The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-10-07
The only conclusive evidence of mans sincerity is that he
give himself for principle Lowell.
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New Democrats passed up Hearst He has
made gigantic struggle the Democratic nomination for
in the hope that nomination would make him the
logical presidential candidate Of the party in 1924
something like Bryan. He but
Both have had modest experience in Congress.
Bryan had brief experience Secretary of State but his
bershp Congress only public occupied
the of people Both them than
be president though Mr. Bryan has much it than
has three times become party banner bearer
Hearst has Hearst nearest in 1914 when at the
ST. Louis Democratic convention he made tremendous effort to
swing unpedged delegates ne having brought to the
Convention Hall long list of pledged delegates all the from
Long Island to Los Angeles.
jefferson Hearst headquarters the most
bebanerd and But the second day the tide
that coming his and Alton B Par
became nominee The party could only have done
by making Hearst it's nominee That memorable conven-
recalled at this time because brought into sharp
contrast Hearst and Bryan the two great office chaers and
prophesied the story of Syracuse.
Both of them Both would be glad
Both would be delighted to be United States
Senator.
Bryan good chance to make for the Senate this
Spring Florida but he waited for aca and under
primary system there such thing aca That the
weakness of the Primary System convention strong
say strong Here you're the man we want
We you service 1t your duty to respond We will
make you leader and will give you support
primary urges the people to call but let the
politically ambitious call himself Then the people choose among
those who select themselves to seek office
often convention selected He decded
year he would select himself and there
convention to him. So he made
York State conventions still select In 1894 Hearst
capture the presidential nomination without ascend
ing the political ladder
With covetous national Democratic convention in
1924 Mr. he would try to ascend the political
ladder by demonstrating his political ingenuity through the
npuation the delegates New York state Democratic
venton and his executive ability through ad
ministraton as Governor of New York He failed.
The his failure revealed in the history of the 1904
national ST. Louis where he and William
Jennings Bryan great conspicuous figures and where
Alton B. Parker nothing than amentabe incident
Bryan loser Under the old rule three
times and party decided Bryan to bat
third time not that the party did not love
him and accept loved him and he its
leader that mushy minded mask for candidate which
that party bearer sent word to that
convention that accept it's PLATFORM that they must
e new platform candidate it not Alton Parker
that that convention heered that midnight hour 1t Will
liam Jennings Bryan not hour of doubt 1t was not
even an elaboration. 1t hour of determination
Coming from sick bed leaning heavily the desk before
him in his weakness Bryan declared eve have and
date but we will not have platform And he chcerd
s if he had been the pays The as filled delegates
left their seats behind their state banners TIC band
naved The tumut lasted almost until the dawn of day.
That was leadership Hearst could not have done that Ana
Alton defeat for his party when at sunrise on ha
historic day from his unadurated bluff He showed
+e nronounedlv yellow him. He told that
anton hadn't what he had said He exhibited to the
whole wide nation timity that made him wholly unfit for the
bo office to which aspred his mouth he said in sub
stance T am The presidency precious to me
than principle
Bryan held that convention because he had charming