Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-16
KEYSTONE VICTORY
MAKES NOMINATION
OF WILSON CERTAIN
He Is Sure of 70 and viii
Probably Get All rs of Penn
SyIvania'S Delegates at Bal
tinnore

WASHINGTON, d. c., April Is
Woodrow Wilson's sweeping victory in
the Pennsylvania primaries on Saturday
Is dividing interest today with the un-
expected success of Colonel Roosevelt
in the Keystone state. ofcial. though
incomplete, returns indicate that Cow
ernor Wilson will have certainly 20 OF
the rs delegates to the Baltimore con-
vention, and 1t is entirely possible that
he. will get them all. The Wilson VIC
tory in Pennsylvania is regarded here
as practically insuring his nomination
by the Democrats at Baltimore. X
The surprising feature Of the Demo-
cratic contest in Pennsylvania was the
lack Of strength developed by Repre-
sentative Oscar W. Underwood and Gov.
Judson Harmon. Although the latter
ran much better than the former. neith-i
er Of them made much Roadway.
Speaker Clark made a hard fight. espe-'
ciaIy in the city of Philadelphia and.
although his delegates mustered some
support, all Of them fell far short OF
success. It was confidently hoped by
the Underwood managers that Mr.. IN
derwood's recent visit to Pennsylvania.
upon which occasion he delivered an adj
dress in Philadelphia, would profit him
something in Saturdays contest. but the
returns fail to indicate that it did him
any good.
EFFORTS OF MACHINE.
Every effort OF the interests that ara
hghting Governor Wilson could not avail
TO obscure the issue or deceive the
Democratic voters OF Pennsylvania Tia
machine politicians were unable to mus
ter even a respectable strength. VII
liam Randolph Hearst, who is backing
Speaker Clark, was unable to make his
intrigues effective in the keystone state
The special interests that are lighting
Wilson because they respect his sim
certify and know what a practical man
he is, they all did their best, but they
were unable to throttle the voice OF the
progressive Democrats in the primary.
Governor Wilson is as yet the only
Democratic candidate who has as many
as three delegates instructed for him
except by the candidates own home
state or by some state Immediately con-
tiguous to 1t. sN #
Speaker Clark has the vote Of Mis-
souri,, his home, that of the adjoining
state of Illinois and he won a partial
victory in the two adjoining states Of
Kansas and Oklahoma Two votes in
Wisconsin comprise the balance Of his
strength. Governor Marshall and Gov
ernor Burke have the delegates from
their own states Of Indiana and North
Dakota.
Governor Harmon and Chairman I'm
derwood have no Instructed delegates.
Governor Wilson's instructed votes are
In Oklahoma, in the southwest, in Wis
consin in the middle west. and in Penn
sylvania in the east. Also is the second
choice by definite instruction of the dele
gates from Kansas and North Dakota
showing that these western states after
making due allowances for local pride
are in reality Wilson states. Governor
Wilson also has the support of at least
eight of the twelve uninstructed dele
gates from Maine in New England. After
Fridays primary this week he viii also
have the instructed delegates from Ore
gon. so that the Wilson strength viii
reach from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
from Portland to Portland.
HEARST'S EFFORTS.
William Randolph Hearst is using his
journalistic and political machine to dam
age Woodrow Wilson that he may help
the hating fortunes of his own candi-
date through whom he expects to con-
troll the Democratic party of the ma
ton. The Hearst dispatches on Sunday.
just five. days before the primary in
Nebraska, again printed the story that
Governor Wilson did not vote in 1908. and
also that he did not vote for Bryan and
Kern.
Governor Wilson says he did vote for
Bryan and Kern in 1908. This is an is
sue of veracity between Woodrow Wilson
and the Hearst newspapers. 1t is not nec-s
essary to predict which will be believed.
The election officers who saw Governor
Wilson vote and the Republican clerk OF
the court who recorded his vote have
voluntarily repudiated this oft-repeated
false charge.