The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-01-16
Wilson, Clark, Harmon
Review of Their Relative Chances As Indicated By National Committee Meet ing.
Special to The Farner)

New York. Jan. 16-The opening of Harmon Headquarters in New York, at Forty-Second street and Broadway, marks the inauguration of a new line of activity for the Ohio man. Hither- to Lieut. Governor Nichols. of Ohio who is running the Harmon campaign has been following the gunshoe meth cd, but the lack of apparent interest in the Harmon movement evinced at Washington during the meeting of the National Committee inspired a Headquarters with Charles R. Nor cross. for many years one of William R. Hearts Heutenants. in charge are open The attitude of the politicians at Washington apparently was a rev elation to the Harmon men. Willis J. Abbott who was the publicity man ager for Bryan in all of his Campaigns and who has been looking out for the press end of the Harmon campaign for the nomination. saw, long before it occurred to MT. Nichols, that unless man into closer contact with the rank and file of the Democracy. Governor Harmon's strength would be frittered away.
 CLARK MORE IMPORTANT
 THAN HARMON It has been frittered away. Champ Clark is a much more important can dfdate, so far as commonality is con- cerned, than Governor Harmon. Will son has not got to beat Harmon but he may have Nb beat Clark The meet ing of the national committee and the gathering of the politicians incidental thereto have been a revelation toS the Harmon men. He was supposed to have the organization in many of the States lined up. It was demonstrated on test of strength in the commit tee that Wilson had things pretty much his own way and there is ev- cry reason to believe that, in spite of the clements that have been in- jected into the campaign. MT Bryan will line up for Governor Wilson.
 Mfr. Bryan. has said many things to make this certain and he took his defeat in the national committee with good grace; he made 1t clear in the presence of thirty newspa apermen Sum day night that he was not and would not be candidate for the nomination He declared that he could. and would, prevent his name going on the ballot. When it was called to his attention he could not keep his name off the primary ballot. Mir. Bryan said that There are s0fne things that a gentle man who. has not been President can do that one who has been President cannot do-', He was very explicit in saying that there was no possibility added that the chances for the elec- ton OF a Democrat were better now than for. many years.
 DEMOCRATS NO LONGER
 HARD UP The Democrats are no longer hard
 
 fact that tickets for tHe Jackson ban quet. which were held at five dollars apiece, were eaten up faster than they could be printed There were about 75O seats provided at the Raleigh do- tel for the banqueters, and there were at least a thousand other Democrats who had the five dollars and were quite wiiiing-even anxious-to buy a ticket The consequence was num- Der of overflow dinners. the most inn portant being that held by the New Jersey delegation of Wilson enthusi- asts. About one hundred and twenty five of them dined at the Shoreham, and what they lacked in famous ora tors they made up for in enthusiasm. Governor Wilson who had already made speech at the press club re- ception, made another speech to the Jerseymen before he went to the blow out at the Raleigh.
 The Governors speech at the press club reception put him on excellent terms with the newspaper men. His evident apprecia tfon of the irnportance of ther statement of fact in the news was demonstrated to the languag ge that appealed strongly to the retail CTS of news. and his suavity in dic- tfon and felicity in expression helped him in getting to a good understand