The Calumet news., 1912-06-15
Hsrmen Waiting for Break.


smile knowingly. and they are princl
pally men whose hearts are given 10
the cause of enc or the other OF the
present leading candidates sor the nom
inthon. The Harmon advocates IN
Washington In the face OF the poor
showing nude by the ohioan up to the
present time seem 10 ha,e confidence
that when the ''breal1,ip' comes a
dozen different sources supposed today
by most of the Democrats ~ be tied
fast TO the causes of others will sup
ply them with votes. Mr. Hermon's
friends say that the majority of the
delegates are conserN atively Inclined
and that there is more likelihood of a
stampede 10 the banner of the Ohioan
,han there IL 20 thai OF the Nebras
kan, Some Of the adherents Of the
Othsr candidates talk much in the same
vein. They expect additions To their
forces and they fear nothing re-
sembling a rush 10 Bryan
California May SWING.
This week there came TO Washington
a California charged with messages
OF cheer 10 some Of the Washington
Democratic leaders He said that vir-
tually the entire California delegation
would swing To Earnon after one or
two ballots and that while Speaker
Clark holds The PAPER position of ia
vorite, that the delegation as n body
Is conservative, at heart is opposed to
Clark and IN favor of Harmon. Similar
stories came from other places. It
would seem :hat some Of the Demo-
cratic leaders IN the differ1cnt states.
If what one bears in true. have sue
ceeded in getting places in the delega-
tions for Wilson and Clark. for men
who are more thsn kindly disposed To
Harmon or Underwood as the repre-
sentattyes "a Old time governmental
| safety methods" Il is said by some
of the prominent Democrats OF the con
seryatiye type that Il makes nttle diff
ference whether the Clark and Wilson
men prefer Harmon or Underwood, be-
cause the main thing is that they DO
not prefer Bryan. Appafently the
blunt way of putting is is the right
way and that is ii somo of the Demo-
Gratis are not wrong in their reckoning
an attempt was made to pack the con-
vention in advance against Bryan.
Many Bryan Men Still Living.
Some-of the minor, Democratic lsao-
ers, one time prominent in the days Of
the Bryan aseendency are stnl loyal T.
their former chieftain, There are many
such in the house Of representatives
and they have heard the stories of
absence of Bryan sentiment in the in
coming DELEGATIONS. They say that in
part the stories are true. but only in
small part ana that II today the thrice
defeated should say that he wanted the
nomination he would get it and that It
would be given with the whole heart OF
a majority OF the Democrats attending
the convention.
IT has been said before that there
is belief in Washington among the
Democrats that Mr.. Bryan has pre-
pared speech for the Democratic
convention. His friends here talk
about the possibility OF a great speech
and say that -if Mr..-isrsan dis
posed he could win withr,a phrase Of
two that which he won in 1886 in like
manner. No one takes very seriously
this talk of a Nebraska uttgance
which is t9 set me2~wilh and make
them forgetful Of sNS nffsalty I'd 9TH
ers but hints of the Possibility OF sucn
o happening are lconsGa At tfr0m bryan
men who are angry because of repeated
stories that delegations have beer
packed against their hero.
Wilson Warts Ohio Votes.
1t is known now definitely that Gov
ernor- Wilson'S lieutenhnts will urge on |
the floor of,the convection the right OF |
their candidate to nineteen votes from
Ohio In the last table showing the |
Wilson strength i'm the convention |
these nineteen Ohio votes appear The |
belief of Democratic leaders generally |
is that the effort to keep these votes |
will be unsuccessful and that the unit /
rule adopted by the Ohio convention /
will hold. The friends of Governor
Wilson say publicly that they will not |
attempt to olbind the four delegates from
New Jersey who are linfnstructed. but
who, If they We're to obey the will of |
the majority OF theipeople would vote
in the conyentian for the states gov
ernor. IL is realized here that there
is no particular viitue In the renuncia-
tion by the governors friends of the
votes of the four antagonistic dele
gates from New Jersev. for it is known
that the governors friends believe that
they can do his cause more good by
salling attention to The nature of the
four Jim Smith voteS' than they can
by claiming New Jersey as a unit.
Every state now has chosen dele
gates TO the Baltimore convention with
the exception Of Vermont. where action
will not be taken until June 1S No one
knows definitely what the strength of
Wilson and of Clark really Is. The
last Wilson table gives the governor
S66 votes and the speaker 3:9. The
CLARK lieutenants laugh, at the show
ing which the Wilson lietitenants make
pm paper and say that the speaker will
lead the governor by more than one
hundred votes on the first ballot, but
no attempt is made to,prove the point
except by the insertion In the delegate
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