The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-05-28
PICKS WILSON
FOR PRESIDENT
Judge King Finds Democratic
Sentiment Strong for New
Jersey Governor.
CLARK AND HARMON ALSO
LIKELY TO BE FACTORS
Declares People Are Satisfied
With Democratic Progress
in Present Congress.

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turned from Washington, D. e., ana
other eastern cities. where he spent
considerable time in acquaintlng MN
self with popular sentiment so far as
the presidential election of l9l2 ana
other questions of Importance before inc
general public are concerned.
According to Judge King, Woodrow
Wilson, present governor of New Jersey
and a prominent leader IN the affalrs
of the national Democracy, is the most
likely candidate for the Democratic
nomination for president mt the con
ventiou of 1912, with Champ Clark,
present speaker of the house of rep
rcsentatives, and Governor Judson Har-
mon of Ohio close second in the
order named. Mr.. King SAID yester
day: - :.
!'In the east today public opinion is
strongly confident that one of these
three men will become the Democratic
nominee for president Of the United
States. Sentiment is greatly In favor
of Wilson, who already has remark
ably strong following.
Gas governor of New Jersey and
leader Of his party, Wilson has made
record for himself which, coupled with
the high favor in which he is viewed by
conservative business men of the east,
makes him man of public emlnence,
who must surely be taken INTO consld-
GRAFTON by the party and the people IN
the Forthcoming campaign,
Champ Clark Strong Man,
eChamp Clark, the popular speaker
of the house, is another man who Will
bear careful watching. He is carrying
out the programme announced oy the
Democrats in the lower house recently
in manner that is at once astonishing
and attractive TO party supporters, ana
is confidently backed by an element
that will carry great weight III It's
effect upon the 1912 convention.
'tNot the least in strength among
these candidates is Judson Harmon
whose record as governor OF ono.
conservative leader and sound thinker,
has won him support almost equal III
Importance TO that accorded the others.
Harmon s chances of gaining strength
are exceptionally good. and he will GER
sainly become a strong factor in the
race for the Democratic nomination
When asked as to the likelihood of
William j. Bryan becoming candl-
date, Judge King said that he had not
been considered in the east where peo-
pie, although viewing Democracy s.
chances of success with unusual favor,
had practically given up the Bryan no.
tion. Judge King said that he did not
think Mr.. Bryan nursed any idea what
soever Of becoming a candidate for the
presidential nomination.
Says Democracy Fulfills Pledges
In speaking of the present extraor
dinary session of congress. Judge King
asserted that Denpcracy's representa-
tiyes were working In perfect harmony,
adhering strictly to party pledges in
the matter of congressional bills. He
declared that the lower house had
worked its way through vast amount
of business thus far. winning much fa-
vor from public sentiment. The senate,
he said, is working slowly. and may not
conclude its extra session until some
time in August.
Judge King asserted that the recent
decision of fhe United States supreme
court in the Standard Oil case had been
hailed with delight by every business
man of the east. and that business gen
orally had already been greatly affected
by the opinion. The opinion is prera-
lent. he said, that the victory was more
to the business man and the investor
than to the government.
In speaking about the present wool
situation in its connection with the tar
iff question, Judge King declared that
he did not see any necessity of western
woolgrowers fearing that the price of
wool would be affected unfavorably
Dy propdDle changes III the WOOL Sched-
ue
No Discrimination.
"Chairman Underwood of the ways
and means committee, Speaker Clark,
Senator Bailey and other Democratic
leaders," said Judge King "head a
strong faction whose belief is that
while the purpose of the tariff is prop
erly for government revenues, it should
be so laid out as not to discriminate
against any section or any industry.
'fThe Interpretation placed upon this
is that large portion Of the govern
ment revenues must be raised by tariff
duties, and that it is therefore impos-
sible to have free trade even if it were
desired. 1t would be unjust to raise all
the revenues from duties upon finished
products 1t would be Il discrimination
against those sections and Industries de-
voted to the production of raw mate
rial-'
Judge King said that while en- route
home he visited briefly at the Mnidoka
reclamation district in Idaho. where he
found the settlers greatly dissatisfied
with the present policies of the recla-
nation department. In Judge King s
opinion, this feeling is justified, as the
reclamation administration had shown
itself to be extravagant and incompe.
tent, according to Judge King He de-
clared yesterday that he would not be
surprised to learn in the immediate fu
ture that an investigat tion of the recIa
nation department of the government
had been ordered.