The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-10
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND.
GENERAL ISAAC II. SHERWOOD.

II.
cutive of Iowa for tire. terms, and
four years ago was elected TO the nat
ional Senate, where he has been prom.
nent in the "insurgent' group led by
La Folletta. He has announced him
self as candidate for the presidency.
The last Republican possibility" on
the list. the present vive-Prcsident,
Mr.. Sherman. will pc pressed forward
again by his party organization In Nav
York. and, tits understood, nc will be
disappointed If not renominated.
And now let US take peep Mt the
Democrats listed as vice -presidentiael
possibilities. General Sherwood of
Ohio. as chairman OF tile House Com
mittee on Invalid Pensions is the at-
thor of the ''doilar-a-d day pension bill"
now the subject of endless discussion.
Entering the Civil War as a private. he
came out with the hrcvot OF a brit-a.
dier-scncral, and thirty years ago was
elected to Congress as a Republican.
Alter serving one term hs changed his
pohucs and returned to the House five
years ago as reform Democrat"
Meanwhile he had edited three promi-
nent Ohio journals. lie is very deaf
1 anu 10 All ear trumpet
The name OF Senator O'Goruan has
oeen mentioned by 1Tr. Bryan as a
proper running mate for his former
/ ticket partner. Senator Kern, of Indi-
ana, whom he suggests as u presidcn-
iial possibility. Mr.. O'Gorman is of
irish descent on both sides, is a Roman
catholic and "A former grand sachem
OF Tammany he was a justice of the
New York Supreme Court when elected
, ct ~
ate.
The other two Democrats mentioned
Tor second place have been doomed
. more or less as presidential possibiIi-
| tics. The "favor!;e SON. OF the Mas
sachusetts Democracy. Governor Foss.
began MS career as commercial
traveller. married his employers dauEh-
,er' entered the firm. built up n for
tune In factories. elevated roads. stock
yards and banks, commenced preach
ing tariff revision ten years ago: came
TO the last Congress for few months
ana last year carried Massa chus.tts for
the Democrats by over 5000 plurality.
should the vice-presidcncy come TO
MIR. Underwood, of Alabama, he wouId
sam IN prestige. but lose vastly in pow
er. for he today possesses more Innu
Ance over national affairs than any
other Democrat of the country. He is
chairman of the Committee on WAYS
ana Means. which not only has charge
Oh all tarln revision, but possesses tho
Speakers former power of selecting
all committees Of the House of Rem
resentatives lie is lawyer and has
peeh congressman for seventeen
years. He is the youngest OF the gen
tleinen mentioned, being only forty
hlne' while his brothcr-leadcr in Con-
sress. General Sherwood, IS in his sew
enty-soHenth year All of the others
are III their tiftias. except Senator Cum
Minis. who is siXty-two
1t cannot be gainsaid that scvor,,
these gentlemen in the opinion OF large
elements of their party, possess presi-
Dental tfmber.e But under our oxist
ing system. the more fbro OF this kind
they possess the less is the proba bill
W OF their accepting the ONCE. Nor
VIII nbre be considered scriously hy
the convention leaders
Inc selection will probably he die
lated by one of the following consider
atoms: If Taft is nominated an ..in-
snrsent like Cummins. will be want
ca to piacatc the minority. Or. If
nooseNelt be nominated, Conservative
like Murphy. Hammond or sherman
VIII be pressed forward to keep IN tbs
same palance. And to maintain tho
geographic equilibrium. it would he
deem.d az better for the minority So
lace TO hail from a section distant
from that contributing the presidential
nominee. Similarly. as regards tho