The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-08
WASHINGTON LETTER.

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Roosevelt if pitted against either
Clark or Underwood, would have an
easy chance to sweep the country, and
that Governor Woodrow wilson is the
only democratic candidate who would
have a fighting chance if nominated to
carry Maine are two sharp expressions
taken from an interview with United
States Senator Obadiah Gardner of
Maine, in which he gives his reasons
for believing the New Jersey executive
the most available man in the party,
and pledges his support to him as the
man who can win
IF the republicans nominate a pro
gressive, like Colonel Roosevelt. and
the democrats nominate a conserva-
tive like Oscar Underwood or Speaker
Clark, the Colonel, who is the most
successful faker, l have ever seen, and
who now has his curriculum full of
policies which he has bor-
rowed from William Jennings Brayn,
will have every chance to sweep the
country overwhelmingly
Governor Wilson is the man who
can win, because he is the representa-
tive candidate in the field. By repre-
sentative l mean showing the char
acteristics of no single class alone,
but typifying the virtues of many
classes and representing them in his
desire to lead all along the path of
progress with equal ease and rapidity.
Personally have a great deal of
admiration for Mr.. Underwood, but
this does not deter me from seeing that
he cannot rightly be classed a progress
sive. He is conservative and con-
servative candidate is not the kind
of a candidate that can win for either
party this year.
81 consider Speaker Clark progress
sive conservative, but not progress
sive and for this reason not a candi-
date who can win in the coming pres
idential fight.
I'm presidential campaigns the
shadowy visions which are products of
the imagination often have as much or
more weight than the real issues on
which the fight should be decided. This
must be borne in mind in nominating
the democratic candidate.
Woodrow Wilson is not put forward
as the favorite so nof any state. He is
advanced as man who without MAX
ink any appeal to any section, can win
for the party He is being recognized
as such man everywhere, and no
where more so than in my own state
of Maine.
Recently | had an opportunity to
sound the sentiment of the people in
every section of the state, without ex-
pressing myself at all. found that
on an average there were four Wilson
men for every man who favored any
other candidate.
The last state campaign has con-
vinced the democratic national COM
M ttee that we can carry Maine in a
presidential election. The year that
Taft was elected the republicans car
ried Maine by a slender majority OF
3, 900 votes after spending more than
5000 900 in the last week before cleo
tion day. The democratic state com
mittee all through the campaign had
never had as much as 1920 in its
treasury.
eve want to carry Maine this year
an dto do this we need the impetus OF
winning national campaign. Wood
row Wilson's fight will be such a cam
paign.
'He is the only man in the country
who would have fighting chance to
carry the state against Roosevelt.
Personally | favor Governor VII
sons candidacy for many reasons.
From studying his record in New
lrJefSEN anu DIT IIiHCSlOh CAifCAoi
have been convinced that he was q
high type of scholar statesman that
was before saw him.
'The first time ] saw Governor vii
son was at the Jackson Day banquet
He was there with all of the other
democratic possibilities, including
darkhorses, except Underwood. One
claim | make for myself that am {
keen judge of human nature.
THAT night from seeing Governor
Wilson, literally beside the men VINO
it was known were to be his rivals
was convinced of his superiority, and
from that night, had | not already de
cided to support him, he would have
been my candidate.
by the side of the others he seem
ed magnificent, broad and sane, he i:
the man who can win for the demo
cratic party, and I am for him for thi
reason
For Sale Cheap.