University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1910-12-01

town. He was Judge of the court of
Common Pleas in 1876 and Judge of
the Superior Court the two years fol-
lowing. He was for twelve years
a professor of law in the University
OF Cincinnati.
Ii was conceded some months ago
that in case OF Woodrow Wilson's
election as governor Of New Jersey
, he would he favorite as a presiden-
tai possibility He resigned the pres
ldalcy OF Princeton University, a po-
stion which he had held since 1902
10 become a candidate for governor.
He made q whirlwind campaign OF
'Cnly Il few weeks and was elected. He
r"nresents a new type in poIitics-a
type looked upon with not too great
favor by the old type that has so long
besn in control Although not known
before in the field of politics. he has
nevertheless been a close Student OF
political questions. He was graduated
from Princeton in 1879 and studied
law AZ the University OF Virginia TWO
years. He praCttceG law in Atlanta,
Georgia, il the early SOS" and b.
came professor of history and polIt-
icai economy at Bryn Mawr in 1885.
In 1880 he was made professor OF iu-
risprudenCe and politics in Princeton
and held the position until his clec-
ton as president. He is the author
OF number OF books on politics.
William }. Gaynor's success as may
or of New York has brought him to
the front ranks OF the Democratic
party, and if is expected by some that
his name will be considered in the
1912 national convention.
4 man not SO We'll known. but one
who promises much as national Jig
"re is Governor-elect Judge Simeon
4. Baldwin of Connecticut. Judge
Baldwin has been known as a distin-
guished jurist, but is a new man in
politics. He has been a professor OF |
law at Yale University and, since
1907, Chief Justice CT the Supreme
Court of Errors OF Connecticut. He
has been president of the American
Bar Association and has Written sev-
eral books on law.
David r. Francis OF Missouri has
long been considered a presidential
possibility. He was Secretary of the
Interior in Grover Cleveland's cabinet
and has bsen mayor of St. Louis and
governor OF Missouri. Mi. Francis
bolted from the Bryan policies in 1896
and although his name has often been
fmentioned in connection with the
| presidency he has never been known
to make any great effort to reach thar
Office
Another former governor of Mis-
souri,, like Senator La Toilette of Wis
consin, takes no trouble to conceal his |
ambitions to hold the Nations big OF |
iicc. As governor OF Missouri. .Io-
seph W. Folk was about as well known
out of Missouri rs in the state itself.
l5e has held unique position in the
pubIil's eye and his chances to be I
president have been thought by many |
to be good
There is perhaps only one other |
party in national politics that has a;
this tine { presidential possibility and |
that is the Socialists. The Socialists
are strong in some countries in Eu-
rope, but as party. they have scarcely /
been recognized here. There are To-
-calities in which it possess some
strength. These are the localities l
where there is the greatest cause for
grumbl.ng over the "old order Oh |,
things. A few months ago they
elected a mayor OF Miwaukee-a de-
cided victory for a party so little
known. In the last elections it went II
a step farther, and entering national |
politics. put one of its own number |
in The House of Representative This
man is Victor l.. Berger OF Milwaukee. |
There are no Socialist governors. and
he is the only congressman among So
cialists. He is accepted as the leader
OF his party and he is the man of
greatest power in his party. It is
said that he will be the Socialist can
didate for the presidency in 1912.
J. E. PEARSON.