The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-11

have had as chief magistrates a Pres,
ident who IN his youth was ran
sni;tter,. Abraham Lincoln; one wh".
was tailor Andrew Johnson, Who=
succeeded to the Presidency from the
Vicc,Presidency after the death o.
Mr.. Lincoln. q tanner Gene eIaiz
Grant: "nlule driver, Genera Ss S9l' : :.
field: a sheriff, mayor and governor
Hon. Grover Cleveland--and last OF
all, Mr.. Roosevelt, who III the West
is hailed as u cowboy" and IN the
EAST is acclaimed as the exponent o.
the strenuous life Mr.. RooseNcit,
so far as anything can be Regarded
as certain in this life, is assured o.
the nomination by the Republican
National Convention. which meets III
chicago on June II. Strenuosity Is
,nparently at premium among olir
Republican friends. They want
standart,-he who has warm bloc"..
sturdy muscles and no lack OF titss:
imnetuosity which is a characteristic
of youth.
While the lists are closed so Iar5 as
the Republican race for the nonifa-
zion is concerned and Fresldeht
Roosevelt is considered q sure WIZ
uer,. the Democratic situation IS en-
ti~elv difTerent The conditions OF
the contest are such that 10 camel
dale for the nomination at St Louis
IAN he considered winner "oe
FORM. The man who has more III
structed delegates than any other
aspirant for the honor is HON. ~. -
~. Of
Parker, Chief Justice of the Court OF
a meals of New York. Justice Fai'
1<er made an early appearance IN 'tie
aeld-an appearance by proxy, as u
were-for to this day he has sala y.
written nothing which would ihai-
cate that he is a candidate Tor q iout
years. residence in the White House.
THE Jndse is the Silent One CT Poi.
,tics In the vernacular lie IS t'te
r,emocratic clam, and his ,rolltlcal
.onnoneutss have. with more or less
righteousness of language. given mic
this nickname, although some VINO
are more fastidious III thelr choiee %
words designate him the aPh1hS.
Mr. Bryan. according to his own
statement, is out OF the race. ne
Hon Grover Cleveland thr1sts 1slae
the laurel crown. There are some
"fayorite sons" whose names ar: o.
casjonaIly heard-Mr. Olney,sot MISS
achusetts: Mr.. German. OF 1Aaryla1id'
Mr. Francis, OF. Missouri; MI. Hearst
of New York, who has captured .
delegates in six Western States ana
Hawaii and may receive the support
of ~ more delegates representing SIN
-, mr.
fudge George Gray. of Delaware
If the Republicans are to nominate
:, STRENUOUS" candidate, IL IS con
5.aiyable that our Democratic friends
NAV conclude that it would be me
mart of political wisdom to select a
sta,,1ard-bearer whose State Is sllG-
sestive of fighting spirit LiGile be,'
awares reputation for grit and dash
dates back to the Revolut;onar? pc
rod Della ware has for a century ana
= quarter been known as the liifle
,;en,. state. The regimen: which
she furnished in tie War OF the Rev
.otut;on was known as the .Gsanecocli
Regiment It's flag bore tho inscFii'-
ton "Bue Hens Chickens an ON
Ger in this regiment who i.ad achieE.
ed :. wide reputation as breeder o.
came ROSTERS that never iiinchea
from the gaE; maintained tliat q
irst.class samecock must OF neces-
si;y be the porgeny of b'tia hen
Judge Gray is worthy son OF the
..El,,e Hen Without disparaSelneht
of the merits of any other aspifant:5
for the nomination. or bellttlnS the
candidacy of Senator German. i may
he said In all fairness that little l*=z!-
aware has in this distinguished Jur'
ISL and statesman SON who meas
;,res ftIlly up to the Presidential stan
dard If the ST. Louis convention
should bestow the nominatio1 upon
him it would make no mistake Ihe
~pamecock of Delaware, woaid be
slogan that would stir the Democratic
heart from Maine to Louisianr. froni
New York to California
Delaware isn't a big State, but thatS
consideration is of little importance
in view OF the fact that its fayorite
son is big man intellectually. who
served the Democratic party ard the
country with distinction as a member
of the United States Senate and later
as member of the Peace Commis-
sion which conducted the nesotliat-s