Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-03-16
Opposition in Democratic Party
Moving For Bringing out Of
Favorite Sons
MCCLELLAN is THE LATEST
Now Workers. Candidacy Not to Be
Regarded as Joke = South May
Present Several Names = Great
History Of Revolutionary War Pro-
posed - Washington News.

That's the latest gossip on the DEM
ocratic side.
The Mcclellan movement isn't to
be regarded as a joke, either. 1t Is
designed to gather in the vote of New
York in the democratic national con-
yention, and there is intimation even
that the activities OF the Hearst Inde-
pendence party have been inspired by
= desire to keep Mcclellan from con-
senting to the proposition that he be-
come q candidate.
The Mcclellan interest, In any case,
IL equipped with press agent, who
has been doing washington and other
sections of the United States. looking
up the prospect for the mayor Of New
York. Representatives of the Bryan
brand of democracy are watching de-
velopments in this quarter with exc
irene interest just at this time.
The fact is that the Bryan people
suspect that within a fortnight there
has been a recrudescence of the
scheme, once tried and apparently
abandoned, of bringing into the field
as many favorite sons as possible, and
thus tieing up a large enough vote IN
the convention to prevent Bryan get
ting the necessary two-thirds. They
claim that renewed activity has been
manifested all at once by the Har-
mon, the Gray, the Douglass and the
johnson hackers, and that apparently
something is afoot. 1t Is insisted tnat
Douglass is not willing to make himself
q party to any presidential scheme IN
his own behalf, further than may De
desirable to promote q vice presiden-
4tial cause to which Mr.. Bryan would
gladly consent.
Beyond this, the effort has been re-
newed, it is declared, to get a south
ern man into the field, and Senator
Culberson of Texas is the one named.
II Culberson should get the delega-
ton from Texas, he would be likely to
have scattering support all over the
south. to get Oklahoma, and very ike
Nv Louisiana, New Mexico and Ari-
IONA, all of which are in close touch
with Texas. Giving Gray Delaware
and New Jersey, crediting New YORK
to Mcclellan, Minnesota and the Da-
kota votes to Johnson, Ohio and pos
sibly Kentucky to Harnlon-for 1t Is
alleged that Mr.. Bryan Is very weak
In Kentucky since the republicans
elected a senator there-and counting
Massachusetts and perhaps halt OF
the remaining delegates from New
England for Douglass, it Is possible TO
figure a situation in which Mr.. Bryan
would be some distance from nominal
ton on the first ballot.
Everybody has seen. IN great series
az bidding tones which always occupy
the very highest shelves IN the most
remote corner of library, the DOC
umentary History of the War OF the
Rebellion" 1t is the most massive MIS-
torical work of its kind ever COM
piled. Il includes everything official
that could be scraped together about
the rebellion-from both sides-and 1t
IS safe to guess that nobody ever read
1t thru.
Now, it IL proposed to do the same
thing for the revolution. Representa-
tive Goulden of New York has intro
duced bill to direct the secretary OF
war to collect, assemble, edit and
transmit to congress, for printing, the
muster roll Of troops, soldiers, sailors
and marines, and the orders. return
and reports, of the war of the revolu-
Zion.
There has long been demand among
students of history for such work.
The records Of the revolution are scat
tered and Inadequate. Nothing less
than such work will ever make 1t
satisfactory. 1t is feared that much
OF the original matter has been lost,
but there is still vast accumulation
In the governments possession.
1T has been suggested that the meas
,ire be amended to direct the state de-
partment to inquire Of the English
government whether 1t would be will
ling to cooperate by placing the con-
tents of the British archives on the
same subject at the services Of some
sort Of international commission, so
that both sides of the matter might be
worked out together. It is said that
in England there has been the same
complaint which has been made IN the
United States, of inadequate attention
to records of this war.
Should the two governments unite IN
making an international history, from
OFFICIAL sources, of this war, 1t would
be the first time such a thing had ever
been done.
A-,bae sador Bryce is under the sus-
picion of intending to write anotn.
bout us.
In fact 1t is vigorously declared by
people who have been watching him.
that he is taking notes with asvleW t
print.
The ambassador Is credited with
knowing, already, a good deal more
about America and it's institutions than
most Americans: but he is said not to
be done yet. 1t is a long time since
he wrote the famous analysis of the
American federal scheme which has be-
come standard Things have changed
q good DEAL
Not only eyision OF that work.
but also a discussion of present day
governmental and social !
tendencies in this country is under
stood to be in tho mind Of the genial
ambassador. He is getting ready tt
attend. if possible both the national
this summer. He has been
able to perfect plans for the Chicago
gathering, and while uncertain about
going to Denver. expects to do so: and
Y be does. he Will 50 rather ~ the