The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-02

head of the independence League had
designs on the Democratic party in
connection with the Presidency, he
came near keeping all except his own
boomers out of st. Louis, the conven-
ton city, through an attempt to buy
up practically all the floor space in
the principal hotels.
Nice Old Gentleman.
DETROIT, Mich, January 1S.-Gov-
ernor Woodrow Wilson of New Jer-
sey was besieged today to make an
.swer to Colonel Henry Watterson's at
tack upon him for cutting loose from
Harper's Weekly and Coloney George
Harvey, but he steadfastly declined.
Mr. Watterson is a nice old gentle
man, but l have no reply to make to
him, not just now was the most that
could be got out of him. He intimated
that he had read Watterson's state
ment very thoroughly, and that when
he had considered the situation from
every angle he might issue a prepared
statement in reply,
Still Work for Wilson,
MADISON, Wis, January 1S.-Lead-
ing Wisconsin Democrats who gather
ed here today to organize the State
for Woodrow Wilson, gave the loud
est applause to the name of La Fol
| lette.
The break between Colonel George
B. Harvey, editor of Harper's Weekly
and Wilson, came up for extended dis.
cussion, and it was decided not to
abandon the efforts to nominate dele.
gates for Wilson in this State.
DETROIT, Mich, January 1S.-Gov-
ernor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey
was the principal speaker tonight at
the annual banquet of the Michigan
Press Association. He said in conch-
sion:
Party machinery has been used to
serve private purposes and to make
sure pecuniary profit. The whole nor.
NAL process of government has been
reversed and government itself has
come to be privately owned. The
phrase may be exaggerated, but it is
only the brief epitome of a state OF
affairs, the main facts of which are
only too plain.
And so progressives are drawing
together, not to destroy anything, but
to effect a wholesome readjustment,
not hastily, not by any too extensive
plan which runs beyond what we see
and know, but item by item, we must
set the Government free from private
control and set business free from pri
vate control, so that the economic
courses of our life may run free again
and that with their freedom we may
return to individual opportunity and
open the gates to fresh, untrammeled
achievement"
WASHINGTON, january 1S.-Sena
tor Francis G. Newlands of Nevada to
day declined to permit the use of his
name as a candidate for the Demo
cratic presidential nomination, and de
clared himself in favor of the candi
dacy of Woodrow Wilson.
FURRY in Omaha.
OMAHA, Neb, January ia con
ference Of several leading Nebraska
Democrats today considered the ac
ton of the editor of Harpers Weekly
in taking from the head of it's col
umns the name of Governor Woodrow
Wilson as a candidate for the Demo
cratic nomination for President The
meeting was held in the office o
Mayor Dahlman of this city, and was
of an executive nature.
Mayor Dahlman, after adjournment
gave out a statement in which he ad
mitted that the action of Editor Har
vey was the cause of today's meeting
The action of Mr.. Harvey is thu
collapse of the Wilson BOOM" declar
ed the Mayor. Mr.. Harvey is by NJ
means the first of leading Democrats
who have been supporting Governor
Wilson to drop him. Democrats lik'
Colonel Watterson, Colonel Hemphil
and others have fallen out of the vii
son ranks"
LOUISVILLE, KY January IT,
That he had hoped to find in Wood
row Wilson another Tilden, but hat
found rather a schoolmaster than
statesman" was the declaration o
Henry Watterson, the veteran Ker
/, lucky editor and Southern Democrat