Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-25
Democratic Aspirants For Sec
ond Place on National Ticket
Are Legion
NEW YORK FURNISHES SEVERAL
Charley Towne Foremost in the En-
pire State List-Douslas, of Mas
sachusetts, Favorate With Many
Probable That Nominee Will Be
Selected From East.

/ Washington June 25.-The names o
those mentioned for second place OF
| the democratic presidential ticket are
legion The list of aspirants for the
honor of running with Secretary TAT
in the White House race was long but
even so it was not so multitudinous al
| is the democratic list. So many strong
men are being rated either as active
candidates or as possibilities that IL
/ looks as if the Denver convention
/ would have trouble making a choice
| 1t is interesting to enunerate some
| of the most prominent men who are
being talked of for second place. New
/ York furnishes several of them. Prop-
| ably foremost in the New York list is
I Charles A. Towne. MIR. ToWne has long
ident, tho he declined the nomination
for this office in 1900 which was ten
anxious that year, however, to make
the race on the democratic ticket with
| Bryan In this, he was disappointed.
| Mr.. Towne is a man of ablllty ana an
excellent stump speaker and orator. He
would no doubt do effective democratic
| work on the stump if he were NOM
mated. Another New Yorker who is
credited with an ambition for the place
is Representative Francis Burton Har-
To-, tlrn1N To no
good deal more of factor than many
suppose Representative Gilbert M.
Hitchcock, Of Omaha, the right hand
man of Mr. Bryan in congress, is cred
tied here with being favorably Inn
pressed with MIR. Harrison. Then there
is Lieutenant Governor Lewis Stuy-
vesant Chanler, who, for a time, was
doomed actively for the nomination for
president. Mr.. Chanler is expected to
have considerable support for second
place at Denver
Outside of New York.
But there are other. eastern men IN
plenty who are being discussed and
who are outside of the state of New
York. Ex-Governor w. L. Douglas of
Massachusetts is looked on with favor
ment has been started for Frank s.
Katzenbach Jr., of Trenton, New Jer-
sey. Mr. Katzenbach was the candi-
date of the democrats last year for
governor of New Jersey. He made a
strong run and has twice been mayor
of Trenton. President Woodrow Will
son of Princeton University. has re-
Gently been discussed good deal for
second place on the ticket. Mr.. Bryan
is reputed to look on Mr.. Wilson with
favor, regarding him as a man who
would add strength to the democratic
ticket in the east. President Wilson is
said further to be viewed by Mr.. Bry-
an as an expert on tariff matters and
capable of taking most prominent
part in the campaign with particular
reference to tariff revision.
1t is given out that Judge George
Gray, of Delaware, would not willingly
take second place but this pronounce
ment, like nearly all others regarding
the office of vice president, is not be-
ing taken very seriously by the poll
ticians. Judge Gray's name may be
considered for the second place on the
Denver ticket and in case it is will
probably meet the approval of Mr..
Brayn, who appears to have taken a
leaf out of the republican notebook
and to be following the policy of not
discoura ging any a.sDirant for vice
president or anyone whose friends as
pire in his behalf.
Ex-Governor Edwin Warfield Of
Maryland, is looked on as candidate
for vice president. He would add some
conservative strength to the ticket He
mess interests. He is president of a
large trust company and is otherwise
affiliated with men of large capital.
Davis BIunder Not Probable.
This year. the democrats are not
likely to repeat the mistake of four
years ago in putting man like Henry
Gassaway Davis in nomination. They
will pick a man for vice president who
will give good account Of himself
in the campaign and who can control
a goodly aggregation of votes. John
w. Kern of Indiana is looked on in
many quarters as standing the best
chance of nomination. With Kern on
the ticket, the democrats are confident
lIlSy COuu Sdlt aloieAAio.
John Mitchell, of Illinois, ex-leader
of the mine workers, would have had
strong support for the nomination for
vice president at Denver, but he has
put himself out Of the field in pretty
positive fashion. 1t looks now as If he
would not be further considered. Gov
ernor johnson, of Minnesota, accord
ing to his managers, will not accept
the nomination for vice president.
Plenty of democratic politicians believe
that Johnson would be one of the
strongest candidates, could he be put
on the ticket in second place. That
is, they think the chances Of electing
the democratic presidential ticket
would be much increased If johnson
would run with Bryan.
Several southern men are discussed
for second place. Senator Culberson
of Texas, is one. Senator Daniel of
Virginia. is another Ex-Governor Jo-
seph w Folk Of Missouri is POSSIBLE
ity as running mate with Bryan.
Judson Harmon of Ohio would have
been strongly urged in many quarters
for vice president il he had not been
for governor of Ohio. Mayor
Tom Johnson of Cleveland will have
considerable support tho he does not
appear to be seeking the honor.
N. A. Conrad the Montana million
aire, is making more of a splurge in
his pursuit of the democratic nomin-
alton for vice president than anyone
else He Is actively in quest OF the
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