The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-12-29

birmingham, Ala, Dec. zo.-l ne
following is from the Birmingham
News
will be elected president next year,
and Woodrow Wilson stands out"
said John Smelter, of Atlanta, Ga.
1.-The five men are Woodrow Wilson,
.Iudson Harmon, and Champ Clark for
tie democrats, while Taft and LaFol
lette are the possibilities on the re-
publican side. Wilson is a much bet
ter progressive than LaFmette; a
much firmer man than Taft; a much
more astute and militant person than
Harmon and much botter all around
than Champ Clark have just re-
turned from trip east and these are
the sentiments of the people UP there
as / gathered them.
Seattle, Wash, Dec 26.-The follow
ing is by M. M. Mattison of The Seat
tie Times:
Progressive republican leaders,
whose aggressive insurgency has
reached the stage of determination
to support Woodrow Wilson rather
than vote for President w. H. Taft,
are in delicate position when they
approach the coming party conVen-
tions and primaries. There are some
.progressives who practically have
abandoned the idea of cooperating
with their old party next year and be-
lieye that they morally are bound to
keep our of republican factional fights.
There is Rufus r. Wilson, manager
of the Pointdexter senatorial cam
paign, as an instance Mr.. Wilson is
convinced that President Taft will be
nominated and is hopeful to degree
of conviction that Governor Woodrow
Wilson then will be the democratic
presidential candidate Therefore, the
Seattle Wilson is so shaping himself
that he can support the late Prince
tonian openly and enthusiastically.
Having settled in his own mind the
fact that he is fated to cooperate with
the Bourbons next year, Rufus Wilson
does not believe he is morally eligible
to meddle with republican quarrels
arising in the meantime. The primary
law provides an oath that partici-
pants in party caucuses must take,
when challenged, that obligates them
to support the party generally at the
lnext election.
Woodrow Wilson to Be Democracys
Candidate.
Helena. (Mont) Independent: The
people will name the democratic par
ty's candidate for the presidency.
In the next democratic convention
there will be no boss whose voice will
be heard above the rallying cry of
real popular sovereignty. There win
be no machine which will interfere
with the registering Of the peoples
will.
From Maine to California, from
Minnesota to Texas, the delegates who
will assemble to name the party S
standard-bearer in the next campaign,
will come with but one purpose in
view-to restore real democratic gov
ernment to power in the nations cap
Iitol
In view of this situation, a situa-
tion which is most encouraging to the
party it is possible now to forecast
the result of the democratic conven-
tion, and that forecast points unerring-
ly to the nomination of Woodrow Will
son, former president Princeton uni
versity, and governor of New Jersey,
for the highest office within the sight
of any people.
The democratic candidate must be
progressive. Such man is Wood
row Wilson, whose record in New Jer-
sey has stamped his as one of the most
progressive men in public life.
The democratic candidate for the
presidency must be unafraid and free
from all influence of political bosses.
Such a man is Woodrow Wilson, who,
in his own state. unhorsed political
dictator whose power no one before
lhad shaken.
The democratic candidate for the
presidency must be. essentially demo-
cratic. Such man is Woodrow Will
son, whose political ascendency has
been accomplished only by reason of
the faith the people have in him, and
who will carry into the high office
nosecret bargains with those who ma
nipulate politics for private gain.
The democratic candidate must be
morally and intellectually fit for the
place, Such man is Woodrow Will
son. whose training enables him to