The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-11-21
Democracy Will Enter Presi-
Dental Campaign Free
10 Make a Choice
GOOD TIMBER PLENTIFUL
FOR HEAD OF THE TICKET
Harmon, Gaynor, Wilson, Foss and Dix
VIII Have Following In Next Con-
vention and the Best Man
VIII BE Named
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEY


Washington, November 2o.-(Special)-
''Every sign at present points to DEM
ooratic national convention in 1872 that
will be absolutely free from the domina-
tion of any one man." said Frank S. 4
Ober of New York tonight. Mr.. Ober is
an attorney who Is actively interested in
politics, besides having acquired consid-
cradle prominence in the scientific world
by his contributions to magazines.
THE democratic party is going to be
organized for the presidential campaign
according to real democratic methods"
he continued. There is not the slightest
chance that any one individual will gain
sufficient strength before the convention
&c give him the power of debating to
the party. The next convention will be
radically different from the one of two
years ago at Denver. At that time, it is
well known, Mr.. Bryan was the con-
trolling spirit You remember how the
resolutions committee waited for the ar
rival of Mayor Brown of Omaha. who
was at that time Mr.. Bryan's friend and
who was to bring the draft of the plat
form acceptable to the Nebraskan
THAT day is past. There Is going to
The convention of 1872 will be madeB up
of delegates many of them pledged, IL
is true, but not all pledged to one man.
The Ohio delegation, OF course, will be
solid for Harmon, Massachusetts will be
Instructed for Foss, New Jersey will
have it's vote ready for Woodrow VIII
son, Connecticut in all probability will
be for Judge Baldwin, Indiana will line
mp for Marshall. and New York will un-
doubtedly cast her vote for either Mayor
Gaynor or Governor Dix
THAT makes a fine field from which to
select the democratic standard bearer
for the campaign of 1872 Ii is hardly
possible for the party to make mistake
with such presidential timber to choose
from. You can count on this PROPOSE
tion, though--the contest is not going to
be settled ON one ballot nor by two or
three. We are going to see a convention
like ones of the old days, and there may
be score of ballots before the weaker
candidates are finally eliminated and the
strength of the convention is thrown to
one man.
There are going to be no factions In
the party, and the successful candidate
will receive the support of united dem
ocrats. The result, in view of the dis
rupted condition of the republicans, which
certainly cannot be remedied within the
coming two years, is certain. The dem
pcratic candidate will be elected
Mayor Gaynors friends are informed
that his physical condition is improving
rapidly and there is every indication that
he will be in his old time form within
the next six months In that case, it
Is quite likely that he will be the choice
OF the New York democrats"
Democrats In Congress
According to republican officials of the
House. working in connection with the
democratic congressional committee, the
defeat of Representative Alexander of
New York makes the next House stand
as follows:
Democrats, 227 republicans 16S social
tst. l. Total, 39l. Democratic ma pority
So. There may be some slight change.
but the vote will hardly vary one either
way.
OF the 227 democrats comprising the
rext House 129 come from the southern
states, including Maryland and West Vir-
ginia, while 9S come from the states north
of a continuation of the Ohio river line.
One hundred and forty-two democrats
were elected from states east of the Mis-
sissippi river and S5 democrats from
states west of the Mississippi river.
Champ Clark's Victory
Predicting that Champ Clark will be
nnopposed for nomination as speaker of
the next House by the democrats elect
ed to the Sixty-second Congress, Repre-
opinion yesterday that the present mi
0ority leader would take rank with the
greatest presiding OFFICERS of the House
Mr. Kitehin said with regard to the
Opeakership:
when the democratic caucus of the
Sxty-second Congress assemblies, the
name of Champ Clark will be the only
one presented for the speakership The
democracy of the country in its heart
and its hope has already elected him. We
had sweeping victory. No man contrib
tted more to it than he. His wise leader
ship In the House sent out of Washing
ton at the last adjournment for the first
time In IS years. our party united, or
ganized and militant, and the republican
party divided, disorganized and dis
mayed"
Waterways Congress
Probably as many as 5000 delegates will
attend the National Rivers and Harbors
congress. which meets here two weeks
from Wednesday.
The three principal speakers will be
President Taft, Governor Harmon and
Gen. w. H. Bxby. chief of engineers.
The appearance of the chief of en-
eineers upon the platform of the National
Rivers and Harbors congress marks a
ptecedent as none of the preceding chiefs
of engineers have ever addressed the
waterway advocates. Their particular
objection to thus appearing was that as
they were intimately associated with the
recommendations for the Improvement Of
the rivers, harbors and canals of the
country. and their references to the same
might be regarded as official in charac-
ter therefore greater Importance might
attach to their statements than would
otherwise be the case. General Bixby,
however, who probably has knowledge
of the waterways of continental United
States as wide as that of any officer OF
The corps. has accepted the invitation of