Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-14
SENATOR J, v. DANIEL
Says Parker Will Be Nomi-
mated at st. Louis.
POLICY OF THE SOUTH
TO REGAIN DOMINATION IN THE
DEMOCRATIC PARTY.
Was First Section to Sour on Bryan,
and Southerners Will Rally Around
Parker's Banner

Senator John w. Daniel of Virginia
passed through town last evening on his
way to New York. This veteran war horse
of the democracy was the center of an in
terested group at an uptown hotel. Some
one suggested that he was perhaps, going
to New York to join the cabal against
Judge Parker, which insinuation Senator
Daniel refuted with vigor. He was going
to New York because he tired of
politics and wanted little rest.
Besides he said, "Nirgina is for
Parker. and in my judgment Parker Will
be the nominee at ST. Louis. The wrong
impression has gone forth If any one thinks
Virginia is against Parker
Then Senator Daniel sat down and made
some interesting observations to the boys
on politics in general. The theme of hls
discourse was the rehabilitation of south
ern influence in democratic national coun-
ellis, and any one could see that Mr.. Mur-
ply, Mr.. Guffey and the New Jersey cut
nj, who are reported as preparing to assert
control at st. Louis. will find it hard sled
ding. if Senator Daniels advice goes for
anything.
Position of the South.
The sum and substance of his remarks
was that it will appear to the group of
southern delegates. representing the major
ity of democratic votes in the electoral col
lege. as mendaciously offensive for any
group of northern managers representing
states that at this time are in the republic
can column. to attempt to run things with
a high hand at ST. Louis.
With Mr. Bryan, on the one hand, clamor-
ing for supremacy. and being able to de-
liver very few votes in the electoral col
lege; and with the bosses of some northern
states, on the other hand, that don't de-
1f,-pr ,ntar Iav~ I,,N,r
seems about time for the states which fur
nish most of the votes to meekly raise a
voice and with all due modesty ask for a
day in court
This deliverance, If 1t presages an ear
nest attempt to carry out a new policy.
may be of more than passing Importance
There are indications that Senator Daniel
spoke by the card. Before Congress ad-
journed there was talk of reassertion of
southern influence In the convention. Mr..
John Sharp Williams, who has grown to be
an undoubted power in the democracy;
Senator Bailey of Texas, Senator Carmack
of Tennessee, Senator Tfllman of South
Carolina, the two Georgians Clay and Ba-
con-all these weres talking from time to
time of the advisa bility of the Bourbons
regaining the seat from which Bryan threw
them in 1896.
South First to Sour on Bryan.
That unseating was accomplished in part
by the assistance of southern men who for
the moment We're carried away by the
Bryan enthusiasm. 1t is a matter of rec
ord that the south was the first to sour on
Bryan. In 1898 Bryan began to lose caste
in the Atlantic coast states. Georgia shook
him entirely; North Carolina populistic as
it was, dumped Bryan and Marion Butler
at one and the same time. South Carolina,
under domination of the Tillman wool
hat influence, grew lukewarm Alabama
cashed in it's Bryan chips early in the
game Other southern states have been
following suit and Bryan is more discred-
tied in the south today than in any other
section of the country.
So the BourbonS have been looking about
with an idea of coming into their own
again. In Congress they represent the
bone, sinew and brain of the democracy
The lonesome little bunch of Tammany and
Boston democrats. with here and there a
solitary man from Pennsylvania, Illinois
and Indiana, would not make up corpo-
rails guard.
There is to be contest at st. LOUIS Tor
supremacy, and Judge Parkers candidacy
will necessarily be involved in 1t. for he
will carry the banner around which the
Bourbons will rally. from all present indi-
cations The test will be made in the at
tempt of the eastern cabal to defeat Par