The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-02-27

tlllS 5luCe lo0U tHdt uotu phiticS Will
have a fight in their conventions for |
the nomination for President. 1t is |
going to be an interesting race, and |
should think that the people of the |
would be glad to read of the |
happenings from week to week con- |
corning this free-for-all Presidential |
So far as Democratic |
are concerned up to date,
the Honorable Champ Clark has the
lead. He has the state of Missouri,
his own state, also half of Oklahoma
and two Congressional districts in
Kansas that gives him about so in
structed votes up to this time, and no
one else has any at all, except Wilson,
who now has ten. 1t is true these
states have held early conventions,
and Mr.. Clark has profited by them by
adding big impetus to his boom.
The Field Against Wilson.
The sentiment for Governor Har-
mon does not seem to be unanimous
in Ohio because there are certain ele--
ments in that state now opposing him.
The same thing is true of Governor
Wilson in New Jersey, and where he
is compelled to combat former Sena.
tor James Smith, Jr., and all of his
friends in that state. However, Will
son will carry New Jersey, and in the
country at large 1t is "the field against
Wilson"
OF course, Mr.. Underwood will get
his home state of Alabama, but what
will that avail him. He is not serious
ly thought of as a presidential posi-
bility
Perhaps some of the readers of this
correspondence may not be very well
informed concerning the personalities
and the characteristics of some of
these candidates who are asking their
SURFACES, and 1t will be my pleasure
in the future to not only submit some
facts concerning all of them, which ]
will do so without prejudice and simply
for the information of the public. So
far as am concerned personally, per.
haps my opinion would not amount to
very much, but can quote from many
public men concerning them and the
kind of candidates for President they
will make.
There are many men in this country
who would make excellent Presidents
but very poor candidates, and as the
Democratic party in this campaign
does not intend to lose a trick, they
are going to be very careful and / be
lieve will pick the man who not onl,
will make a great President but al
excellent candidate and a vote-getter
l have no idea who he will be.
From its Wandering in The wilderness
After wandering in the wilderness
for sixteen years, the Democratic pal
ty is just about to return to its hom
and do the Prodigal Son act. Sine
the victory in 1910, which was mad
possible by those two brilliant leader
, in the House of Representatives
, Champ Clark and Oscar Underwood
the Democratic party has been on it
= good behavior and after all of the OF
, portunities it has had to play the foo
> it has refused to do so and has al
: founded its enemies and pleased II
D friends. Since it was welded togethe
: in one solid mass by those Statesman
), ship leaders its cohesive power is sti
o noticeable and it stands today as the
n in one solid mass so far as the Hous
II of Representatives is concerned an
q presents its serried ranks to an en-
v my that is shot to pieces and torn /
internal strife, which leaves 1t in I
shape to fight the battle next fall.
e These are but trite sayings to ms
C who has been on the ground all tn
II time and watched the process of
If cay and disintegration among the r
a. publicans and the steadfastness of II
e Democratic party in its fight for tar
n reform and for the rights OF the eol
v mon people
If Taft's Nails In The Republican Coffi
T. Every Taft veto of Democrats ia
'e iff measure was hail in the Repub
st can coffin and the Democrats in Co