The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-09-19
NAMED THE BABY
AFTER RALEIGH
of a Letter He
Received While Here
WILSON FOR PRESIDENT

Mr.. Gordon. Who Is Making a Tour
of the south to Write Letters for
the Brooklyn Eagle, Find, Sgnti-
ment Everywhere Very Strong for
Woodrow Wiison-The West Turn
ing from Harmon for Nil>on-Nir-
ginia saves Jerseys Governor.
4 have a sentimental interest N
Raleigh through my brother" said
Mr.. J. Maxwell Gordon, Of tAe Brook
lyn Daily Eagle, WHO has been COM
missioned through his paper 10 make
q trip through the South and write
political articles for the Eagle. That
paper cas- made a habit the year pre-
viOus to TIE Presidential election of
sending a mar throughout the country
studying political conditions. The
year before Mr.. Parker was nominal
ed, Mr.. Tanning made a tour over the
country II his letters We're regarded
as having done much toward securing
the nomination of Judge Parker Tor
the Presidency. Mr.. Gordon has made
a trip from New York TO Seattle and
back and is now making a tour over
the South. His letters to the Eagle
will be interesting.
II looked forward with pleasure to
coming to Raleigh said Mr.. Gordon,
because of a little matter of sent.-
ment in our family hat made tho
town have a n~earness to us that is
rather out of the ordinary. Two years
ago my brother, who was travelling
through the South on business. was in
Raleigh when he received a letter
from his sweetheart accepting him.
He had been in 0 with her for \
long time and had not received the
coveted word yes and when it reach
ed him in Raleigh he was 50 happy
that he enshrined Raleigh in his af-
fectiOns, and they have named their
little daug hter, who was born in ST.
Paul Raleigh in loving remembrance
Of the fact that it was in the city OF
Raleigh that heir romance culminat-
ed so happily.
Speaking of the Presidential cleo
ton next ear Mr.. Gordon said that he
recently took a trip from Chicago 10
Seattle and was surprise. to find that
the sentiment was SO strong for the
nomination of Woodrow Wilson, for
President. Six months before that he
was in that section and Harmon was
in the lead, but hat in most sections
Of the West now there is talk Of no.
body but Wilson. Some folks say that
IN o1HEc ~ Iia1lA. Jul biit- - ~ CE'v
criticism heard OF him from the At
lantic to the Pacific.
Il find in the South the sentiment
is quite as strong as in the West. L
was recently in Virginia and there g
no doubt but Virginia will send a
strong delegation for the nomination
of Wilson to the convention. | stop
ped in Greensboro and Winston-Salern
and found the people strong for VIII
SON."
wherever I go, / find the senti-
ment among Republicans that if the
Democrat nave the wisdom to noml-
nate Wilson he will be elected. Most
of the Republicans talk plainly that
it is going to be a Democratic year,
and at almost every place where l
visit run up with Republicans n
say that they do not look to see their
party win next ear and if the Demo-
Gratis nominate Wilson they are going
to vote for him AS far as the hide
pendentS are concerned ni~ne-tenth5
are already Wilson boomers and the
fact that the Independent Republican
and the independent voter is for VIII
son is making him strong and If to
in the far South is as StronS
for Wilson as it IS in the far West and
East he will be nominated without 4
doubt
There is a great movement going
on IN the minds Of men. Governor
Wilson is in sympathy with much -
It. You call him d radical or
a progressive. he is recognized as 4
man who will seek 10 guide this cur
rent movement rather than 10 damn
it. There is nothing r~eactionary al III
him. He will try in so far as he has
a chance TO get for the country sucn
new things as look good to him and
to avoid what looks bad. The question
for delegates and afterwards for Eor-
ers IS whether they will want n@"t
year the things that re wants dAd
think aim the likelieSt man 10 attain
them. Theysare likely TO know wat
wants for he will tell taem amply.
W neither they viii! know what they
want themselves is a harder questions.
many political novelties are offered
to the voters.