The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-11
FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
WILSON.

sst-ns imminent and inevitable. Even
though = house divided against itself
cannot stand, Z, is alike the oppor-
t4nty and this duty Of the Democrats
TO nominate = man who cam meet the
oa5stctions which will DO directed
against both Taft and Roosevelt in
case each heads a wing OF a disrupted
RIpuolfcan party. The Democratic
nominal in order to fulfil tho require
rnc1lts OF the situation, must appeal to
tho sane desire for progress undei. law
that Is found IN both parties. He
must eSr-y tho tradstionally dsoatabie
States, and n, order TO do that he must
capture tho great :nd!ep vote,
without which Democratic SUCCESS IS
impossible.
Tho EAST Is the battle-ground upon
which, the Democratic fight must be
won. In 1904. when Roosevelt went
bstor. the country for tho nrst and
and oaly time SO far. every Western
State voted for him lie carried every
thing but the solid South. HIS sweep
ing ans5orit4es IN the presidential pri-
mares IN the Western States This year
Indicate that no would not fall FAR
short this year or HIS fo-Iner strength.
The fairest Nope of tina Democrats is,
therefore. IN The East, whore Roos d.
welt Is strong. The Democrats prob
lon IS. then, TO select z. candidate who
can appeal 10 the East, and especially
The leading Democratic candidate in
ths presidential preference primaries
IS Clark. But where Is his strength?
This solid South Will go for amy Demo-
GRAFT, and with fairness to all it's votes
may PC eliminated IN n practical anal
ysis 1t IS therefors. necessary TO ind
the man who can SECURE enough votes
outside tlre South 10 win Can Clark
do this? Investigates tho results OF
the presidential preference primaries
in tho light Of the presidfntlal cleo
atoms from 1854 1qp 20 1908. and what
do we find?
Arizona IS for Clark but Arizona is
for any Democrat. because 1t Is
Democratic State. California IS for
Clark, but California has not gone
Democratic IN tw9nty eight years
Colorado IS for Clark, but IT Is n Demo-
cratic State, although it was swept
along N the Roosevelt wave in 1904.
Illinois is for Clark, but 1t never went
Democratic but once. and that was in
1892. Idaho IS for Clark, and Idaho
went Republican IN the last TWO elec-
lions. Iowa Is Tor Clark, hut st has not
gone Democratic in twenty eight years
Kansas Is for Clark, but 1t has been
Republican I'm the last three elections
One vote. IN. s;s IS for Clark. but
Maine has newer gone Democratic.
Maryland IS for Clark, but II has Oes,n
Republican in tho last fo,1 elections.
Massachusetts is for Clark. but MaSsa-
chusctt3 has 1-nver gone emocratic.
Missouri is for Clark, but ii w7err Re-
publican IN the last two elections al
though 1T should he in tho Democratic
fold. Montana IS for Clalk bu, II
went Republican in The last two else
t!ons. Nebmska IS for Clark bu, N
mas gone Democratic but twice IN the
past twsnty-elght years. the lagt time
being ira 90S. Nevada IS for Clark and Il
has be-n Republican IS often as IT has
been Democratic. New Hampshire IS
for CLARK but st has newer gone Demo
cratic Rhode Island is for clark. nut
1t has never gone Democratic. Wash
ington is for Clark but ID went re-