The Alaska daily empire., 1920-01-15
IT MAY BE HOOVER

That the apparent differences between President Wilson and William J. Bryan to what the Demo- cratic Party should do may result in the nomination of Herbert Hoover for President is the conviction o David Lawrence who is often called the most far seeing among Washington newspaper correspond ents and who has the of most of those who are familiar with the inside at Washington Predicting that Mr Wilson Mr. Bryan will reach compromise of any difference they might have before the convening of the National conyen- tion because, says both are liberals Bryan radi cal liberal and Wilson conservative liberal, MT Lawrence says: And when it to candidates it will be surprising to find the Wilson influence being turned in the direction of Herbert Hoover if the Republicans haven't captured him by midsum mer"
 Writing with the Jackson Day dinner and ference in mind MT. Lawrence says, further:
 People who attended the Jackson Day Dinner and the meeting of the Democratic National Committee-or for that matter the Republican National Committee meeting essentially politicians Their conver- sation is about delegates and convention rules and booms and certain speeches and the terrible faults of the other party. Can ddates have their boosters on the job quiet ly sounding out sentiment and extollng the virtues of the aspirants for the Presi- dency
 But underneath it all, when you get them away from the formal stuff the poli- ticians who here for the Democratic assemblage have some definite ideas of what is going to happen in the coming campaign. Far from being as comfortable as the Re- publicans were in their calculation, that any Republican could win this time, the Democrats be saying that it will take some candidate-not just any candi- date-to win the Democratic ticket
 There's of impending responsi- bility for the selection of big to be standard bearer of the party, but usual at this early stage of the game the friends of McAdoo, Palmer Gov Cox, Senator of McAadoo Palmer, Gov, Cox, Senator Pomerene, Senator Hitchcock, James w. Gerard. and last, but not least, William Jennings Bryan, who have confident feel ing that their man measures up fully to
 
 about their individual choices with the usual enthusiasm but running through it all seems to be belief that the Democrats will either have to have really big person. ality strong issue.
 The less disinterested of the political delegates talk about Herbert Hoover and there is no under-estimating his possibilities by the delegates and the committee men here who have candidates Of their own to espouse. Indeed the most Interesting bit of political Dem ocratic gathering is the pronounced friend Illness to Herbert Hoover.
 Is he a Democrat? is the question which overheard one committeeman ask another I don't know was the reply. But the people down my way don't much care whether he is not
 Strength for Herbert Hoover comes not merely out of the West. from which section he halls, but from the South. One the men who has much to do with South Caro- lima politics and delegations, for instance told me that if the convention held tomorrow 1t would not be difficult ter to swing South Carolina for Hoover.
 But there certain pledges that all ways go for the first ballot. One man, who controls another state, said he pledged to McAdoo, but he thought in the end he might be found swinging his delegation to- wards Hoover It is well to a per spective on the Hoover candidacy how ever. He has organization or headquar- ters, nor are any friends who be count ed as intimates of the former food admin istrator busy talking about him.
 His strength appears to be coming from the on-political elements in various communities, but it is sufficient to cause the politicians admit even as early as this that Herbert Hoover is q factor in the nomination contest in the Democratic Party"