The Colorado statesman., 1919-09-27
DEMOCRATIC AsPIRANTs HOPING
HE MAY IN SOME WAY HELP
THEIR AMBITIONS.
GOSSIP CENTERS ON PALMER
Attorney General Just Now Occupies
Strategic Position-Old PoIiti-
clans Wonder II Bryan intends to
Seek the Nomination Again.
BY EDWARD q. CLARK.


ing with interest the political effects
of President Wilson's tour through the
country. His first speech was deliv-
erred In Columbus, o. Opinion In Its
| rebound from that state is being
caught by the politicians, for Ohio
holds within her borders two candi-
| dates for the presidency-Warren G.
Harding, Republican, and James nj.
| Cox, Democrat.
Politicians here, and especially
these of them who have presidential
ambitions, are wondering just how the
winds of league fnvor or disfavor 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 he in receptive
mood are hanging on the presidents
utterances day by day as he goes
through the country, hoping that
somewhere cheering word for their
individual ambitions may be let fall.
To these gentlemen the presidents ut
terances on the league will be mat
ters of secondary Importance because
all of them have espoused his views
on the matter. The thing of prime
importance to them will be some pos
sible 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 stand.
Gossip Turns to Palmer.
One still hears more from the poll
ticians in Washington, so far as the
Democratic nomination is concerned,
of the aspirations or supposed aspira-
tions of Champ Clark and william G.
McAdoo 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 a possible candidate for
the Democratic nomination. Mr.. Pal
mer today is in something of n strate-
gic position. for his work is inti-
mately connected with the attempts
to bring down the high cost of living,
a subject which is pretty close to the
hearts of all people who do not happen
to be millionaires.
The Democrats also have taken
cognizance of a recent pronouncement
of william Jennings Bryan. Some of
the old politicians are wondering If
Mr. Bryan will try 1t again. He al
ways has managed to hold on to the
affections of a 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
1t means Mr. Daniels is In a receptive
mood.
Some of the Republican senators
seem to have approved, temporarily at
least, the ambitions Of one of their
number who, 1t is known, would like
much to be president of the United
States. There are some rather cold
political analyzers of conditions who
say the Republican senator's 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 mt
all unprecedented. for this kind of
| thing has been recognized for years
as being n part of the political game.
First to Parade In Washington.
Congress in joint session is about
70 honod Gen. John ]. Pershing. AL
ready the bill making him a general
for life has been signed by the presi-
dent. He has been nominated. and has
been confirmed by the senate. 1t Is
probable that congress will give him
its thanks, and present him with
sword as further evidence of its
recognition of his services.
There is to be in few days a pa
rade of the First division of the A. f.
f. in this city. 1t will be headed by
General Pershing, who, while not the
direct commander of the division. com
manded the army of which 1t formed
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
| the 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 its predecessors. Wash
ington was made so war-weary that it
never has responded enthusiastically
to soldiers homecomings. The war-torn
/. Il l.