The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-30
In His N a tiv e State
He Hears Himself
So Acclaimed.
GUEST OF HONOR
OF NORFOLK CLUB
He Is Introduced by DR.. Alder
man, of University Of Virginia,
Who Pays Glowing Tributes
to His Ability and Refers
to Possible Higher
Duties"

| Norfolk. Va, April 29.--In his native
State of Virginia. Governor Woodrow
Wilson, of New Jersey. was to-day
hailed as probably the next President
4, of the United States. Though declin-
ing himself to discuss in any form the
possibilities in this direction. Governor
] Wilson was referred to by the local
newspapers as probable Democratic
nominee for the presidency in 1912
and the Governors presence as guest
| of honor at to-night's dinner OF tho
| Pewter Platter Club, of Norfolk, had
It's strong Significance OF future high
! honors" for him, IL the influence of the
hundred or more prominent men whose
| guest the Governor Was counts for any
| thing in the advancement OF his polt-
| ical interests In this state.
| Several times DIR. Edwin a Alder
! man. president of the University OF
! Virginia, and fellow guest OF Governor
| Wilson at to-night's dir3ler, referred
TO higher duties to which New Jerseys
| Chief Executive may be called. and FREE
quently In private CiovernoriWilson was
] told of the strong sentiment In Vlr-
Einia for him for the next Democratic
presidential nomination.
Politics Laid Aside. M
| While tho Woodrow Wilson Demo-
cratfc club. organized In Norfolk to
boom his candidacy for the presidency
Immediately following Governor Will
sons election to his high Office in New
Jersey, had thought OF arranging n
public reception for the distinguished
visitor during his stay in Norfolk, it
| was subsequently determined not tc
do this. The Governor had come here
| as the guest OF the Pewter Platter Club
and the membership of the Wilson Club
thought 1t would not he in good form
| n hrt hn
extent of n public reception to Cover
nor Wilson. under such auspices, The
! president of the Wilson Club, however,
attended to-night's dinner.
| Governor Wilson, who arrived In the
city curly to-day. was the guest OF
Robert B.. Tunstall. of Norfolk, at a
luncheon given this afternoon at the
| Virginia Club. and attended By moro
than score of prominent people, In
Guiding DIR. Alderman, William H.
| White. of Richmond. president OF the
Richmond, fredericksburg and Potomac
Railroad; Eppa ITunton, OF Richmond
and Robert l.. Parrish. OF Covlngton
va. On this occasion Governor VIII
son expressed his great pleasure at
again being upon Virginia soil.
Governor Wilson will be in Norfolk
until Tomorrow, when he returns 10
Trenton. via Baltimore. to complete
final arrangements for the beginning
|
| To-nights dinner. given In honor of
Governor Wilson and DR.. Alderman,
was attended by upwards OF 100 prom
inent Nirginians. with Judge Thomas
II. Wdllcox, of Norfolk. as toastmaster
Governor Wilson, touching upon polit-
icaf Issues. said IN part
! Responsible business and genuine
representation of the people in govern
/ ment Is our program and. item by
item. we shall carry 1t out"
| New Temper i'm y fairs
"a new temper has come into our
affairs. Only a little while ago the
| whole COUNT seemed deeply disturb
ed, as If with a sense of incaiculable
changes. So many things In its life
seemed awry-there was widespread
| an impression of conditions that were
| unjust, Ubiquitous even. based upon
selishncss and wrong and Ereed-that
| few saw anything but agitation ahead
agitation that was likely to make
| business impossible.
by imperceptiblc and very bappy
changes of temper and point or view,
We have como out of that state or
mind. that perturhcd View of our llfe
| and have begun to get something like
I complete vision of our problems and
| OF the policies that must solve them
! Programs arc taking the place OF phil
| ippics. and programs can be soberiy
examined and assessed. as Unqualified
| criticism and denunciatIoni cannot he.
| We are not all of one mind But we
have ceased to he divided Into alarm
| lists and defenders OF society, and be-
| gin to rcdivide ourselves into work.
| able groups. 1t Is customary to speak
of this new classification as a division
| into progresslven and rcactionaries,
hut after nil. II Is the old division
| between Liberals and Tories.
| Old Methods OutgrowD
ut Is clear-clear at any rate to
every genuine llheral-that many OF
the old formulas of our business and
OF our politics have been outgrown
| They do not III the facts and clrcum-
stances OF tho age. They were con-
/ ccived and framed before business took
on It's present shane, before politics
! got tho methods 1t has recently de-
| vcloped.
And they must be changed to cor
respond with the actual facts. Onr law
was developed In a day OF FREQ and
| various Individual contracts. as unlike
| as possible TO our present day Of aIlr-
ance and combinations. Many of the
! very terms of our law seem antitInnted
| and meaningless as applied to modern
transactions. and the liberals would
make the punishment 1T the crime
Similarly. In politics. law and fact,
! theory and practice do MT Jibe. We
still revere representative government
but wo arc forced 10 admit. when we
scrntinizc II closely. TINT by one
means or another, the governments
wo actually have have been deprived
of their representative character.
Thoy arc Uttered too hnc through the
sieve of secret caicusses and other
machine process. The people have not
free access enough TO our own agents,
or direct enough control over them.
We liberals mean. by one change or