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Pftnceton. worried % his hlstogy, -
Hleeery sf the Anes3eaa People" and
Added amy 30 his roputat1oa at homo and
aorcea Prinoctca had nsvsr bsfcrs sssn
vers % popular that psarly every stu
dsut wanesd 70 take his eourssa Il waa
. dafly. oecurreacs tor the members Of hia
class - rise 70 their feet 1t the conclu-
don q his lecture and cheer him 70 the
echo untn he had paassd out Of hearing.
PresaAsat ef Praneetsn.
In M Dr. Wilson vas slscted Prssi-
dent Of Princeton. A change was sadly
needed IN the Administrative Affairs ol
tho university. and the trustees recog-
missed Dr.. wilson - the man to effect
them.
He had hardly assumed his new ofl1ce
oefoes he found himself confronted with
Q most trying situation.
P1ncetun has 6esn called . country
club for rich man'o sons. However
much or little Il deserves this appella-
ton. the 6Act remains that It possesses
more exclusivs clubs than any other
great institution In the country. There
total membership 10 confined to "a These
clubs are composed exclusively Of men Of
the two upper classes. This aristoc1cy.
abhorrent 70 the American spirit and
equally abhorrsnt to President Wilson.
had dourfshed at Princeton for years
until that institution was little more than
. lounsing plaes for the gilded sons of
the rich. DR.. Wilson went In to change
the whole thing. He proposed the e.
tablishing of the students in auadrangies.
each to be composed Of . certain number
Of students from each class, together
with precsptorSI In other words. BE-
tried to inject democratic spirit into the
life.
Immediately he was denounced a. Q
'1eveller." . socialist" . man who
wanted to make . gentleman chum
with . nucker." At flrst the trustees
had approved the "ousd" plan BY vote.
but when this storm Of protest and
abuse broke they were frightened into
their approval.
Then there was the long nsht over the
graduate college. IN which donor want
ed to dictate to the trustees how his
money was to Be used. DR.. Wilson
the trustees to refuse the dona-
tion, and then another storm broke out
over his head for daring to refuse mon
ey for Old Nassau. But his efforts went
for naught. An old graduate Of Prince
ton died and LETT the college thrss mil
lion dollars for . Graduate College to BE-
built away from the main buildings. Just
- the other donor had wished. and
because the man was dead his wishes
had to b obsyed and President Wilson
was defeated.
A Reform G0vePnor.
His splendid stand for democracy and
his work at Princeton was not over
looked by the people Of New jersey. who
called him away from tho university to
be their Governor and thus launched him
upon . political career which for bril-
lance and rapidity Of hne achievement
Is unparalleled In this country.
Mr.. Wilson was elected Governor of
New Jersey BY . plurality Of about 50.-
BOO. The platform on which he ran con-
tanned much that u called radical and
up to this time the Governor had been
regarded as conservative. But he stood
on the platform and devoted
all his energies and abilities to the car
rytng out Of every pledge Il contained.
A. . natural consequence he At once
found himself opposed by the reactiona-
ries In the Legislature. members Of his
party as well as others. The masterful
manner In which the new Governor held
the Regulators to the party pledges. how
ever. in spite Of everything they could
do. affords one Of the most interesting
chapters In American politics.
He had already notified the people not
to vote for him unless they wanted him
to be the leader Of the Democratic party
IN New Jersey. for such he surely in
tended 10 b II elected. The bosses paid
little attention to this. They had heard
like It before. perhaps. but
the Governor had scarcely taken his seat
before It was born In on them that he
rot only intended to be the leader of
the party. but was its leader absolutely.
The Geran Act Contest.
The most serious clash between the
Governor and the reactionaries In the
Legislature was over the primary elec-
don lav, commonly called the 0eran act.
Those who have kept an eye on New
Jersey politics will recall the dramatic,
quiet, entrance Of Gov. Wilson
INTO the caucus Of the Democratic mem.
bers Of the Legislature. who had Gath.
.red to perform the last sad rites over
The 0eran act and tenderiy lay II in
IL grave. Tho Governor listened to the
funeral speeches Of the various members
until they had all had their hearing and
hen he took the door. With not even
70 much a. . note by which TO guide his
thoughts the 0overnoP talked to those
wers present say they win never forget
hat occasion. In even. Conversational
tones. but with . vibrant. persuasive
,uality In his voice that thrilled every
,n., the Governor talked the members
,ut Of their position. the bill was re-
ported favorably. and New jersey has
IN election law ~ advanced ~ any
state In the Union.
In al his conficts with the Demo-
cratic members Of the Legislatuse, Gov.
Wilson simply reminded them Of the
pledgse contained In the platform on
which they secured their once, and
that It Nas not their viii but the pso-
pls's they we're thers to carry out
II this argument did not sunlce to
bring them Into line he would Offer
aigtriets and dshats the matter before
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