Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-03-13
NEW YORK FOR BRYAN7
PERRY BELMONT THINKS DEMOCRATS
CAN CARRY STATE

CAN CARRY STATE
Washington. March Hon. Perry
Belmont, former Congressman from
New York, declared today that the
race for the Republican Presidential
nomination had degenerated into an
"officeholders' scramble. and he pre-
dicted that the Democrats will carry
New York in the November election.
When asked this evening whom he
thought the Republican National Con
vention would nomiulte Mr.. Belmont
said:
There will be no genuine Rspubli
can national convention this year It
has already degcnerated into au off Sc
holders convention, and do not know
what particular officeholder the office
holders convention at Chicago viii
nominate. 1t looks now like Mr. Taft,
whose attractive personality and con-
coded qualifications are called upon to
bear all almost crushing handicap. A
year ago in published interview 1
said: "Governor Hughes and Secretary
Taft have devoted their lives to their
profession, the law. neither is II poll
tician. both have b3en premAtureiy
forced into candidates. for the Presi.
dency and weakened thereby ia their
respective States by Mr.. Roosevelt, &C.
tive in the game of politics since his
graduation from college. No profess
siOnal politician ever announces his
candidacy for the office be cOvets. Mr..
Roosevelt's inability to keep his hands
of indicates to many the purpose of a
stampede in the convention to over
throw his declaration that he would
neither seek and accept nomination.
The President even now is said to
be declaring to his Immediate sur
rounding that if the Chicago conven
ton does not accept his choice be will
take the nomination himself.
mot only Secretary Taft, but who
ever may be the candidate of the
Chicago convention will be SD jact to
a very heavy handicap. Last June l
said: "A blow at credit strikes at the
vital energies of the nation. If The
Administration carries out what 1t is
pleases to Call it's politics, In reality
the facing both ways policy with a
single eye to political advantage. the
poor will remain poor, the rich will
become poor and only the oflicehold-
ers will be satisfied"
Asked who be thinks the Democrat
ic candidate will be, Mr.. Belmont said |
be thinks 1t will be Bryan.
THE election of a Democratic Pres. |
ident, whoever he may be-" he said,
Twill bring about a most desirable |
change in party politics of great bene
fit to the county; for the first time in |
many years the party in power would |
find lined up against it a strong OPP
position in Congress. the Senate being
two thirds Republican. This would |
start a most healthful political battle. |
Any proposed legislation would have
to run the gantlet of strong opposition |
and debates, of intense interest from |
a national standpoint.
1.-The State of New Y ork is already |
lost TO the Republican party In the ap |
campaign, and If the en-
example Of the Democracy
of Greater New York in sinking minor
differences and uniting under the
broad banner of Democracy is follow
I'D by Democrats elsewheIe-as l be-
lieve 1t surely will be-the Democratic
party will be invincible when lined up
tor the Presidential battle"