Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-05

obtrusive way, but whenever humor
can be used as saving element.
THE statements that his health
will not stand up under the strain Of
managing the nation for four years
are ill-adyised. While he never did
anything in athletics and while he
is not prize-fghter in physique,
still he is mentally and physically
what you would call a good normal
man. He can handle the job all
right
but the thing that strikes me as
the most wonderful about the man is
the absolute control he has over him
self. He never shows any emotion in
his countenance He can rest any
where. When he was in Portland, we
were returning from a hard days ex-
cursion and before him stretched a
reception and public meeting. He
lay his head back on that street car
seat and went TO sleep with all that
noise about him-slept like a baby
until It was time to get off.
II. RS Race Undesired.
While I'm not a politician and
don't profess to be posted on politics,
/ would say that Woodrow would
have better chance If Theodore
Roosevelt were out Of It. Woodrow
has made a hit with the people. /
do not think that Taft deserves his
seeming unpopularity, although be-
lieye that Woodrow will make the
better president and that he can win
from him. Taft is a good square
judge and a fine magnetic man.
when last talked with Bryan,
when he was on the Coast some time
ago, he seemed TO think that Clark
and Wilson were equally good men.
He thought Clark fine, clean poll
tician and Woodrow an educated and
unimpeachable governor 1t was
Clark's friends who defeated him and
gained him Bryans ill-favor
Sure stand for Woodrow, first
last and all the time"
Telegram Is Sent.
When the news was received that
Wilson had been named presidential
candidate, A. NJ. Wilson sent the fol-
loving message to Seagirt;
Love and congratulations from
Edyth, Elizabeth and myself.
"A, NJ. WILSON"
A. NJ. Wilson, whose father is full
cousin of the noted governor and
presidential candidate, graduated
from Princeton and then went to
West Point military school. He left
West Point after four years and en-
tered the army as a second lieuten-
ant. He received promotion to
first lieutenant soon and when he
was about to take the examination
for captain, drew an honorable dis
charge. The captain, as he is called
by courtesy, is already a member of
many Portland clubs. He has taken
up his residence at 591 Marshall
street and is engaged in business,
Other residents Of Portland who
feel a personal interest in Governor
Wilson's new honors are r. w, Ray
mond, formerly with the publicity
department Of the Commercial club,
and now representative for a powder
manufacturing concern; W. A. Mont
gomery and Mark W. Gill, of the J.
X. Gill Company These men were
students at Wesleyan University,
Conn, when Governor
Wilson was a professor there In the
years from 1888 to 1890, prior to his
going to Princeton. All three men
expressed their qualification over
the result Of the convention at Baltl-
more, and while they are all Repub-
licans they signihed their intention
Of voting for their former instructor
In November.
Messrs, Raymond, Montgomery and
gill sent the following telegram to
Dr. Wilson last night Your former
students in old Wesleyan send greet
ings and congratulations from Port
land, Or Il is our pleasure and
honor to pledge our hearty support"
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