El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-09
Democrats See Salvation
In Supporting Hoover For
President In Coming Race

By DAVID
I HTAsHINGTON. D. c., Jan. 9.-Peo-
w PIE who attended the Jackson Day
dinner and the meeting Of the Demo
cratic national committee-or for tnat
matter the Republican national COM
mittee meeungs-are essentially poll
ticians- Their conversation is about
delegates and. convention rules and
booms and certain success and the
terrible faults Of the other party.
Candidates have their boosters on the
JoD fatty sounding out sentiment and
eElolliug the virtues Of the aspirauts
Tor the presidency.
But underneath il all when you get
them away from the formal stuff. the
politicians who are here for the
Democratic assemblage have some
definite ideas Of what is going TO hap
pen In the coming campaign Lar from
. being as comfortable as the Repubn-
cans were in their calculation that
any republican could win this. time.
The Democrats seem TO be saying
I thar lt viii take 4sOme candidate1-
not just any candidate-to win on the
Democratic ticket
Promoters Are All Confident.
There's a sense OF impending re-
sponsibility for the selection Of
party, but as usual at this early stase
Of the game, friends OF McAdoo. Pal
mer, Gov. Cox senator POmerOne,
senator Hitchcock. Jas. ". Gerard,
and last but not least, VIM. Jenninss
Bryan. have a confident feeling that
their man measures up TO specifica-
tons.
They talk about their individual
choices. with the usual enthusiasm.
but running through IL all seems 70 be
nave 10 have big personality or
strong issue. The more or less dis
interested Of the political delegates
talk about Herbert Hoover and there
is no under estimating his policies
even by the DELEGATE and combination
here who have candidates. Of their
own to expose
Indeed the most Interesting bit
Of presidential news in the Demo
c--fic gathering a. the pronounced
p. illness TO Herbert Hoover els
Z Demoerltf' Il the question
which I overheard one committee
man ask another. II don't know
was the reply. shut the people
down my way don't much care
whether he n or mott
Strength for Herbert Hoover comes
not merely out OF the west from
which section he halls. but from the
south ore OF the men who has much
to do with South Carolina politics and
DELEGATIONS. for Instance. told me that
II the convention were held romor-
rev. It would not be difficult mat
ter 10 swing South Carolina for
Hoover.
But there are certain pledges that.
always 80 for the first ballot One
man who controls another state said
he was pledged 10 McAdoo but he
thought IN the end he might be found
ewinging his delegation toward
Not OrEanized for Fight.
Il IS wen 20 Get a perspective on
has no organization or headquarters.
Nor are friends who can be counted
as intimates OF the former food ad-
miuistrator busy talking about him.
from the non-Dolitical elements In
various communities. but it is OF sur
ficieut size 10 cause the politicians
TO admit even as early as this that
Herbert Hoover IS a factor in the
nomination contest in the Democratic
party.
As for issues. keep your eye on VIII |
liam Jennings Bryan Just at the
when liberals and radicals /
and labor votes and large sections Of (
the alien population have been pre- 4
pairing to 90 over TO the Republican 4
party, partly as a protest against |
some phases OF president Wilson's for =
sign policy such as his handling OF /
he Fiume question or the irish prob \
en- or the demands OF the railroad 4
lrotherhoods and partly as a protest /
against the attitude OF permitting the
use Of the Injunction power AGAINST
The coal miners. along comes brother
Bryan 70 help keep the Democratic
vote intact
No matter how radical HIS ez-
preston, no matter how critical
his utternucess no matter how eI-
IRENE his suEEestionas the eouser-
vnfiFe wing Of the Democratic
party, which f., aH intended. keep
ing n solid front In the party
shreWdly welcomes the return Of
the commoner to prevent the
party from diEinfeErutiuE.
There is for instance, a noticeable
Gaming on the part Of eastern Demo
rats toward the wet side otetne pro-
libition problem. but the commoner %
ully capable OF preventing his party
rom going too far on that question
ly the natural check which his in
luence in the party councils VIII De
N over jealous vets
Can Cause Trouble
VIII Bryan be a factor himself N
he nominating contest. Hardly IN
he sense that he can nominate him
elf. but certainly in the sense that ne
an cause considerable trouble for any
.andidate who does not share TO some
Xtent at least his conception or Wnat
he Democratic platform should pc.
Is. for delegates. it Is the same old
tory. The party in power happens
o be Democratic. but 10 has occurred
gain and again when the Republicans
we're on the inside that the Democrats
an. under present system control the J
hoice Of convention. Although presi-
lent Wilson isn't going TO Be can
idate himself his letter 20 the JACK
on Dav dinner shows clearly that ne
oes not mean 10 keep hands or the
arty.
Bryan a Radical Liberal
woodrow Wilson is conservative
iberal. The two forces probably VIII /
each a compromise by the time the
convention IS over They both value /
Democratic harmony more than they
n their own opinions. Also Mr.. ,
ryan has swallowed platforms be- +
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