Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-07
POLITICS DAY BY DAY
chairman Of the committee on resolutions.


So intense was the feeling between the
supporters of Wilson and Clark In the
Woodbury. county, Iowa, convention that
met yesterday afternoon that they split.
Two conventions were held.
| The Wilson men alleged that the Clark
forces carried the caucus in Sioux City
last night by paying 80 cents head Both
will contest for the right to represent
| Woodbury. county in the democratic state
convention.
From New York city came the follow
ing dispatch last night:
| The statement was made at the re-
| publican state committee headquarters
| today that there would be opposition
to any plan to instruct the four dele
gates at large to be elected at the
Rochester convention next Tuesday. On
| the other hand, Samuel S. Koenig, presi-
| dent of the republican county commit
| tee who returned last night from Wash
ington, where he conferred with Presi-
| dent Taft, Senator Root and Represent
ative Mckinley. said that the admin
| istration of President Taft will be in
dorsed and that the delegates at large
| will go'to Chicago with specific instruc-
tions to vote for the denomination of
| the President.
New York state is for Mr. Taft"
| Mr. Koenig said. but there is a diff
ference of opinion as to how this is to
| be expressed at the state convention.
AHcIc are SOIIle VI tQe IedQerS VINO De-
lieve that an Endorsement Of the adj
| ministration will be sufficient. Person
| ally. favor specific Instructions and I
have no hesitation in saying that such
| action Will be taken. President Taft S
political advisers are not making any
| demands but the friends Of the Presi-
| dent are confident that all will be har-
| mony at Rochester
"COl. Roosevelt will not bolt" Mr.
koenig, said. His friends cannot per-
suade him to go to that extreme"
| William Barnes, jr.. chairman of the re-
| publican state committee. declined to
| comment on reports that the four dele
| gates-at-large will be Instructed to vote
for the denomination Of President Taft.
| Friends OF Chairman Barnes, however in
sisted that he will oppose instructions.
TO-DAY prepare statement for publication
Monday defining his attitude on state and
| national issues.
The Pulaski county, Arkansas, demo-
| cratic central committee the most power
| full local political organization in the
| state, yesterday unanimously instructed its
delegates to the state democratic conven-
ton to vote for Champ Clark for presi-
| Dental nominee.
Under no circumstances can 1 accept
a nomination as representative in Con
| gress from the first Vermont district at
either the special or regular congressional
| elections" declared Gov. John A. Mead
last night. The statement was issued by
Gov. Mead Immediately upon learning
that petition had been circulated and
signed indorsing the governor as a candi-
date for Congress to succeed the late
| David J. Foster
The following statement was issued
last night from the Woodrow Wilson
| headquarters:
1.-The big development Of the democratic
presidential campaign was the remark
able victory Of Gov Wilson last week in
the first state furnishing a contest in a
presidential preferential primary Wis
consfn afforded demonstration of the
great strength of Gov. Wilson before the
public: Late figures show that Gov. VIII
son polled approximately $4,000 votes to
5000 cast in favor Of Speaker Clark.
| Aside from the moral effect of the
decisive victory in that state, the twenty
four instructed votes from Wisconsin in
Gov. Wilson's favor place him ahead OF
| all other candidates in actual strength
of delegates already chosen to the Baiti-
more convention. To date 100 delegates
have been chosen, and of this number
GOV. wilson can count on seventy-two
The Wilson strength to date is: