The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-06-25
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.
Baltimore, June -,- Special Ora
tory is characteristic of Demo
cratic conventions The safety valy,
is always Off, and The sl'"iIhimderS ars
always at liberty IL spout. 1t seem.
strange to one who has growu tired a
talk to see how grvpdiIy the people
| who come to conventions dpVOuI
speeches. They just can't resist I'll,
impulse to demand speech speech
in such tones and with so much vig0I
that the baShfuI orator cannot with
stand the temptation to express kis
| burning thoughts.
| Not only is there more talk on the
streets. ut overflow meetings and il
different headquarters than ut the Re
publican convention. but the Demo
Gratis are also given to allowing much
| more latitude in the convention itself
Republican conventions will adjourn
when they have nothing before thera.
Been Making Democratic Capital.
1t is asserted by every Democrat nat
the Republicans have been making cap
ital for the Democratic party and cap
ped the climax when things became 81
intense at Chicago OF course it has
been assumed that the factions in the
Republican party have been laying the
groundwork for grand Democratic
sweep in this year 1912. according to
the claims of leading Democrats all
over the country. but the Democrats
assert that the Chicago convention did
them more good than they had right
to expect.
Champs Dangerous Position.
1t is always dangerous to be the
leading man Governor Wilson expe-
rienced the fate of the leading man in
the race when all the other candidates
made common cause against hin,
There was a time. before the state CON
ventions were held, when it was as
sumed that the New Jersey governor
was far in the lead In fact. it was
generally conceded By the Clark man
ayers that the two rivals in the con
vention would be Wilson and Harmon
and they talked about the advanta
geous position of Champ lis a third man
not antagonistic To either and who
would receive strength from both when
the break came, Now the friends of
the other candidates are talking about
the advantage they will have when
hop
Stunning that such break will come
after several ballots But Champs
friends do not allow as they say in
the south-that there will be any
break. but insist that he viii keep
gaining
Another Possibility.
In talking of dark horses Governor
Toss of Massachusetts should not be
overlooked There was considerable
talk about the governors" at Chicago
who dominated the Roosevelt move
ment. but they We're all on one side
Here the governors are all possibilities.
and they include Marshall of Indiana.
Harmon of Ohio, Baldwin of Connec.
ticut and Dix of New York Governor
Floss would be more of Il possibility if
be had been longer In the Democratic
party.
Want the Places.
With the possibility of success in
sight the Democrats do not want too
much said in favor of civil service re
form. They recoIiect that the civil
service notions of the two Cleveland
cut them out of many
good jobs. They do not want it to
happen again
May Be Many Ballots.
The prospects are that there will be
many ballots taken in the convention
,efore there is any nomination. The |
rieHds of all the candidates say that |
hey intend to stand by their men un
II the last. and several of the men I
Who are behind the ''favorite sons I
will not consent to their abandonment I
Until it is evident that the convention /
nay not turn to one of them Not I
tnce Bryan was nominated has any
had more than one ballot
u president He was named on the /
fth ballot. but ii was evident in that
ght that none of the leading candi-
ates could be named That is not
he case in this convention The nom.
nation might go to any one of them.
Last of Trey Woodson.
This is the last time we will see
Trey Woodson as secretary of the
committee. position he s,
as held for many years with great
Abstraction TO those who have come
! contact with him The Kentuckians
ecided not to have Woodson as
lember of the national committee any
niger. and that eliminates him as sec
stary. as 1t is the custom of the Dem
Gratis to make member of the com.
littee secretary .
John |. Martin on Deck.
Just how a Democratic convention
ould get along without Colonel John
Martin is something that will have !
be left to those who have Ions, roo. 1