The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1919-05-09

republicans may nominate a military
hero. If it should be Pershing or
Wood, then Bundy stock would take
a big boom. Bundy is SO years old,
a good speaker, a capable executive
and emerged from the war as it's
greatest American hero.
1t is now evident that the democrat
ic convention will have the greatest
number of favorite sons since the first
Cleveland nomination. Even Texas.
it is reported, may go to the conven-
ton instructed for a ~favorite son,
though the Lone Star state realizes
that it's big democratic majority pre-
cludes the possibility of it's having
the candidate nominated.
This "favorite son. situation is due
to the failure of one outstanding fig
ure to appear. With no such man
it is argued that it would be good
politics for Texas to pick out a good
strong delegation, instruct them to
vote for Senator Morris Sheppard on
the first ballot and watch the work.
ings of the convention. Then at the
proper time the big delegation might
switch to its favorite of the leading
candidates and bring about his nomi-
nation. 1t was the Texas and Pen
~nsylvania delegations at Baltimore
which brought about the situation that
made President Woodrow Wilson NOM
Locality Against Him.
inee and eventually president.
There are many people who believe
Senator Sheppard is of presidential
size, but they realize that his locality
eliminates him, but they urge that in
the light of the present situation and
unless there is a decided change, the
Lone Star delegation be instructed for
him.
Silimarly, Senator Thomas j.
Walsh of Montana and Robert l.. Ow-
en- of Oklahoma, may have their state
delegations to the next convention in
structed for them on the first bal
lot and as long thereafter as exped-
lent. Both men are Of presidential
calibre, but here, too, locality is a
handicap.
Interest in Ohio.
Next to what his own state is go
ing to do about it's candidate every
political observer in the country is
anxious to know what Ohio is going
to do. An interesting situation is i'm
pending in the Buckeye state, contain
ing potential elements of a very dra-
matte and novel political contest over
the presidential nomination, and sub
sequently at the polls, between the
republican and democratic candidates
for the presidency, and the Buckeye
state become the ground for battle be-
tween giants to test which one, in
deed, is the favorite son. Senator At
lee Pomerene and Governor James M.
Cox are democratic candidates. Sem
ator Warren G. Ha<ding and William
Howard Taft are the republican can
didates.
New York Has Big Field.
Next to Ohio, New York has the
biggest field Of candidates. William
G. McAdoo, though rather out of the
public eye, may be prominent, and
both Secretary Robert G. Lansing and
Governor AL Smith have supporters
among the democrats. The republic
cans are talking of Senator James w.
Wadsworth and Charles E. Huges.
Besides General Bundy, Indiana has
Vice President Marshall who will have
a claim on the state delegation for
the democratic nomination. The re-
publicans have Senator Watson and
Governor Goodrich.
Palmer Is Discussed.
Pennsylvania democ n,ts think that
Attorney General Palmer has the
height, circumference and grain of
desirable presidential timber. His re-
cent action in refusing to grant a par
don to Eugene V. Debs, after his de-
fiant remarks following affirmation
of his sentence, vas widely and favor
ably commented upon. On the other
hand the republicans of Pennsylvania
have Senator P. c. Knox, one of the
really big men in the senate.
Both 1owa's senators-Cummins and
Kenyon, are being mentioned. Hi
nois republicans are regarded as GER
tain to instruct for Governor Lowden
and Kansas republicans for Senator
Capper. Senator Lenroot is being
urged by Wisconsin republicans.
These Are Prospects.
Here is the latest compilation of
"favorite son" suggestions, both re-
publicans and democrats, group ac-
cording to states.
Ohio-Republicans: Harding, Taft.
Democrats: Cox, Pomerene.
neutrality-suspicious.: Gov. Good
rich, Senator Watson. Democrats:
General Bundy, Vice President Mar