The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-12-29
CLARK BOOM TO
BEAT WILSON IN
1916GETSBOOST
Speaker Urged From All
Over Country to Fight
for Nomination.
PLANS MADE TO KILL
BRIAN'S ASPIRATIONS

WAsurNeToS, Dec. 2s--The opposition
within the Democratic party to the re-
nomination Of President Wilson appears
10 be crystallizing around Champ Clark,
Sneaker of the House OF Representatives,
whose friends have always insisted that he
was entitled to the nomination ut the
Baltimore convention. where ha received
n majority of the votes cast on repeated
ballots and finally failed because of MS
inability to obtain two-thirds of the dele
gates.
sneaker Clark has been receiving letters
and tele-rams from his admirers In var.-
ous paris OF the Union urging him TO
b. a candidate in 1916.
Nj clark himself Is not discussing
Presidential booms. The last word from
him on the subject that is Of record was
his remark to a friend that II President
Wilson made a good President nobody
could defeat him for the nomination. and
that If lie made bad President nobody
would want to defeat him for the nom-
nation But as the feeling against tho
President has increased lately there have
been persistent renewals OF the demand
that Speaker Clark be candidate.
IL has been suggested to the Speaker
that he should not delay making al an
nouncement to his friends of his willing
ness TO stand for the Nomination and that
In doing so he would be Justified in as
stmng that Presiden Wilson would not
b. a candidate for denomination in view
o. ,ho declaration in favor OF single term
b. the Baltimore convention.
Nrvumcuts OF speakers Friends.
Speaker Clark's friends who are trying
70 start a boom for him intend TO assume
that the President means 20 abide by that
plank in the Baltimore platform as they
construe IL. and that he will not be cam
o.date again. They say that Speaker
Clark ough. TO he the nominee OF the
Democratic party in 1916 regardless OF the
outlook for the Democracy simply because
lie honor was denied to him at Baltimore
and that he owes IL to himself 10 fight
COR the nomination and lead campalgi
walle h is yet In the prim" OF me Tle
Speakers admirers assert that he would
h. willing to lead forlorn nope II neces-
sasy - serve his parry.
some OF the political wiseacres arect
to -, a coincidence in the struggle now
being waged between the President ana
Demo-. attic Senators led by Senator Reed
OF Missouri and the recurrence or tho
CLARK boom. Bu; the Speakers friends
n tho House made il clear to-day that
AZ. Ciorks prospects to' the nomination
est upon a foundation mucn broader
,r,r 4 local patronage fight In the state
o. Missouri
They say that Mr. ClarNs following IN
tho campaign OF 1919 FOR the nomination
Wa countrywide and that he was an easy
winter in the primary States. which IN
Gieated ;hat he was a popular choice ana
that his course IL public life has been
such thu. he has not alenated any pI
TIE friends who stood for him IN the
Baltimore convention.
speaker Clark is not expected to make
any public announcement of his candi-
dlcy II would not be necessary, ac-
cordiug to those who are interested in
tho movement He would simply have
10 remain silent and privately intimate
10 his friends and supporters that they
were AZ liberty 20 make plans 10 promote
hs candidacy.
suspect bryan May Wun Again.
There is = lurking suspicion in the
minds of many ~ Speaker tlarks fol-
iovers hat MIR. Bryan expects to be the
'Ngates Of President Wilson in the cam
h,icn OF l"l6 and that NJ the proper
line TINS viii be made clear by the Piesl-
Dent voluntarily getting out of all consid-
GRAFTON foy the nomination and Mr. Bryan
stepping into the breach. Mr.. Clarks
friends say he would welcome the SUD
stituta to combat
Il Is only fair TO say that the general
view of Democratic politicians in Wash
lngton Is that President Wilson will be
candidate TO succeed himself and that
he ucvo- has submitted himself to he
bound by the declarations Of the Balti-
more convention rs 10 a single term in the
WAITE House
!. Is understood that the Presidents
friends assume no personal responsibility
'or that plank IN tn" platform which
pas put In a. the dictAtion of w. j.
E.'eH They look upon 1t as largely
'-cadem!c,' simply pledgng the conven-
ton to Il principle but imposing on the
candidate no obligation to be bound to \
single term H. the absence of legislation
limiting the tenure.
A. the same time il is acknowledged
On an sides that this one term plank IL
o'ly 20 serve ~ the pivot i'm bitter
"o1trovcrsy within the Democratic party,
My candidate with pretenslons against
3lr Wilson will he bound to seize upon
Z and the President himself, according
to IN, general belief here, will he driven
lA.o an open declaration on this plank
oetor" many mouths have elapsed.
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