The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1916-02-25
For the Republican and
Democratic Nation
al Conventions
REPUBLICAN PARTY. AIDED
BY BRYAN WILL GAIN VICTORY
william Barnes Comes Forth as an
Eseny Who Seeks to Destroy
the Rossevek Ambition.

The d'sintegrstion of the "hright
lights" OF the Wilson cabinet foreshadows
dissster Tor the Democratic party. While
Bryan, - pr. mier, at the out>et of the
Democratic attempt ~ rdminister the
national government. eclip-ed the other
cabinet minister's, the public Was not
long in recognizing in Lindey NJ. Gar
rison, Secretary OF War. the only man
OF the Wilson ''Privy Council" who Was
not wearing shoes too big for him
the only man, who did not exhibit tLs
squeaking characteristics ot the pigmy In
comparison with Republican prederess-
ors- Now. Garrison has quit in ciisgust,
and has boosted the probability that
Bryan vail make "a grand comp" in the
next Democratic national conventions
coup that will mortally wound the Pres
ident's chances of re- election Just what
the mighty stroke OF Bryan will be this
time. no one knows. perhap. Bryan,
himself, does not yet know. hut is prob
ably waiting for the same divinity q.
shape his ends, that throttled Cham
Clark at the Baltimore Democratic na-
tionai convention in 1912, and handed
the presidential nomination TO Woodrow
Wilson. with the Bryan label: my COM
pliments.'
There is little doubt that Bryan will
be one Of the INST potent forces i'm oil the
land in deerrnininx whrsher the nrxt
president OF the United States shall be q
Republican or the present incumbent,
VIII" will, undoubtedly. be re-nominated
by the Democrats. The united Repub-
lican party. aided and sbetted by our be-
loved ally, William Jennings Bryan, will
20 into hattie with success almost assured
and with defeat well nigh impossible.
We need not he alarmed because Will
liam Barnes, OF New York, has crAwled
out from under the mass Of rocks"
which Roosevelt piled upon hIm at the
trial OF the Barnes W. Roosevelt libel
suit at Syracuse, and has come back for
another "belting" at the hands OF the
political creator and destroyer OF Hon.
William Howard Taft, one time pres
id-nt OF the United States Barnes is
seeking to line mp ss many states As he
can against the nomination Of Roosevelt
A. the Republican candidate for pres
idenf, bot his efforts are 80 superfiuou-
N To be quite ridiculous. Roosevelt in
not candidate Tor the Republican Cor
any otber) nomination, and has 30 de-
ciared in refusing permission 10 enter his
name In presidential primary states. He
is wise. tie need not i've a candidate. for
u he is dominated at Chicago in June by
the Republican national convention, il
will br by a spontaneous outburst and an
irresistible stampede, which be and his
friends could not bring about, and which
Barnes and his other opponents could
not build a dam strong enough to bot
tie up IN q tbons and years.
We look for Kepubllcsn national con-
vention at Chicago that will plant an
historic post for enthusiasm, for harmo-
nious re~1lts, for the strength and pop
uisrity OF Its nominees for president and
vice president. and for the challenging
ring Of reviviGed Republicanisrn issuing
from its adopted platform. We do not
expect any OF the Republican stool pige-
ons or Progressive nominees TO capture
the nomination for presiient. but We dare
wade out into the trracherous waters Of
political pr"ph~cy far enongh 10 forecast
the msterislizstion Of a deluge---s cloud
burst O sstampede---not ~ political hand
iwork, that will ram the nominal on
down the throat of one or the ether of
the only two w ~, ~l,o. even with Mr.
Brysn's powerful si,. ~ould 10 sure of
victory over Wo d. WiI-on---the one
70 Chnrie- Hughes, the other - Theo-
dore Roosevelt.