Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1910-10-14
i'NEAR S0UTHERNERS" AS DEMO.
CRATIC CANDIDATES.

Northern papers are, in casual
way, discussing the presentation of
the name of Gov-elect Hoke Smith ~
a possible presidential candidate
None of them appears to lay much
weight upon it, but it fits in wit0 the
other political gossip Of the hour AMI
helps the prognOsticators in the prep
Grafton of their daily articles. Occas-
ionally references are seen to the al
visibility eff taking the e-presidenC-
ial candidate from tie South in 1912.
but the consensus of opinion prevail
ing is that the Democratic chances of
success rather lies with Harmon, or
Baldwin, or Wilson than any othe.
men at this time prominent in the
public eye.
In its discussion of TIE future, the
Washington Post lays stress on the
fact that Woodrow Wilson is a near
Southerner, having lived in Geors.
and married a Georgia girl, and that
Harmon lives just on the Kentucky
line and may similarly be classed. On
this narrow thread it strings the fol-
lowing view of what time may hold II
store:
Should Woodrow Wilson and Gov.
Harmon qualify for 1912 by carrying
New Jersey and Ohio, respectively, a
big fight for the Democratic nomina-
ton for President is pretty sure to
follow close upon the November ele =
ton. With Mayor Gayn0r practically
taken out of the fed by his denial Of
White House ambition. Messrs. Wilson
and Harmon are the ONT commanding
| figures in siglt. Messrs. Folk, Marsh
all, Bailey and Hoke Smith are inn
pressive merely as favorite SONG.
Even now the circumstances that
| Woodrow Wilson was a Southerner
originally is being systematical y
noised throughout that section tLsls
giving MIN a prestige which adds
mightily to his presidential stature
| But it makes more difference where ]
man lives than where he is born. II
| Woodrow Wilson's home were in the
Soutit he could no more get to be Pres
| ident than Abraham Lincoln had the
latter lived in Kentucky, where he was
| born, instead of Illinois.
The further advantage that Mrs
Wilson was a Georgia girl is another
| valuable asset Tie state that was
haIf-minded to flop because Roose-
velts mother was l3orn there finds il
easy to flop from Hoke Smith to the
| Southerner from whom the North has
removed tie ban AS voiced by Clark
Ii o1l Of
ment is loud for Woodrow Olson, and
| only awaits the Jersey seal of approval
upon her adopted son before taking
1efiLtte form. Mr.. Howell, however,
does n1t venture to say that Southern
support would assure Woodrow WI
sons nomination. He puts the latter &
chances on a par with the Orleans, in
this wise: IF Dr. Wilson and Coz.
Harmon are successful this fall, the
Democratic nominee will be one OF
those two"
Living scant mile from where joan
G. Carlisle lived Gov. Harmon rs him
self near-Southerner i'll point Of
birth, residence AMI politics and doubt
less is as highly esteemed in Ken
lucky, across the line OF availability
as DR.. Wilson is in Georgia. The
South, therefore. is most likely to
divide it's strength between Wilson and
Harmon, resting easy. like Mr.. Howell,
in tie consciousness that the electi III
of either to the Presidency would 1e
long step toward obliterating whist
has so far proved the most insupe =
able obstacle to complete restorati IN
of good feeling and Dixon
line