The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-10
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sELEcT DEMO Craft IS go y 9 s'S NJ
sMEE-DARk HORSE
PossiBlLiTY

AMONG OTHERSEH NO - 'si i Ets = ' sois-
Ed IN CURRENT GOSSIP is
JUDGE HARMON OF OHIO
-yIcToRYs;i THE AIM.
WASHINGTON. June e.-Returns
I from the Democratic primaries inat-
cate that the selection for the Demo,
cratIc candidate for President viii be
left to the st. Louis national conven
5ztion.
d & f IS commonly agreed among Dem
ocrats OF national experience that the
situation mas sufficiently developed u
that no candidate VIII
go TO the convention with enough
pledged delegates to insure his Sc
curing the nomination. Tbs, most ex-
traordinary feature OF the situation
Is the seeming lack of intensity III
the advocacy of any man whose name
bein considered in connection
with the nomination. In each III.
stance where instructions nave beel
given by State conventions, whether
4 for Parker, Hearst or some othef can,
sdldate, that action has been secure.
with great difficulty and the result
has failed to arouse enthusiasm, am!
lit is not at all apparent that the IN
structed delegates will feel bound to
stick to their man through thick and
& thin. Many of the claims and eS-
sDectations are based upon under
n ground understanding There is
manifestation Of Hearst sentiment
which is nothing more than an en-
preston Of opposition to Parker, and
some Of the seeming Parker support
is simply intense antagon1sm to
Hearst Expressions favorable to less
con picuous candidates are for the
most part manifestations Of a dispo-
sition son the part of delegations from
certain States to remain uncomnlit-
ted until the delegation shall have
ali got together at ST. Louis and had
anopportunity to consult and survey
a the field.
The Cardinal Question.
Experienced politicians interpret
this to mean that the question which
will be uppermost at St. Louis will
not be whether this man or. that man
shall be honored with the nomlnai
tion, but whether the party can be
Il up in a position to win the election
and if SO what man can come nearest
uniting the party to bring about this
4 result The personal equation viii!
be subordinate to the desire for sue.
cess. Many are expected ito stand
ready to make any sort OF sacrlhce
for mere success, but the counter TO
this will be&a demonstration that sue.
cess cannot be attained by g sacrifice
%of principle. Wise heads OF the par
ty feel that if for no other reason,
than that inspired by considerations
%Df expediency, the principles OF the
party and the character of the cand:-
date will have to be regarded. So
that after all the danger of the CON
5yention going wild will not be SO
3 great as superficial view OF the
situation might suggest as possible.
NO bolt from the convention is an
~ ticipated, for the reason that IT is mar
&ifest that bolt would mean the dc
feat of the party that the proVocalon
6 of bolt will be avoided The sup
porters Of the successful candidate
s. will not design to court his defeat.
Neither element of the party Win
ming the candidate will have to make
concessions to the other element in
the platform. and withal the diff culty
4 IN the way of making platform
which everybody will approve as far
81 as it goes is probably exaggerated
q by those who, like Mr.. Bryan and his
most extreme opponents, feel intense
III 1y% on this subject. 1t is expected oy
Demo- Of national experience
u fhat4the questions of candidate and
ri of platform will be considered TO
sgether and that an acceptable canol
date will insure a rational platform
which will neither repudiate nor re
iterate. The party Will probably
adhere to the principles Of its for
mer platforms, 4wifhout 'sreaffirm
the issues that have passed, pro
vided the candidate nominated is &C
sceptable all around.
Little Light on the Candidate.
AS to the personality of the candi
date there is scarcely more enligl,t
enment, now that about two-third:
of the delegates to the convention
have been chosen, than there was be
fore the first primary was held Ever
ss instructions do not signify much
IF Mr.. Parker is to be, nominated !.
SwiH not be because he has a certai,
! da1 "a