The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-30
PARTY COUNTS On
CLARK's STRENGTH
COLORADO AND VERMONT Exs
PECTED TO SEND DELEG ATOMS
FOR THE SPEAKER.
FINLEY is CONFIDENT
SOUTH CAROLINA CONGRESSMAN
SAYS MISSOURI MAN HAS DOVE
MORE F0R PARTY THAN
ANY OTHER MAN. ~

WASHINGTON, March 29.--RA-
ports received at Clark headquartern.
today from Colorado and Vermont arc
that these States will send Clark sielo-
gates TO the Baltimore convention Fla
teen county chairmen. in Colorado
have already reported that their coun-
ties will be solid for the spesker. I
Denver county has elected zs7 un-l
instructed delegates TO the state com.
vention, which win be held VI Col.
crado Springs on April 9stf1. and =
large majori,y are Clark men.
The fourteen delegates from Adams
county have been instructed to vOto
tor Mr.. Clark. All the Democrats
state officers Of Colorado. with thu
exception OF Governor ShafroIh. ara
members oil the Denver Clark ClAhs
he Governor is taking no active part
in the campo. gn for the noTninatsoJ1.
The reports from Vermont indtcAtS
that the delegation from that stats
will be composed largely OF Clark
men.
Finley Is Confident.
Representative DAVID r.. Finley. Oe
South Carolina, who IL yfce-chairmAA
of the democratic congressional COM
Elittee. expressed the opinion today
taat the speaker win go into the Ball
, limore convention two to one stronger
than any other candidate. Mr.. Ftns
Icy declared that the speaker will ret
great many delegates from tho
Southern States. and that. In hle
opinion. Mr.. Clark viii be nomtnAtel
beyond doubt
Champ Clark. more than any othsrE
man. Is responsible for the greAt
record that has been made By the
democratic party" said RepresentA@
tive Finley today, land upon thtaS
record IL will go before the coun-E
try in the campaign for the prent.
dency. ~
IF we succeed X will be becaneo
OF that record. and there n no man.
In my opinion. who is 80 wotl QuAll-
lied to be the Democratic nominee for
President this year as Ii the man wlsD
has been the Democratic leader and
IL now the speaker OF the House -
Representatives
VIII support Nominee.
1T Is my honest opinion that 19fs
Clark would be the strongest candl-
date the Democratic party coui0
nominate at the Baltimore cunventlo1@
Tut, while arm for Mr.. Clark'1 nOt1l-
nation shall support the n0mine4
OF the party. l have alwAy1 decfto4
the practices Of some newspapers 80
politicians who say derOgnt0rx AAl3
spitefui things about amy candidate
I
gagged In this and do not propose Nd
engage In it. / am q party man. -
as a party man, while having n04Ms
iYp to say unkInd OF any other G6N.i
oidate, am sincerely Of thu bol14e
that Speaker Clark Is the ono nsAM
who can lead the party to victory ~
State Senator w. III. Stewart m
Rock Hill. 8, c.. Was caller af -
Clark headquarters today. and rep0et~
al that the sentiment for CLARK III
South Carolina IL growing rapidly
Napoleon's WardrOb6
Napoleon, according to = Wr1S4S
had u passion for clothes. Le4efs
his tailor, however, held q poor op11S
ion OF his clients taste. LAger II
quoted to this effect: II con6lateMe
. ignored NapoIeon't Susg Y
corning clothes. He swished The ukle
Of his tunic to be turned 6ark lk1Gqi
those Of Frederick the Great Il ooy1y4
not think or allowing 9uAh ~ th1Ms
sire.' told him. The aroo INK At3&
whole world are upon you. a N0M1&
NOT make. YOU such tpntc n -
offered me the whole az your w. Y
pire.' The Emperor laughed heastly
and gave way. s.$.ss !. sss| ss:
s'He restocked his wardrobe r.
1910. Up to that year he ha1 80
so parsimonious that his Wheels 01 IN
tit. exclusive or lace and triMml1
was not worth $50 $4,000.
obtained standing order for 80 GS1
greatcoAts In the winter and = IN !
number Of green uniforms n II
summer. sSsI Sa
.tiIe also had new pair ~ N u
gers and white Kerseymot4yNI ~
coat once "A fortnight. TAe ydGf
his chief expenses. - Chicago Ne1 s4