The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1912-01-23
DEMOCRATS ARE
HARD AT WORK
Making Serious Efforts TO Lo-
cate Right Man to Lead
Hosts
HARMONY NOW THE WATCHWORD
Baltimore Chosen as Conven-
ton City and Dste Fixed
For June Fl

Washington, JAM, 22.-The para
mount question that is at present
disturbing the mind and rest of the
Democratic leaders is who will be
the Democratic standard bearer for
1912. The question is not want or
lack of issues with them for the
probabilities are that they will cling
to the tariff, advocate economy, less
expense in the running of the Gov
eminent, and recommend in their
platform modification of the Sher-
man Antitrust law. They will also
90 before the people with the splen-
did record which they claim they
have made in the 62nd Congress in
the Democratic House of Repre-
sentatives. But the perplexlng
question which confronts them now
is what candidate can sweep the
field and lead the Democratic hosts
to victory.
Many are Mentioned
There are numerous candidates
mentioned for the Presidency, some
of whom have had the best of train
ing and executive experience as
Governors of great states; there are
candidates of great learning and
who are we'll recognized authorities
on the science of Government and
political Jurisprudence; there are
also candidates who have had long
service in the National Congress and
who had been prominent forensic
orators for many years, but to choose
at this time would be a riddle for
the Sphinx to decide.
A Real Opportunity
] The Democratic party full well
realize that it has the greatest OBJ.
portunity for the election of Presi-
dent this fall that it has had since
the Civil War. With the Republic
can party rent asunder by fractional
discord with the progressive wing OF
the party in control in the western
states and continuously embarras
sing the President and the old time
stand pat'' leaders; with no chance
of immediate reconciliation the
Democratic leaders say they do not
have to be keen to appreciate that
they have decided advantage at
this time.
Harmony Not Jared
Thus far. it would seem, theDemo-
Gratis have proceeded cautiously and
. well. The meeting of the Demo
cratic National Committee was even
more harmonious than was expected
and the Jackson Banquet held in
Washington on January 9Th in honor
of "0ld Hickory was a feast Of
. love and soul. Mr.. Bryan there
made wonderful speech which en-
Unused the Democracy present anC
sounded the keynote of harmony
DR.. Wilson convinced his hearers
that he was National figure ano
Senator Pomereno in an able speech
: told the banqueters what Judsor
Harmon had done in the Presidents
home state. Champ Clark said ne
had no apologies to make for the
record of the Democratic House Of
which he was the Speaker and like
wise all of the leaders spoke fol
Democracy and no singing blows
were dealt or unkihd words said.
viii Meet at Baltimore
The Democratic Committee decid
ed to hold the Convention at Balti
more, Maryland, on June 81 just one
: week after the Republican candi
date will have been named. At The
last Democratic Convention held a
Baltimore Horace Greeley was nom
mated who, of course. was defeated
but not being superstitious they
have decided to again try the 10y
ster City," Whether progressive
or conservative be nominated
whether he be from the north or the
south, the east or the west, it Ger
tainly will be race worth watching