The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-27
Army OF Democrats For the
Vice Presidency
ARE AT LEAST FIFTEEN
Towne, Chanler, Harrison, Douglas, Kat
zenbach, Wilson, Gray. CulbersOn,
Kern, warfeld, Folk, Conrad,
Chamberlain, 7. johnson.

Washington, D. O., June 27.--The
names of those mentioned for second
place on the Democratic presidential
ticket are legion. So many strong men
are being rated either as active eandi-
dates or as possibilities that it looks
as IL the Denver convention would
have trouble making choice. II Is in
teresting TO enumerate some Of the
most prominent who are being talked
Of New York furnishes several Of
them. Probably foremost in the New
York list is Charles A, Towne. Mr..
Towne has long cherished an ambition
to be vice president though he declined
the nomination for this office in 1900,
which was rendered him by the Popu.
lists. Mr.. Towne is man Of ability
and an excellent stump speaker and
orator. He would no doubt do etiec-
tive Democratic work on the stump If
he were nominated. Another New York
er who is credited with an ambition for
the place is Representative Francis
Burton Harrison. Mr.. Harrison Is
likely to be good deal more Of fac
Tor than many suppose. Representa-
tive Gilbert nj. Hitchcock Of Omaha, the
right hand man of Mr. Bryan in Con-
rress, In credited here with being fav-
orally impressed with Mr.. Harrison.
Then there Ia Lieutenant Governor
Lewis Stuyvesant Chauler, who, for a
time, was doomed actively for the nom.
nation for president. Mr.. Chanler is
expected TO have considerable support
for second place at Denver.
But there are other Eastern men in
plenty who are being discussed and who
are outside Of the state Of New York,
Ex,, Governor w. L. Douglass Of Mass.
achusetts Is looked on with favor hi
many quarters Recently, a movement
has been started for Frank s. Katzen-
bach, IT.. of Trenton, N j. Mr. Kat
zenbaeh was the candidate of the Demo
Gratis last year for governor OF New
Jersey. He made strong run, and has
twice been mayor Of Trenton, Presi.
dent Woodrow Wilson OF Princeton
university has recently been discussed
a good deal for second place on the
ticket Mr. Bryan il reputed to look
on Mr.. Wilson with favor, regarding
him as man who would add strength
TO the Democratic ticket in the East.
1t is given out that Judge George
Gray Of Delaware would not willingly
take second place, but this pronounce
ment, like nearly all others regarding
the office Of vice president, ia not be-
ing taken very seriously by the poll
ticians. Judge Gray's name may be
considered for the second place on the
Denver ticket, and in case ii is viii
probably meet the approval Of Mr..
bryan. Ex-Governor Edwin Warheld
Of Maryland is looked on as candidate
He is conservative and has large hus-
mess interests. He is president OF q
large trust company, ard il otherwise
affiliated with men Of large capital.
This year the Democrats are not
likely to repeat the mistake OF four
years ago in putting a man like Henry
Cassaway Davis in nomination. They
win pick man for vice president who
will give a good account of himself in
the campaign and who can control
goodly aggregation Of votes, John w
Kern Of Indiana Is looked on in many
as standing the best chance Of
John Mitchell Of Illinois, ex.leader Of
the mine workers, would have had
strong support for the nomination for
vice president at Denver, but he has