The Cairo bulletin., 1912-01-01
DEMOCRATS WORK
IN INTEREST OF
l9l2CAND|DATES
Harmon and Wilson Have Best
Support At Capital
Now
foss STRONG IN EAST
Chicago And New York Lead h
Fight To Land Party
Convention
Foss STRONG IN EAST

washington, Dec. 81. Especial )--s
When the Democratic National com
mittee meets here January s, and all
the Democratic presidential chin
music begins to play, political Amer
ica will forget the Taft bass drum,
the Roosevelt clarinet and the La
Toilette fanfare that was heard dur
ing the meeting OF the Republican
National Committee some weeks ago
For the Democrats are dominant
just now and 1912 prophesies are
made in their favor. and Democratic
"booms" will resound In every hotel
corridor.
In the New Willard hotel, under
the direction of William F. McCombs,
will be the headquarters of Woodrow
Wilson, Governor of New Jersey, and
Wilson will be in town to visit them.
In the same hotel will be found Lieut.
Gov. Hugh l.. Nichols, of Ohio,
boosting Gov, Judson Harmon
Speaker Champ Clark will be present
as will Representative Oscar w. I'm
derwood, Senator O'Gormsn. Of New
York; William Jennings B -yan, Gov.
John Burke, OF North Dakosc>: Joseph
w. Folk. of Missouri, and possibly
Harmon himself, Gov. Eugene N.
Foss of Massachusetts,, toward whom
.-tasay eastern Democrats aTe turning,
viii probably be here and there will
be boomers for Gov. John A. Dix.
National committeeman from the va
rious states will be bn hand to
boost" their favorite sons.
Boosting Favorite Candidates
The form their boosting will take
will be in interviews. The press of
the country will be bulging with
their remarks. Harvey CARRIER,
national committeeman from Ohio,
md Harmons sworn foe, will have
royal opportunity to assert that all
Is not harmoniously for Harmon In
his own state. Unless former Gov.
Folk, of Mo-, has retired from the
presidential race by that time the
makes such an announcement while
here, the Missouri National commit
teeman, Edward r. Goltra, will NOT
be able to do any booming for Champ
Clark. But the Alabama committee
man will say extravagant things
about Underwood; the New York
committeeman will be torn between
booming Dix and 0'Gorman and
trying to land the next Democratic
convention for the Empire State me-
tropolis; the New Jersey contingent
will be holding meetings with West
ern committeeman to forward the
candidacy of Woodrow Wilson. and
Kentucky's contribution on the
National Committee, Urey Woodson,
will lie low and say nothing for pub
lication. but do lot of quiet talk
ing and effective work for whatever
candidate he may be interested in.
Hot.Bed Of Political Activity.
So that Washington will be even
more of political center than 1t is
during this most political session of
Congress. The flush of approaching
victory will be on the cheeks OF the
committeeman assembled, and some
of them may be indiscreet enough to
assert that whoever is nominated can
win. Not so the favorite son boom
ers however. Each OF them will de-
clare that unless Wilson, or Harmon,
or Underwood or their particular
candidate is nominated, the party
faces grave uncertainty. Some may
even predict defeat unless the right
man is chosen.
But the Capital and It's observers
are awaiting, most of all, the pos
sible answer to this question, now
on every ones lips.
why are there so many booms?
Which is spite boom and which is
in the interest of another candi-
date?"
1t has been frankly stated that
the Harmon hackers expect the I'm
derwood boom to accrue to their ben
eft On the other hand, 1t has been
said that the supporters OF Wood
row Wilson welcome Alabama's ad-
vocacy Of her son because he will
split the Harmon forces. Mr.. Bryan