The Washington herald., 1914-07-14
NAMED
AS DARK HORSE
Minnesota Democrat to Lead
IN 1916 i He Wins
Governorship.
NEW YORK TAKING NOTE
With Smith. oS Michigan. to Head G.
o. p. Both Parties Would Break
Away from Location Rules,
NEW YORK TAKING NOTE
BY FRANCIS b. GEssNER.

alert and especially anxious when new
political propositions are presented. The
chief attraction of the Smith suggestion
was not the name or even the unbroken
record of success OF which the Michigan
lsenator is proud. but the prospect Of
taking a candidate from a State that has
never been given either FIRST or second
place on a national Republican ticket or
a Democratic ticket.
II was remarked that breaking away
from the old inclination TO take a candi-
date from either Ohio, New York,
illinois, orr Indiana. might bring about
more even tempered campaign and a gen.
eral getting together in the big States
which have sought and won the Presi-
Dental honor every four or eight years.
In Former Campaigns.
Not only have the Republican nomina-
tions for first place been given to few
States, but the Vice Presidential nomina-
tions have hardly been more distributed
Since Lincoln's time the second place has
gone to New York seven times. and while
Hobart, in 1896. was credited to New
Jersey, he was practically q New York
man with big interests on Manhattan
island The Ohio and New York COM
blnation has been especially popular and
frequent since the Hayes and Wheeler
ticket OF 1876. followed by Garfield and
Arthur In 1850. Mckinley and Roosevelt
Ssain in BOZ.
1t was Indiana and New York with
Harrison and Morton In 1SsS, and with
Harrison and Reid four years later. An
even dozen Presidential nominations have
gone TO Illinois and Ohio since 1850, rep
resenting forty-eight years in the White
House had all nominees been chosen, and
all lived through their terms. Ohio alone
would have had twenty-four years in the
Executive Mansion. not counting a possi-
bic second term Of Garfield, and besides
was proud of Grant with two terms. and
Harrison with four years as native sons
Of the State.
The Democrats have matched the Re-
publicans In conhning the Presidential
honorT TO a few States with a reverse
tendency to give first instead Of second
place TO New York. In 1850 Douglas, Of
Illinois, in 1854 Mcclellan, of New Jersey
were the chief candidates defeated by
Lincoln. Then came the swing to New
York for first place with Seymour, the
regular Democratic nominee for President
In 1855.
In 1872 Greeley. OF New oYrk. a liberal
Republican. was practically the Demo-
cratic nominee, although old-fashioned
Democrats voted for Charles O'Connor.
also of New York. In 1876 II was again
New York for first place with Gov. Tildsn
for President and Hendricks, OF Indiana
for second place.
New York Again.
In 1880 Hancock and English represent
ed New York. and Indiana again with
Hancock, claiming New Jersey as home.
though really a New Yorker. Cleveland
and Hendricks in 1884 was the third New
York and Indiana ticket. Next came the
New York and Ohio combination in 1sSs
with Cleveland and Sherman, a defeated
ticket. New York and Illinois won fairly
enough In 1892, thanks to Republican in
difference, with Cleveland the President
and Adlai Stevenson, OF Illinois, the Vice
President
The Bryan craze captured the organiza-
ton in 1896 and again in 1900. but in 1904
New York again headed the ticket with
Alton B. Parker for President and Henry
Gassaway Davis, Of West Virginia, for
second place
Mr.. Wilson, of New Jersey.
The Bryan grip was regaIned In 1903
making it easy enough for Taft and the
then united Republican organization.
Then came the present first citizen OF the
Republic proud OF New Jersey as his
home. The Parker nomination made
eight given to New York out of fourteen
Democratic nominees for President since
1850 with the other six nominations |
given to Illinois, New Jersey and Ne
braska- 1t Is rather startling to recall
that four States have had the fourteen
Presidential nominations OF a great po- |
litical party. |
Those who adyocate a getting away
from the select few States that have
had both Republican and Democratic |
nominations will cite the statistics given |
as argument in favor of going into a |
new State like Michigan with William
Alden Smith as the Republican candi-I
date and a going further west by the |
Democrats with a new leader like
Winfield Scott Hammond, Of Minnesota,
u he wins the governorship this year |
Indeed the sudden prominence Of Ham, |
mond as a candidate for executive hon.
ors in the Gopher State is giving concern
and some agitation to Democrats who |
realize that he will be a big figure in |
the next national convention IL he puts
Minnesota in the Democratic column this
year~of our ord. |
HammoI ,uld appeal to many con-
sentative Democrats the country over as |
a more acceptable candidate for first
place than the present distinguished
citizen temporarily residing in the White |
House.
The Hammond nomination has attract
ed more attention In New York than Is |
usual with Western nominations for State |
nonOrs- Inls Is que IN part to the Ham
mond conservative attitude during four
terms in Congress and which has been
noted also, commended by the financial |
and commercial people of the metropo- |
lis. 1t looks too like getting-away from |
old free-silver and populisic tendencies in
the Western States. which have given
New York capitalists and business men
the shivers every two years since the
Bryan nomination of 1896. |
A Safe Democrat,
Hammond has never played to the
New York sentiment, but by keeping his
head. saying little and listening much.
he has won the respect and Confidence
Of the conservative people who think
him safe, even IL Democrat
Hammond has probably never been IN
New York half dozen times in his life
and he knows Of New York political con-
ditions through members of the Con-
gressional delegation. bht IL he is elerted
the Democratic governor this year the
New York Democrats will give Mime
sofa respectful attention until the next
national convention is held.
Gov. johnson, the Democratic govern
or, who died at the height OF a prom
ising career, would have been power
full factor in Democratic national AFFAIRS
had he lived. and Hammond proises even
more Of a career than that Of johnson.
provided he wins this year
Minnesota asked but once the Repub-
lican nomination for President in 1850
when Window was the candidate and
no Republican from the State has reaah-
- ~fa attf<n afnrA