The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1911-10-12

Republican convention should nomin-
ate LaFollette we would have our
chances Of success cut in half"
There Is reason to believe
at this time that Cows. Wilson and
Harmon and Speaker Clark have tho
best chance of being nominated by the
Democrats. Wilson men are busy all
over the west and the south. From
Georgia. Texas. Nebraska. and Cali
fornia. for instance. come reports
that Wilson delegations are to be sent
to the Democratic convention. Idaho
democrats have already declared for
Harmon. Harmon boomers are equal
" and more ostentatiously busy. Their
headquarters in Ohio is a lively place.
Harmon literature.
Wilson and Harmon Lead.
A prediction, based upon present
conditions throughout the country.
would give Wilson and Harmon many
more delegates in the convention than
Clark will have at the start. The in
d,cattons are. however. that neither
ome VIII 80 to the convention with the
lwo-thirds that Is necessary to nomin-
ate a Democratic presidential candi-
date. That is where Speaker Clark
and Gov. Marshall of Indiana come
IN. Both are banking on a deadlock.
and upon being the second choice OF
q majority of the delegates. Clark's
riends are openly making this claim
ior him. They are going to try to
stampede the convention as soon as It
appears that neither Harmon nor Will
SON can win out on the first few bal.
lots.
Ihere are many conservative think
ing Democrats throughout the coun-
try who are looking for a result Of this
sort. and who. If they were placing
a pct today upon the outcome. would
place 1t on Clark. All things consid-
erea: however. It appears at this time
as II Wilson and Harmon are in the
lead. with the advantage in favor Of
harmon IN the a 8 and Wilson in
the north and west.
Try to Ditch Harmon.
A determined effort is being made
ny certain Democratic leaders to ditch
n Harmon boom. Mr.. Bryan is the
mead and front of this conspiracy, and
at n present writing he seems to
nave mad some measure of success;
Tor reports indicate that while the
onloan a things pretty muck his
own way last January. he is now be-
ing spofen OF as a "reactionary" by
out of public life. The BRYAN plan
is to connect Harmon in some way
with the interests and let II 20 at
that. o. a.
Representative Oscar W. Underwood
Is one of those who believes in the
boom.
OF the so-called progressive DEM
ocrat Clark and Wilson stand on
pret1y nearly h same ground, in
the opinion of the majority OF DEM
but Mr.. Bryan has again taken
a hand. and has allowed it to be init
mated that while he thinks very high
~ OF the speaker he is inclined to
believe that the speaker is a little
my nit too close friends with Mr..
Underwood. 1t was Mr.. Underwood
thwarted the Bryan scheme to
nave rec raw.wool put into the Dem
After that Underwood and
Bryan denounced each other. Clark
did not side noticeably with Under.
wood. but neither did he side with
brSan. Hence the ire Of the Ne
Pact Issue May Die.
me consensus of opinion that
reaches here is that Canadian reci-
procitN Will be a dead issue by the
eime the campaign warns up. There
as to its possible effect on the presis
dents political fortunes. His enemies
say that nothing falls SO hard as fail
ure." even though 1t was not the
presidents fault. and. that he must
now go before the country with nd
tarfff reform to his credit after more
W years in the white house
and all his fine promises.
On the other hand, the president.
supporters declare that the defeat of
the agreement in Canada has strength
ened him by removing the issue. This.
they, say. is especially true in New
England. where, for instance. Gov
was bereft of his pet argument.
In the middle west among the
farmers. who feared reciprocity would
ln1ure them financially.
The coming session of congress.
which will begin on the first Monday
IN December, is almost certain To he
a memorable one. The president will
present the report Of his tariff board
the wool schedule at once. He ia
expected to ask congress to pass an.
other wool bill in the light of the
therein contained. and to
let 1t be known that he will sign that
pm. whatever it may be. That will
mean business and real tariff revision.
!, n Democrats and the Insurgents
and the president. too, will have to
tariff for politics." 40 far
they have had that in mind. II
Is the opinion here thaf hafo,o 49,