The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-12-30

Big Business md the Trusts Using the
Favorite San Dodge in

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THE SEVERAL STATES
To Prevent the New Jersey Governor
From Getting Votes Enough in the
Democratic National Convention to
Nominate Him, and Thus Force in
Their Candidate.
A Washington dispatch says fav-
orite son candidates for the presiden-
cy are among the devices being used
by Big Business and the Tariff Fed
Trusts to obtain control of the DEM
ocratic National Convention. The
situation Is illustrated by the recent
angry passage between Speaker
Champ Clark of Missouri and Ex-
Gov. Joseph W. Folk of the same
State, each Of whom Is playing for
the vote of the Missouri delegation.
A few days ago the Washington
correspondent of the Kansas City Star
sent to his paper story that Clark
was being used as stalking horse
for a candidate who would be satis-
factory to big business. This state
ment angered the speaker. He wired
the Kansas City paper that the as
sertion was untrue. The speakers
denial Of the story led ex-Governorn
Folk, who was in the East at the
time, to send a telegram to the Kan
sas City paper in Which he said:
"Replying to your telegram, l In
fer IMr. Clark denied that the Har-
mon forces in St. Louis are boosting
him. That practically all Of them are
doing 30 and that many Of these So
called friends of Mr.. Clark have q
first choice in Governor Harmon and
are using the speakers name as
means to a reactionary candidate can
not be truthfully denied. Mr.. Clark,
perhaps, should not be judged too
harshly for his Incorporate le,-suage.
He may not know the truth"
The Clark statement also drew out
an expression from Lon Sanders,
president Of the Missouri Democratic
league as follows: ......
"Mr. Clark canno! shift attention
from the truth by an Incorporate de-
nunciatlon of the Washington dis
patch to the Kansas City Star. That
the reactionary forces are boosting
Clark against Folk ne one familiar
with the situation can doubt. The
agents of special interests are all for
Clark as against Folk In st. Louis.
If by chance these men should control
the delegation to the national conVen-
ton it Is fair to assume it would be
voted for Harmon when Clark is out
of the way. Mr.. Clark denies that his
friends have a second choice. He
shows remarkable insight into the
intentions of his friends, especially
in view OF the fact that he denies
all knowledge of headquarters being
opened in St. Louis and claims to be
ignorant of what his friends are do
ing" ...
The talk among well-informed
Democrats in Washington for some
time has been that there Is well
developed plan to prevent, If possible,
the nomination Of Woodrow Wilson
by bringing into the field numerous
favorite son candidates, whose sup
porters at the proper time will go to
a candidate that will be satisfactory
to the conservative wing of the party
Everybody realizes that as the situ-
alton presents itself today the race Is
between Governor Harmon Of Ohio
and Governor Wilson of New Jersey.
The favorite son candidates already
in the field are Champ Clark and
Joseph W Folk Of Missouri, Oscar
w. Underwood Of Alabama, Thomas
R. Marshall Of Indiana and Eugene
n. Foss of Massachusetts,.
If the information that reaches
here is trustworthy, other favorite
son candidates are to be brought out
within the next two months. Tam
many Hall, which il still IN control
of the New York State organization,
undoubtedly intends to hide its real
purpose by standing by "favorite
son." Whether this "favorite SON.
shall be Governor Dix or Mayor Gay
nor has not yet been determined.
Until recently the prospect was that
Governor Dix would be brought out
as the New York candidate, but re-
cent Developments have pointed to
Mayor Gaynor as the man that Is to
be used by Tammany.
The forces that are at work to pre-
vent the nomination Of Wilson are
also looking for a favorite son cand-
idate from Illinois. The statement
was made here today by prominent
Illinois Democrat that the old Hop
kins machine in that State is under
pledge to trot out favorite son.
No one asserts that these so-ca!led
favorite son candidates are parties to
the scheme to prevent, if possible,