The Monticellonian. [volume] (Monticello, Ark.) 1870-1920, 1919-09-26
CANDIDATES WATCH
PRESIDENTS TOUR
DEMOCRATIC ASPtRANTs HOPING
HE MAY IN SOME WAY HELP
THEIR AMBITIONS.
GOSSIP CEnTERS ON PALMER
Attorney General Lust New oecup es
Stratee Position-OId Politi. F
clans Wonder if Bryan intends to
Seek the Nomination Again.
BY EDWARD p CLARK

NaSllhston.-Na Shiugton is await
ing with interest the pol teal effects
81 Presiden; Wilson's tour through The
country. His first speech was deliv-
cred in Columbus .. Opinion in its
rebound from that state is being
caught hy the politicians. for Ohio
holds within her borders two eaudi-
dates for the eSidency-Warren 9.
Harding. Republican. and james NJ
Cox. Democrat.
Politicians here, ana especially
these Of them who have presidential
ambitions. are wondering Just how the
Winds Of league favor or diSfavor are
to blow from lie people after the
president has completed his trip The
wonder Is # some of the politically
ambitious are 10 trim their sails so
as 10 90 smoothly with the wind or
because they think the atmospheric
conditions have set the hreezeS blow
ing wrong. will attempt to beat up
wind"
Al least four or five Democratic
candidates known to be il receptive
mood are hanging on the presidents
utterances day by day rs he goes
through the country. hoping that
somewhere a cheering word for their
individual ambitions may be lie: fall.
To these gentlemen the presidents ut
terances on the league will he mat
ters of secondary Importance because
all of them have eSpoused his views
on the matter. Tie thing of prime
importance to them will he 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 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 eloakrooms
and elsewhere IS turning to some eX-
tent 10 Attorney General A. Mitchell
Palmer Is possible candidate for
the Democratic nomination. Mr. Pal
mer sodax IS in something Of strate-
SIC position. for his work i init
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
-
The Democrats also have taken
coenizanee Of recent proneuneemtnt
of William Jennings Bryan Some of
the old politicians are wondering if
Mr.. Bryan will Try il again. He al
ways has managed II hold on 10 the
affections of strong following.
JOsephus Daniels. secretary Of the
navy, said something little bit cryp-
tic the other day The interpreters
of his utterance think tat possibly
it 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 it 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 hut such 81 condition Is not at
all unprecedented for this kind of
as being part of the political game.
First to Parade in Washington.
Congress in joint session is about
TO henod Gen. John J. Pershing. Al
ready the bill making him general
for life has been signed by the preSi-
dent He has been nominated. and has
been confirmed by the senate II is
probable that congress viii give him
It's thanks and present him with a
sword rs n further evidence of its
recognition of his services.
There Is 10 be IN few DAYS pa
II u l.
f. in this city. II will be headed by
General Per hing. who, while not the
direct commander of the division com
manded the army of which it formed
a part. Washington has had no great
parade Of troops Ike INTO that of May
1865. when The armies of Grant Sher
man and sheridan marehed up the
broad avenue in review before the
president ana the commanding gen.
erals. and took TWO days 70 complete
he march
There have been several small pa
rades recently of returned soldiers in
the town The enc ia which the First
division will appear viii be greater
than any II its predecessors. Wash
ingtgn vas .iade 50 war-weary that il
never has responded enthusiast ieall4
to soldiers homecomings. The war-torI
veterans have marched through streets
lined with apathetie crowds. Il i,
hoped that The parade about TO take
place Will reverse tie rule Of former
Happ ness in Appreciation.
Happiness cones moi from tile power
of possession. but from the power ol
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