Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-06-27
PICKED To
WIN, DECLARES
BRISBANE
Nine Tenths of Those at BaIti-
more Believe Speaker Will
Be Nominated.
BY ARTHUR BRISBANE.

BY ARTHUR BRISBANE.
BALTIMORE, June 27.-The United
States is watching the second part in
the Democratic half of a presidential
nomination.
Bryan tried and failed to prevent the
nomination of Parker as temporary
chairman.
Equally important is the fact that on
the roll call Bryan was defeated by
only SO votes out of more than 1000,
which shows that he must be consid-
cred, and that steam roller methods
must be worked here, If at all, with
caution extreme.
Tho Five Candidates.
The five candidates whose names are
mentioned-that is to say, the five who
are popular as candidates or we'll
known because they have spent their
own or some one elses money in adj
vertising-are Clark, Gaynor, Under
wood, Wilson and Bryan, candidate ex-
off1cio and by established custom, al
though not yet announced as candi-
date by himself.
The men who make political pic
lures and do more to form opinion and
create lasting impressions than those
who write show us Miss Democracy
accompanied with her three pets-the
Democratic donkey, the Missouri "houn'
dawg" and the Tammany tiger.
This is the Democratic geological
equipment which will soon, together or
separately, oppose the regular Republi-
can elephant and the irregular Roose-
welt bull moose
Nine out of ten among those here be-
lieve that Clark will be nominated.
They predict that he will have the sup
port not only of the progressives and
radicals in whose ranks he is included,
but also the support of many that are
praying for tory reactionary candi-
date, but realize that such a candidate
can not win.
Politics in this country, figuratively
speaking, will cause many cases OF
"cross-eyed vision"
Look Cross Eyed at Roosevelt.
The corporations look at their pet re-
dictionary and they love him, but they
are also looking cross-eyed at Roose-
welt and wondering If their choice can
beat him.
Men that have the money are here
well organized and determined.
If they CAN do it. and If on talk
| ing over the possibilities with those
that understand the temper of the
country they DARE do it, they Will
nominate an absolute reactionary and
hope to elect him by spending money
theoretically concentrating the reac-
tionary vote in his favor and fomenttng
the quarrel among the Republicans.
Rich and powerful Wall Street men,
however, are intelligent-that is one OF
the reasons they are rich
And they have we'll developed dread
of Roosevelt, knowing what ne will
probably do to those that habitually
hire Elihu Root If he-Roosevelt-is
elected.
Clark Most Probable.
Champ Clark, as matters stand, is
the most probable nominee.
The great stone armory is admirably
suited to the holding of the convention.
Each day 1t is packed to its full capaci-
tv long before the convention actually
opens.
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and a great deal Of disorder. 1t must be
said in passing that the Democrats do
not manage a convention as well as
the Republicans--that is to say, they do
not control it as well.
There has been very little order
throughout the sessions.
Three pictures and three notices or
quotations decorate the great hall
Above the speakers stand is the pic
ture of Thomas Jefferson with this
quotation from that democratic pa
triot:
May the infinite power which rules
the destinies of the universe lead our
councils to what is best and give them
a favorable issue for your peace and
prosperity"
To the right Of the speakers stand
beside a frowning picture of old An
drew Jackson are written the words:
who never sold the truth to serve the
hour"
At the opposite end Of the hall to The
left Of the speakers stand is picture
of George Washington and this quota
ton:
May the virtue and happiness of the
people be preserved and the govern
meut which they have instituted for
the protection of their liberties be per-
petual"
An old lady. who had come to look on.
to criticise rather than praise, asked
| Indignantly how long it was since
George Washington had become a
Democrat and how they dared put his
picture in that hall.
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