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Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-02
Wilson Against Trading

SEAGRIT, N. j., July 2.-Governor
Wilson issued statement declaring
his reasons for remaining away from
Baltimore. He said:
1T would manifestly be very nearly
an act of impertinence on my part to
appear before the convention as if to
seek their interest in me personally. |
am interested in arguing causes. but
not in such errands as | would seem
to have if | went TO Baltimore. | have
never entertained the thought for Fl
moment"
AS to the general situation. Cover
nor Wilson said:
My predominating feeling about
the whole situation is one of pride
that the men who are supporting me
are doing SO because : Iii evident
conviction that they are standing for a
principle. | should feel abashed if I
thought it was mere loyalty to me as
an individual, deeply as that would
crafty any man feel it is a priyi.
lege to be supported as they are sun.
porting me and to see the support
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-02

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the Louisville Courier-Journal, over
the support accorded Wilson's boom
by Harper's Weekly. For months the
publication boosted Wilson in every is
sue, and then came the story in a
Charlotte, N. c., newspaper that Gov
ernOr Wilson had broken with Colonel
Harvey and requested him to discon-
tinue his support of Wilson. Harper's
Weekly came out with an explanation
that it dropped Wilson at mis- request.
Then Colonel Watterson got into the
game by telling of the meeting in New
York with Colonel Harvey, Governor
Wilson and himself, at which Wilson
quarreled with Colonel Harvey and
Colonel Watterson because they had
enlisted In his behalf Thomas For
tune Ryan, millionaire mining, trac-
ton and tobacco magnate. Colonel
Watterson maintained that at first
Wilson took kindly to the Ryan propo-
sition. The thing ended with Colonel
Watterson's proposal that the contro-
versy be referred to an old fashioned
court of honor. An incident of the
affair was the publication of a letter
that Governor Wilson was said to
have written to Adrian H. JOline, at
tacking William Jennings Bryan, and
hoping that he could be knocked into
a cooked hat" Colonel Bryan evi-
IDENTIFY did not resent the letter, for
he apparently was an admirer of the
New Jersey governor at the Jackson
Day dinner held shortly thereafter in
Washington
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-02
MAY SUTTON AGAIN CHAMPION

tBY UNITED PRESS ASsOCIATIONS1
PITTSBURG, July miss May
Sutton OF Pasadena, Cal, former wo-
mans singles champion, defeated Miss
Mary Browne of Los Angeles, the
1912 champion, here today by a
score of Ga, 60. This gives Miss Sut-
ton the clay court tennis champion
ship of the United States.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-02

Wilson began steadily to disintegrate
and go to the Jersey man.
One of the most notable features OF
the convention is the great general
ship which has been manifest by its
chief master, William Jennings Bryan.
Not a candidate himself MIR. Bryan
still from the first showed himself to
be the master mind.
Mr.. Wilson, however, is not a pup
pet in the hands of great leader. He
is man of great versatility, having
taken forefront as historian of his
own country, as an educator, and as a
leader of public thought on great is
sues, and he is one of the great cam
paigners of the country.
For two days his strength i'll the
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-02

