Evening journal., 1911-11-27
DEMOCRATS
ARE DIVIDED
State Leaders on the Rocks
Over Wilson and Harmon
Candidates.
.SAULSRUDY THINKS
WILSON SHOULD BE LEADER

State Chairman Thomas f. Bayard's
declaration for Governor Judson Har-
mon. of Ohio, for the Democratic
presidential nomination I'm preference
to Governor Woodrow Wilson, of New
Jersey, has stirred up many of the
Democratic leaders. Expressions OF
opinion so far seem to favor, by big
shade, Governor Wilson's candidacy
among the party leaders. One of the
latest men out for Governor Wilson is
Willard Salisbury, who is the ma
tional committeeman from Delaware.
There is every appearance that the
Democrats will have a merry time
in the approaching campaign over
whether TO send a Wilson or Har-
mon delegation from Delaware to the
Democratic National Convention.
Mr.. Salisbury admitted this morn
ing that he was about to consult with
Democrats throughout the State as 10
Governor Wilson's candidacy He Is
sending out a good many letters today,
which should result in indicating how
great a sentiment exists for Governor
! Wilson's nomination Mr.. Salisbury
said that all the chairmen Of the city
and county committees favored Gov
ernor Wilson, and he had talked with
enough Democrats, he believed, rep
resenting all shades of opinion, TO
feel almost sure that Il Is the wish
OF large majority Of Delaware
Democrats that Wilson should be sup
ported.
Mr. Salisbury spoke highly Of Gov
ernor Harmon, Mayor Gaynor, Speaker
Clark and Mr. Underwood. He was
particularly warm in his praise OF
Senator Culberson. who was school
mate OF his at the University of Nir-
ginia, but said he believes Governor
/ Wilson has caught the popular
Imagination Of real Democrats as nc
other man can do. Governor Wilson
. was also for awhile a student at tbs
University about the time Mr.. Sauls
, bury was there, but at the time the.
did not know each other
The letter MIR. Salisbury Is sendlnl
o out TO Democrats throughout IN
e State Is as follows:
ID Dear Sir. The sentiment that Co
+, Woodrow Wilson OF New Jersey ahoul
y be nominated by the Democrats q
Y President seems so strong among q
Democrats OF this State that nun
q ber of them in each county haV
= thought this a proper time 70 encoul
age this sentiment by getting In touc
with each other and with others !
y the party TO ascertain just how wide
= spread this feeling is.
: Il enclose a list of some OF thos
who have signed a paper expressin
themselves as favorable to Gov. VII
sou.
!. IF you are in accord with sue
" sentiments, kindly sign and mail tn
enclosed postal-card, so that you ca
% readily be communicated with whel
the time is ripe for closer organiza
; tion. II one or two of your Demo
cratic friends favor Gov Wilson
: nomination get them to sign the pos
2 card also. Yours very truly, Willar
salisbury.
: Mary for Wilson.
The letter accompanying it, show
, ing many prominent Democrats 10
Wilson is as follows:
o "The undersigned, Democrats @
! of the City Of Wilmington and Ne'
: Castle county. who favor the nomina
ton OF Hon. Woodrow Wilson, Cover
nor Of New Jersey. for Presiden
authorize the use OF our names I'm con
}. nection with the organization through
e out the city and county. Of those VII
e I like US, believe in Governor Wilson
= nomination. Our idea I'm doing thi
j. is not to oppose the nomination q
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