The Cairo bulletin., 1912-08-06
DEMOCRATS Open
FIGHT HERE FOR
WOODROW WILSON
| Meeting Of RecentIy.F formed Demo
! cratic Organization Held
at Court House
ALL CERTAIN OF VICTORY
Officers Win Take Up Preliminar.
les Of Campaign Work
in a Few Days

Tie Democratic campaign in
Alexander county was larnehed last
night at d meeting OF the Woodrow
/ Wilson club ot Alexander County
at tho court house. Despite the fact
that the court room was dark until
tine hour OF the meeting and many
walked away, thinking the meeting
had been postponed, there were oyer
one hundred present ana all entered
heartily into the spirit of the eyen-
| Ing.
President Miles Frederick Gil
bert called the meeting 10 order and
congratulated the Democratic party
On the strong ticket named By the
Baltimore convention.
President Gilbert, who Is the
| Democratic candidate for elector
ami win vote for Wilson and Mar
| shall II he ii elected IN November.
declared that Net considering what
| hls personal choice or candidate
| might tlpave lseen before the con
/ yentton, IA conld not help but feel
that Woodrow Wilson was thd
strongest possible candidate who
ehaId haye been named
IIe told Of his life, nis education,
the time he rracticed law at Az
lanta. Ga, his entry as professor
in B7yn Mawr AND Princeton, later
becoming president Of that great
| university Ile spoke further of his
election ~ governor aud nomination
for the presidency.
| President Gilbert referred to Gov
Marshall, OF Indiana the nominee
Tor the vice presidency, as d ''prn-
gresslye with the brakes on" and.
uphka COL Roosevelt, be had sense
enough ID know when to stop.
One Indication OF party success,
he said, was Tho fact that support
ers Of Underwood CLARK. Harmon
ana fo. arc falling over each other
| Jumping into the baud wagon.
Ito said that while Wilson and
Marshall had fought the bosses III
/ their respective states, these same
men had recognized the necessity ot
harmony and were working with
lHn,ght and main for The success of
ItQe national ticket
Mr. Gilbert told Of the value Of
Woodrow Wilson Club to work I'M
- -tharmony with all party organiza-
, tions for Tho success of the nationai.
state. district end county Tickets,
aud felt cohGdont that the orsant1a-
tlon would be able to do effective
work this fall
i Vice President David 4, Lansdcn,
) graduate under DR.. Woodrow Will
/ son at Princeton, was the second
! speaker and spoke Of the necessity
of the formation Of an active Wood
row Wilson CLUB and the benefits
+ Of such an organization
Mr.. Lansden stated that the pre-
liminarv work should be begun at
once, and at his suggestion 9 meRts
ling of the officers of the club will
70 be held within tew days 70 map
&c out d course Of action
Of President Gilbert then presented
w state Representative fionert 7. Hill,
So of Marion. Democratic candidate for
Consress. who addressed the meet
ing.
le Mr.. Hill congratulated the DEM
Ct ocracy upon the nomination Of VIII
I'd son and Marshall and told of their
u qualities which SO beft them 70
r aI the two highest offices i'll the
g, glft Of the people, Mr. Hill said he
rs felt certain that Judge Edward r
Bunne, former mayor Of Chicago,
le would be the ucXt governor and was
~ one that the Democrats could moi
n have found better standard bearer
70 for this state.
q Mr.. Hin declared that he, as the
Democratic nominee for Goagress,
feF certaia ef his cwn election thl'
Tram Mia promised to make an aetfss
z campaign Of the entire district u
ce the interest Of the Democratic
y ticket,
"A Two years ago In thiS district ~
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