The Washington herald., 1914-07-13
IL. Political Procession.
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The CHIEF argument for the primary was
that the people would have a part In
the naming OF candidates for ONCE and
the party managers often called BOSSES,
would be denied continued domination of
party affaIrs. Then when the primary
system became universal and the con-
vention was discarded, the question arose
"How about PLATFORM
The primary agitators had overlooked
one little matter OF issuing declaration
OF principles for code campaign and
there was no way Of making plat
form by the primary process So II WIS
arranged for the State committees in
many states to either draw up set
OF resolutions and announce It as the
cfiicial platform or appoint dozen or
more representative party leaders TO
draft the Important document and pro-
| claim II as Official That meant giving
the making of a platform TO smaller
body of men than even prepared one In
a convention for the conventions accep-
| tance.
Chairman william Church Osborn, Of
the new Democratic committee, has al
ready been empowered tn appoint reso-
luton committee and he will announce IL
this week
He will carefully select political leaders
from every section of the State and take
pains 10 appoint men not only of high
standing, but OF political wisdom and 10y
atty to the regular Democratic organiza-
tion. Already II is admitted that such
leaders as Martin Littleton. Cady Her
rick, LIeut.-Gov. Cody and Corporation
Counsel Polk will be on the list, and each
one is very much in politics. Not only in
New York. but IN other States where no
conventions will be held the platform
will be made by party leaders with the
dear people having no voice in the
making. Some States have planned dele
gate conventions following the primaries
solely TO formulate and adopt platforms,
along with oratory from nominees. but
! this is an expensive proposition that viii
not be favored in many States which have
only local and Congressional tickets this
year.
The invisible government of Ken
tucky'' is a new term in the State OF
ollie James and Senator Camden with
Representative Stanley the author Of II
In the first speech Of his Senatorial
campaign.
Stanley considers Beckham his CHIEF
adversary in the campaign for Senator
and handed a few lines to the one
time governor that will be repeated with
| joyful effusion by Republicans once
Beckham is declared the Demo
cratic nominee. Just what Stanley
means by the invisible government OF
1 Kentucky was not fully elucidated In
his further remarks, but II is possibly
polite way Of declaiming that Ken
| lucky is controlled by the financial and
commercial magnates including a few
/ highly esteemed citizens who continue
the manufacture Of whisky. II IL
really shocking TO other Democrats N
Congress from Kentucky 10 hear one
Of the delegation intimate that all Is
not open, upright and beyond reproach
in the methods used by the dominating
party in their beloved ealth
| on the return OF Stanley to Washington
| he may be asked to explain his init
nations Of dark and mysterious opera.
tions in the land OF an undefiled De-
mocracy.
The one open charge OF, Stanley against
his chief competitor. BeCkham. is that
the ohe-time governor is playing to the
hibition sentiment out in the country
where most OF the counties have gone
dry.
"A political JekyII and Hyde is tbs
: term applied TO Beckham by Stanley
with the truly rural folks up Paintvill'
I way and back in the mountains. won
dering who Jekyn and HYDE are and
NhAt they nave I'd 10 Win elecIhS
I Senator. anyhow. Meantime the seren'
and placid Camden continues sawinl
wood and keeping four secretaries busy
at the Washington end. though the mos
he can expect Is an election in Novem
ber. carrying him on the Senate roll until
March g. He is careful. above all things
70 keep out OF the conflict between can
didates for the fun term. and is youni
enough to wait even six years for elec
ton as the successor to the Statesman
who may win in November