The San Francisco call., 1904-07-09
DeImaS Compares
Candidate to the
North Star.
Presents the Editor S
Name for Head
of Ticket.

ST. LOUIS. July s.-With all the
grace of Cratory for which the San
Francisco lawyer is famous. ID. NJ.
Delmas placed the name of William
Randolph Hearst before the convention
as candidate for the Presidential
nomination. Delmas said:
For the first time in history California pre-
sents as candidate FOR the great office OF
chief executive Of the republic born and
reared upon her soil She bespeaks your in
which animate her hopes and the claims which
justify the aspirations OF her son.
Do you want your nominee man whose
past political career stands as an assurance
Of victory in the future? California's candi-
date is no stranger TO public life. He is to-
day the Representative in Congress OF the
Imperial State, which IS now his home. To
@ Ine reaIlzalioh OF your hopes the vote or that
State Is Indispensable Without New York f.
is confessedly idle to look for victory next
November. Can he carry New York? Let
the experience Of the past answer. Less than
two years ago he ran for Congress in a dis
trict which the year before had given the
Democratic nominee for Mayor OF Greater New
York a majority OF only 1900 That district
he carried by more than $4,000 Such a ma
jOrity exceeds by over 1000 that given in the
and distinguished jurist who was then elected
Chief Justice OF the state. and il is greater
y
the Democratic candidate for Mayor. though
he threw into the contest that which posterity
accords 10 an honOred and historic name. That
majority represented seventy-two out OF every
hundred votes cast
Was such percentage ever before equalsdp
Was such a majority before attainedE Was
a triumph complete ever before achieved in
any Congressional district OF New York;
Never. r. instead OF running in a mere dis
trict he who won this unprecedented victory
had been candidate in the whole municipality
he would. according 10 this ratio. have car
ried the city Of New York by a majority Of
23O. 900. Had he been running in the state
at large-even COnceding 10 his adversary the
prsponoerance eustomariiy Claimed oy the Ke.
publicans in the rural distrtcts-he would
have carried the State by a majority OF 10000
FAITHFUL TO PARTY.
Gentlemen. if it be true that the state OF
New York is INDISPENSABLE 70 your success
who is the man that affords equal guarantees
in a stranger to that state? Or will YOU
find him in either OF the men whose ma
jOrfties our candidate has thus already
ecllpsed at the pOlls2 Do you want nominee
Of proved and unquestioned fidelity to your
party?
Where will you ind one whose party feaIty
can claim superiority to his in hours which
tried mems sOuls2 Others have deserted the
ships in the DAYS when idolatrous allurements
were spread forth others have foresworn the
faith OF their fathers and have Frustrated
themselves before the golden calf His al
been marred by no scheme In prosperity and
in adversity, in sunshine and in storm. through
good and evil repute. his Democracy mas
mained steadfast and
Constant as the northern star. OF whose true,
fixed and resting quality
There is no fellow in the armament"
During the five Presidential elections which
have taken place since he has reached man
hoods estate he has ever abandoned personal
preferences. surrendered individual opinions
and ungrudgingly acquiesced soon as the
party's choice has been made and its creed pro-
claimed. Three times did he support Grover
Cleveland and twice him who yonder sits and
who, untouched by ephemeral obliquity. mis-
representation and slander. will bequeath pos
terity a name pure. a character as lofty
and fame bright any recorded in the
annals Of Democracy
Nor does the feaIty OF our candidate belong
TO the past alone. It exists to-day in ampli-
tude as complete in devotion as absolute as
Of yOre- Though aspiring to this nomination.
yet IL your assembled wisdom shall deem an
other wcrthisr he will not be found discon-
tented grumbler. sulking in his tent; still less
will he be found organizing fellOw-deserters
into marauding bands OF hostile malcontents.
No, and above all, viii he not be found
working for the party's defeat and exulting in
its overthrow. Even though disappointed in
his aspirations. he will remain at his post.
ready as of old TO battle for the cause. and.
IL not chosen TO lead a commander OF the
fighting. as private in the ranks.
Do you want for your nominee a Of
truly Democratic impulse, one ever IN sympa-
thy with distress. ever ready TO stretch out a
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