West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-03-26
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tional convention. The Endorsement
OF Gov. Johnson, of Minnesota, by
his friends has been followed by the
declared purpose OF pushing cam.
paign IN his favor aud that head
quarters will be opened here and in
Chicago TO that end. 1t was stated
10y Senator Aldrch to be the pur.
! pose OF MIR. Hearst to nominate Sena-
tor La Toilette as the candidate for
President of the independence
League, but although Senator Aid
rich knows a good deal about the
plans and purposes OF most OF his
Republican brethren, | feel certain
that he is mistaken about the pur-
poses of Senator La Toilette, who
would not accept any nomination
for President except from his own
party.
In all his fights for political pre-.
terment he has kept within his own
party lines. The Popullsts Of Kan
sas have declared for Senator La
Toilette for President. although the
Populist state convention of Ne.
braska indorsed Mr.. Bryan, which
rs another instance of the lack of
unity within party lines that may
lead to another split in the rem
nan,s OF Populism. All these events
are interesting, as they will affect
the vote for President in the western
states, and in case of the election
being very close elsewhere might
decide who will be President by
turning enough votes from the Re-
publicans to give the electoral vote
OF one or two small states TO the
Democrats.
The election of President, how
ever, will be decided by the vote of
New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
and Kentucky, all of which are
doubtful states. II Mr. Bryan should
be nominated he cannot hope to
carry any of those states, for unfor.
tunately for the Democracy there
would be enough opposition to him
within the party to prevent his sue
cess. How he would fare in the
central and western states must be
a matter OF sutmise until the result
Of the conventions Of all parties are
known, for even the Prohibitionists
and Socialists will cut some figure
in the election.
The Prohibitionists are already
asking upon which side of the fence
Mr.. Bryan will land. He espoused
prohIbitIon in Kentucky and in
dorsed the Oklahoma constitution
which provides Tor prohibition; also
it must be noted that Mr.. Bryan
omitted from his Nebraska platform
the old Democratic plank of oppo-
sition to all sumptuary legislation,
which would indicate that the growth
of prohibition in the southern states
and elsewhere has induced him to
espouse the cause Of prohibition.
..*
Adopting the prohibition issue,
without doubt, cost us Kentucky
and the loss OF a Democratic sena-
tor. How will it effect the party in
the doubtful northern states where
the majority Of Democrats are op-
posed to sumptuary laws1 The
friends OF Mr.. Bryan will have to
prepare to face this issue when the
Democratic convention meets, and
although no one doubts Mr.. Bryan's
high ideals and patriotism there are
many who do doubt his good judg-
ment in some of the issues he has
raised, and have great doubts Of his
being therefore the most available
candidate that the party can nomis
nate.
In talking a few days ago will
one Of the most eminent and far
seeing Democratic leaders on tht
issues Of the coming campaign, he
SAID that the political fortune of no
man must be allowed to stand in the
way Of party success, and therefore
no man can be allowed to dictate
the platform upon which all Demo.
Gratis must unite to achieve the long
delayed victory for Democratic
principles. ROBERT MILLER
John Riha, Of Vinng Ia says. II have
been selling DeWtts Kidney and Bladder
Pills Tor about year and they give better
gNfIafacftou than nv ffff evor arfI rTfr~n