Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-14
POLlTlCIR INTERESTED
IN HRASKAN'S VISIT
Goes to 0itaI in November
When mething Bearing on
Next ears Campaign Is
LoohFor,

,tul mere on that date 10 III an en-
Gao int in the school of Political
81 in the George Washingtol
t.ntIity. and the news that Ea
49,, make an announcement accom-
ii the acceptance Of the invita-
Il Ito address the university stu
AZ.
is assumed, Of course. that Nj.
rhn's announcement win nave t. ~
his acceptance Of next gears
hination for the presidency at th'
hds Of the democratic convention,
III there will be anxious days am
helpless nights until the announce
jeut is forthcoming.
II is one of the conceded things m
he pilitical situation that Mr.. Bryan
Tan have the democratic nominate IN
hf he wants it. \ very large per-
Icentage of democrats hope he win be
nominated and elected. pthers hope
some other man will be given the
nomination. A third element In the
democratic party hopes Mr.. Bryan
viii be nominated and defeated, hold
ing the belief that a third def
would effectually eliminate him as a
presidential quantity. But all these
elements want 70 knpW what Mr..
pryan is going 10 do.
The third element+he one which
would like to see Mr.. bryan nominal
ed ana defeated-offsrs the sugge~-
ton of a unique situation in America
p%olftics. Because thee is just such a
faction i'm the republican party. q fac
ton which would axe To see MI
Roosevelt the nomine and would Tx
TO see him go down 10 defeat for 'be
self-same reason thbt they believe il
would eliminate him AZ the boss OF
the republican parut
Imagine "A presidential campaign
which each politics party had q can
didate which eacl wanted defeated
Imagine the t%remsndous enthusiasm
far the other fciow-which would
secretly nermeato the respective re-
publican and denpcratic ranks. Dem
ncrats would clanor for the nomina-
tion Of Bryan al vote for Roosevelt.
penubicaus vSuld demand that
roosevelt agaiaead the O. @. r, and
,hair VOTES wuld he cast for the
peerless Leaer," who halls from
Nebraska.
However. h perhaps is a fortunate
thinp for t%hecountry that disgruntled
noliticians d not make Il uumake
presidential candidates. II Bryan rs
me democric candidate IL Will be be-
c,use the ,reat mass OF democrats
voters wanhim 10 be president Ana
tho same al hold true as regards the
nomIhatio Of Mr.. Roosevelt By the
republicaiconvenuon.
raco between these two men
would 81 every drop Of sporting
blood TT courses through American
veins. I'd why not Roosevelt n
p,v,n as the nominees? There
doesn'promlse to be any great vital
fss,e Rtween the parties next year.
and Il might just as well get "a little
fun q. of it.
Jol sharp Williams. senator-elect
frorrMississippi, doesn't propose 20
surrider the minority leadership Of
me buse Of Representatives without a
uA He is willing hat Judge De
Arbnd. Of Missouri, shall have the
%foyprovided a majority Of democratic
h,ke members want De Almond. but
haoesn't intend to take it for granted
cd they do. If De Almond is the
sbice Of democratic congressman
gy have got 10 say so.
Mr. Williams was i'm Washington
lis week. and the announcement that
IS "a candidate for the leadership
tas forthcoming Coincident with the
tisit OF Mr.. Williams. Judge Griees.
be Georgia. chairman of the demo
Icratic congressional campaign COM
imittee. was In town and declared him.
self for the reelection or Williams.
During the last session Of congress
there was some ak on the part OF
few Of the democratic members oI
bringing out "a candidate IN opposi.
-tion 10 williams. said Mt. Criggs
but d VIII he nothing more thar
taik. / make the prediction that Johr
Sharn Williams viii have considera'
biv more than one hundred votes f"I
4 minority leadership. which. %
course. ain he greatly boz excess "t th'
number required 90 give him the nom
nation. Complimentary votes viii ~
cast for other candidates but William
is better equipped Do amy othe
man in the house today for the posi-
ton 81 minority leader. This b. no
said iu disparagement ~ amy eis
who may be a candidate, hut IS a ide
fhnt can not be overlooked. he ha
proved his leadership. and / have O.
fear that the minority in the hous
has amy intention Of changing leader
"a the present time.
n United states D. not the ON
retntrv shat Is blessed with pr0isne'