Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-05-16
GEORG|ANS SEE
No WILSON HOPE
Defeat in This State a Real
Waterloo Proved by Suisse
quent Events.

Georgians who have kept tab on the
trend Of things political Of late are gen
orally becoming convinced Of two
things. so far as national affairs are
concerned: First. that Champ Clark is
far and away in the lead for the Demo-
cratic nomination. and likely will win
Il: second, that the Wilson movement
has collapsed utterly an along the line,
and practically has finished its course.
The New jersey governor has added
nothing whatever to his strength since
the failure Of his Georgia campaign
save the Texas delegation. On the
other hand. the speaker has added state
after state since then, and Mr.. Under
wood has won Mississippi
AS the count stands today. Clark has
sss votes assured. Wilson has 1872, and
Underwood has 81
On the day Of the Georgia primary
Clark had 246. Wilson had 122, Under
wood had 40
Since the Georgia primary Clark has
added 122 delegates. Wilson has added
20. and Underwood has added a..
wilson Fi0oAt SOfloPbGs
The last crimp In the Wilson boom
anne Yesterday when South cafolina,
which had been generally conceded 10
Wilson, failed to instruct for himyAnd
it became necessary to remove from
the Wilson column the eighteen dele
gates from that state, which had been
accorded him.
True. the convention did adopt A brief
and entirely colorless resolution in
dorsing" the New Jersey governor, but
1t included in that resolution a pointed
statement that the endorsing" carried
with 1t no instructions TO the delega-
ton.
Another hard Jolt that came TO the
Wilson people yesterday was the action
Of Michigan.
In no state had the Wilson claims
been more vociferous or pronounced
than IN the old Wolverine state. 1t
was confidently expected to send a solid
Wilson delegation to Baltimore
When the convention acted, however,
1t not only refused to send an instructed
delegation to Baltimore, but It framed
up delegation that is generally
thought to stand % to for Champ
Clark
Nor did the Michigan disappointment
complete the fun measure of the Will
sonite cup of woe yesterday
Tennessee, scheduled a month ago 20
fall over itself getting into the Wilson
band wagon, forgot the alleged superior
claims of Wilson, and In the showdown
named delegation that was agreed
upon by friends of Clark, Wilson, Har-
mon and Underwood
Georgia Begins the End
nd ,l4s.r
easy enough TO see that the beginning
of the Wilson end came right here IN
Georgia.
The Wilson people frankly made
Georgia the climax Of their fight for the
professor. They staked their all on the
Empire state Of the South. and, losing
it. they lost everything
Not since the Georgia Waterloo has
Wilson stock advanced point Even
the favorable action of Texas failed &c
revive the Wilson boom Texas action
came too late to resurrect the corpse.
Logical and discriminating observers
agreed immediately after The finish oI
the Georgia fight that the Wilson boom
was no more. Some of the professors
more partisan and unCompromising I'D
herents disputed this. and stll hoped
against hope But cold figures tell a
tale that can not be discounted The
Wilson movement is no more
State after state has fallen into thu
speakers column since Georgia refused
10 stand for Wilson Mr. Underwood
has added four more delegates to his
list than Professor Wilson has beer
able to round up since that fatal First
of May
il looks today like a genuine run
away raeer for Clark