The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-22

This settles the argument that VII
son was beaten in his own state and
that he cannot carry IL next year
Considering what New Jersey was.
politically. when Governor Wilson took
hold Of it, and what 10 large degree
ii now is-coTporation-rldden. trust-in-
Tested. the chattel OF big business and
the interests-the majority OF the dem
.ocrats Is equivalent 10 an hundred
thousand for Ohio.
Opinion Of Williams.
Birminghim (Ala). News: John
sharp Williams. senator from Missis-
sippi. Is in favor Of woodrow Wilson
for the democratic nomination. and ex-
presses the opinion that the New Jer-
sey man can be elected
such an opinion expressed by 50
great a democrat can not be lightly re-
garded. Before his election to the
senate. Mr. williams vas for many
years the house leader Of the minority,
and the fact that his party now has a
majority in the lower house is due, to
no small extent. to his ability as a
leader.
Since his incumbeney as senator,
Mr.. Williams has naturally assumed
the leadership Of his party in that
body. and it was partly pique at this
fact. no doubt, that led Senator Bailey
of Texas, to decide to retire at the
end of the present term.
Mr.. Williams is a southerner to the
core, but he is something more than
southern, he is national; but into his
broader work, he brings to bear what
he is pleased to call in others the
most honorable southern traditions
Spokane Wash, Dec. 13.-The fol
lowing is from the Spokane Chronicle
Woodrow Wilson Is the strongesi
democratic presidential candidate thus
far developed. in the opinion Of w. R
lDunphy Of Walla Walla member o
1.-THE democratic national committee
lChairman Heifner of the state commit
tee and Thomas A. Scott, chairman o
the Spokane county committee alst
lare believers in Wilson. At the dinnel
rendered him by local democrats Sat
urday night, Dunphy declared ne woult
favor provision for the nomination o
a presidential candidate by majority
of delegates at the democratic nationa
convention, instead of under the two
thirds rule as at present.
Newton fN. c. News: Governor
Wilson in his speeches and in his pol
icies in New Jersey has shown that h
is pre-eminently man Of the people
As such he is looming large befor'
the nation. And because Of this ther'
lis evidence of a syndicated moyemen
to wean away from his the supper
OF the people. Every citizen shoul'
read with understanding those article
against this man. For when mai
has bulked big enough TO fill the pres
idenual chair and shows that his sym
lpathies are with the masses rathe
than the classes, there is an insiduou
attack on him all along the line, ant
men are hired 70 fill newspapers witt
items derogative to him.
The Favorite Son Trick.
The Sacramento (Cal) Union: Tn
: fight against Woodrow Wilson is nov
taking form with the democratic poll
ticians in the various states doini
everything in their power to detrac
from the strength of the New Jerse,
governor in the next national conven
ton Anything to beat Wilson" ha
become the slogan of the old-time man
ipulators and during the next eigh
months we may expect them to EN-
ploy every artifice known to crooket
politics.
: The time-worn "fayorite SON. gam
is now their play. In every stat
, where such effort is not absurd on it
face they are appealing to local prid
and urging the election of delegate
TO the convention who will presen
! the name of some democrat of stat
prominence, hoping there by to get
number of delegations that could b.
etop,nodad 20 tha standard of couni