will
not be mentioned as candidate In the
convention. Harrison OF Chicago was
never an important factor In the con-
test, and he refuses absolutely to be
mentioned for either president or vice
president. Hi, OF course, IL beyond
consideration, for various and obvious
reasons, II will be Parker, German or
Hearst.
"Mr. German would consider the
nomination a high honor. He Is plan
ming quietly to capture II. But he en-"
counters wonderful opposition In the
Hearst boom. For more than year
now, the Hearst wires have been laid
one by one, and they form powerful
cable today Not only Is the wealthy
newspaperman strong with the masses,
but he Is himself capitalist and con-
sidered a clever iinancier by the moried
men OF the world. lie carried hic con-
grcssionnI district when elected TO Con-
gress by twice the majority that II had
ever before been carried, and this was
not district of the masses, to use that
well known term, but his supporters
were largely solid business and linan-
cia men. II was this fact more
than any one other, | believe, that
started his candidacy Then, again
he has always been loyal to the party
lie did not bolt the free coinage plat
form, although he did not support thai
issue when II was first proposed, With
out antagonlzng either side, he abid
ed by the conventions action and IN an
editorial declared his allegiance
Hearst's nomination would mean a
magnificent campaign fund. Not only
IL he extremely wealthy, but his mother
has tremendous fortune and she Is
ambitious for her sons political sue
cess
"But, as I remarked before, with any
one of the three candidates, the party
has A great chance Of victory.
MIR Dunbar intimated that this
would be- especially true II Roosevelt
were nominated, for the present chief
| executive, he states Is a good deal less
popular IN the east than In the west
| and not as popular anywhere, as he was
when he first assumed the reins OF gov
| eminent.
Mr.. Dunbar states that the effect OF
tho Iroquols fire in Chicago was TEL
more keenly in business circles thar
A stranger would imagine Besides the
general depression, the effect on th'
cafes and the street car companies astht
result of the theatcrs being closed has
been marked,
The former Salt Laker is In excellent
health and expresses his pleasure at be
ing among old friends once more, 4
! even for short while.