Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-04-13
wAsHIhoToN ouEssERs PICK
PUBLISHER or WILLOW JOUR.
MAILS FoR PLACE ON TICKET.
HAS LOCATION ARGUMENT
" CLARK 10 NOMINATED
Democratic Naturally Will esisst East.
srn Man for Vice President u First
Place 70 Given to Wset-Mrs. Hearst
Has Social Ambitions and u Uroino
Husband to eseems Candidate.
Especial Correspondence

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Washington, April 1s,-This = the
way q lot OF the democratic prophets
have got the democratic presidential
ticket sized up:
For President-Champ Clark.
For Vice President-Wllliam RAN
dolph Hearst.
Up to this time. little has been hoard
OF Mr.. Hearst for second. place on tho
ticket But lately. the word 10 going
round that he wants the place and that
he Is laying his wires to get 1t.
Within the last day or two some in
teresting gossip on this sub5ect has
been going the rounds in inner demo-
cratic circles in the senate and house.
II is well-known that Mr.. Hearst -
supporting Clark and many people
have wondered why. They have Won.
dered why. for instance, Mr.. Hearst
should support Clark when Clark 10
also getting much reactionaSy support.
and when Woodrow Wilson 10 looked
on as coming much nearer filling the
bill OF the progressive wing OF the
democratic party than Speaker Clark.
According to this gossip already re-
ferred to. Mr.. Hearst knows perfectly
we'll what he wants and It 10 the nom
ination for vice president.
Has Strong Argument.
AS tending to back up the rumor
that Mr.. Hearst Is after tho nomina-
ton for vice president. it IS pointed out
that he has in the past tried for tho
nomination for president and failed
and there is little reason to suppose no
can get it this time, even ii. there " .
long series of ballots in the convention.
But II Clark is. named, 1t would bs
tho natural thing to select an eastern
man for the nomination for vice pres
ident. Governor Foss. Of Massachu-
sets, has been much mentioned In this
connection. Mr.. Hearst would have
some points Of advantage over :Foss.
One would be that he ~ from New
York and that he would be- strong
there. provided he could come,to TERMS
with Tammany. He would havesa large
war chest. too. which It Is presumed,
he would be willing to draw on liber-
ally. probably more freely than Fosss
tho the latter may be expected TO do
reasonably well in that particular
should he get on the ticket In second
place.
Wife Socially Ambitious.
MIS-. 1e3IeI, 30 ruHS tHo tuAA ucA g -
socially ambitious and this IL one oS
the reasons why Mr.. Hearst would not
frown upon the nomination for second J;
place. Should he be elected, az presid-
ing officer OF the senate. he would b
force in affairs at Washington In
democratic administrationsa and the
Hearst family would be q social pow
er. 3A
In connection with the talk about
Mr.. Hearst's political ambitions. Il IL
pointed out that he has, on various oc-
casisns lately, been reported az hav-
ing purchased or being about to pur-
chase. the Washington Post. owned BY
John r. Mclean. Mr. Hearst and the
Mclean family are on close terms So
cially. Should Mr.. Hearst break into
Washington as vice president armed
with the prestige this office would give
him, plus the influence Of possessing
strong Washington newspaper. It
needs no diagram to demonstrate he
would be a real democratic factor.