The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1912-07-10
HON. R. |. DOUGLASS RETURNS
And Tells His Impressions OF
His Eastern Trip Including
Democratic Convention.

Hon. r. l.. Douglass, former state
senator from this county, who has been
prominently mentioned for higher po-
litical honors, returned home Sunday
from his visit to Baltimore as one of
the Nevada delegates. units in the
great Democratic convention. While
away Bob added to his knowledge of
the political game, albeit the Demo-
Gratis in Baltimore represented the
flower of the politics of the land and
the convention endeavors brought out
tricks new to the westerners present.
The effete fasteners proved their abil-
ity to originate puzzling tactics, but
all to no effect, for in the end, man
from Lincoln, Neb., had things about
all his own way, according to Mr..
Douglass. We say about, for accord
ing to the former state senator, he en-
compassed everything he set out to do
except to secure the nomination for
himself. In this he failed but the fall
ure was not complete, for though he
could not stampede the convention for
himself, he named the nominee, and
his wonderful personality chrystalized
the convention for Wilson and made
his nomination possible.
By the same token, Bryan's stand
brought defeat to Clark, to whom the
Nevada delegation was pledged and
Bob being Clark partisan, he returned
home with no kindly feeling for the
Great Commoner. Bob's birthplace
and childhood haunts were back In that
portion of Missouri that has given
Champ Clark all of his public honors
and his disappointment at his defeat
was keen. He, together with the re-
mainder of the Nevada delegation vot-
ed for Clark consistently from the first
to the last ballot and never deserted
his cause until Wilson had been nomi-
mated and unanimous vote asked for.
OF the convention, Mr.. Douglass has
the following to say:
I'm my opinion, Bryan and Clark
managers were responsible for the
speakers defeat. Had Missouri given
Bryan its vote for chairman, in all prob
ability, the Bryan resolution would not
have been placed before the convention.
He was the one big man Of the conven-
tion and it was serious error of judg-
ment on the part of the Clark mana
gers to refuse to counsel with him.
"Wilson is big man in the east and
is the embodiment of political progress
siveness. He will poll an enormous
vote in the populous states of the east
and south and will undoubtedly carry
many western states, including Nevada.
His nomination came at the close of a
nerve racking contest, and the an
nouncement was received with little ap-
plause. This fact, upon which great
stress was laid by Republican corres-
pondents present in Baltimore, was due
to the fact that the convention body
was tired and worn out from long labor
and should not be taken as indicating
lack of enthusiasm for the Democratic
presidential nominee.
Had his managers stood by Bryan
in his fight against New York, Clark
probably would have been nominated on
the third ballot The Clark strength
was greatest throughout nearly the en-
tire convention and only partisan align
ment created by Bryan served to de-
feat the speakers ambition Tor the nom-
ination.
"As convention city, Baltimore was
40 years behind the times. Hotel rates
were raised as was the price of mint
julips, and the impression of the city
was not at all favorable on the majority
of the delegates present. Contrasted
to Chicago, the difference was all in the
latter's favor, where five blocks away
from the coliseum, signs of national
convention were lacking. On the
other hand, Baltimore gave evidence
in its most remote suburbs by raised
prices, of the conventions presence,
and sought to commercialize the occa-
sion to the highest degree.
Though Clark was defeated, l am
for Wilson tor president, for l believe
he is an able man, well endowed with
those qualities necessary in a nations
executive.