The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-06-25
Whatever Agreement This
Trio Can Reach, the Con-
vention Cannot Do Any
thing but Ratify 1t.
MCLEAN PROMOTING
BIG HEARST BOOM
Blythe Hears of a Plan to
Switch the Clark Delegates
to the Editor.-Mr. Tag
gart Slipped Up.
BY SAMUEL G. BLYTHE.


fICopyright: 1912: BY Sam1 G. Blythel
BALTIMORE, June 25-"Please. sir,
buy a ticket to the aviation meet for
the benefit of the fresh air fund"
pleaded fair young thing in the lob
by of the Belvedere.
Really, my dear young lady," re-
Filed the Democratic National COM
mitteeman to whom she made her plea,
really, l would like to oblige you, but
We don't need the tickets. We are all
up in the air as it is"
Now, that, of it's kind, was a pass
sble joke for politician. Also it con-
teined germ of truth. The leaders,
the led, the delegates, the alternates,
the managers, the managed, the in
Nsiders, the outsiders, and all of those
.present in this city spent most of Mon
day in the air, and not many OF them
had alighted when the last band had
played Maryland. My Maryland" for
the last time, which was reasonably
late in the evening.
Offer Fight for Harmony.
The proposition seems to be that
most desirable commodity at this
juncture, and that nobody present is
averse to wading through seas of blood
to get it. Inasmuch as the Democrats
ere firmly convinced they are starting
something here that will be enthusi-
astically ratified at the polls next No
vember, even the most acrimonious
OF them is opposed to doing anything
that will interfere with the predicted
and desired results.
They do not want to fight, these
Democrats. except to obtain the ines
Unable blessing of peace that shall
be continuous enough to tide them
loyer until March 4, next when it may
be shattered in the rush for places on
the pay roll. They are certain they
will win. They see visions OF patronage
ahead of them. They have begun to
pick out their jobs.
1t is all over. except the mere detail
of registering here, at the convention
the will Of the people by the selection
after due deliberation of the person
who shall inhabit the white house
after Mr.. Taft gets through with it,
and the mere further detail of passing
that man along to the people, who will
do the triumphant rest at the polls.
Any Democrat who breathed the fear
that the nominee of this convention
will not be elected Immediately had
This license taken away and was fined
for smoking in the street. Any doubt is
Regarded as treason, and high treason
at that, when you consider the Demo-
crats have not had a president since
Cleveland went out in 1897.
Victory, they will tell you. is pre-
Iparing to perch on their banners, and
In order that victory may easily find
the correct perching place, they have
erected banners on every rampant Bal
ltImore boasts and have provided a few
additional ramparts themselves,
There were rumors of war early in
the day-war to the hit of whatever
sort of knife Mr.. Bryan brought
lnlong-and not few of the Democrats
were for 1t, and the ensuing carnage
ton the broad patriotic ground that the
sooner the warriors are killed off the
sooner the devotee of the gentle art
OF peace will have an opportunity to
lead hesitating delegates to one side
end show them how urgent it is to
lie calm and consecutive in the present
contingency
Rumors Of Many Sorts.
There were rumors of various other
axinds. These principally concerned
the getting together OF opposing lead
sefs and the mapping out of plans of
procedure that shall give no Democrat
hause for complaint and shall urge
Tkhem to the polls on election day with
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