San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-21
DEMOCRATS, IN
1924, WILL WIN
BRYAN THINKS
Commoner Says Party Has
a Cinch If Right
Man Picked.
DARK HORSE NEEDED
Living Near Daugherty, at
Miami, Commoner
Reaches Ga.
DARK HORSE NEEDED
BY DAVID LAWRENCE

BY DAVID LAWRENCE
| Copyright. by The san Antonio Light.
Miami, Fla, March 21.-William
Jennings Bryan, thrice the Demo-
cratic candidate for the presidency,
today sat in his study across the bay
from Attorney General Daugherty
! in Miami Beach and contributed
few thoughts to the discussion by the
latter on the subject of the 1924
campaign.
Mr.. Bryan says he never likes TO
discuss personalities. Whether Mr..
Harding will or will not be renomi-
mated isn't a matter that he is any
too eager to decide, as he will not
participate in the Republican cam
paign of selection. But he considers
himself well qualified 10 speak on
what the Democratic party should
do and to take issue with Mr.. Daugh-
erty's predictions as 10 what will
occur after the nominating conven-
! tons have been held.
| Mr.. Bryan advises the Democrats
to put aside personal preferences an1
name a man not heretofore promi-
nently identified with presidential
contests in the party.
! Says Tide Turning.
1.-The trend is toward the Demo-
cratic party. said Mr.. Bryan TO
the writer today, "as shown b. the
election of 1922. l do not know
when we have had an election when
the verdict of the people was so uni
formly against the party in power.
Nothing has occurred since the
election last November to indicate a
change in the trend. In fact. the at
tempt TO pass the ship subsidy bill
aggravated the situation. The fail
ure of the bill is, i'm itself another
proof that, in the Republican party.
there is widespread dissatisfaction.
"The Republicans had more than 4
two-thirds membership of the House
and yet only passed that bill by II
majority and couldn't have passed
| il at all but for a provision which
the Republican Senate struck out :
namely. the one concerning annual
appropriations for subsidy.
\ mere were ~ w
! feated in the last elections for Con-
gress and not single Democratic
district was lost. OF the 7G Repub-
Leans whose districts went over to
the Democratic party, 66 voted for
| the ship subsidy bill i'll the House,
showing that. without these Repub-
LEANS who had been defeated, the bill
would have been badly beaten in the
House.
Revolt Among Voters.
when you remember that % Re
publicans Joined with the Democrats
! in defeating the attempt Of the Re-
publican leadership to reduce the
tax on big incomes and kept it at 50
per cent. when the Republicans want
/ cd to lower it to 81, it will be seen
how large a percentage of Republi-
can leaders are in revolt on this most
important question. And the revolt
among the voters is larger than
among the leaders. because the indi-
! vidual voter feels more free TO rebel
than does the leader.
However, il the Democrats are so
foolish as TO allow big business to
name the Democratic candidate. the
+ people will be more indignant at the
Democratic Lartv than they were
/ last fall at the Republicans. because
they expect more progress.veism from
the Democrats
"Who ought 70 be nominated?"
| the writer asked Mr.. Bryan at this
point.
mo one can intclligendv pick I'm
! The most available man so far ahead
was | is reply. at is easier to elimi-
I nate than to nominate.
Can't Have Wet Candidate.
"The Democratic candidate must
/ not be representative of Wall street
/ or representative of the vets.
Among the Democrats who are pro
! gresSive and dry, the party ought TO
choose the man who. ut the time.
seems most likely to poll the largest
vote. The next Congress will shape
the lines of the campaign by making
the, issues. and it nay develop a
candidate because issues make can
! ddateS.
"What we'll known candidates
| would you mention." was the next
/ question propounded to Mr.. Bryan.
! at is not necessary for man to
, be well known" he said. "Nothing
/ makes Il man so well known as to
, be candidate. What we need is n
J man who will grow ard become
/ known. The masses would prefer n
man who is not known, but who will
be their friend. rather than mere
prominent man who vii. be their
enemy
Mr.. Bryan yesterday began his
( sixty-fourth year. He looks young
and vigorous. in fact. younger than
! he did when he was secretary Of state
! and more like the CAM .igner of
I 1908. The commoner first ran for
! the presidency % years ago. He full
| " expects to go on the stump in the