The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-12-05
Former College Professor Now
Leading Candidate of Demo-
Gratis for Presidency.
HIS NATIVE STATE is
MOTHER OF PRESIDENTS"
Southern Birth and Independ-
ent Character Might Win the
1912 Nomination.
Special TO The Tribune.

Special 10 The Tribune.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 4.-Dem-
| ocratlc leaders of wide national cxpe-
rience III politics predict that from this
time forward the name Of Woodrow
| Wilson will grow IN favor for the Dem
ocratic nomination for the presidency
in 1912 and that the name of Governor
Judson Harmon will dwindle as the fa-
vorite.
Professor Wilson IS candidacy presents
many attractive features to the Deuoc-
racy. Elected triumphantly as governor
OF northern state that has been un-
varying In It's RepublIcanism since 1891,
President Wilson is Of southern birth,
being native of Virginia, the "Mother
OF Presidents For the first time since
the civil war the southern states have
reasonable chance to present a cspdi-
date for president with hope Of his
nomination and election.
This will undoubtedly be source of
strength to the Woodrow Wilson move
ment in the south It has long been
q, saying in Democratic national copvep-
tions that the northern states must nom
mate, and the southern states elect u
Democratic president. From time TO
time demand has come up from Dixie
for the nomination Of southern Demo.
crat for one of the places on the pa-
tional ticket. But each time the sug-
gestion has been made it was promptly
met by insurmountable objections, rec
ognized by southern Democrats them
selves.
Woodrow Wilson g Principles.
But Woodrow Wilson has other points
of availability more important and COM
manding than the fact that he was
born In the south and is therefore
good geographical selection. He stands
for high ideals in national politics. He
is committed to Jeffersoniau principles.
New Jersey surprised and delighted his
followers. He proved to be an attract
i've figure on the hustings. IT has come
to be a saying in politics that Judges
and college professors make the most
unavailable candidates for public Of
fee, because they are impractical from
the viewpoint of the average poiti-
clan. But President Wilson proved to
be pleasant disappointment in this re-
spect.
Since his election he has disappointed
again most agreeably by refusing to
follow the bosses. James Smith, Jr.,
of Newark, ne-time senator, who par
C1clpated with Gorman and Brlce In The
work of emasculating the Wilson tariff
bill in 1894, was very active in promot
ing the candidacy of Woodrow Wilson
for governor. Some people credited Mr..
Smith with an overweening interest in
clean politics and high ideals.
| Others suspected that he saw an op-
portunity to hitch his wagon to star
in politics and thereby ride into the
United States senate once more. In
mediately after the election of Mr..
Wilson and a Democratic legislature,
the candidacy of Mr.. Smith for the SEN
ate followed logically, Then Governor
elect Wilson promptly sat upon the
Smith boom.
| Disappoinss Politicians.
To some practical politicians, the
governor IS attitude appears to be one
of ingratitude to political lieuten-
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