The Detroit times., 1911-10-24
WAVE OF SENTIMENT FOR
WILSON FOR PRESIDENT
SPREADS THROUGH SOUTH
Leading Men Are Convinced He
Is Best Fitted For Demo-
cratic Standard Bearer.
FORTY EDITORS POLLED.
Thirty-Two Sure New Jersey
Man Will Get Nomination
and Be Elected.
FORTY EDITORS PoLLED.

writes the following for the Brooklyn
Eagle:
Now that the ponderous presiden
tial campaign machinery is slowly but
surely getting under way, there ID
manifest in the south an undercur
rent OF interest that is beginning tC
take concrete form-an interest In
the battle TO which southerners are
looking forward with the realization
that this time they will play lead
ing role.
Travelling over the states OF Vir
ginia and North Carolina and feeling
the pulse OF public opinion through
interviews with men OF affairs and
the members of the press, the writer
has found that at this early hour OF
the conflict the interest is centering
around one thipg-the choice OF a
Democratic standard bearer And
here the sentiment is that the choice
lies between two men only--Wood
row Wilson, governor of New Jersey.
and Judson Harmon, governor OF Ohio
with the odds all on Wilson's side
Gov. Harmon has a few supporters,
chiefly among machine politicians
and even these do not hesitate to ad'
nit that Wilson will get their sup
port II he is nominated
Out OF poll OF 40 editors in the
cities of Norfolk, Newport News,
Richmond, Roanoke, Lynchburg and
IDanyille, Va, and Greensboro, Wins
-ttonS Salem, Raleigh, Wilmington and
Charlotte, n. c., 32 editors are con-
fident that Wilson will get the NOM
ination and equally as confident that
he Is the man most fitted 10 bear the
standard. six are for Harmon, but
express doubt that he will be men
toned, anu two declare themselves
for Champ Clark speaker OF the
house OF representatives, but hold out
no hope that their man is In the race.
Leading editors and politicians OF
= Virginia and North Carolina declare
that both states will send solid will
son delegations to the Democratic
national convention. with the same
, practically true OF all. other southern
states.
In an interview with Gov. Mann OF
Virginia, he stated 10 the writer that
there was no doubt in his mind OF
+. Democratic success in 1912. He be-
lieves that the people are determined
upon reduction OF the tariff duties,
p but does not think the Democrats will
force any radical reduction which
might disturb the business interests
OF the country. Gov. Mann is con-
WINGED that the fight will be between
Wilson and Harmon, with every
chance in Wilson's favor He de-
clares that Virginia will instruct solid
for Wilson.
This is practically the sentiment in
North Carolina, too. Col. I. w. Claw
son, editor OF the Wilmington Star
the oldest daily in the state. and
Democratic paper, put the matter in
a concrete form when he declared TO
the correspondent:
When a man is in North Carolina
he Is in the Wilson country. In his
travels from the mountains TO the
sea he will be in a state which Is for
Woodrow Wilson for the Democratic
nomination for the presidency. North
Carolina will send Wilson delega-
ton TO the national Democratic con-
vention, and say so because the
sentiment is overwhelmingly In favor
of the former president OF princeton
university"
Another North Carolinian inter
viewed was Josephus Daniels, editor
OF the Raleigh IN. c. News and Cd
server, the leading and most widely
circulated Democratic paper in the
state. Mr. Daniels Is Democratic
national committeeman and most
courteous southern gentleman, one
who is destined 10 attain much emil
nence In the Democratic party he
is a great admirer of Gov. Wilson and
is enthusiastically supporting him,
botu personally and through the col
umns OF his paper. Mr.. Daniels also
predicts that the Tar Heel state will
send a solid Wilson delegation TO the
convention.
Gov. Harmon evidently realizes that
IL he desires the North Carolina vote
he will have to work hard TO get II
and he has accepted an imitation 10
deliver a speech at the state fair in
Raleigh during the first part of No
vember
Summing up the results of care
tul inquiry in both states, II Is ap-
parent that the odds on Wilson for
the nomination are easily better than
10 to one, and the sentiment is d.
rectly from the masses.
In both states all Democrats pre-
diet a Democratic victory in 1912, and
even many OF the Republicans admit
that the chances are that such will
be the case Most of the Republic
ans are disposed to blame President
Taft for the disruption OF the Repub-
lican party, but others aver that the
insurgent members OF congress are
largely responsible.
North Carolina Democrats favor a
gradual reduction of the tariff, and
this also Is the sentiment OF the Old
Dominion. The Tar Heel state is the
third largest cotton manufacturing
state In the union. and business men
declare that should there be a radical
reduction OF the tariff with the Dem
ocrats in GSyer Il would probably re-
salt in the state drifting back into
the Republican column. But few ex-
pect any radical action on the part
OF the Democrats, and they point TO
the record OF the Democratic house
during the extra session as evincing
the attitude that will prevail with
their party In power.