Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-01-09
No. Party DiSSenSion or Preju-
diceS as to Meeting Place of
National Convention Mar
AuSpiciouS Occasion
SEVERAL ASPIRANTS TO
PRESIDENCY ON HAND
Governor Woodrow Wilson,
Speaker Champ Clark, JOS
eph W. Folk, W, J, Bryan and
Others Among Guests Present

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Washington Jan. S.--No party dis,
sension, no party prejudice as 70
where the coming convention shall be
| held, no partalty as to the nominee
! for president marred the Jackson
/ Day banquet tonight, attended by
! nearly thousand leading democrats
! from all sections of the country.
/ Senator O'Gorman of New York.
i the POSTMASTER, had at his right
! Speaker Champ Clark. one of Mis-
/ souris aspirants to the presidency.
! Next To Mr.. Clark was Alton Il. Par
! ker of New York, defeated candidate
! of the democracy in 1904. Beside Mr..
Parker sat senator Kern Of Indiana,
former candidate for vice president,
who appeared as the champion OF
Governor Thomas Il. Marshall the
lIoosier aspirant for the presidency.
TO the LEFT of the toastmaster sat
Norman T.. Mack, chairman of the
democratic national committee, ana
at his left was Mr.. Bryan. Between
Mr.. Bryan and Governor Woodrow
Wilson Of New Jersey. who also seeks
the presidential nomination, sat Sem
ator Newlands Of Nevada. At Gov
ernor Wilson's left was Joseph w
Folk of Missouri. who received the
endorsement of the state. convention
in 1910 for presidential honors. Next
was Senator Pomerene OF ohio who
appeared AZ the representative Of
Governor Harmon.
Mr. Bryan's entrance was signallod
by loud cheering Mr.. liryan and
Speaker Clark exchanged cordial
greetings but II was noticeable that
the Nebrasl<an was anxious 10 confer
with Governor. Wilson, whom he ioin-
ed after short talk with the speaker.
Former Governor FOX was the last
of the presidential possibilities to en-
ter the banquet hall. Although he
passed Speaker Clarks chair there |
was no sign of recognition from either |
Missourian.
Governor Woodrow Wilson was
chcered for several minutes when 1e
arose To- speak. His r' ference t6 tine (
currency question awakened the
greatest interest
The country" said Governor Will
son. will not brook any plan which
|
the bankers. because 1t knows thrt
the bankers themselves are not lso-
lated and that the banks are tied IN
bv thousand enterprises 10y COM
munity holdings ana by interests IN
many intricate ways. The outside pub
lie must in some thorough aud effec-
tive wav be- put in a position t. keep
its credits and its financial opera
tions free ana unrestricted. The bank
crs at the country may have thv
highest and purest intentions hut 10
one class can comprehend the coun-
try: no one set Of interests can safe.
be suffered To dominate it,
Governor Wilson. replied to the
cast Democracy, Past and Future"
he said in part
Perhaps we can best express our
present political object by saying
hat 1t is 10 free government and
business from private control our
government has for "a great many
ears been privately controlled.
IL is our tarin system which
.hicflv expresses the asccndancy that
business has had in politics in this
ountrv Everybody knows
ipon what rX-partc statements. made "
~ business men themselves. or by .
members of congress. Who acted as
heir spoke men tarin schedules have
zen framed And whil, this WAS go I
nE on the &, ntrol OF business itself
las more ANA more marrow 81 until the
anne men who have stood al the ear I
4 our legislators nave more and more !,
urcc.sfullv dominated the general \
rvelopmeut of bu.inesa throughout :
De- country
In order 60 free thr government a
I'd, must Withdraw SPECIAL tavors And q,
a. Withdrawing special favors We
hall break up special liiauccs he-
ve.u powerful busincss Interests AMI
hc government of the -tat"s and OF y
be- country. We shall not cease I"
axe thought for business prosperity "
ut ws shall cease Co look To- thos"
no ask fpr special faR"rs as sr"k's- q"
len Tor that prosperity. ~
And in order to set business also y
-ee. along with the government W." ~
iust st aurselv,- q" check mon
polk ~
william y. Heart who was eih .n
rousinr reception. -aid be- onlH d.-
r.g t. -i-ip true demoerats control
le parfe in the interest Of trlr de-
.orf4se
.Thi- coming rl.eiIun. AID ne. -
snd many elections tn follow viii 'r %
,,ided Ix tho Independent progr.-- De-
ta voters of this country ana trls in
-eaf body of intelligent eitizeHs u.ll fh
.aiiz. That The, can find the best es- q"
re-siau 81 th.ir ideals in a drm"eras-i 10