El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-04-08
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
CANDIDATE TRUST
Congressman BurlesOn, Of
Texas, Responsible for
Statement of Combine
Against Wilson.

Says a Washington dispatch in the
Dallas News: A presidential candidate
trust Is a brand-new thing in Amer
lean politics, but Hon. A ) BUrleson,
Of Texas chairman of the Democratic
caucus In the house Of representatives
says If there ever was trust in the
united States It is the political com
binattOn OF Harmon, Underwood and
Clark against Gov. Wilson.
AGentIeman's Agreement
The nice understanding when
seems to exist between Gov Harmon,
representative Underwood ana speaker
Clark" said Mr.. BurlesOn today Ger
tainly has all the earmarks Of those
old-time trust fights against compe-
IlJOrt when the Standard OIL and It's
like went after their opponents IN
the days Of Mark Hanna his prOteges
ana their successors / viii not charge
that there have been Gary dinners at
which the line Of joint campaign mas
been mapped out but there has been q
suspicious division Of territory; ana
apparently 'genteman's agreement
1t wouldn't take but small amend
ment to the antitrust law making
1t protect political as well as property
rights, in order to convict the whole
outfit Of every OffenSe under the
Sherman antitrust law, except, per-
haps, rebattng, and in view or the
hundreds Of thousands of dollars that
the anti-WilsOn combination is spend
ing in this campaign right now, II ap-
pears to me that the burden Of proof
is on the combine to show that it IS
not guilty also Of rebating.
Situation In Texas.
Gov. Wilson is the only candidate
who is strong in every section Of the
country. The other candidates have
support only in restricted sections
What has happened? Emulating the
example Of the Standard Oil and other
trusts, the antiWilsOn field seems TO
have been combined. then how is this
for an astounding coincidence: In
Oklahoma the Underwood and Har-
mon forces stepped aside and single
shOtted on Clark so as to prevent VII
son rom taking all OF the delegates
in what was conceded to be Cla-ks
state. HarmOn's manager was quoted
In the prints, at the time as saying
that Harmon was willing TO let the
Clark delegation at Baltimore cast
their votes for Clark on first ballot
just so they turned to Harmon later
in the ballOting- In Kansas they are
doing the very same thing today
In Texas the anti-WilsOn men are
putting Harmon forward in the hope
that the Ohio governor might stem the
Wilson wave which is sweeping over
the Lone Star state The same way,
in Georgia, Clark and Harmon are
kept from muddying the waters for
Underwood. who has been picked to
win his Georgia neighbOrs from VIII
son In Virginia 1t was patent that no
one OF the avOwed Candidates could de-
feat the schOOlmaster.' so the bosses
bring forward the 'favorlte son. SEN
aJor Martin. In New York, over
come with despair over the material
at hand, Boss Murphy IL IS under
stood has centered upon mayor Cay
nor as the sure thing to defeat the
New Jersey governor
Strong In Every Section.
Watch Ohio. Nobody but Wilson
people are going to make a determined
fight TO take the state from Harmon
The Clark and the Underwood mana
gers may say they are going after
Ohio. If they do II will surprise me,
and I venture the prediction It viii be
only after the great presidential trust
has been busted by q benCh-warrant
for violation Of the sherman anti
trust law. Right now the plan Of this
triple alliance IS 10 run southern
man in the south; a northern man IN
the North; an eastern man In the east
and 6 western man in the west
The Democratic voters ought not to
cOuntenance that kind Of campaigning.
It used TO be charged that the Dem
ocrauc party IS secuonal party.
That IS not true It is more national
than the Republican party 1t has
large support in the North as well as
in the South. and in the west Is well
as in the east Today the Democratic
representation IN congress is almost
evenly divided between the south and
the north. That can not be said OF
the Republican party Such party
ought TO have Cor its standard bearer
a man whose strength is as wide as
his party.
THE fact that a number OF candi-
dates, who are strong only in sections
have to divide territory and operate
under a 'gentleman's agreement
proves that Gov Wilson alone has
support in all sections Of the coun-
try which IS as large as, If not larger
than that of his party
aAIaIicfOus Lie.' Says Clark.
Speaker Clark ignored the BurlesOn !
interview. but Of the published report
requested that il be said:
THE story that I am in a cOmbi- !
nation with Gov. Harmon and Mr. IN |
derwood to defeat Gov. Wilson for the |
presidential nomination is malicious ]
lie. SO are the statements that New 4
York is financing my campaign and /
that I am not trying to get the dele /
GA tas Of southern states"