Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-26
It is Turning Rapidly for
Both Parties.
DEMOCRATIC HARMONY
HAS BEEN SHATTERED By
BRYAN'S RETURN.
On the Republican Side the President
is Growing Rapidly Stronger
With the People.

The political wheel of fortune is turning
rapidly these days, in both the democratic
and republican camps. Developments anu
changes follow in rapidly moving course
of events Men and policies subjected
to the influences Of sudden transitions.
There are the democrats. for example
Just two weeks ago today their national
committee was in session in this town. 1t
was g love feast, with harmony upper
most in each democratic breast. To be
sure there was a skeleton at the board
before the end of the feast, but the Hearst
bugaboo only stalked in at the last mo-
ment. The salient fact is that the shrewd
political managers Of the party from every
section We're planning battle by a reunited
party.
Policies, rather than candidates, occupied
attention of the captains of politics. Can
didates' booms were in evidence, 1t Is true;
Boss Murphy and Pat" MeCarren, as
onlookers for Tammany, talked Parker and
freely hobnobbed with Gorman; Tom
Taggart of Indiana and Jim" Guffey OF
Pennsylvania had their heads together for
1.-The best man." Senator Cockrell and
Dave" Francis were touted by the Mis-
sourians and Max Ihmsen and Willis J.
Abbott blew a loud baZoo for Hearst
through the corridors
But the main thing was harmony and con-
ServatiSm. The party got together through
the national committeeman. Everything
was lovely and the goose hung high.
Bryan Scared the Doves Of Peace.
But, Lord love you. it couldn't last. Mr..
Bryan lands from Europe and with one
clarion blast of his trombone scares away
the circling doves of peace that were just
ready to light. He needs must interject
the discredited and objectionable issues of
the demo-pop conventions of 1896 and 1900.
So, they are all at sea again, the demo-
Gratis. Within two weeks the wheel has
turned and discord broods and scoWls in
the place where sat sweet harmony, this
day fortnight agone.
Personal fortunes have suffered, too, in
the brief mutation of time. Judge Parker.
whose boom was in the lead two weeks
ago. is now on the suspect list OF the
Bryanites. He is a democrat, they say, but
is he the kind of a democrat who would
fit the platforms of the last two national
campaigns?
Senator German is not as strong he
was two weeks ago. His prestige as
leader in the Senate has steadily declined.
Only last Saturday, in a three-hour strug-
gle in a democratic caucus the best he
could get out of it was a resolution of in
qlIiry. a favorable answer to which is GER
tain to give southern democratic senators
opportunity to desert his leadership agains.
the ratification of the Panama canal.
The mastery of his own political house
hold has been threatened and control of the
democratic politics of Maryland has been
the point of slipping from his grasp.
On the whole. German stock is many points
lower than any previous quotation. another
low record established. as they say in Wall
street.
Roosevelt Stronger.
How about the republicans? Changes
for them. too. Another anti-Roosevelt
rocket has gone up in blaze of political
! tab
Roosevelt is stronger today than he was a
month ago. Every time the opposition
charges down the line he foray but serves
to close the Roosevelt files and bring them
closer together. shoulder to shoulder.
The hostile Wall street faction calls for
uninstructed delegations What's the first
result? Leader Quay. who holds in his
hand the biggest delegation in the conven-
ton next TO New York. says 'I'll go the
floor of the Pennsylvania convention and
myself move the instruction of the sixty
eight delegates from that state with which
calm announcement. which is good as
a bond that Pennsylvania will be instructed,
he goes off to Florida and entertans him
self with fishing, until April 8, when doubt
less he will be on hand at Harrisburg
That is not all. Tennessee, right in the
heart of the country supposed to be owned
body and soul by Senator Hanna, comes
up with instructions for Roosevelt. Other
states are waiting to follow suit.
1t seems that every time one anti-Roose-
Welt man dances into the arena whirling his
stick there are a dozen shilleahs raised
to haste him. The Roosevelt people think
it is about time to apply Donnybrook
fair motto and every time they see a hos
tile head crack 1t.
The Anti-Rooseve1t Faction.
The anti-Roosevelt faction, which for the
time is personified by Senator Hanna, has
lost ground in the whirling of the political
wheel of fortune Observing and well post
ed politicians say that Senator Hanna is
not where he was six weeks ago. If he
should come out now as a candidate, they
say, he would have to fight for it. The
nomination would not be handed him on a
silver tray by any manner Of means. Not
that it is admitted that he ever had it
cinched. He would have to contest with
Cannon in Illinois and Fairbanks in Indiana
for certainty, and probably with Spooner
in Wisconsin. These men now recognize
that Roosevelt is the logical candidate, and
have no thought of contesting the nomina-
ton with him, but let the Wall street crowd
once name a man against Roosevelt and
show that favorite sons count for some
thing In the end they would swing their
strength for Roosevelt, it is believed.
The rapidity with which the wheel is turn
ing may bring other changes speedily. The
game today seems to be, with the demo-
Gratis, let's all turn to and smash out Bryan,
then settle our other affairs with the re-
publicans. Roosevelt, and sit tight