The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-30
IN GAINING NATIONAL INTEREST.


TN GAINING NATIONAL INTEREST.
scholar in politics" il already shaping
= sarprises expected OF him, even before
i tnrned politics into once. Woodrow vii.
nsew 3ersey. loomed large upon the hort
~ moment after his election. He may
nat Il % it will be at the cost of all the
~ precedents making these many years
ENwn State. Elecfing college President
- y no cAiids play. New Jersey Demo
- finding that out, The first dlscord III
Ncnr OF victory comes from the man OF
n Nas TO have been expected
oMhle arises over DIR. wilson's announce
mk ~ will tight the election TO the Sen
senator smith, OF New Jersey. who
6a9e against James r. MARITIME. the
n0minee for the position by virtue
~ Informal primary. Mr.. Smith is the
= s9Okss Of the State. He is the head
11ke, 20 tar as there is machine. lie
III III the spells. When in the path
1eon n the Senate steps the man
otion he could easily have pre-
fnrAI that he should be irate. 1t
sheFe should be trouble 1t is
~ dfnncuities Of victory should
6ftaation sudden emphasis. AL
thAf the Wilson boom for the
n NJ alt
re9N1ar party organization. 1t
N however. to examine this claim.
IN fron the point Of view OF New
odices as from countrywide judg
attted that the primary for United
Sfnr IL largely a farce. The con-
nv Or the law under which 1t was
~ 10 question. The Republican SEN
not even go through the Formally
W his name to the people Mr.. Smith.
Fys either took this view or considered
Acnor would be an empty one. But the
"A MAS held, and Mr.. MARITIME won.
Eoo6row wilson p take the ground that,
rEhCsce Of the people. MIR. MARITIME should
1lar organization.
Ee n this situation nothing TO embarrass
bpdrow Wilson candidacy for Prcsi-
y n0minasion. He is playing the game
% far His attitude is entirely In
Nth Democratic precedent. He could NOT.
IN qualification. be a party to species
Btcai hypocrisy which engages a primary
n deny Its binding effect. Wilson in this
4x4 starts his public career by a direct
N ~ the popular wish as expressed in the
ed1nm OF which he can consistently take
E II. may be that such action may cost
support of his own State. If so. and his
~ Governor comes up to expectations,
xain from that loss a far more powerful
~ IN the conntry at large. The people Hike
kSat not afraid to act as he talks. Local
E1o not Indicate a hurt in communities
ENhEy have not been stepped on. Mr. VIII
|En possible loss Of local prestige. has large
ofyned himself In the good opinion which
xtry has formed OF him.
1cAl history furnishes a ready precedent
Heb to guage this case. Grover Cleve-
~ 1892. went to the convention robbed of
pcrt OF New York. with all the politicians
him. With every method OF discredit In
ntion. The situation shocked the sound
1t1D sensc Of justice of the country
hare been his chief supporters, he not
thc nomination, but won the election
~ ITSELF with its political leadership
oFid B. Hill sulking in Its tents, gave
efstyS majority. What happened In the
EleveiAud may well be repeated In the
Ilscn.
Nth h that In the matter Of the selection
Gident politics Ia more national than
Local conditions make small
no1or In such an arena The juris-
SxE a. Boss n limited. and Ii Is con.
1<ng further contracted All his mis-.
been weighed in the result, 1t may
o1 whether tho weakness Of Presi.
INSISTS not 10 much in what he has
t1ed to do. as In the fact that he
ted and elected not 30 much as
TX the country as by reason OF the
~ magnetic personality. DIR.
NJ fortunate. instead OF the subject
atios. II b. Eason Of local an
10y gain to the larger national
l11GAs BARGAINS.