The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-09-27
CANDIDATES WATCH
PRESIDENTS TOUR
DEMOCRATIC ASPIRANTS HOPING
HE MAY IN SOME WAY HELP
THEIR AMBITIONS.
GOSSIP CENTERS ON PALMER
attorney General Just Now Occupies
strategic Position-OId PoIiti-
clans Wonder if Bryan intends to
Seek the Nomination Again.
BY EDWARD 8. CLARK.

BY EDWARD 3. CLARK.
Observation-Disclosures is await
ing with interest the political effect
OF president Wilson's tour through IN
country. His first speech was deliv
ered IN Columbus. o. Opinion in it
rebound from that state is bcn:
caught hy the politicians, for OH,
hoids within her b0rticrs two candi
dates for the Observation-Disclosures &
Harding. Republican, and James NJ
Cox, Democrat.
ioIIticianS here, and especially
these of them who have presidential
ambitions, are wondering Just how til,
winds of league favor or disfavor ar,
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 ST
as 10 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 i'm receptive
mood are hanging on the presidents
utterances day by day as he goes
through the country, hoping that
somewhere a cheering word for their
individual ambitions may be let fall.
TO these gentlemen the presidents ut
terances on the league will he mat
tiers of secondary Importance because
all of them have espoused his views
on the matter. The thing of prime
Importance to them VIII be some pos
sible word from the chief executive
which will Indicate that he is strong
~ in favor of some specific national!
doctrine for which one or the other of
them may have taken a 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 OK
tent to Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer as pc sible candidate for
the Democratic nomination. Mr.. Pal
mer today is in something of strate-
cic position. for his work is init
fnntn1u H.
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 he millionaires.
The Democrats also have tnI,en
cognizance of Il recent prOnOuncempnt
of William Jennings Bryan. Some of
:he old politicians are Wondering if
Mr.. Bryan will try il again. He al
ways has managed To hold on to the
affections of strong following.
JoSephus Daniels. secretary of the
navy, said something a little bit cryp-
tic the other day. The interpreters
of his utternnce think that possibly
IL means Mr.. Daniels is in receptive
mood.
Some Of the Republican senator's
seem to have approved. temporarily at
least, the ambitions of one of their
number who. ii is known. would like
much to he president of the United
States. There are some rather cold
political analyZers of conditions who
say the Republican senator's attitude
N this matter is assumed for present |
purposes only. and that later they will |
part company one with another to |
AXE positions behind what is called |
he heart candidate of each one of |
hem. This may be or may not be |
rue. but such condition Is not at
I'll unprecedented. for this kind of
hing has been recognized for years
Is being part of the political game.
First to Parade in WASHINGTON.
Congress in joint session is about
o honod Gen. John ]. Pershnc AL
eady the bill making him a general
or life has been signed by the presI-
ent. He has been nominated. and has
cen confirmed by the senate. II is
rObable that congress will give him
IS thanks, and present him with a
word as 4 further evidence of IFS
of his services.
There is to be in few davs n ma
ade of the First division of the A +
'. in this city. 1t will be headed nv
eneral Pershing, who, while not the
irect commander of the division. COM
landed the army of which il formed
part. Washington has had no great
arade of troops like unto that of Nav
$50, when the armies of Grant, Sber-
IAN and Sheridan marched I'D the
road avenue in review before the
resident and the commanding gen. ,
'alS. and took two days to complete
lie march.
There have been several small ma !
Ides recently of returned soldiers i'm
e town. The one in which the First ,
vision will appear will be greater (
AN any of its predecessors. Wash @
gtOn was made so war-weary that II
,ver has responded enthusiastically
soldiers hOmecomingS. The war-torn
terans have marched through streets :