The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-03
BEG|NN|NC OF BIC BOOM FOR WILSON Senator Owen Is Behind
 the Project IS WELL ORGANIZED Owen Says Object of Federation Is to Put the People and Not the Bosses in Control of
 Government
 
By BopER1cK CLIFFORD

| Washington, September 2.-(special.) )- Politicians see in the movement inaugu- l rated by United States Senator Owen of Oklahoma and other democratic senators and representatives the beginning of a vast presidential boom of Gov. Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey. An organization named the Democratic Federation of Pre-
 cinct clubs was perfected the day after Congress adjourned.
 | The federation was chartered by the | District of Columbia and as stated Tn the papers filed in the court, it's purpose Is to organize democratic precinct clubs in every county in the United States. | Comment concerning the new organiza- tion was that 1t is for the purpose or spreading the Wilson boom for the nom ination in 1912.
 order by Senator Owenxhe addressed the senators and representatives who had gathered and said:
 ''The purpose of the federation will be to see that the people and not the bosses control the next democratic national con- vention. The organization will wage a vigorous campaign to see that Iro- gressive candidate, who will serve the
 people, shall be nominated. It will fight
 for progressive platform also Plans for the confederation have been
 carefully thought out and considered for
 a long time. All details have been per fected. Many prominent democrats, beth In and out of Congress, have indorsed the
 plans of the organization"
 It was understood from the remarks made by Senator Owen that a progressive will be indorsed to head the ticket to be supported by the federation. This un- doubtedly means Gov. Woodrow Wilson, as he stands out most prominently in the field of politics as champion of the pro gressive movement.
 It is significant in this connection that at the ending of Congress there was a long procession of democratic statesmen headed northward from Washington fin the direction of the Jersey coast. Even the uninitiated have marked this and have
 wondered at 1t. Not only have they sought the ouietude and restfulness of the |seashore resorts as a vacation, but rumor has 1t that they went In that direction for the purpose of having interviews with the governor of New Jersey.
 Careful scouting revealed that a num- Der of these senators and congressman did not visit the Jersey coast merely for a dip in the ocean, but headed for Spring Lake, N. J.. resort frequently visited by Governor Wilson.
 Lately the governor has been making it "a point to visit the seashore, and there he has met a number of statesmen who will play a large part in the national in 1912 Naturally the gossip Ee- tween them has largely been about tEe coming presidential election and it is safe to assume that Wilson, by the time Cen ,hAr t,,f1I l<1 stronger among the democrats and pro gressive insurgents than ever before.
 Senator Owen, it is known, will soon spend a part of his vacation somewhere elong the Jersey coast, and 1t is reported that he had made engagements with Will son to talk over the coming presidential situation.
 Senator Stone of Missouri, although rot in attendance at the preliminary meeting of the federation in Washington. is heart fly in accord with the purpose of the new political club. He is one of the big men of his party, and on his way home stopped at a seashore resort near Atlantic City.
 Stone is not an avowed Wilson sup porter. With Governor Folk and Speaker Champ Clark, both of Missouri. in the race for the presidency, he could hardly be. But Governor Wilson knows that "Gumshoe Bill'' is one of the ablest and most astute politicians in the party. ana when the senator had an informal talk with Wilson the other day it Is presumed that he was well satisfied with the way things are going
 Moreover, MT. Stone, though he has sub jected himself to a great deal of unfavor- able comment at home because of some of the alliances that he had made during the maelstrom of politics, is nevertheless always found In the progressive ranks in the Senate. In later years Senator Stone has used his influence among the senators to lead them away from policies advo- cated by Senator Bailey of Texas.
 Consequently the ideas and policies ad- vocated by Governor Wilson and Senator Stone are so identical that gossip has it that the two men will hold number of conferences over the political situation, and that as an outcome a secret alliance will be promoted between western dem ocrats favorable to the candidacy of MT. Wilson.
 It is significant of the activity of the Wilson boom that the New Jersey gov ernor is managing to lure to the Jersey coast some of the strongest and aLlest politicians on the democratic side of the House of Representatives and in the Sen ate. Other democratic politicians ire finu- Ing their way there too. It Is we'll known here that the utmost effort Is being rut forth to lay the foundation of the Win son boom In such manner 1t will be hard work to upset 1t when the srorm of the coming national convention eriod begins to break. s
 This is not all. The third meeting of the house of governors, which will bring together governors from all over the coun- try, will be held at Spring Lake, Septem- Der Is. Governor Wilson will meet the governors. put in much time with them, and become better acquainted. Under cover of discussion of the difference be-, tween federal and state power. trere doubtless will be consideration of the 1912 campaign.
 STuCTDEC AMONG