Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-09-27
Who IS TO LEAD
FOR BOTH PARTIES?
Chance For a Real Political
Moses to Turn Up

Washington, Sept 26.-Who is to
lead the campaigns for the Democratic
and Republican parties next year?
Who are to be the national chairmen?
Democrats and Republicans are alike
weighing the shrewdncss and re-
sources of their promising politicians
in the hope of finding the man. Both
parties are today without executive
leadership. There may be "titular"
leaders, but they are never the persons
to do the big work of running a ma
tiOnal campaign. President Taft, for
instance, could not manage his own
campaign. He has to have a manager
| just like the star in a theatrical COM
Eanysome man who collects the money
AID spends it, and who runs the show.
! 1t is true that there are in the Re-
/ publican party half a dozen politicians
| who would seem to measure as it may
seem, there is not one of them who
stands out as eminently qualified and
who fills the bill. There is not one Of
them to whom the party managers
would unanimously offer the chairman
ship.
Almost exactly the same situation
prevails in the Democratic party. The
changes in policy of this party with its
changing fortunes has shelved many Of
the old time leaders, and has brought
forward new ones. Yet not one of the
prominent Democrats of today is ag
reed upon by all as being exactly the
man for national chairman.
1t is admitted that Norman Mack
does not want the craftsmanship of his
party again. He lost his last fight, and
that in itself is enough to put him out
of the running. There does not happen
Ito be a member of congress who fig
ures enough to make him the logical
chairman. Therefore, the next leader
will probably be a man now in private
life.
The Democratic problem is a pecu-
liar one The West, by which is meant
Organism, will no doubt oppose a New
Yorker for this honor. They would feel
a bit suspicious about any man whom
Tammany might approve or whom Wall
street might find no objection to. 1t is
certain that no man not associated
with one or the other of these intiu-
ences could be picked from New York.
Then the South would be jealous Of
any Westerner. This section, which
now commands the forces in the house
of representatives is asserting itself
more strongly in Democratic politics
than at any time since the civil war.
1t has introduced Clark and Under
wood and James, and it has produced
practically every important committed
chairman in the house, with the excep-
ton of that of the appropriations COM
mittee, headed by Fitzgerald of New
York
And of course the West will want
to choose the chairman just as it will
want to choose the candidate and the
committee on platform and the plat-I
form planks themselves. But the West
will not have its way next time, acl
cording to the signs. 1t will have its in
fluence, but not domination of the
party.
These facts makes the selection of a
new national chairman b ythe Demo-
Gratis difficult matter. In one partic-
ular respect it is in a far different po-
sition from the Republican party. And
that is:
When it happens that the candidate
of national party is known before the
convention meets, the courtesy of pick
ing the man to run the campaign is left
to the candidate. The Democrats dol
not know who is to head their ticket
They probably will not know until many
ballots are taken. Therefore, their ma
tional chairman must be selected with
out the candidates views.
The Republican party is situated diff
ferently. Nobody seriously doubts that
President Taft will be renominated.
The insurgents may make a lot of fuss
before the convention meets but they
cannot, and do not, dare to nominate
LaFOllette. That means that the Repub-
lican chairman will be picked by Taft.
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