The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-23
nv BENNETT II. L.ANfBE.

NORFOLK, VA, May 22.-Theo-
dore Roosevelt. biusterer, blunderer.
demarogue will be nominated by the
Republican national convention ~
Chicago next month. and Theodofe
Roosevelt must be defeated.
Managers and friends Of four Dem-
ocratic candidates proclaimed THIS
! faef II, Norfolk today and tonight ann
| proclaiming, declared their candidates
| and theirs alone could poll more
votes than the man who has not only
| surprised nation but a world az weli.
That the welfare Of the DemorAtic
party depends upon the selection ~
| Chicago as much as the choice At;
| Raltimore was heard on every hand
! and Virginia Democrats. machine ana
F, independents alike, read with graVS
| concern. in the afternoon papers con-
! frmation OF the rough riders AmaxiH8
| turn OF luck in Ohio.
Bryan Figures i'm Talk.
The situation according to ieaders
Of the party tonight. Is not what MI
/ was month ago. and the name ~
VIM. Jennings figured in more than
| one heart-to-hearrt talk among friends
and politicians. ~
! nv c, Stuart. of Elk Garden Gown All
| ITO drive that man in obscurffy.
| said a State leader tonight, X woutQ
| cast my ballot for Bryan or. any nlMn
/ ever mentioned for the Democrats
| nomination. Ii Roosevelt IL nOma@
| nated at Chicago. the DemocrAfa4
! party will have one or the har00A
! fights on its hands 1t has had In De-
1 eades. The quality OF his suecess eAsA
/ only he measured in terms OF hi
! own egotisrl.' II
| Despite the efforts OF Richaro
! EVELYN Byrd and fully 70 per cent
I of the county delegations to tho Vire
ginia State Democratic convenllQM
/ which opens here tomorrow az n00M.
! the conensus Of opinion tonight 49,
that the delegation to Baltimore VIII
| go uninstructed.
Hay 70 BE Chairman.
This statement was heard on every
nssrsf aseSe ssffr1 sy go q
I Ia site supporters Of the NHw Jer3
school teacher whooped themselvN1
hoarse over their favorite's prcspecaM
I'm a two hour meeting in the MtsnS
! ,icello hotel AT this meettM0
Speaker Byrd was the leading hxtiraS
! TIL same meeting and Harry SmltH&
! participation will cost the KichmQn%
man the permanent chairmanship -
! the convention tomorrow. In
! ststid Congressman James Hay, ~ IT,
! Seventh district. will be named.
- eArTT fx9f0STss AFSF9HrhsA St4HsS
an uninstructed delegation. and Sn1tM
is too strong Wilson man to tn
given the power that goes with TN
chairmanship. . IN
.Rooseyeit must he defeated. 90
elarea Speaker Byrd tonight. TheEM
| ia only one man in the DemocrMka6
rarty who can accomplish this. Tn
man il Woodrow Wilson. proxreqs
sive, but not radical. 81
wilson Man, says MacAdnO. S$
.Wiison is the only man that Ct
meet the colonel successfully on
stump" added William O.. MacAa0
delegate at large from the 6tAa9
yew York and builder Of the Hud4
r,rer tunnel. HE Is the only Dem
:. erat Who can certainty get tins
york vote and the only one tha&
poll the independent ballot - !1
Middle West"
United States Senator Banknee9
Alabama. who is here in the t994S
Of Oscar Underwood. but who. WttN
ask for an instructed deiesassols NJ!
/ tonir,tt Underwood 10 thec77&
logical candidate. now that Il III
tain that Roosevelt II going ~
Taft II Ia absolutely necenoAylSS
Democrats put out a pro9reM13M
he must not adopt the tactics O&sN
of the candidates who call the1
Democrats and are anything
1.-The world. Underwood u tha
I'VE leave It to the stats. s'
II To instruct or not ~ III 1891 533a
urefer that the Virgins da1eU
Iuninstructed. II am cert&tM 8
wood, the onlysrAa1 3OuthexM44
race. will set virgtniass yot&
4 ttff.sfors. :. - y 80 =
Said Senator ssnns. os a1ispc