The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-02
Mr. Gorman and the South.
' Orleans Times Democrat.

New Orleans Times Democrat.
 Ae few days ago The New York Times printed interviews with number of Con gressmen, many of them from the South, in respect of the preferences of the peo- pie of their sections for the Democratic nominee for President. Naturally inter views with Congressman in respect of the President point to cand- date who Is member of Congress. It is a mat ter of esprit du corps for Congressmen to rally to the support of any candidate which that body offers for the plae. It win be remembered that when Mir. Cleve- land was nominated for President on the first occasion a number of Senator ex- pressed much indignation because a few Senators voted for hsi nomination, even though Senator Bayard was a candidate. It was intimated that these few Senators had committed an unpardonable sin against the body of which they were members, and the word traitor was not considered too strong to be used in con- nection with them. A poll of Congress, therefore. Is not of importance when a Congressman is candidate, for 1t can be definitely known in advance of the poll that the vote of the majority of the members will be for the candidacy of the fellow-member.
 The fact that The Times interviews, therefore, disclosed that a very large number of Congressman declare them selves favorable to the nomination of MT. German need not excite surprise. But LuGEe' lS cause TUT SuTpElSS lu tue BLaLo~ ments given out by a few members of Congress- from this State and from Mis- sissippl Congressman Robertson of this State is quoted as asying that it would Senator German in the affections of the people of Louisiana, and MT. Broussard asserted that while Judge Parker will secure the support of Louisiana, if New German has a large following in LouisIa. na and could easily carry the delegation over any one but Judge Parker. Of the Mississippi delegation. Messrs Byrd. Hum phreys and Bowers declared the first choice of their State to be Senator Cor: man. while one or two others declared that the preference lay between Snator German and Judge Parker. It would be interesting to know where these gentle men secured their information So far as The Times Democrat has been able to gather. Senator German has never had any considerable strength in the South, and such strength as he did have has been completely dissipated by his atti- vanal. There Is no chance whatever or starting German boom In this section, for MT. German IS most important public matters stands for those things which cnlef public matter in which the South IS concerned at present is the building of
 the Panama canal. and Senator Germans | atutude In that matter alone would pre-
 vent him from securing the support of the South in the national convention. That he Will be able to secure the support Of
 a great many Southern Congressmen is
 natural but that will be the extent of his
 boom in the South. Whoever may secure
 the support of the South for the nomi-
 nation 1t will not be Senator German,
 whose hosty hostility to the construction
 of the Panama canal si an indication that
 he would be an extremely unsafe leader
 Even though the Democrats were to sue
 ceed in nominating and electing Senator
 German they would not kneW what they
 had after the election.
 The place to look fG r Southern sentiment
 In respect of the Presidential candidate
 Is in the South. and not in the halls oF
 Congress, the present headquarters of the
 German movement. The New York Times
 naturally sought the point where favor
 would be shown an opponent of the canal
 treaty.