Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-22
FOUR DEMOCRATS
AS POSSIBILITIES
Harmon, Marshall, Folk and Gaynor
Are Now in the Political
Limelight.
PRESIDENTIAL Bo0MLETS BORN
Feeling Nominee Must Come from Far
West or East.
QUARREL IN NEW YORK STILL ON
Hearst Continues to Be Thorn in the
Party Side.
BRYAN NO LONGER IN RUNNING
Democrats I'm the Eastern section
Have This Opinion, but They
Are Far from Easy
About IL.
BRYAN NO LONGER IN RUNNINt

WASHINGTON, May 2-Four demo
Gratis of national prominence have had the
honor of presidential booms so far They
are
Governor Judson Harmon OF Ohio
Governor Marshall of Indiana.
Former Governor Joseph Folk of Mis-.
souri,.
Mayor william Gaynor of New York
City. ..
AS congress lags towards a close many
of the national legislators gathered here.
spend as much time discussing the complex
political situation as they do the intricate
measures which have so greatly disturbed
the peace of the senate and house The
exlgencies of the republican situation have
led to unbounded enthusiasm in the ranks
of democracy. With the accustomed for
tune of democrats, however. optimistic
signs are overshadowed with dissension.
Democrats See Things.
The democratic leaders from william
Jennings Bryan down, speak In terms OF
rosy hope for the national campaign of
1912, but they all say that much will de-
pend upon the outcome of the elections
this year. Not one is ready to express in
distinct terms prophecy as to who will
be the next democratic nominee for presi-
dent. All say the foregoing mentioned quad
ruplicate are eligibles, but the elimination
process must be brought into play very
care fully. cautiously and conservatively.
Colonel Bryan, 1t is understood. will not
be a candidate for the presidency in 1912
On that subject he has become a sphinx
But from the indications and recent de-
veopments he will make no effort towards
political dominancy further than to retain
sufficient power to have a voice in the
naming of a candidate. The fact that In
1896, 1904 and 1908 westerner was the DEM
ocratic nominee for the presidency leads
to the belief that the next presidential nom
inee on the democratic ticket must come
| from that territory known as the for west
or else the east.
Considering as east all that section east
of the Mississippi river, all the foregoing
mentioned eligibles are then easterners.
1t is quite possible that the demo rats
of Nav York will nominate Mayor GAY
nor for the governorship although the
city executive of the Empire state ne.
| tropolis has been engaged In a war OF
words with William II. Hearst, which
opened a new breach in New York state
| politics. Mr.. Hearst still has some fol-
lowing through his independence league
and, in ouarreing with Mayor GRyror
he attempted to spread his controversy
he yond the borders Of New York city and
/ New Cork state and make a national at
fair out of 1t. Democ ats in cWshington
attribute no weight to the controversy;
they say Mayor Gaynor Is not hurt in tho
least by the attacks made upon MIN by
Editor eHarst.
In Indiana, Governor Marshalls opposi-
tion to Thomas Taggart, who asprod to
be United States senator, Is believed
to have helped him at large
Representative Champ Cark, of Mis-
souri,, who keeps in close touch with the
national political situation, Dtlia -es tho
republicans will help the democrats to
victory this year on account of tho tariff
From his point of view 1t might be ques-
| TONED whether those same republicans
would assist the democrats to victory in
the national light two years latBr.
Senator Cuberson of Texas. Is arcady
mentioned as vice presidential timber on
the democratic ticket
Bryan Sails Away,
1t will be up to the next congress to
| determine whether or not the next presi-
dent shall be democrat, william ]. Bryan
believes.
Mr. Bryan sailed today on the steamer
! Celtic as delegate-at-large from the
! United States to the International Mission
| ary conference I'm Scotland Judge George
Gray of Delaware was a fellow passenger
with Mr.. Bryan
II the next congress, which believe will
be democratic. with the members of the
majority hailing largely from the west.
makes favorable record, in view of the
democratic gains at the last political cleo
tlon, when 100000 democratic votes were
polled, believe that an additional 900, 900
votes will be won. insuring the election OF
a democratic president" said Mr.. Bryan
! just before he sailed.
| Mr.. Bryan was noncommittal as to per-
sonallties likely to figure in the race for
the democratic presidential nomination.
| governor Folk is a good man and well
qualified" was his comment when the
name OF the former governor Of Missouri
was mentioned. AS to Mayor Gaynor no
said:
| Mayor Gaynor has made a brillant rec
ord and is an able man.
| But, as matter of fact" concluded the
former candidate. IA year must elapse be-
fore there can be any discussion OF presl-
dental possibilities"
| Judge Gray. who is the United States
! commissioner to The Hague in the con-
ference over the fisheries dispute with
England. was asked what he thought OF
| Governor Harmon of Ohio as a democratic
presidential possibility. Judge Gray said
he had known Governor Harmon for many
years and that he was an excellent man.
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