The Detroit times., 1912-01-09
SENTIMENT FOR GOV.
WILSON is GROWING
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seated delegates to the national DEM
ocratic committee, who only three
hours before were involved in bitter
controversy.
After the band had played Amer
ica." Yankee Doodle" Dixie" and
other patriotic tunes and the pho
tographer from overhead balcony
had shouted Look pleasant, please,
the array of Democratic leaders fac
Ing The Tens from the toastmastcr s
table, aroused tumultuous cheers from
the assemblage.
Senator O'Gorman. OF New York,
the toastmaster, had at his right
Champ Clark, of Missouri, speaker OF
the house, one OF Missouri's aspirants
for the presidential nomination. To
the right of Mr.. Clark was Alton Is.
Parker, OF New York, defeated can
didate of the democracy in 1904. Be-
side Mr.. Parker sat Senator John w.
Kern, of Indiana, former candidate
for yice-president, who appeared as
the champion of Gov. Thomas X.
Marshall, the Hoosier aspirant for
the highest honor of the coming Dem
ocratic convention.
To the left OF the toastmaster sat
Norman f. Mack, chairman or the
Democratic national committee, and at
his left was Mr.. Bryan. Between Mr..
Bryan and Gov Woodrow Wilson, or
New Jersey, who also seeks the pres
lidential nomination, sat Senator New
Lands. OF Nevada. At Gov. Wilson s
Ileft was Joseph W. Folk, OF Missouri,
who received the Endorsement OF his
state convention for presidential hon
lors in 1910. Next was Senator Pom
creme. of Ohio, who appeared as the
Representative of Gov. Harmon.
First OF the distinguished guests TO
enter the banquet hall was Speaker
Clark. who was roundly cheered.
Gov. Wilson appeared few minutes
later and received a rousing welcome.
Mr. Bryans entrance was signalized
by loud cheers and he bowed smil-
ingly to the throng OF banqueters as
he passed down the aisle behind the
toastmaster's table, shaking hands
with his fellow Democrats. Mr.. Bryan
and Speaker Clark exchanged cordial
greetings. but 1t was noticeable
throughout the room that the Ne
braskan was anxious to confer with
Gov. Wilson, whom he Joined as soon
as he had concluded short talk with
the speaker, Gov. Wilson and MIR.
Bryan talked for several minutes.
Former Gov Folk was the last OF
the presidential possibilities to enter
the banquet hall. Though he passed
Speaker Clark's chair thore was no
sign of recognition from either OF
Missouris distinguished sons. Mr..
Folk, however, engaged Mr.. Bryan In
earnest conversation.
nh
when he arose to speak, with cheers
prolonged for many minutes. The gov
ernor OF New Jersey discussed the tar
IN and other issues before the country,
but his reference TO the currency ques-
tion awakened the greatest interest.
The country" said Gov. Wilson,
will not brook any plan which con-
centrates control in the hands of the
bankers, because 1t knows that the
bankers themselves are not Isolated,
and that the banks are tied in by a
thousand enterprises, by community
holdings and by interests in many
intricate ways The outside public
must in some thorough and effective
way be put I'm a position to keep its
credit and its financial opportunities
free and indicated. The bankers OF
the country may have the highest and
purest intentions, but no one class
can comprehend the country; no one
set of interests can safely be suf-
Tered to dominate it :"
William X. Hearst, said his only
desire was Ito help true Democrats
control the party in the interest OF
true Democracy"
Mr.. Bryan characterized the move
ment for popular election of senators
as the greatest reform OF the gen
GRAFTON and urged elimination OF the
partisan issue that has been injected