Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1912-02-29
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DEPENDENT upon |
SUPPORT OF WEST
Vote of Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska
and Other States of This
Section May Settle
the Fight.
CLARK is GREATEST RIVAL
Speakers Name Is Being Used
Chiefly By Those Who Are
Trying to Defeat the
Jersey Governor.
LARK is GREATEST RIVAL

Washington, Feb. 29.-Kansas is nov
the center of attention for all political
eyes. that is, all those optics that are
concerned over the Democratic situa-
tion, and over tho question of who is
to be the nominee of the national con
vention at Baltimore next June.
With the fight in Oklahoma between
the Wilson and Clark forces over and
with the Wilson leaders greatly encour-
half the delegates out of "A state that
was strongly claimed by the Clark
forces. the battle for the control OF
Kansas is now beginning. 1t promises
To be as highly animated as Kansas
politics is apt to become when II IS
duly accelerated. 1t Is recognized both
on the Clark and the Wilson side that
the possession of the Kansas delegation
is Important. The result is that the
leaders have already checked their
grips for Kansas and the campaign
there will be even more hotly CON
tested than it was in oklahoma.
Clark Leaders Upset
The Clark leaders had been hoping
tn go into the campaign with tho solid
delegations OF Missouri, Oklahoma and
Kansas. The Oklahoma outcome is not
In line with their calculations. AT the
same time. if they can carry Kansas
they will be in pretty good shape.
II they should lose Kansas to Will
son ii would be disastrous and would
about put Speaker Clark out of the
running. 1t is not essential for the
Wilson campaign. but at the same tllnc
there is no question but that for the
Wilson forces to carry Kansas would
add much to their strength and mate
rally help them in other states. es-
peciallH in the middle west.
Situation in Iowa.
For instance. il the Clark forces
! sweep Kansas 1t will make it almost
certain thar they will be able to carry
out their program of carrying Iowa.
in kans.s will make the business of
carrying Iowa difficult for the Clark
ma ma gers.
just at present the Clark managers
believe they have things pretty we'll
fixed up to carry Iowa. Speaker Clark
is fortunate I'm having the friendship
OF National Committeeman Wade, for
| merly in the House from the Second
| district and in having the active back
| ing of Congressman Pepper. the only
] democrat in the Iowa delegation. Judge
| Wade is much mentioned for the ma
| tiona chairlna nship and for the man
| agement OF the democratic campaign
| If Clark is nominated. While Judge
| Wade is taking no open hand In the
/ effort To carry Iowa for Clark, it is
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well understood that nus sN'hpalhles
are with Clark
| Activity Of Pett,srew
| In South Dakota. former senator Pet
| iigrew is trying to carry the state for
4 CLARK. Clark victory in Kansas will
| help the speaker in South Dakota just
as it would III Nebraska. where there
is a strong Clark movement in spite
| of the fact that MIR. B,yan is we'll
understood to ll. more friendly to Will
son than to Clark
Under the circumstances, Kansas has
a certain strategtcal Importance in ths
| campaign out ol proportion To the size
of it's delegation. Not few politicians
declare that if Clark loses Kansas his
boom viii have been dealt a blow from
which it cannot recover
The democratic campaign has to d
large extent shaped itself into a con
test between Woodrow Wilson anG
! Champ Clark. with one or two dark
| horses lowering In the background