Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-06-15
EJACULATION RIFE CONCERNING
coMMoNER's ATTITUDE ON
PRESIDENCY.
WOOL DEBATE TO PUT
DEMOCRATS ON RECORD
Nomination Of Wilson Impossible
Without Assistance Of Nsbraskan-
Delegate. II uniting Already Under
Way-Wilton Boom Now At It's
Height.

washington, June 10. - POLITICAL
Washington is wondering what Mr..
Bryan will say In reply to the stand
taken by Gov. Woodrow Wilson in this
city few days ago. On his way home
after a swing around the circle which
extended to the Pacific coast, the New
Jersey governor was confronted with
the necessity Of choosing between Mr..
Bryan and Mr.. Underwood on the wool
question; Of saying whether he was for
free raw wool, or for a duty for reve-
nue. purposes; and he chose to stand
with Mr. Underwood This has might
lily pleased a large number Of promi-
nent democrats, but how has 1t pleased
MIR. Bryan? And how will it Influence
that gentleman on the question Of the
Woodrow Wilson candidate for the
presidency? Heretofore Mr.. Bryan has
spoken kind words about the Wilson
administration in New Jersey. But
wool is national, and Mr.. Bryan SCENT
disposed to make it a national issue. It
is Mr.. Bryan's fear that democrats
who are not sound on wool are not
sound on anything else.
Wool Debate q Test.
The wool debate in the house will
touch the tariff question at every i'm
portant point, for the principle being
applied by the democrats to wool is to
be applied by them to all other COM
modities The debate will thus put
the democrats more definitely on rec
ord than was the case with the listless
discussion of the farmers free list. At
the same time, the decisions of the SUI
preme court in the Standard Oil and
the tobacco cases will come in for ade-
quate treatment, and there will be en-
phasis on the political effect Of the de-
cisions. This has properly to do with
tariff revision, say the experts, seeing
that taking the trusts out Of politics
must have the effect of removing a big
issue and quieting the agitation which
for years has had weakening ten
dency on party ties.
The Wilson boom is now at Its height
which is unfortunate In some respects,
for year will elapse before the ma
tional conventions get ready to meet
Many booms may rise and fall in that
time. Frequently those which are
earliest, like that OF Wilson, are sure
TO be nipped by the frosts. Suppose
that Governor Wilson should lose Mr.
favor that he has lost more or less
strength in the eastern states. Both in
New Jersey and in New York he for
months has been regarded with some
degree of suspicion by certain men who
originally rejoiced at his appearance in
politics and helped elect him governor
They were being guided by the senti-
ments Mr.. Wilson had expressed in his
books on civil government, and by the
fact that he had been for many years
an intimate friend Of Grover Cleve-
lands. All this was good as far as 1t
went; but the moment Mr. Wilson be-
came governor and was mentioned for
the presidency, he reversed himself on
numerous important national questions,
and became as radical as Bryan him
SELF Such was the character of this
radicalism that it met with the cordia:
approval Of Mr. Bryan and the latter's
friends.
DeIeg ate Hunting Started.
But now Mr.. Wilson is out of har-
mony with Bryan on the wool question,
a national issue, and folks here are
wondering what the effect will be on
the Wilson presidential boom. It is
an interesting situation for Wilson, for
Bryan, for democrats generally, for de-
egate hunting is already in progress.
and some Of the most skilful hunters
are already in the field.
With Mr.. Bryan's support it Is be-
lieved here that Wilson can be nom
mated; without 1t, his nomination
would be impossible, under the two
thirds rule which prevails in democra-
tic national conventions.