The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-06-17
Proved COncIusIveIy al Recent
Convention In Chicago.
BOTH PARTIES CONFIDENT.
Democrats Believe In Wilson ard De-
clare He 10 Going to Be Hard Man
to 6eat-.Rspubticans Of Opinion That
@. o. p. Leaders Acted Wisely In
Naming Charles Evans Hughes.
BY ARTHUR w. DUNN.

st. Louis, June 17.-ISpecial. Am
during the Democratic convention and
the days leading up to the selection OF
the old ticket the Democrats here have
been more Interested In the results nj
Chicago than they have been In their
W convention. The Democrats have
had three duties TO perform-nominate
a candidate for president, nominate a
candidate for vice president, adopt a
platform. All OF these duties had been
prepared I'm advance. and. like any cut
and dried performance. the convention
has not been exciting.
There has been plenty of enthusiasm;
there always Is enthusiasm when "A ma
tional convention il conferred upon a
single man and a single purpose. The
Democrats believe In Wilson.
Hard Man to Beat.
Woodrow Wilson IL going to be a
very hard man to beat. From the be-
ginning of the campaign In this event
ful year 1t has been known by many
Republicans that they will not have a
walkover. The Wilson administration
was severely criticised by speakers IN
the Republican national convention,
but the Democrats who have been I'm
st. Louis do not think that many holes
have been made In the armor OF the
party In power. This man Wilson, who
was nominated without enthusiasm In
baltimore, has grown among the Dem
ocrats. Only the historians and those
who were personally hurt remember
sore spots which were made by the
I'M I'm which the Democratic nomi-
nation was brought about. The party
as a whole does not care what happen
ed four years ago
Hughes Or Roosevelt.
There has been much discussion over
the question as to whether Hughes or
Roosevelt would have been the strong
er maj to run against Wilson. The
Democrats have been claiming since
the action ut Chicago that the Repub-
Leans did not name the man they
feared; that Roosevelt would have been
n hardest man to beat. But way
down deep In the minds Of the best
judges is the thought that the Repub-
leans ut Chicago acted wisely, az did
the Democrats four years before.
Talk Of Enthusiasm.
1t Is being pointed out that there was
no enthusiasm for Hughes when he
was nominated nor no demonstrations
for him after the results of the con
vention We're known.
IF Roosevelt had been nominated
Chicago would have been wild. There
would have been pandemonium," was
the remark Of one OF the leading Dem
ocrats. who pointed out the fact that
nothing Of the kind followed the ac-
ton Of the Republican national con
vention.
1t must be remembered by those who
take these matters into consideration
that the widest kind of enthusiasm
prevailed on three occasions when Bry-
an was nominated and that Bryan
was not elected. No one can take the
demonstrations around a national con
vention as an indication Of what Is
happening back home.
shade to Order" In Evidence.
For the last twenty years most OF
the convention ADMINISTRATIONS have
been OF the made to order brand
They have been carefully planned In
advance. Shouters have been "plant,
ed" In conspicuous places. Women
have been engaged at high prices tC
lead In cheering and waving banners
"Pure bunk" say we old timers, who
have watched the game for so many
different conventions.
Take the Sherman demonstration al
Chicago as an example. Why, It was
made up. prepared and carried out or
schedule.