The spectator., 1919-09-23
CANDIDATES WATCH
 PRESIDENTS TOUR
DEMOCRATIC RESTRAINTS HOPING HE MAY IN SOME WAY HELP
 THEIR AMBITIONS.
GOSSIP CENTERS ON PALMER
Attorney General Just Now OccupIes Strategic Position-Oid PoIti- clans Wonder if Bryan Intends to Seek the Nomination Again.
By EDWARD B. CLARK

By EDWARD B. CLARK.
 Washington is await ing with interest the political effects of President Wilson's tour through the country. His first speech was deliv- cred in Columbus, 0. Opinion in it's rebound from that state is being caught lay the politicians. for Ohio holds within her borders two candi- dates for the residency-Warren G. Harding, Republican. and James M Cox, Democrat.
 Politicians here, and especially these of them who have presidential ambitions, are wondering just how the winds of league favor or dlSf.vor are to blow from the people after the president has completed his trip The wonder is if some of the politically ambitious are to trim their sails so as to go smoothly with the wind or, because they think the atmospheric conditions have set the breezes blow ing wrong, will attempt to beat up wind"
 At least four or five Democratic candidates known to be in receptive mood are hanging on the presidents utterances day by day as he goes through the country, hoping that somewhere q cheering wor-l for their individual ambitions may he let fall To these gentlemen the presidents ut teraneeS on the league will be mat tcrS of secondary importance because all of them have cspouSed his views on the matter. The thing of prime importance to them will he some pos sihle word from the chief executive which will indicate that he is strong ly in favor of some specific national doctrine for which one or the other of them may have taken n stand.
 Gossip Turns to Palmer.
 One still hears more from the poll ticians in Washington, so far as the Democratic nomination k concerned of the aspirations or supposed aspira- tions of Champ Clark and William C. MeAdoo than of those of other promi- nent Democrats. Today. however. the trend of the talk in the cloakroomS and elsewhere is turning to some eX- tent to Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer as DO Slhle candidate for the Democratic nomination. AIr Pal mer today Is in something of q strate- gc position. for his work S inti- mately connected with the attempts to bring down the high cost of living, hearts of all people who do not happen to be milionaires.
 The Democrats also have taken cogni2nnce of q recent pronounCcment of William Jennings Bryan. Some of the old politicians are wondering if Mir, Bryan will try 1t again. He al- ways has managed to hold on to the affections of n strong following Josephus Daniels, secretary of the navy said something a little bit cryp- tic the other day. The interpreters of his utterance think that possibly it means Mir Daniels is in Il receptive mood
 some of the Republican senators seem to have approved. temporarily at least. the ambitions of one of their much to be president of the United States. There are some rather cold political analyZers of conditions who say the Republican senators attitude in this matter is assumed for present purposes only. and that later they will part company one with another to take positions behind what iS called the heart candidate of each one of them. This may be or may not be true. but such condition is not at all unprecedented for this kind of thing has been recognized for years as being a part of the political game.
 First to Parade in Washington.
 Congress in joint session Is ahout to honod Gen. John l. Pershlng. Al. ready the bill making him general for life has been signed by the preSI- dent. He has been nominated, and hns been confirmed by the senate. II Is probable that congress will give him its thanks, and present him with a sword as a further evidence af it's recognition of his services.
 There Is to be in n few days pa rade of the First division of the A. F.. r. In this city It will be headed hy Generaf pershing, who, while not the direct commander of the division. com handed the army of which 1t formed a part. Washington has had no great parade of troops like unto that of May. 1865. when the armies of Grant. Sher- man and Sheridan marched up the broad avenue in review before the president and the commanding gen erals. and took two days to complete he march.
 There have been several small pa rades recently of returned soldiers in the town The one in which the First division will appear will be greater than any of it's predecessors. Wash .t.