The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-25

OUT OF POLITICS

! What will be the character or the
| Platform that the State Democratic
cons ention will adopt!
/ VIII Y depart from tcairn paths
/ and urge reforms and lay down a
| Re gram 10 be followed In the future
by men offering for once al Demo
| IL ats" Ss.
WIN the convention sidest.p the
Zee system situation? Will Is h;tve
anything 60 say az to tax reform
These questions and nsssIs.- .,thsrs
are being asked BY Democrats aud,
hire be some who induirs whciner
or not there will be any declaration
rs to party policy with regard 10
: Statewide prohibition.
I. Is not understood that the .en-
rcrarce leaders dcsire to sec any
stcpe taken in tho convention to bring,
up the temperance question. They
realize that II II moral question
and while the question. OF whether
or not the people should be givea the
r.gllt to vote on the question nigh
| be q proper subject for party, action
even the Injection of this qur9tton
will not meet with the approval OF the
temperance folk.
They do not want the temperance
question SADIE q political question by
| larat,on with reference TO the pas
sage OF an enabling act might result
! in situation that would not be 10
/ this. advantage OF the tempera aee
cause even though the party declared
for H.
.Wets' to Take No Action.
on the other hand the wet" con-
to force any declaration Mt the hands
Of the party which would be Offensive
to the temperance people, ae they are
well aware that they would be but in
Wiling a. Waterloo. So far as num-
bers go the temperance people will be
In the majority ip the convention,
just as they Were on joint ballot
largely In the majority on the Gen
The convention will adoUt a plat
| form standing l}y Jeffersonian prin-
ciples. tariff reform and an economi-
cal administration OF the Affairs OF
the State and national government IT
will endorse the administration by
Governor Mann. and the policies nrr-
sued by him looking to improving the
agricultural interests OF the State and
the increased efficiency and business
like conduct Of the affairs OF the
i State.
The conduct of the Democrats in
the Senate under the leadership OF
Senator Martin and in the House I'M
der the Underwood Clark leadership
will he commended.
/ should the Martin-Swnnson-Flo Flood
leadership in the convention be as
aggressive in DAYS gone by the prfn-
ciple OF the initiative and referendum.
which some will seek to have en-
dorsed. will be voted down and there
Is In fact, some osfbiiHr Of q vote
OF q condcmnatory nature relative to
these features which have proven pop
| ular in the Western Commemorative
And last, but not least, there seems
to be every reason 10 believe that up
10 this time there Is ii serious pro-
iect on foot to defeat the movement
for Woodrow Wilson in Virginia by
turning the Virginia delegation over
TO Senator Martin. In defense OF this
action friends Of Senator Martin in
sist that In case OF n close fight be-
tween Harmon and Wilson that he
stands good show to secure the
nomination. The general impression
abroad, however, Is that either Gov.
ernor Wilson or Governor Harmon
will receive the nomination.; that the
large financial interests are using
every means available to cripple Gov
ernor Wilson's prospects, and that a
majority Of the people Of virginia
az between Governor Harmon and
Governor Wilson, with 4 genuine APP
probation OF the excellent qualities
and qualifications Of both men, de-
sire tho nomination OF Governor VIII
son.
The State Democratic Central Com
mittee will meet ut Murphy's Hotel
Mt o'clock tomorrow night for the
purpose of perfecting plans. and nx-
ing time and place for tho meeting
OF Xlc Democratic State Convention.