The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1907-12-24

time before Senator Tillman began
mis- speech and they remained and
were still in their seats when lett.
| It is said that the galleries always
! fill when it is known that Senator
Tillman is to speak.
You can usual. hear more politics
in Washington about your own state
than you can at home, but on This
trip T hear very little politics. Some
one did state that in addition to those
who have already made positive an
nouncement Of their intention to run
for Senator UaItimer's place that Ex-
Governor John Gary Evans would
certainly be in the race.
I also heard very interesting dis
cussion between two Of our congress-
men as to presidential nominations
for the Democratic party. Both OF
them are great admirers Of William
J. Bryan and one Of them insisted
that by all means Bryan was the
man for the democratic nomination.
The other is a strong Governor John
son man whom he declares repres-
ents the views and principles Of Mr..
BRYAN and VINO can, in his opinion,
carry a great portion Of that Norwe-
gian vote throughout the Northwest.
Governor johnson has not mad the
prestige of two unsuccessful cam
paigns, and he also insisted it made
little difference whether Mr.. john
SON was known or not, that he . BE-
lieved that he was the man for the
Democrats to nominate if they deslr-
ed victory in the. campaign Of 1907.
The Bryanite insisted that Mr..
Bryan was the greatest man in. the
party and that he: was. the man for
the Democrats to nominate, though
strange to say he would admit very
frankly that he did not taink with
Mr.. Bryan as a nominee the Demo
Gratis could win.
It is little strange that all those
who insist that Mr.. Bryan should be
nominated and who admit that he
will be nominated will also at the
same time tell you that they do not
think he has any chance Of winning.
That being the case it would seem
the proper thing to select some other
standard bearer like Governor john
son, unless the Democratic party de-
sires to go before the country with
the admission that it has only one
man in the party who measures up
to the presidential candidate STAN
dard. :"'.;
I nave found in Wasbingtont pretty
strong sentiment which is growing in
favor of Governor johnson as thu
candidate for the Democratic nomi-
nation. He was in Washington only
few days before my visit and at
tended the Grid Iron Club. His
speech on that occasion was very
j highly spoken of, and there can be
no doubt that he is growing in fav-
or with the Democratic party for the
presidential nomination as he be-
comes better known, for as the Jonn-
! son advocate, mentioned above, sug-
gested in the discussion with the
Bryan advocate if Mr.. Bryan. would
90 to the Democratic convention
! next summer and make speech
placing Governor johnson in nomin-
alton and declining the nomlatlon
! himself and tnen give him hearty
support in the campaign we believe
the Democratic party would have
good prospect of success.
AS I always do when in Washing
ton, 1 called at the treasury depart
ment to see our Newberry people who
work there and w1en [ asked for Mr.
James F. Kilgore, was greatly sur
prised to be told that he was dead.
+ He was buried on the Tuesday be-
fore 1 reached Washington. He had
not been we'll for some time and on
Friday before his death had been
taken to the hospital where an opera
ton was performed for some stomach
trouble, and on Monday following
he died. Mr.. .Kilgore will: be: very
pleasantly remembered by many OF
the older people in Newberry, at
least. For many years he assisted
the clerk Of court and the other ot1i-
GERS in this county il recording pa
pers and about ten or fifteen years
ago he secured an appointment IN
the auditing department Of the