Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-12

There are big men in the Demo-
cratic party, but none Of them is
such an outstanding figure That ne
must be accepted as the party lead
err. Not even former President VIII
son is to be accorded Thai dlstlnc-
ton. Cox, McAdoo, Palmer, Mar
shall and Underwood are consplcu-
\ Gus by reason of their prominence
in PAST presidential fights and WILL
lam Jennings Bryan is still very
much alive and in evidence, but
it can not he said that the Demo-
cratic donkey stops, looks and lis
tens when any one of these raises
| his voice in an effort to make the
yvelkin ring. Nor will any one OF
them have an opportunity this year
to demonstrate that ne Is a VOTE
getter.
Democrats Who May Loom uD
However, there are some Demo-
Gratis who have splendid chances to
show their form. Senator PIONEER
enc in Ohio may be said to v an
exceptional opportunity. He Is a
| candidate for a third election to the
senate in a state that is pivotal at
all times and hat is of unusual i'm
portance now because it Is the nome
of President Harding. Should ne
win. it would be a difficult matter
to convince him and his friends hat
he is not the logical candidate Tor
the Democrats to put up for the
Presidency in 1924.
Former Governor Ralston, Of
Indiana, is another to be reckoned
with. He is running for the senate
against the redoubtable Albert Jer-
emiah Beveridge. Any Democrat
who can get himself elected to the
senate from Hoosier state, and par
ticularly one who can defeat Bev-
eridge, necessarily looms up as II
presidential size. Of course. MI.
Ralston has not accomplished either
his chance.
Former Governor Smith, Of New
York, is in very much the same po-
sition. All he has to do is to wrest
the senatorial toga from the Re
publican shoulders of Senator CAL
der to be in the running for the
Presidency.
Then there is Jim Reed. of Mis-
souri,, the stormy petrol of Democ-
racy, who won himself a senatorial
denomination in the face of all OPP
position that the Wilson element in
his state could rally against him. II
he is reelected he will be one of
the big factors in his party for
many years to come. He may not
be able to carry off the presidential
prize himself. but he will have
something to say as to who does
get it.
There is perhaps less likelihood
of the development of Republican
candidates for the Presidency as a
result of this years campaign. AS
matters stand now it is generally as
sumed that President Harding will
be a candidate to succeed himself
and that he will be renominated. 1t
would be extremely unusual If that
did not happen.
However, traditions and prece-
dents had a way of getting upset in
recent years and not even the wisest
of the wise would undertake to say
that the unexpected would not hap
pen. Mr.. Harding may decide that
one term is all he wants. or poll
tics may take such a turn that it
will become apparent that his re-
nomination is not to be conceded.
In either of such contingencies
the likeliest candidate for the honor
would be those Republicans who
make the strongest showing this
year. Beveridge, in Indiana, who
surprised many people by defeating
Harry S. New for the senatorial
nomination, may well be one of
these. Pinchot, who upset the Re-
publican organizations apple cart
III Pennsylvania, may be another.
Still another possibility is SeEa-
ter La Toilette who won a notable
victory in the Wisconsin primary
and who is not likely to stand on
tradition or precedent IL he con-
cludes that 1924 is q good year for
him to make another bid for presi-
Dental honors. Senator Hiram
Johnson, of California, likewise is
one of those who are running this
year in what might prove to be a
preliminary canter for the next big
race.