The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-02-01
HANNA STAMPEDE
is PREDICTED
ROOSEVELT CAN'T WIN OUT.
MAN SAYS HANNA WILL BE
NOMINEE.

Among LabOring CIasses-GOrman
Losing Strength-Mr. Seide Was
Formerly Employed by Hearst.
1T is surprising the support which
William r. Hearst's candidacy is meet
/ ing with throughout the country" said
Mr.. H. V. Seide, formerly connected
with the New York Journal, at the De
Soto yesterday.
Il have been travelling over the coun-
| try for the last twelve months, and
find that Mr.. Hearst has a stronger
following than most people suppose. His
support comes mainly from the labor
ing classes. The business world, while
not taking his candidacy seriously, is
| somewhat alarmed at the strength he
seems to be developing"
Mr.. Seide was for several years close
ly associated with Mr.. Hearst, and says
he does not consider him presidential
timber, but he believes the Democratic
party could not find a better man for
second place on the national ticket He
declared Hearst the most popular
man in the United States among the Ia
boring element, and that his nominal
ton for the Vice Presidency would do
much to solidify this element for the
Democratic national ticket.
Parker the COuntry's Choice.
Judge Parker's name is heard
| everywhere, and all classes seem to
the party in the national contest" said
Mr.. Seide. "Of course, if Parker is
nominated. Hearst will be eliminated
from the ticket as the party could not
| select both candidates from the same
state. Unless there is a wonderful
| change in sentiment l do not see how
the st. Louis convention can get
around nominating Judge Parker.
1T is very strange, too, how the
country has taken so to the New York
ers candidacy. One year ago he was
hardly known outside of the state of
| New York. He is an able jurist, but
has never impressed me as being a
man who measures up to the require
ments of what the American people
expect of a chief executive of this great
| nation. But the fact that he has no
| record is where his strength lies. The
only thing which commended him to
the country was the fact that he was
elected to his present position on ac-
count of factional fight in the Re-
publican party of New York state.
Judge Parker has played good poll
tics, though since his name was first
brought forward in connection with
the nomination. He has refrained from
accepting invitations to deliver politi-
cal addresses. and has not given his
enemies in his own party an oppor-
tunity to pick a single flaw. One of
his strongest virtues is that which
made our late lamented President so
beloved by his fellow and
that is his spotless private character
and his devotion to his home.
Cleveland a Tower of Strength.
Grover Cleveland is a tower of
strength, and his opinions will not be
| ignored, but l do not believe he can
again be the nominee of the Demo-
| cratic party, and neither do l believe
he is seeking this honor. In the
| Northern states he comes nearer to fill
ing the position which Mr. Mckinley
occupied in the hearts of the Ameri-
| can people than any other man in the
| nation. The people will always honor
and respect him, but there exists such
a strong sentiment throughout the
country against ever allowing any man
to occupy the White House for three
| terms that do not believe that Cleve-
| that distinction.
Richard Olney has a strong follow
| ing IN the New England States, and he
| is undoubtedly one of the most bril-
liant men in public life to-day, but, I'M
fortunately for him, he lives in the
wrong section of the country. A Demo-
crat from the New England States
stands just about as much chance Of
receiving the presidential nomination
as Republican residing in the South
would have of receiving the nominal
ton at the hands of his party.
Senator Gorman's strength is great
ly over-Nstimated both in the North
and the South. You occasionally hear
the name of Mcclellan and Judge
George Gray of Delaware is popular in
some sections, but if either of these re-
ceive the nomination it will be because
the convention cannot agree on a cam
didate and finally take up one of them
as a compromise"
Predicts Hanna's Nomination.
During the fall of 1894 Mr.. Seide was
In the employ of the Associated Press
and accompanied Maj Mckinley on
his celebrated tour of the country and
on this trip he first met Marcus A.
Hanna, who was then only a pros
porous iron manufacturer of Cleveland,
and known by all the correspondents
friend, He said that on this tour the
newspaper boys decided that after
Maj. Mckinley had been nominated
and elected to the presidency twice
that Mr.. Hanna should then have the
nomination. He said while this was
not serious and merely done to pay
Mr.. Hanna compliment he believes
now they will see their plans carried
out.
President Roosevelt is becoming
more unpopular every day and as
some one expressed it a few weeks
ago he is man that everybody is for
and nobody wants. The Republicans
throughout the country are becoming
alarmed and are freely expressing
the opinion that if Mr.. Roosevelt is
nominated that he will certainly be
defeated. On the other hand Senator
Hanna is growing more popular every
day and one-half the Democrats you
meet declare they would be glad to see
the Ohio Senator elected President
The opinion is becoming more gem
eral that Senator Hanna will yet be
the nominee of the convention at Chi
cago next June, and feel
sure myself that he will be
the Republican standard-bearer in
the approaching campaign. The Re-
publicans realize what it will mean if
they allow the American people an
opportunity TO vote for Mr.. Roosevelt.
viii Be Stampede for Hanna.
You mark my prediction that there
VIII be stampede for Sem
ator Hanna in the Chicago
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