The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-06-24
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION OPENS TUES.

gong A41 lae ut rH ana
make 6 igt % uia r1es about win
Hii D nominated a. Baltimore Aof
ang prop1esying s8f yours truly. Firsi
oa. De does nof know Hh0 wfi be
Nominated and holds rather decided
opinions nat anybody who claims 70
know j a bigger ilar than Roosevelt
says Taft is and almost Is Big as Taft
Hays Roosevelt IS Reason No. 2. Even
e De did know. everybody far0riug the
other feiigw would say Be didn't and
would not De convinced uatii the con
Fenfion had acted After interviewing
tlie managers of the various b0oms
Tile writer ss convinced that every can
didate wlli win. that none win win.
that i win BE- q dark horse. that It
will be Bryan. that IL wiii-oh what's
the uses Trying 10 reconcile the ga-
flous claims would DC making a raw
Eng bug out Of wooden Indian.
The press agent q abroad ID tile
land. and be has Ananlas. Baron Man-
ehausen and aii the other disciples Of
menaaeitF looking Ike the original
truthful James Press agent & not
bis proper name. however for a press
agent il supposed TO tell tine truth
Cnes ID awhile He Is s'cialidv aren
and Is Oh the iob with both feet. ike
Nise both elbows. both hands. botl
eyebrows aud i perfectly marvellous
mouth. To bear him ten II. hls can
dldate has corralled ail The delegates
except a small minority that wers
fmudnlently elected. also are veal
minded, crooked aud afflicted with 9th
er faults.
Az Doon of June - Norman n
Mack. chairman of the Democratic na
tional committee. calls the convention
70 order 10 the Fifth regiment arno
ny. Baltimore He win look out 81
the largest convention ever assembled
in America. 1908 delegates. as many
more alternates and probably ls.0N
other people. Likewise he WIN face
the brightest outlook for victory that
the Democrats have seen IN twenty
years. lie VIII see on the noor %
delegate at large from Nebraska tht
man who has thrice been the standard
bearer ~ the party
There viii be seven arowed candi
dates before The convention. How
many viii there be after the first bal
lott
It is now plain that no man wiI
have q majority On the first ballot
Seven pronounced candidates are ir
the Geld and The order Of their strength
as nearly as It can be arrived at is AZ
follows Champ Clark will be in tine
lead. with Woodrow Wilson not fai
behind Third place VIII rest between
Jndson Harmon and Oscar w. Under
wood Governors Marshall of Indiana
Baldwin Of Connecticut and Burke oi
North DakotA will EACH have the vote
Of his state and possibly few dele.
gates besides. Several dark horses viii
bs in the background. notable amont
them being William J. Bryan. Mayor
". J tiaynor Of New York and sena.
tor John ~ Kern Of Indiana The
ninety delegates from New York state
are not Instructed. and II they should
be thrown TO Gaynor be would at once
become formidable candidate It is
believed that Indiana would at any
time throw her thirty votes TO Kern. I'll
be should have a chance for the nomi-
nation IS for Bryan there Il more
or less sentiment for him in most Of
the delegations that might develop into
a stampede In case OF q deadlock He
will be delegate, and the country IS
not without evidence Of what that
tongue may do with q national conven.
lion.
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