Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-10-12

one Of the important fights for COVE
ernorship or for n seat In the Senate,
n man viii loom up, they say, Who
personifies the leadership OF Whcn
tho party is 80 sadly IN need a. pre-
sent.
There are big men IN the Demo-
cratic party, but Done OF them Is such
an outstanding figure that ne muat
be accepted az the party leader. Not
even former President Wilson IN 20
be accorded that distinction. Cox.
McAdoO, Palmer, Marshall and Under
wood are conspicuous by reason OF
their prominence in past presidential
fights and William Jennings Bryan ~
eth very much alive and in evidence.
but IL can not be said that the Demo
/ cratic donkey stops. looks and ls-
! tens when any one of these raises
/ his voice in an effgrt to make the
/ welkin ring Nor will any one of
them have an opportunity tbr year
/ to demonstrats that ne is a vote
! getter.
Democrats who May Loom Up.
/ However, there are some Democrats
who have splendid chances % show
/ their form. Senator Pomerene in
Ohio may be said 10 have an excep-
tional opportunity. He is a candidate
for a third election 70 the Senate IN
n state that is pivotal at ali times and
that is of unusual Importance now
because IL is the home Il President
Harding Should ne win. 70 would
be a difficult matter 10 convince him
and his friends that ne - not the
logical candidate for the Democrats
70 put up for the Presidency IN 1924.
Former Governor Palston of In
diana IS another to be reckonef with.
lie Is running for the senate against
the redoubtable Albert Jeremiah Bev-
erldge. Any Democrat who can ge,
himself elected - the Senate from The
, Hoosier State. and particularly nc
: who can defeat Beverldge, necesssr-
iIy looms up as Of presidential sizs
or course Mr.. Raiston has not accom- q
plished either n those things az got,
but ne has his chance.
Former Governor Smith 81 New
: York Is in very much the sam. po~i- =
!. tion. All he has 20 do - 20 wrest he
=. senatorial tOga from the Republican
shoulders of Senntor Calder 70 be n
the running for the Presidency.
Then there - Jim" Reed Of Mss
> ouri the stormy petrol Of Democracy,
y who won himself a senatorial renorni-
. nation in the face OF all the Oppos
> ton that the Wilson element IN MS
: state could rally against him n h-
= is reelected he viii be one Of the big
factors in mis- party for many year.
= 10 come. lie may not be able 70 rarry
off the presidential prize himself. IN
he will have something 20 say az q
~ who does get II.
Is There IS perhaps lees likelihood o
y the development Of Republican candi
= dates for me Presidency as re,ul
y OF this YEARS. campaign. AZ matter
- stand now it Is generally assume,
: that President Harding VIII be a can
- didate To succeed himself and that n
- will he renonniuated. L would bs .x
tremeiy unusual II that did not hap
~ pen.
" However. traditions and precedent
- have had way OF getting up-e. Il
~ recent years and not even the vrisss
OF the wise would undertake. % sa-
70 that the unexpected would not han
~ pen. Mr.. Harding may decide tha
a~ ono term is all he wants, or polite
may take such a turn that it viii be
OF come apparent that his rsnominatfo
u IS not to be conceded.
III In either OF such CONTINGENCIES IN
ns likeliest candidates for the honc
'ie would be those Republicans who max
'IS the strongest showing this YEA
on Beverage. IN Indiana. who SURPRISE
'ii many people by defeating Harry
iaI New Fer the Senatorial nomination
se may we'll be one OF these. Pincho
20 VINO upset the Republican organiza
III tons apple cart in PENNSYLVANIA. ma
we be another.
StiI another possibility is senat,
ss7 La Toilette who won a notable v,
lar tory in the Wisconsin primary ar
DC VINO Is net likely 10 stand on tradl;ic
sh or precedent II he concludes that 49,
OF Is a good year for aim 10 make a,
is- other bid for presidential honor
ly Senator Hiram Johnson. Of Callforn.
rec likewise = one Of thcse who are r,l
rer ning this year N what might pro-
&c 70 De the preliminary canter for II
IN next big race.