The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-02-03

New York, Feb. 2.-N. O. Tanning, staf correspondent of The Brook. yn Eag.e, wht has been Investigating political condition! in the Southern States as to their bear ing on Bryanism and the approaching St Louis Convention, sends his paper th' following from Montgomery under today'i date:
 Leading Democrats of Alabama piac, their State unqualifedly in the conserva tive column for the contest in the na tional convention.
 There is no appreciabie sentiment her, in favor of reatfirmation of the Kansas City platform or the nomination of ; candidate of the radical type. Mir. Bry ing in the Democratic politics of the State Is now negative and without force. an' the Nebraskan appears to have no hei of his own likeness who can check tn
 Governor William b. Jeiks said todd. that Alabama. like the Southern State to the eastward would look to New Yorl to take the initiative. and that 1t woult York pronounced. necessary to carry tn, doubtful Northern States. Frank P Glass: general manager of The Montgom cry Advertiser. said that the Alabams to make the ex-Presidents nomination possible. The opinions of both men carr, great weight in Alabama.
 Governor Jelks said: Alabama Demo
  hlooded reasoning on the subjects chiefly engaging Democratic interest at this time So far as have observed, they have moi formed any definite conclusions on the ventiOn, nor set their hearts on any can didate for President, nor taken an ad- vanced position in any particular out
 ''They want to win. They want the tcountry to pass to the control of the Dem- ocratic party: They want the government wisely administered under Democratic they believe that 1udicially reasoning earnest, capable, patriotic body of dele gates should be sent to St. Louis from all parts of the country, and they have made up their minds to send such men from Alabama.
 I Tt is not for me. nor for any other Democrat. to say now. before the prima- what specific policies the Alabama dele gation will favor: These policies have not yet been wholly formed. may say, how. ever, as result of my observation in the State. that the Alabama Democrats be- lleve 1t to be a condition precedent to success to re-establish the old basis of party action upon which President Cleve- land was twice elected. and to do it with. offense to any existing faction of the | Democracy.
 l Tn Alabama the supreme necessity of national party unity is recognized. We | and 1900 should be brought together. This desirable result cannot be accomplished Ii | any action Is taken by the convention which will again repel the Cleveland eie ment or antagonize the Bryan element It is important beyond any other consid eration, however for the party to satis fy the country at large, that it is tn, same conservative, safe, efficient ant 1 last administered the affairs of the gov l ernment.
 ITO that end it seems to me that al those issues which weakened the Democ racy in 1896 and 1900 and which are di vested of vitality by the condition of tn, | country at this time, should be put aside and that the party should take an unmIs takable stand on the safe or conservativ, side of present day questions. In tha course lies the possibility of regaininE tn. 1 vote which was deflected to President Nc Kinley in 1896.
 1 Personally 1 believe that the part, should take a firm stand against the Re publican policy of expansion as it Is nov carried out. I am unalterably opposed t, the large standing army which that poll cy will in the end Impose upon the natl m do not believe that a large standinI army Is consistent with the theory O Ipopular Democratic government or that i establish. It is mainly for that req so, that would like to see the Democrati party continue It's opposition to the ex pansion policy. Mir. Bryan stand on tn question of expansion was in my opinioI the right one, regarded it as the prin | Idency in l900.'
 (Which of the Presidential candidate does the Alabama Democracy favor?' Alabama Democrats have shown m preference yet. It cannot truthfully b. said that they favor any of the men men l