The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1916-06-14
The DEMOCRATIC C0NVEN,
TON.


dent: in November the voters Of the
nation will elect them by one Of the
largest maiorities in years. This is
perhaps a bread statement, but We
are thoroughly convinced that the
events OF the next few months will
show that our prediction is correct
With Peace. Prosperity and Pre-
paredness.7 as their motto; with Bry-
an acting as a meek and harmless re-
porter; with plenty Of work and mon
ey all over the country; with Teddy
lowering over the Republican nominee
like vuIture over his prey, and with
the G. o. T., candidate himself a
man whose views on public matters
are yet In the making, we can see
nothing ahead but "Wilson-that's
all"
Candidate Hughes is. 10 use trite
expression, Between the devil and
the deep blue sea" He does not
know what to do. and still less what
to say. lie finds himself in a position
where he must seek to please Roose-
Welt on the one side and yet he fears
to utter a word lest he offend the
large Germon.American vote in Ameri-
ca. If he comes out boldly against
the "hyphenates" he will no doubt
gain Teddy's half.hearted support,
but he will lose the foreign vote; il
he fails TO do so he might as wei.
make up his mind to fight Roosevelt
and the Progressive party as well 40
Wilson and the solid Democracy.
But the st. Louis convention is al
present before the footlights an1
must be considered. From this dis.
lance II looks like complete harmony,
there is a slight rumbling on
the side lines about Vice President
Marshall. Ii seems that Henry Morgen.
THAI, erstwhile Ambassador to Turkey
assimilated some of the fighting spir.a
while abroad and Is determined TO M.
joct a little fun into the fight for
second place on the ticket.
OF course Mr. Morgenthau must
have his little say and the hosts of
Democrats who are gathered II st.
Louis today viii no doubt appreciate
his attempt TO create just a wee bit
OF excitement Let us hope, how
ever. that he is not in earnest. 1t
would be mistake to Gust Marshall
right now while everything is SO
tNNNA5 III tHt btHlutAdtlC Ialhbt ~ u
we cannot but take the following dis.
patch from St Louis as a little 10:
"A move TO defeat Vice President
Marshall for denomination in the Dem
ocratie National convention took well
defined form here today when Henry
Mongenthau, who recently gave up
his post ms ambassador to Turkey to
engage In the work OF re-eiecting
President Wilson, announced that n
stronger man." than MIR. Marshall
should be nominated and brough for.
ward the name of Secretary of War
Newton d. Baker as vice presidential
candidate.
News that Mr. Morgenthau was
booming Secretary Baker created
something more than mild discussion
for II was pointed out that Mr. Nor
genthau had been close TO the admin.
istration and that Il might indicate
that nomination of Mr. Bake would
not be unacceptable. Mr. Mofgonthau
FASTENED, however, TO make Il clear
he was urging Mr. bakers nomination
on his own responsibility aud inltiat.
i've solely. with the desire of choosing
the strongest possible cand,da.e for
the Office"
Secretary Baker is good man, no.
body would dispute the fact, but why
should we change horses. even second
horses, in the middle of the as:eamg
Vice President Marshall has made a
good officer and he has backed the
president at every turn, He is Just
ms strong as Baker or any oher man
the Democrats could sugges. and he
should be returned to the capitol with
his chief 70 throw him on. at his
Atime would look too much like repn