row Wilson, but in HIS youth he cut
of Thomas" because, he said, he
wanted to use only one name, and
Thomas w. Wilson would have been
too commonplace. Graduating from
Princeton in 1879, he practiced law for
two years in Atlanta, Ca, before he
became an educator. He taught his
tory and political economy for three
years in Bryn Mawr college, and was
instructor in the same branches for
two years in Wesleyan university, be-
fore he was engaged as teacher of
Jurisprudence and politics in Prince
ton, his alma mater He became
president of Princeton August /, 1902,
! and held that position until October,
1910, when he resigned to become
governor. In 1885 he married Miss
Helen Louise Axson of Atlanta, Ga.
Governor Wilson holds A. b., IL. D.,
Phi ID. and other degrees from Prince
+ ton, University of Virginia, Johns
Hopkins, Brown, Harvard, Williams.
Dartmouth and Yale universities.
1t was as a writer that Woodrow
Wilson first got before the people as
a politician. He wrote voluminously
of the evils Of bossism, the corruption
of politics and the like, and quite
naturally glided from the pen to the
platform and banquet table, being
asked to speak for various meetings
and dinners in all the large cities.
"A prophet is not without honor
save in his own country" and through
his writings and after dinner speeches,
Woodrow Wilson was being talked
about as reformer long before the
people of New Jersey considered him
seriously.
! AS far back as 1904 people in the
west were talking about" Wilson as
a presidential possibility. but New
Jersey knew nothing OF him or about
it. and again at Denver, in 1908, he
was Spoken Of" But It was not I'm.
til 1910 that the people of the doctors
adopted state discovered" him. Then
the Democratic bosses of the corpora.
ton ridden state decided that it was
time to elect governor. They had
not had one since the days of Cleyc-
land, and it was decided that reform
was a good platform Considering re-
formers they picked Wilson as man
of the hour" and ran him. Wilson
was elected. but the bosses soon were
led to believe that they naa picked a
lemon for no sooner did "Prexy"
have his long lean legs firmly en-.
twlned about the governors chair
rungs than he began loudly to DEFY.
he defied the bosses, he defied the cor.
porations, he defied everybody while
the defying was good, and he made
a noise that was heard throughout the
country.
"The time when you can play poli.
tics and fool the people has gone by"
was one of Governor Wilson's plati.
tudes on the night he accepted the
New Jersey "call' and there are
those who now paraphrase his re-
marks thusly: THE time when Won
can play the people and fool the poll
tlclans has not come"
One of the amazing incidents of
Woodrow Wilson's campaign for the
Democratic presidential nomination
was his embroglio with Col. George
Harvey, editor of HarDer's Waaklv
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-02


make the nomination unanimous and
it was carried. At 3:43 Wilson was
formally declared the nominee.
Wilson Hears News
SEAGRIT, N. j., July 2.-When no
tilted of his nomination, Wilson said:
Perhaps you have wondered why
have not shown emotion at convention
news heretofore. l was afraid | might
give the impression of self confidence
The fact is the emotion was too deep
for the surface as the vote grew. AS
it seemed likely would be nominated
| have grown more solemn. have not
felt this as thing concerning myself
as person. l have not regarded
those fine men fighting for me as my
representatives, but they regarding me
as theirs.
Prior to the opening of the conven-
ton at 12:O7, the Wilson managers as.
serted they were pledged sufficient
delegates to give Wilson more than
800 They claimed Illinois and Massa-
chusetts, and in the forty-third ballot
Illinois broke, giving Wilson its so
votes.
Virginia broke, giving the entire "a
votes to Wilson. West Virginia fol,
lowed with her 16
Forty-third ballot-Clark 329, Will
son 6O2, Underwood 9S1s, Harmon s,
Foss 81, Bryan l, absent 11a.
In the forty-fourth ballot Connecticut
broke, giving Wilson ): Colorado
broke, giving Wilson g. New York held
for Clark, deeming it unwise to shift
to Underwood at this time. Pennsyl-
vania, Utah and Wisconsin cast solid
votes for Wilson.
Forty-fourth ballot-Clark BOG, Will
son 629. Underwood %. Harmon q,
Foss q.
With only 97k votes needed to nom
mate after the fOrty-fOurth ballot, the
Wilsonites organized search for the
necessary votes. They seemed conf
dent a break was near. Clarkites fol-
lowed the Wilson scouts about the
room endeavoring to straighten each
break so soon as made.
In the forty-fifth ballot New Mexico
demanded a roll call. While it was
it was announced that
Mississippi had caucused and switched
her 90 TO Wilson. New Mexico's poll
showed for Wilson and for Clark.
Chairman James ruled that under the
state conventions Instructions the
votes went to Clark.
Forty-fifth ballot-Wilson 633, Clark
306, Harmon 25, Foss q.
Underwood withdrew.
Clark released his delegates.
Woodrow Wilson
1t was as a lawyer that Woodrow
Wilson made his first bow to the world
and as president of Princeton he be-
came more widely known, but it was
as a reformer that he achieved the
limelight, and it was reform that
landed him in the New Jersey COVER
nor's chair.
Born in Staunton, Va, December %,
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-02

