Evening journal., 1904-06-29
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Of Judge Gray. To your correspondent he
said:
Delaware will most surely present the
name of Judge Gray for the Presidential
nomination at st. Louis. our State Con-
ven;son ordered the delegation to perform
/ this duty and its order will be obeyed.
will make the speech nominating Judge
Gray. Delaware viii urge him. not because
he wants the Presidency, but because Del
aware wants him.
"He has made Il plain IN many ways
that he has no ambition to be President,
and Delaware will make 1t equally plain
In every possible way that she believes
her great son Is the most available man
for the Democracy to nominate. We do
not intend that George Grstys modesty
shall be permitted to rob our party or
the country Of the opportunity to call him
to this great post OF duty. We know him
so well that we know his expressed dis
inclination to become w. candidate is ab-
solutoiy sincere, and we know equally
well that II his party. which he dearly
loves, calls him to its service he cannot
and will not refuse 90 obey.
"Judge Gray ts OF the old-fashioned
school Of statesmen who mold that the
Presidency IS too great q responsibility to
be sought. According to that same good
oid view, It is too great an honor to be re-
fused. We shall therefore place the name
Of George Gray before the convention and
give our fellow delegates from other
States chance to nominate this great
Democrat. who is free from all factional
entanglements and enjoys the confidence
and respect Of laborers and capitalists
alike"
Mr.. Cleveland For Governor
From sereral sources it was stated posi-
lively that Notwithstanding the effort to
align Mr.. Cleveland in favor Of Jude Par
ker, the ex-President is behind the Gray
candidacy, and that the position of Mr..
Cleveland is well understood by Judge
Gray himself. A member Of the Democrat
ic fold in this Slate said he had assurances
, from the most reliable source that IL Judge
r Gray should be nominated for the Presi-
dency Mr.. Cleveland would accept the
! nomination for Governor Of New Jersey.
In so doing. it is declared he viii practl-
cally insure New Jersey for Gray.
Washington. June "a leading Demo-
! crat and ore high IN the councils Of his
I party said yesterday:
''The prosSects for the nomination OF
E Judge Gray for President seem to grow
e stronger as the Democratic convention al
D st. Louis approaches. one phase of the
chances in his favor is the weakness OF
his principal opponents which on the
other hand is made more apparent by
the approach of the convention. That the
South will be contented, and more than
con,ented with Judge Gray as President
goes without saying. He is one Of their
own and they know it,
Indeed, Judge Gray is the only candi.
date who has distinctly grown IN the pop.
ular md general estimation as the canvass
has proceeded and he never has appeared
so strong and Imposing as on the eve OF
the convention. A Democrat of Demo
Gratis. strict on the tariff, high priest In
the Democratic hierarchy Of the straight.
est order of Melchizedek. in the line OF
, apostolic succession of the laying on oil
n hands, which in Delaware has never beea
broken, in his own personality he stand.
for everything that representative Demo.
Gratis crave.
, III this is to be, however. a campaign
4 not so much of issues as of personalities
he represents in his own person the on,
D that most could be expected to appeal t,
r that class of voters who have not beer
r able TO keep up with President Rooseve.
b, In The strenuous life, and to that cthel
b class who are at least always won't Q,
vote for their ideal and who find in Judgl
s Gray the ideal candidate. It would seen
= that he at least would be immune to tina
= species of hacking criticism through whicl
e most candidates nave to approach tn
highest office Of the Republic
n He at least is truly good man, 10
two Presidents have said so in no uncer
n tain tone. In that respect his position &
# almost unique in the history Of the cleo
tlon of Presidents.
5, Indeed Judge Gray is singular in IN
D. personal quality which enables him to b
n firm in the maintenance Of principles an
r. opinions, without earning bitter and per
= sonal antagonists. This is shown in an
other marked feature Of this contest; tina
& while # would seem that Bryan will o
% the one hand accept Gray's nomnatio
g. and rot bolt IT, on the other hand, it
% understood that personally ne is MI
i- Cieveland's first choice. TO sum up. there
Of circumst tances: Tie will be strong wit
all Republicans who would vote agains
Roosevelt for Democratic candidate {
their liking; he presents characteristics Z
IS caution, conservatism and stability, as OF
posed to the salient characteristics c
Roosevelt; he Is the one man whom Brya
'r and Cleveland will support he is the on
l. man. in the Democratic party, at leas
le whom capital and ,abor will both supper
of except so far as Roosevelt may appeal I
D. both classes.
''The confidence In his qualities CROWN
= out Of the conspicuous duties which b
IS was called upon to discharge by two RI
Is publican Presidents in succession, and Oh
ID manner in which he discharged then
'e puts him before the country In a way J
g singular contrast TO the position held b
H. any OF his competitors, and particular
~ by Senator German. II this is TO be cor
? test waged upon the characteristics Of tn
respective candidates. Gray is the one ma
= whom the searchings Of lheart Of the la!
10 months show that the Democrats ma
y rely upon.
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