The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-09-17
But Hopes He Won't Run
for President
WANTS A HARMONIZER
Fayors Looking TO- The Big Doubt
full States for The Candidate
Suggests Chanler and john
son-Culbcrson as q
Southern Possibility.
BY THOMAS j.. PENCE.
BY THOMAS j. PENCE.


Washington. d. C. Sept. 13.-sena-
tor Simmons said today in reply to an
inquiry that the Democrats OF North
Carolina and. he thought. OF the
South. were still loyal TO Mr.. Bryan.
They believed. he asserted, in his hon
esty and sincerity OF purpose and his
profound sympathy with the people.
They regard him as the greatest adj
vocate Of the peoples rights and in
terests which this generation has pro-
duced." said the Senator, land though
they disagree with him radically on
the questions Of government owner
ship and the initiative and referen-
dunn, they nave confidence that he will
submit to the judgment of his party
associates on those questions, and II
ne is a candidate for the nomination
for President he will have the sup
port Of the North Carolina delegation,
and probably most of the Southern
delegates without serious opposition,
most probably without any opposition.
But while | feel sur North Carolina
and the South generally would support
Mr.. Bryan should ne ask for the nomi-
nation, there is a widespread hope in
that section. shared by many of Mr.
Bryan'5 warmest admirers. that he
will not be a candidate, but will lend
his great influence in the party TO the
selection of a ticket which Will heal
the fractional breach in the party and
draw 70 it the hearty and honest sup
port of all elements.
MANY men believe if such a ticket
could be named it would not only re-
ceiVe the united Democratic vote, but
the votes of that lar~e element which
in recent year a voted the
49,. I,+ La,rA lost
sympathy with hat party on &C
count of its attitude toward the
tariff, Capitalization and the trusts,
and want q change in Federal ad-
ministration and that such a ticket
would haze more than an even chance
of election. These men argue that If
the party wants to win next year
there must be created a we'll grounded
hope of success, and that the only way
to accomplish this end is the nomina-
ton of a man for President who is
not identified in the public mind with
the f~actionalism which has divided
the party strength and invited disaster
since 1896.
THE great majority Of Democrats
Of North Carolina would rathe see
Mr.. Bryan President than any other
man in the United States. Many of
these believe he would poll more votes
next year than any man we could nom
mate, but there are legiOns Of Mr..
Bryan's friends, as stated before who
think otherwise. In those conditions,
with the nomination practically con
coded to Mr.. Bryan if he shall ask
T., a great responsibility will rest
upon him, as great, perhaps, as ever
rested upon a public man in this
country.
Chanlcr All Unknown Quantity.
The people of my section of the
country know little of Mr.. Chanler.
He is little known in National politics.
What we know and have heard of him
is exceedingly creditable to him, and
interest in him as of possible Presi-
dental size an availability is decide
~ growing. 1 find a desire to know
more about him. If Lieutenant Cover
0 Chanler measures up to these re-
quirements, and those who know him
best claim he does. and there are
some things about him known to the
general public, that seems to supper
hat claim. The fact that he comes
from the state of New York. without
whose vote the Democrats cannot
even hope to win, together with the
fact that he has SO recently
shown popularity and strength in
that State by carrying it when the
head of the ticket was defeated would
entitle his claims upon the nominal
ton to serious consideration. The
wisdom of the minority party select
ing its candidate from the big debat-
able States ann be doubted, and
other things being anything equal, the
Well-established precedent in this re-
gard should not be ignored in the
conditions which will surround us in
the coming national election. When
you have named New York, Illinois,
Ohio, Indiana and Minnesota. all that
last year lave about covered the de-
hatable territory, in these States are
two men, one for president and the
other for vice-president, whose nomi-
nation would give a most flattering
chance of Democratic success.
Along his line of thought there
is much speculation just now as to
the possibility of a ticket made up
of Chanler and Johnson, both of
whom carried their States last year,
one for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and the
other for governor, | do not believe
a Southern man will be chosen. or dc
| believe it would be wise to nominate
one at this time. 1 have what are to
me satisfactory reasons for this opin-
ion, but | don't think it would be
profitable to discuss that question
just now.
IF the party should decide to take
a southern man, who do YOU think
would be the IN? ?" the Senator was
asked.
i have no idea was the answer.
The South has many fit and avail
able men for this great office. Sew
eral States would have favorite sons.
but the name most generally men
toned in the South in this connec-
ton is that of Senator Charles A. Gull
bersOn, of Texas. He is very popular
in the South where he is recognized
as a big hearted, broad-minded man.
who would guard with equal jealousy
the constitutional rights of the ma
ton, and the States. and would re-
gard an enCroachment against either
on the part of the other as an of
tense against our institutions. Sem
ator Culberson would make an IDEAL
president and a very strong caadi-
date"
A brass band could win in an argu-
ment every time.