The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-02-16
NILSSON AND CLARK
|lRE GAINING FAVOR
ellison Gardner Says They Are Loom.
ing Up Strong for Nomination
For President.

Dy 4tk0ON oFShbNGn.
WASHINGTON. ID. C., Feb. 16.-
The Democratic presidential cam
paign opens thus:
I'D The nomination will. many be
lieve, be equivalent TO election, in
case Gas seems probable) Taft's nom
nation Is forced on the Republican
convention by the Understandable
Republican machine.
CD The Democratic nomination
win therefore be the object OF fight
more bitter than any seen in the Dem.
ocratic ranks for many years.
(s) The fight In the Democratic
party Is the same fight which is now
going on in the Republican party--a
fight by the people and the peoples
representatives to wiring control of
the party and the government from
the hands of Special Privilege. In the
Democratic party IL Is, as in the Re
publican organization, fight of the
Progressive against the reactionary
element
"a (4) The important stage in the
presidential campaign Is that just be-
gun, namely, the preconvention fight.
This Is the fight which will decide the
domination and the action of the
Democratic national convention OF
1912. II will determine whether ii g
to be convention dedicated TO the
purposes OF big business, or to the
peoples welfare.
(5) The machinery of the Demo
cratic party (the organization) Is
controlled by the reactionary Chg
business) element. Among those who
hold the reins OF power are Charles
Murphy, Thomas Taggart, Roger Sui
Ivan, Joe Bailey, Norman Mack,
James Smith, Jr, of New Jersey, Har-
vey CARRIER, j. M. Duffey, j. T. Nc
Graw and It. L. Ryan. These names
Will readily be recognized as
synonyms for all forms of Special
Privilege and corrupt control of poll
tics from licensed gambling to Tam
many Hall and Wallst
co. A progressive but minority
element In the Democratic party looks
for leadership to such men as William
j. Bryan, Champ Clark, Joseph Folk
and Woodrow Wilson.
Cd Special Privilege seems to
have fixed on Judson Harmon as its
choice for Democratic nominee.
(8.) Woodrow Wilson and Champ /
Clark loom up as the most available |
candidates OF the progressive wing OF |
the democracy.
(9.) Champ Clark Is liable to make |
political capital and political enemies |
In his course as speaker of the next |
Democratic house.
(10.) Woodrow Wilson has declar- |
ed for popular government, and has |
put himself "on all fours" with prac- |
Ideally every declaration OF the pro-
gressive candidates In the Republican
party.
ILL Judson Harmon will be sup
ported by the Hearst and other pa
pers controlled by Special Privilege.
(12) Woodrow Wilson and Champ
Clark--one or both-will be support
ed by William ]. Bryan.
(13) The nomination of Harmon
by the Democrats and Taft by the
Republicans will inevitably be follow
ed by third party movement, whose |
candidate might be Clifford Pinchot.
Q4) The nomination of LaFollette !
by the Republicans and Wilson by
the Democrats would spell victory for
the people, no matter how the cleo
ton might result
(1b) The nomination of Judson |
/. Harmon by the Democrats and Taft |
! By the Republicans, even with third |
party movement headed by Clifford |
4 Pinchot, would come pretty close to
.epeliing defeat for the people. Third |
party movements are not apt TO be |
victorious.
(16) Big business has begun its |
canvass for delegates.
17) The people have begun to
think about this matter of the party |
examinations.
1s) An overwhelming public SEN
Efiment might defeat the schemes OF !
Special Privilege in both parties.