Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-22
JIM REED SEEN HOPELESS
AS CANDIDATE in 1892
Speech of Wholesale DenunciatiOn at
Sedalia Held to Seal Fate if
Ex-senator Should Aspire.

now-even II there were not other rea-
sons, which there are.
Reed has been wet, one OF the wet
test leaders In the Democratic or any
other party; he was, indeed, hero TO
the vets. In that role he began his
race for the 1928 nomination. Reeds
effort along that line came to q nat
known in advance, for the wet Demo-
Gratis knew exactly whom they wanted
in 1928. They wanted Gov. Smith,
and neither Senator Reed nor any other
could hope to qualify as even second
money"
Negotiated with Drys.
When Reed and his managers final-
ly realized this. the Houston conven-
ton was under way. There, in the
plain presence Of the thousand dele
gates who compose the backbone of
the Democratic party in every county
in the country, and literally under the
eyes of every Democrat of any Inn
portance In the United States; Reed,
both publicly and privately began ne
gotiations with the drys. AS late as
"a hours preceding the naming of the
candidate, Reed was holding confer
ences I'm closed hotel rooms with leaders
and Spokesman of the Anti-Saloorf
League. That finished Reed as
and vets. Possibly It was Just as well
both for Reed and the country. Reed
was left free to make the kind of
speech he made the other night.
Besides, Reed Is So years old. BY
1888, when the next President will be
inaugurated, Reed will be II. BY 1887,
when the next President will be still In
office, Reed will be rs. And age, In
the presidency. counts more than 1t
- aawa.k a. IL
above the middle Cos (unless the par
ticular example has extraordinary
Vitality would be an injustice to the
country and sentence of death to the
man.
The real Democratic presidential
possibilities for 1882 compose a definite
| and rather small group. An elder
statesman among the Democratic lead
ers made compilation of them the
other day, the compilation being based
| in the beginning on his own Judgment
and being checked up by conferences Of
| the compiler with some Of the posi-
bilities themselves. The compiler OF
this list Is or has been in the past, Of
| presidential calfber himself, though he
Is now little beyond the point where
| fate would be likely to hit upon him.
His concern for the Democratic party
increases with his years and 1t Is hts
conviction that the Democrats have a
chance to win in 1892. (The convic-
ton, needless to say, is not shared by
Republicans.)
List Of the Worthless.
This particular roll call Of the
w0rthies"' in the Democratic party IN.
cludes-or at the beginning Of the max
ing of the compilation included-cov.
Franklin ID. Roosevelt Of New York,
n 80 -.
Alfred E. Smith of New York, Gov.
Albert Ritchie of Maryland, Gov. Harry
Byrd Of Virginia, Newton d. Baker Of
Ohio, Democratic Senate Leader Joseph
M Robinson Of Arkansas and Senator
Walter F. George of Georgia.
Heading that group-and 1t IS appro-
pirate they should-are three from New
York, present Gov. Franklin Roosevelt,
former Gov. Alfred Smith and owen d.
Young. From these three one may be
1 dropped solely for the reason that he
says he must be dropped. Owen d.
Young is-and If he should choose to
could remain-a formidable possibility
for the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation In 1882. In many ways he Is
logical. II by 1882 concern about do.
nestle prosperity and foYeign trade
should continue to be the front OF
American thinking Young would be
perhaps the most available man in the
| Democratic party. Young has more
friends and adherents than he himself
realizes. Any one having contact with
Democratic editors and other leaders In
the South is surprised by the frequency
| with which Mr.. Young's name Is but
forward In kindly approval.
Young, however, takes himself out Of
the picture. He has said In so many
words to a person who had the right
to ask, under circumstances making the
action formal and authoritative, that
he will not consider the presidential
nomination. One of his reasons, the
principal one, is that there is a field.
business, which he knows we'll ana in
which he can be useful; that he does
not know politics and that he proposes
TO remain where he can function with
confidence ia himself.
To describe the field in which Young
functions and which he prefers, as
business" Is to describe it much too
narrowly. Young Is an economic states
man, and the field of economic states
manship has come to be broad and Inn
portant. Young, apparently, has dedi-
Gated himself to that area In which.
under the constantly closer knit fabric
that the world Is becoming, interna-
ttonal relations in the political sense
go hand in hand with international
relations In the economic sense.
There Young is at home. There he
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