BALTIMORE, July One of the
most remarkable political assemblages
in the history of the country consum-
mated its first duty today by the nom
ination of Woodrow Wilson, governor
of New Jersey, as the candidate of the
Democratic party
Possibly the fact should be stated 4
little differently, for Mr.. Wilson may
also become the candidate of people
who heretofore have never been af-
filiated with the Democracy. and it is
possible that he will lack the support
of certain elements of the party. be-
cause of his progressive attitude on
public issues.
After long struggle the forces
which had been arrayed against Mr.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-02
Cotton Growers Meet

The directors of the Cotton Grow
ers Exchange met today and discussed
various matters relating to the indus
try. They adopted the government
standard for grading, instead of the
New York standard and decided to en-
ploy Koreans as pickers this year.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-02

Professor and Mrs. House and fami-
ly are leaving for lnglewood to remain
until the opening of the schools for
September. The little daughter, who
was very sick with pneumonia, is
steadily improving in health.
Imperial Valley press., 1912-07-02
DAILY STANDARD FOUNDED AUGUST, 1905
Airdome Program

Airdome Program
The Airdome program tonight will
be highly interesting, presenting
Bronco Billy and the Girl" THE
Brave Hunter" won by Fish" and
THE Christian Slave"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-12

The steady growth of The observ-
er's subscription list is source of
congratulation on the part Of the
publishers This has been accom-
plished without any attempt on the
part OF the management beyond doing
its best to give the people OF Polk
county a newspaper. in every sense
Of the word. Il has not been found
necessary TO cut the subscription
price below the actual cost Of the
white paper. and The Observer will
never resort 70 such tactics to in
crease its list. We believe that the
paper. issued twice each week-lo4
copies during the year, to every ad-
dress. is worth every cent u costs to
the subscriber. and everybody who
enrolls his name. and pays the price
can rest assured that his neighbor.
In a few weeks. win not be able 10
huy a years subscription for half the
amount he paid. Sound business
principles are as necessary to the life
and influence OF a successful news
paper as in other pursuits
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-12

Republican party and the progress OF
the nation depends upon his re-nom-
ination. 1t is opposed TO Roosevelt
because we do not believe in a third
term for even the Sage of Sycamore
Hill. and because he has betrayed
hundreds of thousands of his friends
by his numerous declarations that he
would not seek another nomination
Again, we are opposed to setting up
any man on pedestal and worship
ping at his feet. We are certain that
there are many men in these United
States as capable of filling the posi-
ton of president as this rough-rider,
African game hunter and general
spotlight artist. All Of the above we
believe and that is why this news
paper will be found opposing Roose-
velt, LaFollette and all others who
aspire to the presidency in this year
of our Lord, 1912.
But, in the event that President
Taft shall be defeated for the nomi-
nation, The Observer serves notice,
here and now, thst K will be found
fighting for the success of whoever
Is successful at the Chicago conven-
tion. We expect to bow to the will
of the majority and If that be against
our Judgment, we will still go on
fighting our own battles and hoping
that our viewpoint was at fault This
is the system we have always follow
ed in newspaper making, and we
shall continue to do so. We cannot
see how any publication is worth
picauyne to it's party that hasn't the
backbone to have opinions and the
nerve to express them.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-12
No MIDDLE COURSE.

The calm and serene HnlsbOro In
dependent devotes a column OF its
space In reading a lecture 70 the an
u-RooseYelt newspapers Ia oregon.
on what e terms their foolishness in
rushing TO the defense Of President
Taft and attacking former President
Roosevelt because. forsOoth. the lat
ter may be nominated in which event
there must needs be some mighty
''somCrsaulting. The Independent
evidently believes that he who
fights and runs away. etc. and that
the only way 20 succeed in politics
Is 70 SIT safely aStride the fence. and
iop with the crowd. That sort OF
plan may do for the Independent
but The Observer fails to see how
any newspaper whose editor has con-
victions can follow such a course ana
be true 20 himself. The Observes
favors the nomination q President
Taft drst and foremost and viii con-
tinue 20 support him untii the con-
vention. because The editor % tbs
Newspaper believes the success Of the
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-12

The Great Avalanche of the Pee"
pull, to the standard OF Theodore
Roosevelt, confidently predicted by
his enthusiastic supporters, following
the announcement of his candidacy,
has not been noticeable. 1t is evi-
dent that the Sage of Oyster Bay is
not so popular as he once was. The
average American is perfectly willing
to take him at his word, and see to
1t that he is not candidate in 1912,
Just as ne has told us all along, that
he would not be.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-12
INTELLIGENT VOTING.

