The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-05-24
Friday, May "A, 1912
WHO WILL BE THE DEMOCRATIC
NOMINEE?

Naturally there is much specul-
alton among the Democrats OF
the country, as to who will be
the nominee for President named
by the Convention which as
sembles in Baltimore next month.
The anxiety upon this subject is
largely on account of the fact
that the members of our party,
North, South, East and West,
believe that no such opportunity,
as exists at this time, has been
presented to the Democratic
party for the election of a Pres
ident, since the war.
What we all feel is, that the
opportunity is so promising, that
the convention must make no
mistake in selecting the candi-
date, says the Democratic Ad-
vocate. The party has abundance
of good maternal from which to
select and we have faith in the
good sense and loyalty of the con,
vention to assure us that they
will act wisely in this important
matter.
1t is certainly no time to eX-
pertinent, and no time for
political sentimentality to exploit
itself. The convention must
get down to the bedrock of
democracy, and give US a candi-
date who represents true demo-
cratic doctrines, who is not a
visionary, and who can win.
Harmon, Clark, Wilson, Under
wood, either of them would be
satisfactory, and the party
Of the country will sup
port, with enthusiasm, which
ever one may be honored with
the nomination.
Recently it has been said, and
in authoritative quarters, that
Mr.. William Jennings Bryan de-
sires the nomination, and is in
directly working to that end;
that he is opposing Harmon, and
flirting with Clark and Wilson,
playing both ends against the
middle and endeavoring to so
shape affairs, that there will
come deadlock at Baltimore,
and that to relieve the situation
the convention, will be stamped
for his nomination.
This in our opinion would be
the most unwise thing the con-
vention could do. It would
throw a damper over the hopes
of Democrats throughout the
entire country, and make us feel
that another Bryan defeat was
before the party.
In the first place, that form of
nomination is distasteful to the
people, and savors rather of
jugglery than of deliberation.
And then the rank and file of
the party do not want to be call
ed upon again to vote for Mr..
Bryan for the Presidency. We
say this with full knowledge of
his ability and his many excel
lent qualities. But he has been
the candidate of the party three
times defeated. So that the
party would feel from the be-
ginning of such a campaign, that
it was riding to a fall
The party has greatly honored
Mr.. Bryan in the past, and the
best service he can render to it
now, it to absolutely step out of
the way, so far as the nomina-
ton is concerned, and let it be
known by his friends that he
will not be a candidate before
the convention, and then fall in
and work with all his might for
the who will one receive the
nomination. This he owes to his
party, and he must not stand in
the way of its success at this
critical period.
1t is Perfectly natural and per-
fectly legitimate for Mr.. Bryan
to want to be President of the
Unlsed States, but the country
has shown, on three occasions
that it does not share in that de-
sire, and SO, it seems clear to us
that the Baltimore Convention
should not consider him as being
in the class Of availabIes. Let
us have a candidate upon whom
we can heartily unite and with
whom we can win.