The Washington times., 1911-01-26
MARITIME ELECTION
A WILSON TRIUMPH
Result Strengthens Jersey
Governor With National
Party, Say Politicians.

The success of Gov Woodrow Wilson
in New Jersey. in preventing the elec.
ton of James Smith, jr, to the United
States Senate. and bringing ABOUT the
election OF James E~-Martine, who was
the choi2e in the primary, has given Dr
wilson additional support among ths
progressive Democrats in Congress.
The New jersey governor has many
admirers among the Brogl essive Demo.
Gratis. Theii' enthusiasm for him has
been quickcned by the performance with
respect TO the Senatorship.
A disposition has been manifest here
to talk of Governor Wilson as learned
IN N the theory Of politics: but short on
the practice. His friends here say this
sort Of talk viii be INDUCED IN less
now In view of the way in which he has
forced the election of MARITIME
Ihat Governor Wilson will have to be
reckoned with seriously as q Presiden-
tai possibility Is now clear His BOOM
erS are expected to get extremely busy
and to make capital OF the Smith de-
feaI.
Opponents Say Double Cross"
In the meantime. opponents of Wilson
In Congress are showing a disposition to
say tLat Wilson has given Smith the
HoubIe cross, and is not deserving of
the Presidential nomination, and thai IL
he IS named. he cannot carry New Ter.
sey.
An era Of Wilson talk mar now be
looked fol. Gov. Judson Harmon has
hhd the advantage Uf most of the talk
Harmon is far from being NOMINATED.
Not only Is he net going to have things
his own way, but definite stems are be-
ing directed TO head him Oft, and pre-
vent him from getting hold Of a lot of
pledges.
Some of Chamu Clarks friends, are
bhSylnG themselves to this end. They
do noS propose to allow Uncle JUDI to
go glImshoeinS along and getting prom
lScs from prominent politicians in nu-
merous States without trying TO get
some pledges themselves. At least, they
want democrats to pause and consider
ana not le; themselves get tied I'D to
the Harmon chariot SO they cannot dis
ertangle themselves
For the most part Democratic Presi-
dental talk about Washington now CEN
tiers around these three-Harmon, Clark,
ing Will come of the Folk boom, nor
Is Governor Dix OF New York showing
himself 10 be Of Presidential size
Mayor Gaynor is not filling the public
eye as he once was. Governor Marshall
of Indiana Is getting occasional honor
able mention, but there is little sign he
will be taken up seriously by any con-
siderable following outside of his own
State.
Champ Clark's Asset.
One of the assets OF Champ Clark in
the contest for nomination on the Demo-
cratic ticket, as his friends in the House
view 1t, is that he has been extremely
successful in holding the House Demo-
Gratis together. 1t is true, there is wide
divergence of Democratic opinion about
the Capitol, and Clark and Senator
Bailey haye locked horns on the method
of revision of the tariff But, on the
whole, Clark has had more than usual
success in getting the House Democrats
to work as a unit The fact that Bryan
is friendly to Clark is expected by
ClaFk'S friends to be one of the things
that will weigh with the convention IL
II comes to the question of picking
Clark or Harmon.
On the other hand. the record of VIII
son thus far, especially in the war on
Smith, is such that Bryan could not
refuse to support him.