The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-21
BRYAN cannot WIN
EDWARDS DECLARED
Secretary of Democratic Con-
gressional Committee Discusses
National Political Matters.
FOR cHANLER AND JOHNSON
Has Been to New York to In
vcstigate Breadth Of Boom
for Former.

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National political matters were dis.
cussed in an interesting manner by
Mr.. Charles A. Edwards. of Washing
ton. D. c.. secretary OF the Demo
cratic Congressional Committee who
recently spent several days In tl,s
city.
Il returned to Washington few
days ago from a trip to New York.
where 1 went solely for the purpose
of measuring the Tenth. breadth and
depth OF the boom for Lieutenant
Governor Chanler. OF that State, for
the Democratic nomination for the
presidency" said Mr.. Edwards. IN
view OF the non-committal attitude Of
the Hon. William j. Bryan. anent his
candidacy again. this Chanler boom
and Chanler talk has become interest
Ing to all Democrats who try to keep
their fingers on the political pulse
The leaders of our party in Con-
gress who recently have visited WASH
ington are much interested and they
are anxious to know II the Democracy
OF New York state really Is in earnest
In the advocacy of Chanler. The Dom
ocrats in New York made 1t clear TO
mo that they not only are In dead
earnest about Governor Chanler. but
| enthusiastically so.
Interviewed All Factions.
t9 9as1n With u the sew Yoik s,a
Democracy, men who are the leaders
of their factions. and who speak By
the card. and they all assure me that
the movement is on for Chanler IN
all sincerity, and that they intend to
give him the New York State delcga-
ton in the next convention.
There is one faction, however, that
shakes It's head AMI will have none OF
Chanler in theirs. and that is the so
called Wall Street faction, or, In tho
language CT the Western Democrat.
the Wall Street gang They arc dis
tinctly opposed to him, from all that
could gather. and ] am free to say
that such fact should popularize
Governor Chanler with the people OF
the West and the South.
Governor CHAMBERS friends lay
stress on the fact that he has dons
something that should make him the
most available man in the running for
the next Democratic presidential nom
ination, viz, he has carried New York
State as the candidate for Lieutenant
Governor. something that no Democrat
has done for the past dozen years.
Analysis of situation.
Now. on the availability matter
there Is much TO be considered. The
trouble with the majority OF Demo
Gratis in the country. Is thar they allow
their personal choice and prejudice
to influence them in the choice OF II
candidate. and they do not figure on
the availability of the man they have
chosen as the man they want for their
candidate.
The way / figure out the situation.
as conservatively as / know how, IS
about as follows: There Will be is3
votes in the next electoral college; ne
cessary to a choice, 242. OF these I
figure. with Chanler. of New York.
and Johnson. of Minnesota. as our
candidates. that there are 1s1 sure
Democratic votes, l66 sure Republican
votes. and 1876 votes doubtful. or the
doubtful! States, / count that Wiscon-
sin. Is: Wyoming. 8: South Dakota Al:
North Dakota. 4: Montana. 8: Mime
sofa. II: and Idaho. 8. will go Demo-
cratic on account of the candidacy OF
Governor Johnson. who will sweep ths
Northwest and the Scandinavian vote.
which holds the balance of power
there. In the East, count that the
candidacy of Governor Chanler means
for us the States of Rhode Island. 4:
New York. 80: New Jersey, IL: Mary
land. S; and Delaware 8: or LOT votes
of the doubtful. making total OF
26s votes in the electoral college, lea4-
ing the Republicans 40 votes of the
doubtful, and total of 2l5. in the
electoral college.
Must Carry New York.
Take away New York. however. and
it leaves us defeated by the fatal num-
Der of 10 votes. It we lost New York,
1va baV n
diana and Ohio. as well as Minnesota.
In order to win by five votes, and no.
body expects to carry all those States.
In other words, there is no combina-
ton by which we can win unless we
carry the State of New York. 1t alb
solutely is essential to success. a
man who has carried the State OF New
York for Lieutenant-G Governor can
carry it more easily for President aud
with a united Democracy the State OF
New York Is a Democratic State. We
all know that Roosevelt does not want
Hughes nominated. An indication that
Chanler would be nominated blythe
Democrats would smoke out the Pres
ident. He would have to declare him
self on the third-term proposition in
order to defeat the nomination OF
Hughes, and am satisfied that Chan
Ter can beat Roosevelt or Taft, or any
man in the State of New York with
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bryan Cannot Win.
$50 far as Mr.. Bryan is concerned,
/ defer to no man in my admiration
for him as one OF the grandest char
acters of the present age, hut I do not
believe he can VIM next year. The
East never did support him ara will
not do so now. I do not know Il sins
gle State of the West he could carry
except Missouri Suppose he did carry
Illinois, Indiana and Ohio? He couA
not win without some other Western
State or without New York or some
Eastern State which has over SIX
votes. and I do not see them. The
Democratic party has had enough Of
the Christening that8is supposed to
come with defeat, The Democ'lltie
party ought to win. not only for the
party's sake, but for the country's
sake The Democrats OF the South
ought to see and recognize this ana
nominate Chanler and Johnson. There
are no manlier men or better Demo-
Gratis in the country.
.Goyernor Chanler is going to At
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