Whatever criticism may be aimed
at the Oreon system, and there's con-
siderable of it, by the way, appears
to be more the fault of the people
than of the system. 1t appears that
the average voter does not take time
TO thoroughly acquaint himself with
the propositions under which he is
expected to vote and consequently,
cannot cast his ballot intelligently,
and yet the most important prob
lens of state may rest on his decis-
ion or, again, he may assist in per-
petuating a senseless custom, or
fail to remove from the statute books
a dead paragraph. The following
from the Tillamook Headlight illus
trates the point:
ITO give some idea of how the
Oregon system works, we will refer
to one instance which occurred in
The original city charter made the re-
corder the assessor of city property.
Most everybody knows that the coun-
ty assessor is the only person author
lied by law to make the assessment
of property, and he has done so for
a number of years. When 1t was put
to a vote of the people to eliminate
this useless and imperative clause
from the charter, and notwithstand-
ing that the recorder has no author
ity to make an assessment, the peo-
pie voted to keep the old junk in the
city charter. This is a fair sample
of how people vote under the Oregon
system. Not that they lack intelli-
gence, but because they will not take
the time to intelligently acquaint
themselves with the measures to be
voted upon consequently they vote
in hit or miss. hap hazard fashion" 4"
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-12

bers of the party of Jefferson and
Jackson can lead any of the likeliest
of their class out in the llmelight
The first specific name mentioned Is
that of Linn w. Nesmith, one of the
most active of the younger crowd of
Lane county politicians. Linn has
been doing yeoman service for the
party ever since he has been able to
get around by himself, and while he
worked only for the good of the
cause. his efforts have been noted
and appreciated. Spontaneously last
week, a number of people began to
talk Nesmith for representative. The
movement seemed to start from no.
where and from everywhere, and to
gather momentum as it proceeded.
1t is pointed out that Linn is not on
ly wise to all that there is doing
in Oregon politics. but that he is of
race of statesmen. 81,
HE is a grandson of James ID.
Nesmith, who was a pioneer United
States senator from Oregon, is a
nephew of Levi Ankeny. former
United States senator from Washing
ton. and first cousin of Pat Near
thur. the noted Portland statesman,
politician and champion of women's
suffrage. And the blood of all the
above named political Vikings seems
to have descended undiluted to Linn.
The young fellows regardless of party
are talking Linn. In the meantime
the young man says nothing and is
doing some good hard wood saving
He says that he has been urged to
run by a number of leading citizens.
but that he is not certain as to
whether he would accept the nomi-
nation. IL rendered him."
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-12

Taft men objected to the methods
pursued by Roosevelt boosters In the
manipulation of the presidential pref
erence primary in the Kansas City,
Mo-, district and withdrew in oody
from the affair. The result of the
voting, therefore. showed a large
majority for the third termer OF
oyster Bay. This fact Is immediate
ly seized upon by every Roosevelt
newspaper in the country al an ov-
erwhelming victory" when, in reality,
the two delegates to the Chicago con-
ventton, chosen by the Kansas City
district, are the only two that have
yet been named out of 81, who will
vote for T. r. President Taft has
all the others.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-12

II the republican party has only
one man in 1t fit to be president. then
the sooner the party ends its days.
the better. The Observer does not
believe in a "Diazation" of this
country, and would oppose Roose-
velt's third term aspirations on gem
eral principles, even II it did not be-
lieve that President Taft should be
given a second term on his record.
But we will not admit that Roose-
Welt is the only man in the party.
His recent utterances as outlined in
his Columbus speech we believe to
he revolutionary in principle, and, il
adopted, THE recall OF judicial de-
cisions' would involve the country in
endless disputes and turmoil. This
newspaper does not believe that the
people will stand for this latest fad
of the Office hunter from Sycamore
Hin. even il they could overlook the
monumental egotism which allows
him to set himself up as the only
Moses of the Republican party and
the one Great Man who may over
throw time-honored precedent estab-
lished by the immortal Father Of his
country.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-12
MANY LAUGHS CERTAIN
Comic Operas For Benefit of Meth
odist Church Promises Entertain
ment; Principals Working Hard.

