The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-03-31


Washington, March 30.--That Gov,
WOODROW Wilson could command a
hundred more votes In the electoral
college against President Taft than any
other Democrat now proposed for the
Democratic presidential nomination ia
the opinion of Representative Robert
J.. Henry, of Texas, the chairman OF
the house rules committee, who is just
back from Lincoln, Neb., where he paid
"a personal visit to Hon. William j.
Bryan, and attended the birthday ami
versary reception in his honor.
Mr.. Henry, who is one OF the leaders
of Democracy and prominently spoken
of as the permanent chairman of the
Baltimore convention, aScertained from
the hundreds of Democrats he met on
his trip west that the sentiment Of
Democrats In the northwestern states
Nebraska, Minnesota, the Dakotas,
Iowa Wisconsin and Michigan-is
overwhelmingly for the nomination Of
Governor Wilson. Speaking of his trip
MIR. Henry said:
II talked to a great many Democrats
from various parts of Nebraska and
surrounding states. I found these
Democrats very much elated, and hum
dreda of them expressed the belief
that with the nomination Of Governor
woodrow Wilson our party can sweep
all that section Of the country against
Mr.. Taft who is certain to be the Re-
publican nominee.
There were more than a thousand
Democrats at the Bryan banquet
and a great prepondeTanoe of them
were for Governor Wilson's nomina-
ition. II Is absolutely certain that Gov
ernor Wilson will carry the state of
Nebraska by an overwhelming majority
over Governor Harmon, and by reason
of conditions there Hon. Champ Clark
IL Two fed
ming.
81 talked with some Of the most
prominent Democrats in the nation and
while they are not fighting Speaker
Clark for the nomination, yet 1t Is
their belief that Governor Wilson can
not only poll every Democratic vote in
the country, but can poll more than rs
Per cent of the progressive Republic
an votes, not only in Nebraska, but
throughout the west and northwest.
One of the most noted Of these
Democrats in the nation told me that
81 Governor Wilson Is the nominee
against Mr.. Taft he will undoubtedly
carry Wisconsin by $4,000 majority
ami he will Overwhelmingly defeat Mr.
Taft in Minnesota, North Dakota
Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas. North Da-
kota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas. Colo
RADIO and practically all OF the north
western states.
with Governor Wilson and Mr. Tai:
running, the New Jersey executive will
secure almost a hundred electoral
votes In the electoral college that nc
other Democrat now proposed for the
nomination could possibly secure. This
is not an idle dream or optimistic
statement, but was verified on all
hands during my visit to Lincoln, and
7 may say the information was secured
after talking to those in position to
know this with men who recently
travelled over the states just men
tioned
Wherever the four candidates for
the nomination are allowed to run In
any OF these states, IL is found that
Governor Wilson Is far in the lead
which accounts for the retirement and
levldent cooperation OF some OF the
candidates against him.
Information coming to me while re-
Gently in Texas, less than two weeks
AFRO, is to the effect that Governor Will
son will defeat Governor Harmon BY
more than two to one in q presidential
primary or convention vote and that
every Harmon man l talked to con
coded such to be the certain outcome
as matters stand. Texas will have 40
votes in the Baltimore convention and
/ confidently assert that every one will
be for Governor Wilson. Clark and
Underwood are not even considered as
presidential possibilities in Texas, and
1 believe Harmon win practically be
out of the contest before the primaries
M May"