Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-05-24
THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE.
Bryan's Chances Best, Thinks This
Correspondent.


The programme Of the Democratic
convention, which is itself not much
more than a month away, depends SO
much upon what the Republican con-
vention does that the prelimlnaries be-
fore Baltimore have but scant interest.
They seem useless and academic even
as to candidates. With so much de-
pending on what occurs at Chicago, 1t
Is regarded all the more a pity tnat
the Democratic convention meets only
La week after that threatened cata-
clysm. Time seems to be needed for
reflection as what would be the best
course to pursue in view OF what the
Republicans had done. But that, OF
course, Is now impossible to effect. II
Taft wins one programme seems In
dicated, and IL Roosevelt wins another.
1t will be useless to wage tariff issue
against the third term candidate.
With Taft, the struggle would be con-
Quoted in the west; with Roosevelt In
the east. 1t Is generally recognized
that Roosevelt would "eat Champ
Clark alive" Obviously he cannot be
nominated.
In the presence of T. r. the Demo-
cratic candidates melt as before a
July sun, always except one and his
name is william Jennings Bryan.
washington cannot see any other
name Than Bryan should Roosevelt
be nominated, and even II Taft Is sue.
cessful, although against Taft 1t Is be-
lieved Bryan would not by q good deal
be so strong as against Roosevelt.
Bryan seems to be the proper foil for
Roosevelt. He has the daring and the
prestige and has owned the principles
Roosevelt Is shouting, and moreover,
he is a wonderful campaigner on his
own account and has demonstrated
again and again that he can hold the
Democratic vote and q candidate who
can do that against Roosevelt would
win In view Of the certain defections
and bolts Of Republicans from Roose-
welt, which are already in evidence as
Ia Massachusetts, congressman fresh
from his home state reports, saying,
Il already find the woods In Massa-
chusetts full Of Republicans who say
they will not vote for Roosevelt"
1t would not be hard to nominate
Bryan. The Democratic convention
threatens to be in a deadlock anyway
and there will be endless manipula-
ton against Clark. and II would be
the chief ambition Of the Wilson forces
to lay Clark low even with Bryan.
Many Democrats do not personally
want to name Bryan, but they say
there Is apparently no way to prevent
his nomination In the event Of certain
contingencies happening and that any
way with Bryan as the nominee they
could enter the campaign unafraid OF
Roosevelt should he be the nominee
Of the Republicans and the campaign
could begin at once on the part Of the
Democrats with ginger and courage
which would affect even those timid
Democrats Of whom Washington is
they hear the name Of Roosevelt men,
toned are disposed to hide behind a
tree. They are whipped In advance.
1t is a most foolish superstition
which they entertain regarding Roose-
velt and based solely on the 1904 re-
suit, where the Democrats had a
Parker. Bryan is not q Parker. Fur
thermore with Bryan as the nominee
concentrated at once. Bryan would
say he was a candidate for one term
only, and against that slogan would be
the third and even multiple term spec
tire Of Roosevelt. The issues would
become Joined at once and 1t Is gen.
eral belief that Roosevelt would find
In Bryan more than his match and in
the end would meet with the extreme
humiliation Of finding himself igno-
miniously beaten by q man who has
been defeated by every Republican
presidential candidate except himself.
Washington correspondence Spring.
field Republican.