The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1912-04-13
CONVENTIONS TO
Be THE LAST Of
THEIR KIND
Woodrow Wilson Says Primary
Is Bound to Come
SPEAKS AT BRAZIL E B0R0
Democratic Presidential Candidate
From New Jersey Given an En-
thuslastic Welcome.

Brattleboro, Apr. 13.-Gov. Wood
row Wilson of New Jersey was greet
ed last evening in the auditorium
here by large and appreciative aud
fence. He received frequent warm
applause from members of all par
ties and won a warm place in the
heart of many a staunch republican
by his eloquence, concise, scholarly
and broad political treatment of the
! issues of the day. Gov, Wilson ar
( rived in Brattleboro on the evening
train. accompanied by National Com
mitteeman Thomas H. Browne of
Rutland and Mai f. w Childs and j.
/ G. Ullery of Brattleboro. He was met
at the station by delegation of dem
ocrats and townspeople and was driV-
en- to the Brooks house, where the
party made their headquarters. Gov.
Wilson met a large number of people
as the audience passed out after the
address.
In introducing the speaker a. p.
Carpenter said that he felt that he
expressed the greetings of the town,
county and state in welcoming Gov
Wilson to Brattleboro and that he
! knew of no better man TO explain
the principles of democratic faith
than Gov. Wilson, who, in opening
said.
I'VE as a nation are similar to a
drama in which each century repre-
sents unit or act" He than show
Il 4L,t tl, toward tho
West had changed since the census
of 1890 and that the people OF the
east are beginning to appreciate their
own advantages more than ever be-
fore. He said it was period OF
looking ourselves over as we did
when the constitution was drafted.
The speaker then suggested that
something radical must be done in a
statesmanlike way to remedy the
present disturbance of society, for he
said that a whole nation is not dis
| turbed unless something is wrong.
| He then showed how large ma
jority OF the different states in the
! Union have been controlled by the big
interests, and referred more minute
ly to the experience of his own state
to prove his contention. He showed
that emancipation did not come
from the ballot box, as was expected
! Gov. Wilson said that there was bis
difference between selecting candi
dates for public Office and electing
them and insinuated that the big in
terests had done the selecting in the
past, while the people did the elect
ing. The speaker referred to the
things which had produced and con
tinued the present unrest of society
and advocated an honest, sound, rad
ical healing medical cure to correct
this condition
He said we must tackle our pres
ent problems with a large vision IL
making the laws in remedying each
particular trouble in business or poll
tics. He suggested dignified states
manlike discussion of affairs and saiC
that 1t was no use to discuss tariff
trusts, railroads, arteries OF trade
until the people determined whether
they were going to settle these ques
tons or leave them to be determined
by the few. Gov. Wilson said thai
the Chicago convention and the one
in Baltimore would be the last Of
their kind in the United States, ant
that sounded the note that presiden
tial candidates in future would b,
determined by direct primaries
Gov. Wilson addressed the stud
ents OF Mount Hermon school from
his train on his way to I'LL the speak
ing engagement at Brattleboro Tn,
students, 600 strong. gave the cover
nor rousing reception. Gov. VIII
son spoke about 10 minutes, the Bos
ton and Maine holding the train fol
that period.