Great preparations are being made
for the production of the comic op-
eras which will be presented at
Woodman hall in this city next
Thursday and Saturday nights under
the auspices of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety of the Methodist church. Re-
hearsals are being held every night
and the singers are rounding up on
their parts in excellent shape.
Owing to the illness of Miss Pearl
Owings, the cast of Rose of Au-
vergne" had to be changed and Mrs.
w. II. Dale, of Harrisburg, Oregon,
has kindly consented to take the part
of "Fleurette." Both operas are
bright, catchy comedies, and a hearty
laugh is guaranteed every few min
utes for those who attend. The jury
in the trial will be a suffragette vic
tory CD as 1t will be composed Of
both men and women.
The cast for Trial by Jury" is as
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-12

Medford has started a movement
having for its object the cleaning up
and besutifying Of the premises ad-
jacent to It's railroad station. and the
southern Pacific has been asked to
help. Il - shown that the "front
door o. the city should Be made
p~esentahie This Is a praiseworthy
endeaxor and one which could Be
probably emuiated By nearly every
city and town In the country. The
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-12

vicinity Of the average railroad sta
ton is generally about the most un-
tidy and disreputable looking In the
community, although why this is true
is not clear. Generally the railway
companies will cooperate on move
ments of this kind and 1t is therefore
up to the people to do their part.
Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-12
MOB RULE IN PORTLAND.

The other night in Portland, a
distinguished foreigner, the founder
OF the boy scout movement, was ad-
vertised to speak to explain the
movement and big tabernacle was
secured for the occasion. With Gen.
eral Baden Powell, hero of the Boer
war and subject of King George,
were other distinguished men who
came to Oregon expecting fair treat
ment in it's principal city and re-
spectful hearing. They had right
to such expectations, for this is a
free country and free speech is
among the privileges which the con-
stitution guarantees to all.
The party was met, however, at
their big tabernacle meeting, with
howling mob of /. w. w. men and
some socialist sympathizers who had,
by concerted and premeditated act
ion, filled the seats nearest the plat
form, and who cueceeded in practi-
cally breaking up the meeting. The
police force of Portland did not raise
q hand to protect the city's guests
nor was there single bluecoat pres
ent at the meeting, so far as any
body knows. Thus the peace guard
ing powers of the chief city of Ore
gon permitted what wouldn't have
been allowed in any city of the
country. In all probability. That
mob was disgrace to Portland and
the more SO when it is remembered
that the Portland force is no better
nor worse than the people want.
The buns and hoboes who com-
prise the greater membership of this
l. W. w. conglomeration of unwash-
ed and unworked, have been ordered
out of nearly every city in the coun-
try. They are recognized as 'unde-
slrable citizens" in every sense of the
word. Even in the little city of Alb
erdeen, in Washinton. with hardly
5000 inhabitants, defied the whole
/. w. w. organization from coast 10
coast and refused even to allow them
to enter the city. The strenuous cit
en- masse and routed the loafers root
and branch. So did other places on
the Coast, but Portland has so far
proven a safe abiding place for them
and they have been permitted to do
about as they pleased. 1t Is dis
grace to the city and to the state.
Yet these men who prate on the
street corners about free speech"
and whose aim is, apparently, unit
ed effort to overthrow law and order
in all places which attempt to curb
indlscrlmlnate street speaking, invad-
ed public meeting, called for the
purpose OF permitting a certain man
TO speak. and did their best to pre-
vent free speech" merely because
they didn't agree with the sentiments
of the speaker and were not In
sympathy with the movement of
which he is the originator.
To the credit Of the Socialists 1t
may be said that as an organization.
they took no part In the demonstra-
tion. although a few of the more
radical ones were conspicuous In the
crowd. one Of the Socialist leaders
even tried TO dissuade the mob from
It's purpose but he was hooted down.
The Portland mob was a disgrace
full affair but the blackest shadow Of
II was the aloofness of the city's po-
Ice department and the failure of
the sworn defenders OF law and or
der to do their duty.
Is the sort OF thing that Portland
admires?
IL would seem so.