The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-03-28
WOODROW WILSON
A FORECAST By THE FRIENDS OF
THE NEW JERSEY CANDIDATE
NOMINATIONS OPENED

Is For Wilson. Gov. Harmon Is
No Longer Considered to Be In
the Race.
1t has been announced from
! Washington that Woodrow Wilson
will have approximately 500 dele
gates when the Democratic Nation
al Convention assemblies in BalE
more in June 25, and that he will
be nominated on the first ballot is
the claim of the campaign managers
Of the New Jersey executive at the
Munsey building quarters. There
will be 1904 delegates in tic con
vention, and 730 will be necessary fer
a choice under the two-thirds rule.
In making this claim, the Wilson
people did not enumerate states, but
hey pointed out that in less thar q
month the Pennsylvania primaries
would elect more Wilson delegates
than are now claimed at the present
time by all other candidates cOmbin-
ed. Primaries in Pennsylvania are
to be held on April IS, and although
delegate candidates have been an
nounced in every district in the
State, not a candidate for delegate
has offered himself in opposition to
Governor Wilson. The sentiment of
Pennsylvania is Well-nigh unani-
nous for Governor Wilson, anu
there is no doubt but that he will
have the 76 delegates to be chosen
to the Baltimore convention.
It is asserted by the Wilson cam
paigners that Speaker Clark has
shot his bolt. They emphasize the
fact that the Missouri, Oklahoma,
and Kansas State conventions were
called far in advance of the otntl
State conventions, in the expectation
that the speaker would have the SOL
id and unanimous vote from those
Estates, and would go to the country
with such prestige as might result.
THE speaker lost half of Oklahoma
and just skinned through in Kan
sas by bare % majority in con-
vention of more than 700 delegates.
THE results in both states were sur
Uprising as we'll as disappointing to
1.-THE opposition to Governor Wilson,
who made a great race in the home
|of Mr.. Clark, in the face Of great
odds. Organization and money was
arrayed against Governor Wilson's
friends, who made gallant fight.
THE friends of Governor Wilson had
expected nothing in Kansas, and
were surprised when the convention
declared for him as its second
lehoice. But for the imposition of
the unit rule, the Wilson people
would have had eight delegates from
the four congressional districts,
which they carried in the primaries
land county conventions.
In expressing his views as to the
eandidacy of Woodrow Wilson, Rep
fesentative Joseph T. Johnson of
South Carolina, is quoted as having
|said in Washington a few days since
THAT:
Woodrow Wilson is certain TO re-
lceive the solid vote of South Caro-
lima at the Baltimore convention
at follows" said Mr.. Johnson,
:'that the South Carolina Democracy
belongs to the progressive wing of
the party and that as progressives
| they will support Governor Wilson's
candidacy.
| But beyond this support that
leOmes to him as progressive can
| didate, which | believe is strong
enough to instruct the State delega-
ton to Baltimore, Governor Wilson
has many supporters in South Caro-
| lima who regard him in the light OF
la fayorite son candidate, because OF
Ibis four years residence in the
Estate, and because of his descent
i ffOnl HE well-known Woodrow fam
lilly Of South Carolina.
i "Old Dr.. James Woodrow, presi
!. Ident of the South Carolina Presby,
/ terian Seminary, preached in nearly
} every Presbyterian Church in South
Carolina, and there are large mum
Der Of South Carolinaians, both reac
). .ltionary and progressive, who viii
olvote for him alone because of the
fact that this well beloved man was
his grandfather.
7 sOf course, Governor Wilson vii
( have TO count on the opposition O.
q Wall Street. and of those voters Wht
Hook at politics from the standpoint
lof The special interests. He antag
lonized this element when he declar
L ed that there is a money trust in tn
Y uIcountry which should be investigat
. led and regulated. He is the oni,
Q candidate in the field who has mad