The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-19

dent of Princeton and how he changed
what was a veritabIe country club Cor
the rich mans son to an educational
institution. He was determined to put
the university upon a democratic basis
even though it caused q breach be-
tween the alumni and the president.
Prof. Armstrong said 1t means
| sacrifice to give up an easy. lucrative
| position with plenty of opportunity Tor
study and pleasure, but Governor VIII
son was not the man to consider these
| things when principle was at stake.
| Just at this period he was sought TO
enter politics and changed forty thou
sand Republican majority to forty
nine thousand Democratic majority.
! The speaker related how Boss Smith
| wanted to go behind the choice of the
primary selection of a candidate Tor
United States senator and have the
| legislature elect Smith when the voters
| had declared for another Democrat.
This Governor Wilson would not per-
nit Wilson won and today Smith can
carry only one county In New Jersey,
Prof. Armstrong said.
| He then told of Wilson's text books
now being used in the colleges of the
country and how he drives home in ali
Of them the fact that the governments
| of the country must represent the in
terests and will of all the people.
n Prof. Armstrong; talk was full Of
information, which the audience lis
| tened to with interest. The people
know OF Wilson's craftsmanship and
the peek into his personal nature
i which Prof. Armstrong gave them APP
| peared to make him stronger with ms
Pensacola friends.
FRANK L. MAYES.
/ Frank L. Mayes was called upon 10
speak and he expressed his pleasure at
| being able to witness and imbibe some
of the enthusiasm which was so alp :
parent. He said he was glad to be
| citizen of Pensacola, of Florida, and
member of the Democratic club which
had organized to support such an able
exponent of Democracy as woodrow
Wilson is. He told of how he began 20
learn of Wilson and after studying his
character and record he found MIN u
be. the man of the hour.
a Progressive sentiment is sweeping
! the country, Mr.. Mayes said, and for
the first time in the annals OF Amerl-
can politics the people had right 10
express their choice direct for presl-
dental candidates. Florida Is in the
front ranks in the progressive move
ment and is enjoying a privilege which
some of the others do not enjoy. He
) said he thought that eight years from
now there might be no need even OF
presidential conventions for the prl-
| maries would supplant them.
He then told of the organized at
) tempt to defeat Woodrow Wilson. In
the south they are using DnoerWoou
in the west Clark and in the east HAT
i mon. but he said he did not believe
e the Florida voters would submit C
! any such scheme being perpetrateo
I upon them.
j fOf the initiative and referendum
which is condemned by several candi'
5 dates for the presidency, Mr.. Maye'
n said he considered unfit for the presi'
n dency any man who thought the peopl'
d were not entitled and qualified to vote
Y direct on any question which affects
q them. =
!" He referred to the Parker movement
Z in Florida eight years ago and said tn
h same people who advocated Parke
9 then are now trying to elect Harmon
e by Sc king to have the Florida voter
n express a preference for Underwood
e The Parker movement meant defeat I
s the party, he said, and the underwood
and Harmon movement, If successfu
d would mean the same thing. NOT on
: of the candidates running against WI
d son will have enough delegates to elec
: them if they win all of them In IN
II states they are candidates IN, ne sa 1i,
n and it is only a. scheme to defeat WI
1t son by combining the strength or
j. against him in the respective states.
= In closing his remarks Mr.. Maye
m said he had faith in the judgment
Sc the Democrats of Florida and ne lie
&c they will give Governor Wilson a ms
III iority of at least two to one In Il
II primary election.
J. VICE PRESIDENTS.
In The committee to nominate We
presidents for the Woodrow Wllsc
Club submitted the following name
l. the men being elected by rising vot'
is o. ]. Semmes, Jr., Frank r. We've
of Frank L. Mayes, Victor Goldback,
O. W. Boyett. E. W. Elliott. j. w. Shelp
" T. G. Sowen, G. NJ. Gentry, ]. W. Dow
= j. w. Henderson, Jas. l.. Sweene
lie Frank Reilly, ]. A. Walton, Penn Ha
en- vey. r. P. Reese. w. A. Rawls, h.
of Greenhut, DR.. Frank r. Maura, w.
de Watson. JOS E. Hanks, Sam Rosena
ne w. A. D'Alemberte, Boykin Jones, A
), Daniels, Joe Fitzpatrick, A. IL. Clio
ten, J. L-FHoyt, George Angeletto,
81 H. Mayo, r. 1. Seymour, Thos. Harr
The meeting adjourned subject
| call which will be some time durll