The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-07-03
WILSON LEADERS SURE
HE'LL SWEEP COUNTRY
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led the fight for Cleveland. Tam
many hall and the reactionaries want
ed David b. Hill TO get the nomna-
ton, but the progressives won thu
nomination for Cleveland. That time
Richard Croker. the Tammany leader,
came over and Loyalty supported the
nominee, but, OF course, do not know
what Murphy will do.
I'VE have a great Democratic OPP
portunity this year. with W<2drov
Wilson at the head Of the ticket.
knew Taft as lawyer and a Judge,
and when Roosevelt was supporting
| Taft Tor the Republican nomination
four years ago, | wrote Roosevelt q
scorching letter in which | said that
| Taft would eventually betray any.man
who backed him on honest principles.
! And | guess Roosevelt is now in a
| position to agree with what | said
II have not been nj all backward
in declaring my preference for Wood
row Wilson as the party nominee for
| the presidency, and | am very glad
that his nomination has been accom-
| plished."
Former Congressman Alfred Luck
fling said that he had been in favor Of
Gov. Wilson's nomination for the pres.
idency very openly, and recalled the
| fact that he introduced the New Jer-
sey governor in the splendid meeting
at Light Guard armory, last winter,
when Judge Alfred Murphy made an
address, and Bishop Charles ID. Will
Jams and representative delegation
Fof Detroit Democrats sat on the plat
form
Wilson's nomination under these
circumstances, said Mr.. Lucking, rs
manifest crisis in American politics.
II means that III all human probabil-
| ity Wilson viii sweep the country
from one end TO the other Michigan
will be a very doubtful state and will
probably deliver her electoral vote TO
Wilson
IF Roosevelt runs on a third ticket
that will split the Republican vote in
the middle, and If he doesn't run. Taft
cannot hold the Republican progress
sive vote, and it cannot be denied
! that there is great dissatisfaction
with Taft among the farmers.
Republicans For Wilson.
During the last two months not
less than 100 TO 100 Republicans have
| told me they would vote for Wilson
J II he were nominated. And Monday
when was in the United States court
/ In Cincinnati, ! met number Of Re-
| publicans among whom found a very
general feeling that II Wilson were
| nominated. he would certainly be
| elected A number OF these Repl b.
licans said they would vote for him
Personally am sorry for Speaker
Clark, whom ! know Intimately. !
! feel that he is among the best and
most honorable men OF the country.
4 One feels sorry for him because no
came so near winning the prize. But
I | hope ali ill-feelne will be overcome
for the common good"
The very best nomination the
] Democrats could have made" was tho
way Judge Alfred J Murphy referred
\ 10 the choice OF Woodrow Wilson by
/ the Democratic. national convention.
Gov. Wilson represents the true
| progressive spirit balanced bv the
/ profound study OF the scholar" con.
Itinued the Judge And his capacity
4 for leadership was shown IN his
course as governor OF New Jersey In
( the face OF active opposition IN his
\ own party he Garced through nv
sheer intellectual power the entire
legislative program that he and his
LpauY bad pledged themEelYls- TO
enact We have come now 10 the WONT.
where the executives Of both state
and nation by virtue OF their office
ARE chosen 10 leadership.
I - NF6ffttF6H tisufI VIII TFTTt7fIffaf -
his party and attract 10 IL a great in
I dependent vote and ALSO a large num-
Der OF the young men\of the country.
] | am confident OF h1 eleetiur1- Tx;
there will be ne eEkion bv him OF
any pledge made " his party
Gives Bryan Credit.
The nomination Of Wilson can be