The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-12-15

effect of the recent elections on
the presidential candidates. OF such
men as Judsun Harmon, Woodrow
Wilson, David r. Francis, Joseph w.
Folk. Champ Clark, Hoke Smith, John
A. Dix. Theodore Roosevelt and VII
liam H. Taft?
1t would seem that I'm presenting
the names Of these possibilities for
the presidency | had possibly erred
In not starting with Roosevelt and
Taft and ending with Harmon or VII.
son. But the election has hurt Taft
and Roosevelt immensely. II has ad-
yanced Harmon and Wilson prodi-
giously.
Harmon TO the Fore.
For example, in Ohio Gov. Harmon
has been reelected by a majority ap-
preaching sixty thousand. Every pos.
sible influence that could be exerted
by the administration to defeat him
was utilized. President Taft picked
out the man who should manage the
campaign against him. In the lag:
three weeks Of the campaign dist N.
guished members Of the cabinet went
into Ohio TO speak against Harmon.
More than that Mr.. Roosevelt himself
came into the state and attacked
Harmon with characteristic vlgor and
with equally characteristic malig
nancy. Notwithstanding which Har.
mon has been reelected by n majority
three times that which he had in his
first campaign This puts Harmon
naturally very much in the front as
presidential candidate.
AS 10 Woodrow Wilson.
But he Is not alone. Two years ago
students Of politics would have
thought 1t incredible that the presl-
dent OF n university like Princeton
could have been suddenly picked up
and made candidate for the cover.
norship OF New Jersey with the po,
tential possibility of the presidential
nomination. and win the frs, with a
fair chance OF winning the latter
Woodrow Wilson's election in New
Jersey may mean much. He has
back Of him some Of the strongest
financial influences in the east His
record is not that OF a politician and
II there Is IN It nothing except his
speeches in tho late campaign, there
is in It nothing which can be attack
ed II he has no record Of achieve
ment. neither has he any OF failure
But he will be in the governors Of
fee almost two years before the next
presidential election and much viii he
depended upon how he establishes
himself there. New Jersey is not
without influence on adjoining states
New York, Pennsylvania and Della.
ware will all be affected by wave OF
Jerseyite enthusiasm for Wilson
Dix and Cleveland Parallel.
But what Of New York? II has ev.
cry reason 10 put candidate OF Its
own in the field for the Democratic
nomination Its candidate, too like
DIT. Wilson, IS as yet untred In execu-
tive office. John A. Dix. the governor
elect. stands almost as Cleveland did
at the beginning OF his term In the exc
cutlve mansion at Albany. Cleveland
did have record for Office holding In
Buffalo Dix has none But the land
slide which swept Dix into the cover.
norship almost parallels that which
put Cleveland's feet on the first round
OF the presidential ladder Moreover
Just as the drubbing which Harmon
gave to Taft In Ohio strengthened the
governors presidential position in tho
event OF Taft's denomination, 80 the
sound thrashing given by Dix. to
Roosevelt makes the former quite
logical candidate in the event OF
Roosevelt's nomination by the Repub.
iicans.
Setback for Francis-Foik's Candidacy.
Out in the west the result OF the
Missouri election has strengthened
Folk. While that avowed pursuer OF
the presidency did not take sides
openly In the senatorial election, yet
there was strong sentiment through.
out the campaign that his syrnpathies
were with James A. Reed rather
than with D. r. Francis. The former
has carried the state and will no
doubt be elected United States sena.
tor. Francis Is thus left very de
cidedly outside the breastworks. Be
eide being n candidate for senator, he
was and probably still is receptive
candidate for the Democratic presi.
Dental nomination. But the fact that
Folk has already been endorsed by a
Missouri convention and that Francis
lost th state will not strengthen
the position Of the latter.
am not inclined to ascribe very
much importance to the Folk candi.
dacy. He is persistent and active. In
fact the only man who has SO far
come out into the open seeking a
presidential nomination No doubt
besides tho endorsement Of his own
state he will secure the delegations
rom the neighbor,ng states of Kan.
sas and Iowa. But would hazard
the opinion that Gov. Folk would be
lutte content Witt q vice-presidential
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