Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-31
Democratic "Live WIRES
Soon to Gather in Capital.
BOOMERS" WILL BE HEARD
Sponsors Of Presidential Hopefuls
Are Sure to Be in Evidence.
ATTRACTED BY TWO EVENTS
National Committee Meeting and
Jackson Day Banquet Draw
Party Leaders Here.

democratic national politics Will fairly
seethe In this town during the next Few
Gays, and up TO January :. The National
Capital will have the honor Of entertain
ing some of the most notable democrats
In the country. and among them will DO
sponsors OF each of the presidential
blooms"
The meeting OF the democratic national
committee and the Jackson Day banquet
will be the lodestones to draw these poll
ticians There will be some live wires
among them. and as there is every GER
tainty OF some of them getting crossed.
look out for splutterings.
There will be first and foremost VII
liam j. himself, with all the BRYAN poll
cies. and, more important. all the Bryan
antipathies to certain candidates to the
fore. There will be Charles +. Murphy
Of Tammany Hall, with the boom OF Gov.
Xix (for trading purposes only): there
will be the Buckeye brigade all Artistic
for Harmon: there Will he the Indiana
contingent shouting lively for Gov. Mar
shall and keeping an eye peeled for first
class second choices: there will be tho
Champ Clark boomers lodging bowie
knives from Folks friends: there viii be
New Jersey whooping il up for Woodrow
touting Underwood. Massachusetts urg-
ing Foss, and goodness knows what
others.
Boomers Sure to Be Heard.
For while It is true the national COM
mittee is to assemble for one purpose
only. to name place and time for the con-
vention, II is just as certain that IL will
be impossible for these democrats TO
keep the boomers quiet. The business
like work OF the republican committee
will seem but as board meeting"
compared with these rooters.
1t is. the banquet. however. to follow
the committee meeting which is expected
to develop the fireworks. True, the word
has gone forth that this is to be a ''har
mony dinner" Ahem. There will be
| some 7OO democrats i'm that hall with
many and varied opinions of policies.
some high-class personal enmities ana
very vigorous opinions as to the fitness
Of candidates. Oh, well. call it har-
mony dinner
The report was current in democratic
circles yesterday that Mr.. Bryan, while
he may refrain from touching upon the
subject I'm his public address. will do
some very strenuous missionary work
against Gov. Harmons candidacy in pri-
vate conference.
Knitting at Polls Doubted.
| In this connection it was said yester-
day, and q member of the national COM
mittee was quoted as authority. that Mr..
Bryan has privately stated his intention
to attack Harmon on the floor of the ma
tional convention IL the Harmon boom as
sumes serious proportions. and to publicly
declare that IL the convention dominates
Harmon. he will not be supported by the
Bryan forces at the polls.
There is no doubt In any democrat =
mind that Mr.. Bryan will do all he can
to discourage the Harmon boom, but this
reported Intention to cut him at the polls
goes farther than anything that has yet
been said. Mr.. Bryan, democrats recall.
has expressed himself pretty strongly in
the past about democrats who do noe
support the candidate.
Some Of the democrats i'm Congress are
worrying over Mr.. Bryan's possible at
tempt to influence the democratic legis-
lative program, and especially anxious
lest he may attempt to take another try
at free raw wool. They will earnestly
| urge to let the wool question alone.
Wool Last on List.
| Anyhow. wool is to be the last tariff
schedule taken up. Mr.. Underwood pro-
poses to nail once for all the insinuation
| that he is timid of the steel schedule
because OF his own interests in the in
| dustry by bringing In the steel bill first
| His friends know he has always been
| a consistent advocate of lower duties on
steel and iron, but Mr.. Underwood de-
| sires action TO back I'D his well an
nounced position.
1t was said here yesterday that Mr..
Bryan is urging the House to investigate
| the money trust and that his influence
| has moved the committee rules to set
| to work in this direction. No one denies
| that Mr.. Bryan has a following I'm the
| House. but the support given Oscar
| Underwood last summer I'm his tilt with
Bryan showed that the Bryan element
| did not at that time at least, dominate
/ the democratic party i'm the House.
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