The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-04-26
CHAMP CLARK IS
ON TRAIL AGAIN
Old War-HOrse and His Hound
Dog Are Ranging the Camps
Where Votes Are Kept.
OTHERS ARE WATCHING
Palmer, ct al Realize Champ Is
Dangerous and Has Strong
Plea for Preference.
By HARRY 3. HUNT.

Washington, April 25.-Democratic
presidential candidates, n c / u n 6
Messrs. Palmer, McAdoo, Hitchcock
Cox. Edwards. Bryan, ct al, had better
put a paddock on the smokehouse door
where they keep their campaign bacon
For party guardians report they have
detected recently, suspicious snifflings
and snufflings in the vicinity of the
storehouse where Democratic votes are
kept.
And tracks, too. like those OF a curl
Gus canine seeking what he might de-
your, have been found in the very
camps where some of the aforemen-
toned candidates slept by night!
Resting uneasily, because of the
threat of this strange prowler, Oliver
p. Newman, huntsman- in chief for
Palmer, and Barney Baruch. guardian
of the McAdoo camp stuck their heads
out of their tent flaps the other night
in time to catch a glimpse 'of the ami
NAL making away in the gloom.
From anatomical descriptions fur
nished naturalists of the Smithsonian
institute it was decided the animal was
none other than a big hound dog-and
from that the political deduction was
easy.
Champ Clark and his or Houn' Dog
were on the trail again
Later developments have proved this
conclusion correct. Delegates from out
in the tall timber report having been
chased by the or Houn' and some of
them admit they were put up a tree"
Having thus been identified, it is
expected Clark and his dog will now
come out and do their hunting in the
open. And already, from some un-
unnamed source, word has
gone out that the or Houn' is friendly
dog that, he won't bite or kill sheep.
and that if the American people will
just give him a place to sleep on the
doormat of the White House they will
be safe sfrom Bolshevists, big business
and idealists.
Clark in the White House and the
Houn' Dog on the door mat "a return
to old time Democratic simplicity in
government, and administration of rug
ged Americanism and a sane, sober
conduct of public affairs generally"
The Clark candidacy for votes at
San Francisco will stand upon half a
dozen legs. Among the reasons to be
advanced why he should be chosen
will be:
That he was denied the nomination
in 1912 when, on the basis of primary
. votes and of clear ma ajorities in the
convention itself, he had earned it.
That as a vote-getter for the Dem
ocratic party he is the most logical
choise for those who hope for the
party's continuance in power.
That he opposed the conscription bill,
speaking against it in the House. and
advocated service in the army only on
a volunteer basis.
That he led a fight for free speech
during the war under most trying cir
cumstances and helped kill the press
gag bill.
That his long experience as speaker
and his knowledge of public problems
qualify him as executive to develope
teamwork between the White House
and Congress.
That he is not a stunt man. nor a
spectacular performer. but a good, de-
pendable. stout. wise old party horse
who may be expected to pull the coun-
try safely up the hill of reconstruct
ton while younger. more spirited and
fractions steeds would land it in the
ditch.