The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-09-29
cHANLER OF NEW YORK.

A very industrious and generous lit
erary bureau in New York is sending
out beautifully written interviews and
other canned press matter showing the
wonderful popularity and marvellous
eligibility of one Lewis Stuyvesant
Chanler for the presidential nominal
ton on the Democratic ticket.
The most recent lucubration emanat-
ing from this source begins innocently
enough with the rather vague state
ment that numerous folks in the south
have decided that Bryan viii not be
available in 1908, and that Hearst will
no longer claim to be Democrat enough
TO seek a nomination. 1t says, further,
that while the south will refuse to
consider either Bryan or Hearst, it
win insist on having a northern man.
With this as a preliminary, the letter
goes on to say:
The south is going to look over very
carefully every candidate submitted
from the north. It has already dis
carded Hearst because he says he is
no longer a Democrat Folk of Mis-
souri, IL regards as too light politically.
Gray of Delaware is too old and is too
closely allied with the interest now ar
rayed against President Roosevelt to
be available.
The man who most seems to strike
the southern fancy is Lieutenant Gov
ernor Lewis Stuyvesant ChanIer of
New York state. He has been invited
To deliver an address at the Georgia
state fair at Atlanta on Oct. 10. and
has accepted the invitation 1t is I'D
to Chanler to make good. He knows
that he has been invited for a sort Of
trying-out spin in the presidential
sweepstakes, and he has confidence
enough in himself to accept the chaI-
lenge. His friends predict that he will
surprise the south by his grasp of the
political situation. He has one thing
i'm his favor. He at least has carried
New York state for the Democratic
ticket-the first time this had been done
in over twelve years. It is generally
understood that no Democrat win be
considered for the nomination who
can't do this. Chambers friends say
that he can carry the state if nom
mated. Good judges of politics are in
clined to agree with this statement.
The positive announcement by Mr..
Hearst that under no circumstances
would he be a candidate for president
bears out what we have said In former
letters regarding Mr.. Hearst's political
intentions. He, best of all men. has
facilities for feeling the public puIse
in New York state. The reports made
to Mr.. Hearst by his various Iieuten-
ants in the different counties I'm the
state all go to show the growing popu-
larity Of Governor Chanler. Mr.. Hearst
feels that he himself, in a measure is
responsible for this and is greatly
pleased with the situation. If between
now and the time Of the next Demo-
cratic convention Mr. Hearst decidas
that he is really a Democrat. and no one
who knows the man doubts for a mo-
ment but that he is. stranger things
might happen than to see Mr.. Hearst
walk into the convention and Mace
Lieutenant Governor CHAMBERS name
in nomination"
All Of which is highly interesting
and important, if true. Press agents,
nominations contribute a little. a very
little to the enlightenment of an ignor-
ant and anxious public, but they do
not elect delegates or make nominal
tons. In the case of Alton B. Parker
a very similar game worked admirably.
but IT was worked with the valuable
assistance Of the men who happened
to be prominent in Democratic ma
tiOnal politics. and the result at cleo
ton has made the party. particularly
in the west and south. the least bit
cautious about accepting at par the
unknown wonders so heralded.
Mr. Chanler is lieutenant governor of
New York, though a good many people
would have difficulty in recalling the
fact unaided. He is also a gentleman
who has been so unfortunate as 10
have been born rich; he has had no
TO work for a living and
is, therefore, ineligible for the Job. One
man who has missed the training of
or at least of digging for him
self is quite enough in the presidency