The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-05-03

have behind him a united party in the North. He has never had and we see
 no reason to suppose that he will have at this time. We do not mean to say that this is the fault of Mir. Bryan. It may have arisen from causes for which he was wholly irresponsible and over which he had no sort of control. but it is a fact with which we are concerned and not the reason for the fact We acknowledge cheerfully his
 many attractive qualities of head and
 heart. but for some reason he has not | been able to persuade the people of this country that his election would be for it's best interests and we have.
 therefore. seen in every election since l Jss6. tn State of Nebraska, in which he lives, getting further and further away from the Democratic Party. Each election but accentuates this l tendency and the same remark would apply to other Northern States In
 which his influence seems to be. para mount. k1 .s
 Exactly the contrary has been the | experience of Governor Johnson. .ate brings victory with him. He is
 Democrat loyal at all times to the par 1 ty principles and nominees, As Gov ernor of Minnesota he has displayed great executiye ability as well as po- litical capacity. He has been build er-up. He commands the wide-spread confidence of all the people who know | him. While he is intense in his
 party feeling and loyalty. yet his good | sense, his judgment. his fair -mfndeds ness and his earnest desire to do right have attracted to his standard tens of thousands who are not members Of | the Democratic Party and from whose
 ranks. we must draw support if we win | victory. | We believe that it would be most unfortunate for the Democratic Party
 if it should ever. be admitted that It
 has but one leader capable of conduct
 ing a national campaign. We believe that when the Democratic Party gets ! to be one man party 1t will be a
 bad day for us. We regard it. as a most hopeful sign Tor the@future and
 a matter of the greatest importance, that we should have more than one | candidate willing and anxious to obtain the Democratic nomination for the | Presidency. It augurs well for the future. In this campaign, in the par ty ranks there should be no recrimin> ation or back-biting. We should loy- | ally support the man that we believe.
 most available, provided he is sound in the Democratic faith. ayt~e s>--., = t.- Because we believe that Governor Johnson is sound to the core in the | principles. of the party. because we
  larity' in.s recent campaigns and be-
 cause we hope above all things for,
 Democratic success in tiie nation, wc
 present his name to the people of Ala. | bama and call upon all persons who | agree with us to rally to his support.i | If Alabama votes for Governor John-.
 son, there is more than a possibility, there Is a very strong probability of I his nomination and election. Let us now disregard sentiment, sink our dif-. | ferences in the past and get together | for the good of our party. and our. State. and of the country. / A. c. Smith, Chairman. James L. Davidson, Secretary.
 Tn supplementing this statement Captain Smith says:
 'The movement in behalf of the nom | fnation of Governor Johnson is in no sense an anti-Bryan movement Gov ernor Johnson anw Mir. Bryan have al-
 ways been friends, and are friends to- day. and if either one is nominated, he will receive the enthusiastic support | of tn other. There are thousands of people in this State, and we believe millions in this country. who are Of ! the opinion, however. that Governor
 Johnson possesses large clements of strength not possessed by NIT. Bryan. He will make his light on the issue Of
 the tariff reform, upon which issies
 we have carried two Presidential elecA
 tions since the war and more than ten
 Congresses. He Is in favor or tne
 strict regulation of railroads, but Is
 opposed to Government ownership. He is a Simon pure, sound-to- -the-core
 States right Democrat of the old
 school. He has the. confidence and
 warm support of hundreds of thousands
 of voters of foreign birth, particularly
 of Scandinavian origin. who unques- | rts NfS hal Ia 0P
 many Northern States. and without
 whose support we have never been
 able to win national victory since the
 war. For these reasons. believing
 Governor Johnson's nomination will ad-
 vance the cause of Democracy. and
 would result in his election as Presi-
 dent. a large number of Democrass To have never voted anything LGs ue
 Democratic ticket. who always expect
 to be loyal to the party, are urging his
 claims upon the Democracy Of Ala
 bama. We do not oppose hi. Eryan,
 but we do sincerely prefer Governor
 Johnson. The friends of Governor
 Johnson delayed in presenting his
 name to the people of this State until it became evident that not only almost the solid East, but a very large portion
 of the West was opposed to the nomi-
 na tion of Mir Bryan and was demand
 ing some other candidate; and in Ala?
 bama the suggestion of Governor John son's candidacy has come from every
 faction of the party and from every shade of public opinion. and 1t is based, as I have already stated, upon the
 growing conviction that he can poll
 more votes, by hundreds~of thousands. than any other man whose name has been suggested for the nomination.
 "A vigorous campaign will be con"
 ducted and the voters thoroughly in-
 L. N~ wMA