Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1911-03-14
BOOSTING The
WILSON SENTIMENT
Looks as Though That We're
HOkC'S Plan

Atlanta, Ga. March 13,-From a po-
litical standpoint, the most significant
function OF the Southern Commercial
Congress, was the dinner given to Gov
Woodrow Wilson, Of New Jersey, by
Gov-elect Hoke Smith.
1t was attended by twenty-five Or
thirty Georgians. nearly all of whom
are or have been prominent politically,
and it was easy to see that the real
ground for it was the prominence into
which Gov. Wilson has sprung as a
probable or possible Democratic nom
inee for the presidency.
In fact, on this account, Gov VIII
sons visit was made one Of the spec
ial features of the congress, A strong
committee from the Young Mems Dem
ocratic League Of Fulton county went
to Gainesville to meet him on his way
to Atlanta.
So he has been played up as a
presidential possibility ever since his
approach to Atlanta
Gov. Smiths dinner was an interest
ing function. 1t was given at the Pied
mont Hotel as a quiet little affair and
practically no information was given
out about it until after it took place.
To newspaper men generally Gov.
Smith even declined to give the names
of his guests, although one of the af-
ternoon papers which has been his
strong support sent up and took pic
ture of the crowd present
The dinner was given to help the
boom for Woodrow Wilson for Presi-
dent in 1912. 1t seemed to be the gen
eral opinion that he was the leading
man, and that Harmon and all the
others are out of it.
1t was noted at the dinner that all
present as guests with two exceptions
were well-known adherents of HokeI
Smith. The two exceptions were Ed
T. Brown of Atlanta and NJ. j. Yeo-
mans of Dawson both of whom were
former chairman of State Democratic
Executive Committees. Neither of
them was on the speakers list.
Among the speakers was Hon.
George Hillyer of the State Railroad
Commission, who as judge of the ST.
perior Court here issued license to
Woodrow Wilson to practice law when
he first became a Georgia lawyer in
Atlanta.
Gov. Wilson's recently acquired po-
litical prominence was the theme of
the evening; all of the speakers re-
ferred to it and had something to say
about his prospective candidacy for
the presidency as Democrat.
Among the speakers were Pleasant
A. Stovall of Savannah, who was a
boyhood friend of Gov Wilson; Presi-
dent w. Y. Ainsworth of Wesleyan
Female College, Macon; w. c. Wright
of Newan, chairman Of the State Dem
ocratic Executive Committee; former
Gov NJ. L. Ansel of South Carolina
and Gov.-elect Hoke Smith who acted
as postmaster and presented Gov.
Wilson
Gov. Wilson, himself, after making
the statement that he was not Will
son man, presented a very impressive
talk on Democracy generally, in which
there was no specific reference to na-
tional politics.
Following the dinner given by Gov.
Smith, the Young Mems Democratic
League entertained Gov Wilson at a
breakfast Friday morning and a SINH
lar programme of compliments 10
Gov Wilson as a rising political sun
OH the horizon of Democracy was fol-
lowed.
There is no doubt about the fact
that the Wilson sentiment is growing
here, and the belief is becoming more
and more general that he is a probable
nominee.