The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-25
REGARD Harmon
As The FAv0R|TE
Virginia Likely to Support
Ohio Governor at Balti-
more Convention
HOW 1T LOOKS AFTER
NORFOLK MEETING
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Wilsonites Get Cold Comfort,
Though Some of Them
Still Cherish Hope
for Jersey Man

ff Roosevelt is nominated by the
Republicans, II is safe wager that
Harmon win be the standard bearer OF
the Democrats in the approaching na-
iopal presidential contest.
And 1t may be that the Ohio gov
ernor will land the Democratic NOM
nation. whether or no. Al any rate
Virginia ls liable TO vote for him al
Baltimore.
This is the way the situation look.
10 those who came back yesterday
from Norfolk where the Wilson folks
net their Waterloo Thursday, SO far
as the vote IF the grand old Com
ulonweaith of Virginia is concerned.
Followers OF the Jersey governor
are still claiming that some of the VIC
tory theirs. but they will doubtless
take it out mostly in shouting. Il IL
true that they were allowed three
half deie9 ateS- at-iarge. but that seems
to have bean made for peace than any
thins else, Altogether II is practl-
eail.- agreed that the vi ison conlsn-
gent VIII he able To muster but few
mere votes at the baltimore conyen-
- and they will he allowed to east
them only Oh the first ballot for their
favorif" After that. they viii he
gobbIed uD by the uhft rule The on
position will control the situation, ana
Just now =hcy cannot see " ilson as the
nominee
Noixed Around
Three months ago. 1t aas noisssa
around that the organization, or ma
chine. as It Is sometimes known, pre-
ferred Harmon. They said he WAS aafa
and conservative, and snre winner
Time went b.. and mention OF Har-
mon x name VAS not heard SO fire.
ar.cntiy. II was rumosed that while tn.
organization Still favored him IL WAS
deemed bess TO smother this sentiment
as much as possible. II would not do.
The ''bosys said, To STIR up too much
sentiment on the oth-r siAie---sand this
would surely be done. II there was
very much whoop4nS for the Ohio gov-
ernor.
And go. tire time rolled around for
the naming OF delegates TO Norfolk
from Richmond The Wilson people.
evidently asleep at the switch, let the
other side handle things their own
way Forty-five candidates for the
Norfolk trim sent in their applications
and that was all There was nothins
else to do, The only concession was
hat Harry NJ. Smith. Jr.. president
OF the local Wilson club, was promised
the lob a. one Of the two delegates
The other was To be Charles II. Cooke.
president Of the Richmond Evening
Journal company. THIS plan Went
through on schedule time at Norfolk
despite the fact thar Afr. Smith. to-
tally forgetting the Gnwisdom of his
action. made "a fiery speech the night
before In this. he assaiied the bosses
4 advocated their recall,
But harmony had 10 prevail and
Mr.. Smith was appeased with the
job he had been promised.
Peacc Bird Hoyers.
:. Evidence af the, bird of peace also
came to the surface when Richard
EVELYN Byrd and Harry St George
Tucker and r. Tate Irvine We're ac-
corded a half vote each as delegates
atIarge.
No one conversant with the situa-
ton expected the convention to en-
dorse Wilson in any way, much less
to send delegation to Baltimore In
structed for him
1T would be a calamity for Vir-
GINA to tbs her hands ia this way"
vas heard on every hand. although
most Of the other States which have
:. Id k.tr ssy.sisn have dnne So =.
at is not yet certain whom the
republicans will name and 50 we must
walt and name man just the OPP
poSite OF the man tney choose. ii the
Republicans will name and so we must
name a conservative. and vice versa
Bryan Still Popular.
And Mr.. Bryan. Lots of folks in
Virginia would still like to see him
president. and many would rally to
his standards If he came away from
Baltimore with the nomination. But
Q Mr., Bryan In dtstasteful to the bust
ness interests and he will have to
take a back seat, say those who ought
Ia know.
prominent politician pointed out
yesterday that visions of Federal
plums Of various and sundry varieties
win play large part In the way the
Virginia delegation votes at Balti-
more For instance. II is very obvious
that the organization would be frozen
out to a finish up in the White House
neighborhood II either MIR. Bryan or
Mr. Wilson landed there. In other
words. the job Of patronage peddler
would fall to some man outside the
organization, who knows very well
who his friends are in Virginia
On the other hand, all the Viz
ginia plums would be easy fruit, or
like money from home, il either Mr..
Harmon, or Mr.. Clark, or Mr.. Under
wood is the next president of these
United States. They are all oreaniza-
ton men and they known who their
friends are In Virginia. And that is
one reason. it's said. why the .hoSs.
stood SO close together when they
were coraling delegates before the