Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1908-06-26
Bacon ana the Denver Nomination
Savannah Morning News

1t is evident from the interview
with Senator Bacon, published in
the Morning News yesterday, that the
Senator doesn't think Mr.. Bryan is
the strongest candidate the Democrats
could nominate He points out that
in his opinion the business interests
Of the North will be solidly behind
Mr.. Taft unless the Democrats nomi-
nate a man who is as satisfactory to
them as Mr.. Taft is And in saying
the business interests he wishes to be
understood as meaning the business
interests in the large sense.
1t is the belief of Mr.. Bryan and
his advisers that the labor vote will
be against Mr. Taft, because of de-
cisions he rendered sustaining gov
eminent by injunction" in labor
cases, when he was on the bench.
but it is doubtful if there is any
power that can control the labor
vote Wage-earners have always
voted as they pleased and the chan
ces are they will follow their own
judgments in the next presidential
election.
1t is a fact that the wage-earners,
as rule, are in sympathy with the
business interests. They realize that
their bread and butter depend upon
the prosperity of business. If, there
, fore, Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Bryan are the
candidates, and the business interests
decide that Mr.. Taft would be more
acceptable to them than Mr.. Bryan,
the bulk of the wage earning vote
would doubtless go to Mr.. Taft, even
though the Democratic platform
should contain much stronger anti
injunction plank than the Republican
platform does.
Senator Bacon said: when | say
business element | mean that in its
widest sense and do not confine it to
any particular class of business men
or to any particular calling. In other
words, l do not mean Wall street"
He had discussed this question
with the ablest politicians of both of
the great parties, and, therefore. it
is a safe conclusion that he has en-
bodied in the foregoing remarks the
concenssus of their opinion. In his
interview he didn't mention the can
didate he favors, but it is clear that
he doesn't favor the nomination of
Mr. Bryan-not because he has any
thing against him personally, but
simply because he doesn't regard
him as the strongest man the Demo-
Gratis could nominate The business
men will elect the next President and
if the Democrats want to win they
must name a candidate acceptable to
them
Mr.. Bryan, confident as he is that
he will be nominated and elected, is
really anxious to have more conser-
Vatiye man on the ticket with him.
Recent dispatches from Lincoln, his
home, say that he would very much
like to have Judge Gray of Delaware,
or Gov. Johnson named for Vice
President. There is no probability
that either will take the second place.
The Georgia delegation will go to
Denver uninstructed and the under
standing is that it will do all it can
to bring about the nomination of a
man who will be acceptable to bust
ness interests. 1t is barely possible
that some of the delegates Mr.. BRYAN
counts on will disappoint him. There
may be enough of them, to prevent
his nomination. In that case the way
would be open for the nomination Of
a man that would command not only
the support of all Democrats and the
dissatisfied Republicans, but also of
the business interests and the inde-
pendent vote.