The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-19

Washington, June 20.-[Special. !
One of the chief features of the Demo
cratic national convention. particularly
those found In the Hobbies of the no
tells and In various headquarters. were
the constant comments upon the &C
ton OF the Republicans and Progress
sives at Chicago.
Are you disappointed at the result
Of that convention / asked one Of
the prominent leaders
II am disappointed with Roosevelt"
was his reply. 1--WE have been count
ing confidently upon Roosevelt leading
a third party, as no did four years ago.
That would have made IL easy for us.
We never expected a fighter like Roose-
Welt to quit"
Not the Same.
-Four years ago when we left Chica-
go for Baltimore we knew we were
going TO see a president nominated.
1t made the Baltimore convention In
tensely interesting. This year when
we left Chicago for st. Louis we knew
we were going to see the president
nominated for a second time, but
whether for IA second term is another
thing. The situation Is entirely diff
ferent. Although the Republican par
ty Is not entirely reunited. everybody
Is aware that the backbone has been
taken out OF the Progressive party,
which was largely composed Of Repub-
leans. IL those Republicans return
and support Hughes they may go a
long way toward electing him. So we
know that this is a much different
presidential campaign from the last.
"a Cold Crowd"
"Did you ever see such a cold crowd
In your life at "a national convention
asked Urey Woodson. the Kentucky
member OF the Democratic national
convention who spent a week In Chi
cago watching the Republicans. 1.-The
Progressives showed much more pep
than the Republicans" he continued.
why. the demonstration when Hughes
was nominated fell tat"
So far a. demonstrations were con
cerned, the recent Chicago convention
was something like the conventions OF
1890 and 1900. when Mckinley was
nominated: the convention Of 1904,
when Roosevelt was nominated. and
the convention OF 1903 when Taft was
nominated.
The greatest demonstrations Of popu-
lar approval ever seen In conventions
of recent years We're for Bryan.
Don't Mean Much.
The. convention demonstrations OF
late years do not mean very much.
Delegates are not stampeded by dem
onstrations. Roosevelt would have
been nominated In 1912 and 1915 by
the Republicans II demonstrations of
great enthusiasm governed the selec-
ton. Bryan would have been nomi-
mated In 1904 and In 1912 If demon
STATIONS In his favor and loud cheers
and noise controlled the action Of the
delegates. Those noisy features of
conventions are simply a part OF the
convention game. and a certain amount
is heard every four years.
Vice Presidential Candidates.
Can any remember when a clear
ly avowed candidate for vice president
has been nominated7 I mean where a
man has gone out and deliberately
sought the office and obtained It. do
not recall anything Of the kind. Such
candidates only make themselves ridic-
ulous. and l I'm sorry to say that quite
a number OF my good friends have
been among those seeking second place
who have been defeated.
think ! will have t 0 make one *
ception. Jim Sherman was almost q
seeker for second place His friends
were pushing him much the same as
If he were an actual candidate. but
Sherman himself did not make a can
vass and work for the nomination.
Even II his friends were for him 1t
must be remembered that the place
was given more to New York than to
Sherman individually. When a NOM
ination goes west 1t has generally been
conceded that New York, a pivotal
state. can name the vice president.
"Mothsr Of Prssidsnts."
Virginia and Ohio are Jointly the
mother Of presidents" having fur
nished the same number. II Hughes
should be elected New York will come
to the front as the mother OF presi-
dents. Already she has furnished
Van Buren,, Fillmore. Arthur. Cleve-
land and Roosevelt, equaling In mum
Der Virginia and Ohio. With Hughes
New York will be one ahead.
Not For Palmer.
Many friends Of A. Mitchell Palmer
hoped that he might be appointed to
the supreme bench to succeed Mr..
Hughes, but ! have been told that is
not likely. "Of course there Is no pol
tiles In connection with such appoint
ments," said a man who knows, land
II there was there would be no good
political results In selecting q Pennsyl-
vania man for that place ct this ums."