Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-08
DEARTH OF CANDIDATES
1892 CAMPAIGN PUZZLE
Little or no Fighting in Evidence for Two
Nominations Roosevelt May Gain
Delegates by Lack of Opposition.

Hoover in the Republican convention.
And the sum Of all the delegates they
would all have would be much less than
100. out of 1000. Not all of them will
run. Indeed, it may be no one Of them
will run.
The net Of which is. there isn't going
to be any race for the Republican presi-
, Dental nomination, or any important
REORGANIZATION politics In the Republic
can picture.
And with the Democrats it is really
much the same.
Democratic leaders Of the highest
standing, having far more than enough
power to do what they undertake. as
sure this writer that they will not allow
Gov. Roosevelt to foTeciose the pIes.-
Dental nomination at this early period
or at any date preceding thcS SsseDHopy&.
Of the convention.
For Best Man at Right Time.
1t is important to be clear about what
these leaders say. They do not say they
will prevent Gov. Roosevelt's nominal
ton. They do rot say they are strongly
opposed to Gov. Roosevelt getting the
nomination. They confine what they
say to this-that the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination must be held open
until the convention meets or there
abouts. and that at that time the lead
ers will dedicate themselves to nominal
ing the best man then available, the
man who at that time seems to promise
| to be the best candidate and to be the
best President if elected. Such bene-
f1ciary of their judgment at that time
| might be Gov. Roosevelt, or it might
| be another
This is an understandable program,
and it might produce, during a few
days or weeks Of June next year, inter-
4 Ae%f nwNI
ments. But as respects having a race
for the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation, 1t amounts to the same thing
so far as now appears there Is not
| going to be any race. Gov. Roosevelt
Is going to be the lone runner. Nothing
will be done to impede his running.
except that he will not be permitted to
have "in the bag" the two-thirds Of
the delegates necessary for q Demo-
cratic nomination.
The one-third, or the more than one
third of the delegates destined-not
necessarily to stop" Gov. Roosevelt,
but rather so to speak to hold him in
check. to prevent him from running
too far-will be provided by half a
dozen men bringing State delegations
to the convention.
! Ex-senator Jim Reed will be there
with his Missouri delegation and few
scattered groups from outside that
State.
Gov. Alfalfa Bill" Murray of Okla
homa will be there with his delegation
in his pocket, and with some from
other States. Gov. Bill will have the
Oklahoma delegation secure, hog tied"
to his purpose. How many more he
will have from outside Oklahoma de-
ponds on the state of the times. If, as
the Oklahoma Governor predicts, the
times grow worse, Alfalfa Bill" might
have surprising number .of delegates.
Prospects Of Richie.
Gov. Albert Richie of Maryland will
be there with the delegates from Mary
land and with, as has lately developed,
a rather formidable number of scat
tered delegates from outside. So far
as there is any current new Develop
ment in the Democratic situation. 1t Is
that a considerable number of National
and State leaders are taking a second
look at Gov. Richie. Mr.. Richie has
been Governor of Maryland so long
and national Democratic figure go
long that party leaders as well as the
public have rather taken his qualities
for granted. He is like debutante in
about her fourth year, and discriminat-
Sometimes ng sGnesT Dick the fodrth-yeap debue
tante and live happily ever after.
The Ohio delegates will come for
some enc other than Franklin Roose-
welt. They may be for ex-Secretary Of
War Newton D. Baker, though the
present understanding of the writer Of
this article Is that Mr.. Baker declines
to make any formal request for them.
(Parenthetically, Mr.. Baker, in spite Of
his declining to be an active candidate,
is quite likely to be the nominee IL
Roosevelt Is not) In any event the
Ohio delegation will not be for Roose-
velt
Enough other delegates from enough
other States will be available for the
purpose Of preventing Gov. Roese-
Welt from 'clinching" the nomination
unless and until the national party
leaders agree that they might as well
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