Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-10-27
CLARK OR DEFEAT.
Captain j. 3. Bell Makes an Import
ant Discovery.

"Cap'n" Jim Bell, who recently re-
signed as editor of the Cherokee News
at Gaffney to become editor of the
esteemed Congressional Directory,
says the Greenville Piedmont, has
gone to Washington, and although he
has been there only a short time has
already discovered that II the Demo-
Gratis don't nominate Champ Clark
for president defeat stares us in the
face" Just how he managed to study
the sentiment of the whole country
Dy few days stay in Washington Is
past our understanding, We must ad-
ant, but he evidently has, for he de-
ciared thai, while Harmon or Will
son would lead us but to the same end
that Mr.. Bryan did, with Clark we
can confidently look forward to VIC
cory" Washington must be a re-
markable place to test the sentiment
or The nation.
but at any rate. this is what Cap
tain Bell wrote the Gatfney Ledger
about the situation:
'"Ihe all-absorbing topic here is,
who will be the Democratic nominee
tor president of the United States? l
have MADE careful investigation into
the situation, because 1 wished to be
able to say to the readers Of the Led
ger what will be best, and l have
come to the conclusion that Champ
Clark is the strongest man by odds
in the party, and that the convention
which makes the nomination will
make a great mistake IL 1t nominates
any man other than Speaker Clark
Tor the presidency. 1 have arrived
at this conclusion only after exhaus-
tive inquiry, both among Democrats
and Republicans, and my reasons for
saying what 1 do are not Influenced
by the opinion Of any individual. In
the first place, everybody seems to
house speak in the very best terms
of him, and numbers Of them have
informed me that IL he is nominated
they will give him their unqualified
support, as against President Taft.
They all say that he has made many
mistakes, and say that he is respon-
sible for the recent Democratic gains
all over the country, and these men
without exception say that Clark Is
by far the strongest candidate in the
Democratic party. Numbers OF men
who have positions here In the various
departments say that II Champ Clark
Is HOHllHdleu ny Tie DeLuOCTdlS Iucy
will be ready to throw up their hands
and quit, because they realize that
they will lose their jobs Those Re-
publicans, or at least many Of them
who hold civil service jobs which will
not be affected by the election, say
that If Clark is nominated 1t is a
foregone conclusion that he will be
elected, and this is the opinion all
along down the line, and / believe
that If either Wilson or Harmon is
nominated that defeat at the polls
will stare us in the face, while with
Clark we can confidently look for
ward to victory. wish you would,
Mr.. Editor, urge in the columns Of
your paper the importance Of get
ting together. and agreeing upon some
candidate and making him the unani-
nous choice and have no contest
when 1t comes to the meeting Of the
convention. In my opinion this would
be the means of inspiring a great
deal Of confidence in our own party,
and would do not little to demor-
alize the Republicans, and we would
have the advantage Of going into bat
tie with a solid, confident front, while
our adversaries would, to a great ex-
tent, be scattered and demoralized."