Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-06-22
WASHINGTON, June 81. -

| WASHINGTON, June 81. - Tie
leaders of the militant and progress
sive Democracy are Fastening to Bait
imore from every State and Territory
in the Union, each Of them apparently
feeling way down in his boots that his
individual work in the nominating
convention will do much in the choice
of the next President of the United
States, for since the Roosevelt break
in the Republican ranks, there isn't
a Democrat in the country who isn't
satisfied, that, for that reason and
several others equally as strong, a
nomination at Baltimore is really
equivalent to an election. This fact
accounts for the stiffening up of the
various publicity promoters of the DIFF
ferent candidates, and the exaggerat-
ed statements that are being sent out
from the different headquarters here
and in the 4-onumental City boosting
the "fgurative" strength of Wilson,
Clark, Underwood. Gaynor, Marshall,
Harmon. Foss, ct al.
! Democratic statesmen are also hard
at work on the planKs of the national
J platform, the views or Wilson, Clark
and Underwood guiding them largely
in their choice Of subjects and their
| direct trend in tariff as in other mat
| ters of nationwide Importance. Note
worthy is the suggested platform of
| Senator Newlans, the hustling Senat-
or for Nevada, for, among it's principal
planks is one advocating an amend
men. to the Constitution, combining
the right of suffrage to the people OF
the white race. Another one prohibits
! the immigration of all other peoples
than those OF the white race. Still
another declares against any modifi-
cation of or further tinkering with the
Sherman antitrust law, and favor
ing a non-partisan independent COM
mission, similar in way to the pres
ent interstate commerce commission,
to deal with all Trust problems. Other
planks favor a gradual reduction of
the tariff schedules and generous
development of the rivers and harbors
ing potential and substantial help in
the continuous expansion of the COM
merce and industries of the United
States.
1t is noticeable that, although the
men who are doing the figuring for
Governor Woodrow Wilson on the one
hand and for Speaker Champ Clark on
the other differ widely and radically
on the statistical standing of their
respective chieftains, so far as prop
erly instructed and accredited dele
gates are concerned, there isn't even
hint of ugly feeling manifested at
any time between them or their lead
ers or adherents. At no time, in no
place, and on no occasion has there
been anything approaching the you
are another" sort of epithets so con-
spicuously and so strikingly charac-
teristic Of the dignified campaign OF
the Silent Clam of Oyster Bay. The
same condition exists among all of
the candidates and their following.
This contrast between he Eft Tu Qud-
que folks and the Jacksonians is so
marked and decided that foreign news
papers noting it are not bit back.
ward in complimenting the latter.
Tom Pence, who does all of the writ
ing for this end of the Wilson boom. is
so highly elated over the practically
unanimous support of the New Jersey
candidate by the Independent news
papers from ocean to ocean, that
he asserts unhesitatingly that Pro-
fessor Wilson will be, by far, the most
formidable candidate whose name will
be presented to the Baltimore conven-
ton. Support of that kind invariably
finds ready response with all think
ing men, and necessarily leads astute
democratic statesmen to the conclus-
ion that the altitudinous Pence is not
much astray in his reckoning. Form
er Senator Fred Dubois, who is man.
aging Champ Clark's campaign, is
making ready to follow Tom Pence
to Baltimore, with his outfit of quick
witted newspaper men. He is san
guine that victory will perch on the
banners of the Speaker, and has cal
led conference of the 1atter's friends
in this city on Thursday to perfect
plans for the fight, which opens on
the 25th inst. He claims that already
represent atives of thirty Staes have
signiied their intention of participat.
ing in its deliberations. THE Nations
Hope" is the title given to Oscar Un-
derwood, the majority leader in the
House of Representatives, by ais ad-
herents in the Sunny South who are
now banking on him as one of the
strongest men in the party. Harmon,
Foss, Marshall and Gaynor are the
so-called dark horses, who are expect
ed by some freak of fortune to emerge
from the melee as the party's nomi-
nee, while William Jennings Bryan is
also classed among the possibilities.
Indeed there are quite few old wise
acres who shake their heads at the
mention of his name, and observe that
he may have another Crown of Thorns
and Cross of Gold speech on tap when
he answers the roll-call as one of the
conventions delegates. If they are
wrong in their predictions and "the
unexpected doesn't happen" the battle
royal will lie between Missouri and
New Jersey for first choice, with Con-
gresham Redfield, of Brooklyn, for
Vice President.
Suffragettes Demonstration.
One OF the remarkable features of
the convention sights will be the dem
ct 10 inn