Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-12-30
MR., bRYAN'S POSITION
Wll Serve the Democracy U
Party So Desires.
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No Lack Of Democrats Worthy 70 ~.
oslvs Non a. eems Possihls
! Candidate hana's Political
+ Future An American csuamuaikx.
/ Tom Johnsen's Dsrsssrasy.
By WILLS J. ABBOT.
Naturally Mr.. Bryap's letter an
bouncing his willingness to accept the
Democratic nomination for the pssst
dency has had vide publication and
Awakened wide interest It has been
approved and applauded. condemned
and ridiculed. according to the precoa-
ceived opinions Of the editors OF public
men who are IN Q position to express
their opinions. But. after all. Mr.. Bry.
an only said that II his party desired
him to be a candidate he would accept
the commission. In tho New York
World On the Merni1g following the
announcement And the statement
that many New York politicians are ia
meet ut some western point. possibly
Mount Clemens or French Lick. for
the purpose Of organising movement
against Mr.. Bryan's candidacy. It Is
perfectly proper that thoy should dc
10. Mr.. Bryan has No mortgage ca tho
Democratic nomination II any leader
nesires to antagonize him. that man
has a perfect right to - SO. AS mat.
ter Of fact. 1t would bs better for the
Democratic party In the end II thero
should he number Of candidates be-
fpre the convention. I think there vii.
he q number 7 see no reason why
lieutenant Governor Chanler Of New
York should not be warmly advocated
He has as clean political record 50
any man in public life today, and he
fias back Of him many ~-a'hthusiastic
supporters. Senator Cl!berso,r could
have the Texas delegation II no want.
ed 1t. The only thing that prrvert3, tts
being given to him is the fact that Me
- Loyalty for Mr.. Bryan. The same *
Hue Of Governor John.au Of sSInaai
1ota. In fact. 1t IS somewhat difficult
10 select the man who shall be thu can.
tlldate opposed to Bryan h the nation.
~ convention, not that here ts INV
tack Of Democrats woGthyof receivtro
the nomination for the preiGeary AM;
perfectly capable OF aefenthx h: retn-
or It Is that among all thes ne, tbere
Nre but few who have the rldespre.d
reputation, the personal opularltv =,
(which would make them ab to pre ~
- Il tic1 nj
HE country for themselves
Possible Democratic Candlca .cs.
Certain newspapers say that Mr..
Bryan is the only possible candidate
The newspapers that say this are. az
a rule. opposed to him. As n matter Of
fact. there are many candidates who
might we'll BE considered In the con.
vention. and many Of them have been
suggested by Mr.. Bryan. I have men
fioned Lieutenant Governor Chanler,
Senator Culberson and Governor John
9on- Governor Hoke Smith. Governor
higgins of Rhode Island and Governor
Folk are all presidential possibilities.
PERSONALLY hope that the names Of all
these gentlemen will he presented to
The convention. A fair debate there
concerning the name which should be
presented to the people would be worth
more than an ordinary nomination. Mr..
Bryan's nomination would come bettey
after a fight than to be handed to him
on a silver salver.
Oklahoma.
The president has signed the proela-
nation making Oklahoma the forty.
sixth state Of the Union. People seem
to find some interest in the fact that
the pen with which 1t was signed wos
IN eagles quill and that after having
been properly incased in IL golden box
1T was turned over to Gov ernor Frantz,
who in turn announced his purpose OF
delivering it to the historical society Of
the new state. There IS n phrase in
literature which declares that you shall
mot seethe the kid in It's mothers milk.
Never mind whence the quotation
comes. But it would seem that to turn
over to Governor Frantz the pen which
signed the proclamation that legislatcd
him out of Office came very near to
violating this good old Biblical law.
Tho Political Future of Oklahoma.
What the new state may be pollti-
cally remains to be proved. Today II
lis absolutely Democratic. Out OF o
constitutional convention OF no mem
'bers there were 100 Democrats. 1t has
sent to congress two Democratic sena.
tors and four Democratic representa-
,tives. One Republican representative