Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-01-09
WOODROW WILSON SEEMS
STRONGEST DEMOCRAT
Even Governors Enemies Con-
cede That He May Get
Nomination

Especial dispatch TO The Journal)
WASHINGTON, Jan. Shat Wood
row Wilson is far and away the strong
est candidate in the field for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination has been
made clearly manifest by the develop
ments attendant upon the meeting Of the
national committee in Washington to-
day. It is conceded even by the men
who are fighting Wilson hardest, that he
would probably win the nomination II
the convention were held this week, and
their only hope is to check the growth
of his boom by politics between now
and the convention.
The Joline letter. which was calcu-
lated to damage the Jersey governor, has
fallen fiat. wilson's friends are not
deeply concerned about its publication
and Bryan himself has added to their
relief by a statement given out last
night He said, The publication of the
JoIire letter is calculated to help Will
SON with the people who are interested
in its circulation"
Further than this he would not com
ment on the letter. nor would he dis
cuss presidential possibilities. His re-
mark is regarded as highly significant
however. II Is taken to mean that he
feels no resentment toward Wilson as a
result of the letter. The Joline letter,
as was indicated in the dispatches Satur-
day night. is said TO have been written
to woodrow Wilson by Adrain H. Joline,
Of New York, in 1905. following Alton
B. Parker's defeat for the presidency.
In this letter Governor Wilson is re-
ported to have said: Cannot we devise
some dignified way of getting Mr.. Bryan
out of the Democratic party and getting
rid OF him for all timer The purpose
Of making the letter public at this time
was manffestly to offend Mr.. Byran and
his followers in the Democratic party.
Its publication was timed to fit with
the meeting OF the National Democratic
committee when the country would be
watching for developments. The Wilson
boomers in washington are planning 70
give him a royal time here today and
at the jackson day dinner tonight.
He arrived in the city shortly after
Il O'Clock and went directly to the New
Willard hotel, where W. f. McCombs,
of New York, is in charge of his head
quarters There he Will remain through
out the day comforting with friends from
different parts of the country about the
progress Of his candidacy. He viii not
go near to the meeting OF the Demo-
cratic national Conlmlllets Out VIII Dc
closely advised concerning its workings.
1t was learned today that about ST.
OOo has been expended promoting the
candidacy Of Governor Wilson. This
money has been expended legitimately
principally for purposes Of publicity, the
maintenance or a press bureau. and a
campaign headquarters IN NeW York
city
The money, it is stated. has teen sub
scribed by graduates OF Princeton uni
versity. with which the Jersey governor
was identified for so many years. The
largest single subscription was for
5000. and the other money came from
subscriptions ranging from 5000 TO
$1,000 1t is added that all the money
necessary to continue the fight until the
date OF the convention will be forth
coming.
Clark Howell national committeeman
from Georgia. reached Washington yes
terday. He submitted an interview for a
local afternoon newspaper. and went on
record as favoring a southern man for
the Democratic nomination.