The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-27
Opposed to Ownership.

Opposition TO government ownership Is
manifesting itself in the Senate; that is.
on the Democratic side. It is known that
several more or less formal conferences
on the subject have been held by Demo
cratic Senators recently on this very
subject OF government ownership. These
have Developed that the sentiment of the
Democratic side of the chamber Is over
whelmingly in opposition.
II is this opposition to governmental
ownership of railroads that has caused to
be developed a strong opposition in the
Senate and among the Democrats of the
House to the nomination of Mr.. Bryan.
1t is believed that but for his declaration
in favor of the governmental owner hip
of railroads Mr. Bryan would have been
practically the unanimous choice OF the
Democrats of, the two houses.
II not Bryan. who? That is the ques-
ton most frequently heard when ,oppo-
sition to Mr.. Bryans third nomination is
heard in a group where all are not op-
posed to making him again the candi-
date. Some apparently insurmountable
obstacle to the nomination of any other
Northern or Western Democrat is al
ways presented. Talk of nominating a
Southern man has not met with the
hearty response exnected when 1t was
started so long before the time to make
the nomination. But there is still In both
the Senate and the House a strong senti-
ment In favor of nominating Southern
Democrat in 1905. Senator Daniel, OF
Virginia: Senator Cuiberson, Of Texas.
are two names most frequently heard
mentioned when the proposition to name
a Democrat from the South as the party
standard bearer next time is advanced.
Cry for Daniel.
Recent mention of the name of Senator
Daniel has elected favorable comment
from the Democratic press of all sections
of the Union. Many papers express the
opinion that the time is ripe for the Sc
lection of a southern man. and that
valiant veteran of the Confederacy who
has done much to restore good feeling
between the two sections would be the
proper man to choose for the honor.
Senator Daniel fills the bill.
A member of the Virginia Democratic
Association Of the District of Columbia
said to-day that the association would in
short time take up for considera-
ton a proposition to launch Daniel
boom, It is proposed to indorse him for
the Democratic nomination next year,
and to have Democratic organizations all
over Virginia follow suit Delegates to
the next national convention would be
Instructed for Senator Daniel, and he
would 20 into the convention with the
delegation from his u"H otalo 90 .i''
nucleus to which delegations from other
southern States could rally. It is be-
iieyed by the advocates of the nomination
of Senator Daniel that other Southern
delegations will be glad r rally to the
support Of virglnia's candidate.
This is the first serious effort which
has been made by Southern Democrats,
or. rather this is the first seriously pro-
posed effort of the Democrats OF the
south to 20 to the convention with can
didate. It is yet question whether the
movement will result in more than talk.
It may be said that should the proposed
plan of the anti-government ownership
Democrats to have the convention defeat
be carried to success, no man would Do
more pleased than the Virginia Senator,
who was the first Democrat OF national
prominence to come out publicly and de-
nounce the proposition that the govern
ment undertake. to operate the railroads.