Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-05
WILSON VICTORY
IS NOW REGARDED
AS A CERTAINTY
Leaders In Washington Think
Wisconsin Primary Result
Makes Nomination More
Certain Than Ever

WASHINGTON. d. C. April AT
the capitol the consensus Of opinion
was that the wisconsin result makes
more certain than ever the nomination
OF Governor Wilson at Baltimore
Senator Gardner. OF Maine. who is
one OF the delegates-at-large from HIS
state to the national convention. at
tached much significance 70 the Wiscon-
sin result. He said:
Il have had information that they.
and BY the I mean the three allied
candidates who oppose Governor VII
son. made tremendous efforts to carry
wisconsin against him The extent TO
which they exerted themselves has not
been noted in the east. They. too.
realized that the crisis has come
Il never had any doubt that the COM
mon people who viii cast the ballots
in November would go TO Wilson over
whelmingly IL given an opportunity for
a free expression OF their will The
wisconsin primary bears out this be-
lief.
Il have kept in close touch with pop
ular sentiment in New York. Ohio.
Name Virginia and West Virginia in
the past few months and / am certain
that il the people Of these states are
given the same chance 10 express their
win they viii SO for Wilson as over
wheImingIy as they did in Wisconsin
wilson's nomination is certain IL the
people have their way and their rights
ALLIANCE NOW OPEN.
Judge William r. Smith. OF Texas,
who represents the largest congress
sionaI district in the United States.
said OF the Wisconsin victory for Cow
ernor Wilson:
Weeks ago the opposition TO Gov
ernOr Wilson was forced to the cOnclu-
sion that the only hope OF defeating
the New Jersey executive for the Dem
ocratic presidential nomination was in
the combination OF all other candidates
and a territorial division Of delegates
The alliance that fiTst worked in secret
finally. in its desperation/ began TO play
its game in the open
Now the people OF Wisconsin have
spoken and it appears that even the
combination, with its parceling out OF
the west 10 Clark. the south TO Under
wood and the east to Harmon will not
avail 10 defeat Wilson
The victory in Wisconsin was not
over Clark. but over Clark and the COM
bined strength OF all the allied oppon-
ents OF Governor Wilson 1t was re-
Earded on both sides as a decisive bat
tie and the victory must now be ac-
cepted as decisive
'.3fr Clark's alliance with the reac-
tionary candidates makes IL plain to
the country That ne cannot be consid-
cred a progressive. and that Governor
Wilson is the only hope Of the pro-
gressive Democracy"
Representative William Hughes. who
halls from New Jersey, and is one OF
Governor Wilson's stanchest supporters.
said. in speaking Of the Wisconsin re-
suit:
PEOPLE FOR WILSON.
1T has been my contention from the
beginning that Governor Wilson could
win in any state IL the people should
be given a chance TO express their pref
srence for the presidential nomination
Under fair primary Jaw. The WILSON,
sin result is conirmatory Of the popu-
lar impression that Governor Wilson is
the overwhelming choice OF progressive
Democracy for the Democratic presi-
Dental nomination
In Wisconsin Democratic presidential
contestants met for the first time on an
equality Neither Clark nor Governor
Wilson belong TO the state, and the
decisive result in favor OF the New
Jersey executive win have a most i'm
portant bearing on the presidential con-
Test The fact should not be overlook
ID that Governor Wilson has been mis-
quoted tine and again with reference
20 foreign immigration. yet in Wiscon-
sin. state with a very large foreign
population. he has won a most decisive
victory. The Wisconsin result is high
" pleasing and gratifying to all Of
Governor Wilson's friends