Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-03-22
WILSON GETS KANSAS
BY A SURE MAJORITY
All Over the State Sentiment
Is CyStaIlizing That Wilson
Is the Strongest
RY RALPH SMITH.


delegation 10 the Democratic national
convention at Baltimore is not for
Champ Clark. II is for Gov. woodrow
Wilson such is the claim made in a
formal statement. issued today from the
headquarters OF the New Jersey executive
In washington. The statement Of the
Wilson campaign managers says;
..Advices received today from Kansas
make It certain that IA and probably Is
n the % delegates to the Baltimore con-
fention favor the nomination OF Gov
ernor Wilson for the presidency. 1t has
been asserted that Governor Wilson only
carried three Of the eight congressional
districts In Kansas. but information re-
ceived at Wilson headquarters shows
that Governor Wilson's supporters elect
81 delegates in six OF the districts, giving
him a total OF Il Of the is district del
egates. IN addition the Wilson forces sue
reeded in eIecting two OF the four dele
gates AZ large. one OF whom is Hender-
son Martin. the Wilson campaign man
hger in Kansas.
THE INSTRUCTIONS.
There is no doubt that the Wilson
forces have two-thirds OF the Kansas del
egation, and acting under the instructions
Of the convention which declared for
Clark as first and Wilson as second
choice. the vote OF the delegates will be
swung 70 the New Jersey executive
whenever the opinion Of twO-thirds OF
the delegation IL is deemed expedient to
do so II Is plain that with two-thirds
OF the delegation in favor Of the nomina-
hon OF Governor Wilson a perfunctory
vote OF the first ballot would enable
the Kansas delegates TO go to Governor
Wilson, who IS their real choice for
the presidency"
TIE statement issued by the Wilson
headquarters places the 20 votes OF Kan
sas IN the Wilson column along with the
ten votes given the New Jersey executive
IN Oklahoma
WILL PLAY FAIR.
There IS no disposition on the part Of
the Wilson people TO violate the instruc-
tons OF the Kansas state convention,
and unuuestionably Speaker Clark Will
receive all - votes on the first ballot if
Re remains a candidate. but the friends OF
the governor are In absolute control OF
the delegation. and win be able TO turn
70 their candidate should such a remote
contingency as a second ballot become
Necessary"
Kansas newspapers received today con-
firm the advices received at Wilson head
quarters with reference to the complex
ION OF the delegation elected TO the Bal
tiuiore convention. Speaking Of the work
OF the. convention. the Kansas City Star,
an Independent newspaper. says that
Speaker Clark got all the delegates ex-
cept two-thfrds OF them. and that the
delezxtes were Instructed 10 vote for Mr..
Clark until Governor Wilson wants them
10 vote for him.
TRUTH OF CONVENTION.
II its story OF the convention the Star,
which is the leading newspaper OF the
middle west. gives much interesting in
formation correcting false Impressions
conveyed in dispatches from Hutchinson.
kan, at the time the state convention
was IN session last week. The Sar SAYS:
The Kansas delegates to the national
Democratic convention were instructed
for Champ Clark. first choice. and Wilson
FOR second choice.
whenever. in the opinion OF two
thirds OF the delegation. IL is deemed
expedient 20 do So Is the intruetiOn as
20 when they shall leave Clark and go
20 Wilson
The resolution was added TO the reg
riar Clark resolution when IL became
apparent that IL was doubtful whether
CLARK could win Instructions at all. The
resolution recites that Wilson is the
second choice OF the Kansas Demo
Gratis and when the delegates leave
Clark they must vote for the New Jer-
s.v man.
so the convention really instructs
Tor both Clark and Wilson. and puts the
power 70 determine TO what extent
CLARK shall be supported into the hands
CT the Wilson men,
Then came the district conventions
and Wilson got ten u the Is district
delegates.
DISTRICT DELEGATES
The Sixth district delegates. who
had been snowbound for - hours. ar
rived early IN the afternoon and added
tive more district delegates. making
u OF the IS TO Clark's four.
THE election OF delegates-at-la-Ss
resulted in two more Wilson men being
added 10 the IL district delegates. B. s.
Gaifskili. Of Girard. and Henderson
Martin. Wilson manager, defeated two
Clark men as delegates B. ]. Sheridan
and A. IL jackson. two prominent CLARK
leaders. were the other two.
The Wilson men on the delegation
are J. NJ Orr and ". d. Kuhn. OF the