The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1908-01-20

when TWo-TAlTGs Rule Is Ap-
piled II Appears Possible Tkai
the Party VIII Reject BrS an
far Q Candidate WAo Can Com
maud KEecisral Votes ia the
East.
At the Democratic convention
which will be held in Denver in
July there viii be l, ,002 delegates,
In regard to the probable action
Of that convention in choosing a
candidate, Tue New York Sun
has this to say:
No candidate in that CONVEX
lion can be nominated until be
receives the votes of two-thirds
of the delegates, or 668 votes.
An attempt by the supporters
of any candidate to abrogate the
two-thirds rule would if it failed,
leopard his cause in the conven-
tion, and if the attempt we're
successful it would be so only
after . conflict Of sentiment
among the delegates and his
candidacy would suffer from the
memory Of it; therefore We may
assume that the attempt will
not be made.
| At the present time there i.
no reason TO doubt that MF.
Bryan will be the leading caadi,
date for President when the cor
vention assemblies, but thu reac
tion against radical policies is
growing stronger every day as
a result Of the industrial depres
sion. The greater the reaction
against policies which have in
jured business aRd thrown Her
out of employment the less De
sirable as a Presidential candi
date win Mr. Bryan appear Il
Ethose who are Idle through NJ
fault of their own; and to al
those who feel the pinch of hare
times. In 1896 times were hare
enough to suit any radical candi-
date, but the better sense Of th'
eouatry prevailed and Mr. Byar
was overwhelmingly defeated
1t is therefore probable tina
when the convention meets, no
only will Mr.. Bryan's nomina
tion not be a foresone conclu
sion, but his weakness al a can
didate will have been demon
stated by the logic of events.
In the East there is even noN
no demand for Mr.. Bryan's nom
Iination, except among the e1
treme radicals, who are in m:
inerity. In the New EnglaE
States, in New York, in Nev
Jersey, in Pennsylvania, in Mary
Iland, there is a convictio
among thoughtful and practic:
E Democrats that Mr. Bryan's ear
E didacy would be hopeless, q
New York is still, and inexor'
bly,, the "enemy's cEuntry," an
it would be fatuous to suppoE
that he could obtain any electors
votes in Connecticut or New Je
Il sey, The candidate Of an inte
e ligent and robust opposite
d would doubtless command
the national convention the vote
of all the delegations from tt
States named, aRd their tot
would be 274, or go short of OF
third of the convention represel
i tation. Those go votes would |
made up by Texas (96) if it pr
sented the name of Charles /
Culberson, and Virginia ga if
: proposed John W. Daniel. TT
addition of 46 votes from Obi
Offering Judge Harmon as Cal
didate, and of % votes from Mi
=, nesota, proposing Governor Jof
A. johnson, would raise the q
position strength to 402, al
the convention, pervaded by
dOliberstive temper, would tn
- a deaf ear to the counsels of Ell
piric radicalism. The resi-
would probably be the selecti
of candidate for Preside
whose Democracy could not
assailed, and who, while safe a.
sane, would be progressi
enough TO attract the support
the reformers who had not part
altogether with their comm
: sense.
In fact, the more his canva
for the nomination is consider
lin the light of events as they ;
shaping themselves, and
more the touchstone of the "
thirds rule is applied to it,
more possible it appears that I
democratic party will reject d
Bryan and nominate a man Y
'e- can command electoral votes
East.