Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-03-08
Pennsylvania Congressman Says
His Nomination Makes That
State DebatabIe
ITS 76 DELEGATES WILL
FAVOR THE JERSEY MAN
He is the One Candidate Who
Undoubtedly Can be Elected
He Has Applied the Principles
of the Party to Present Day
Conditions"

Washington, D. c.. Feb. Ex-Governor Wood
row Wilson is not only the overwhelming choice
nl Pennsylvania Democrats for the presidential
nomination, but he will make that Republican
stronghold a debatabe State if nominated, in
ihe opinion of Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer, one Of the Democratic leaders in Con-
Eress, and the new leader OF the PENNSYLVANIA
democracy. Pennsylvania will have seventy-six
delegates in the Baltimore Convention, and Mr..
Palmer reports that so strong is Governor Wilson
in the estimation OF the Democrats of his State
that only Wilson men have offered themselves
lor election as delegates in the presidential
primaries to be held in April.
think | am well within the mark when I
say that the Democrats OF Pennsylvania are for
woodrow Wilson for President, five to one as
against all other candidates" said Mr.. Palmer.
e Already candidates have announced themselves
lor delegates to the National Convention in at
least hall oil the districts of Pennsylvania, and
up To the present time none of these has declared
preference iOr any other than Governor Wilson.
Slxty-iour OF the Pennsylvania delegates will be
elected by direct vote of the people at the pri-
inaries on April 18th, and twelve delegates at
arge Will be elected by the State Convention,
Wnlch, IN turn, Is composed OF delegates elected
Dy ulrect vote OF the people. Unless the situa-
tlon should materially change between now and
the primaries, which is unlikely, at least seventy
ol the Seventy-Six delegates from PENNSYLVANIA
VIII De committed to Governor Wilson's nomi-
nation.
We in Pennsylvania believe not only that
Wilson can and should be nominated but that
ne Is the one candidate who undoubtedly can be
elected. His great strength lies in the States
Where We must gam recruits in order to win the
electoral votes. | have no patience with the
BourbOn Democrats who oppose Wilson's nomi-
natOn on the ground that he has taken positions
upon party questions somewhat in advance Of
tne old fashioned tenetS of the party and who
Oolect to him on the ground that by reason of
Lhis ne VIII secure large independent following.
lie has applied the principles OF the party TO
present day conditions. II he has shown himself
20 nave more regard for the welfare and happi.
ness OF our children than for the pOlitica dogma
ol our latnerS he is only keeping in close touch
with the best thought of the young and rising
democracy of the nation who have their eyes on
the future rather than in the past
NO state in the Union has larger proportion
Si men OF independent thought and action than
rehllsylNanla, where political conditions in
recent Years have been such as to make our peo-
PIE ulSguSted with the old fashioned political
methods. Wilson's appeal is to the people direct.
ne shoots over the head OF the political ma
chlnes Present political conditions in Pennsyl-
wanna have nut the people in such frame of
Inlnd that Wilson'S nomination. in nv Judgment
"ouiu make pennsylvania debatable State