Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-07-08
WOODROW WILSON
FOR PRESIDENT OF
The UNITED STATES
PrincetOn's Head to Be Jerseys
Nominee, Says Former u. S.
Senator James Smith, Jr.

Following a more or less positive
statement that President Woodrow
Wilson, of Princeton University. will
be the Democratic nominee for Presi-
dent In 1912, the New York American
to-day prints the following:
West End. Long Branch, July t.
New Jersey will, in my judgment. pre-
sent the name of President Woodrow
Wilson. of Princeton University, to the
next Democratic national convention
as its choice for the presidency of the
United States. Wilson would prove an
ideal candidate, and In my opinion.
would surely be elected. He Is strong
IN the East and very popular in the
West and South, where he was born
This statement was made today by
former United States Senator James
Smith. 1r.. of New Jersey.
Many Available for Governor.
While there has been talk about
Wilson for Governor continued Sena-
tor Smith. there has been much more
talk about him for President, and
believe he will have New jerseys sup
~ III THO tlOillliid llOIl III 1J4N. - -
true Wilson has been seriously con-
sidered as a candidate for Governor.
but we have number of other ex-
celient men.
There is Frank s. Katzenhach, who
an but defeated Governor Fort two
years ago. Then there is Senator
SforEe Silzer, of Middlesex, ice-Chan-
f2llor Walker. of Trenton. and Mayor
*ittpenu. of Jersey City Any one OF
REESE voulo prove an attractive ana, ]
3eta<e winning candidate
Eut you and Roger Sullivan and
Colonel Harvey are said to have adj
vised President Wilson that he must
use the Governorship of New Jersey
rs stspping-stone to the Democratic
nomination for President. it wac sug-
gested.
7 have not SO advised President
Wilson. Mr.. Smith replied. Perhaps
others have. I think he is strong in
teilectually and has had q large legal
practise prior TO becoming head of the
great institution of learning, and Is
right on all public problems which
confront us He was born in old Vir-
ginia and was brought UP in Georgia.
That ought to appeal to the Southern
Democrats, ought it not?'
president Wilson is said to be a
free-trader at heart and to teach free
trade at Princeton University
would Adorn White House.
.ssThat I believe TO be a mistake, AS
understand it, President Wilson
favors a tariff for revenue only. He
favors such a tariff as will not i'm
poverish the American workingnan
through a reduction of his wages be-
cause of competition with his ill-pa4d
European rival. At least, that is my
information. Had Grover Cleveland
advocated that sort of tariff in 1888
I believe that he and not Benjamin
Harrison would have been elected
President
..'What is wilson's attitude toward
criminal corporations|
From his public utterances, should
saw that he favors government control
of corporations. However, / shall not
attempt to speak for President Wilson.
He has for years exhibited an ability
to speak for himself. He would prove a
splendid candidate for any office and
would adorn the executive chamber at
Trenton or the White House at Wash
ington."
The statement which resulted in the
foregoing interview was to the effect
that Woodrow Wilson had been
agreed upon as the ideal Democratic
candidate for President in 1912.
Among those who arrived at that
conclusion, according to the American
were National Committeeman Roger
c. Sullivan, of Illinois; George B. M
Harvey, of New York, and Mr. Smith.
The conferees, according to the
American. had agreed as preliminary
step that Professor Wilson should be
elected Governor of New Jersey this
year and thus be on an equal footing
with Governor Harmon so far as po-
litical prestige is concerned.
The plan, according to the story, was
agreeable to all concerned, although
Professor Wilson was declared to have
refused to discuss political matters at
this time.