The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-13
IS AGAINST WILSON
OTHER CANDIDATES CANDIDATES Said TO Be
IN C0hjIIEhTEoH
signs INDICATE BASIS

Alliance Said to be Backed by New
York Cash, and That Underwood,
Clark and Harmon Are in the
Frame Up to Defeat the New Jer.
sey Executive.
A Washington dispatch says Wood
row Wilson is playing lone hand
in the democratic presidential nomi-
nation fight, according to his man
ayers, against a combination Of the
Clark, Underwood and Harmon can
diaates. 1t is charged by democratic
congressman friendly to the New Jer-
sey governor,
That the candidates. Of Clark.
Underwood and Harmon are financed
from New York by the same inter-
ests.
That division Of territory has
been made whereby Underwood is to
enjoy free hand in the South. as
against Wilson: Clark a free hand
in states west o! the Mississippi, as
against Wilson: and Harmcn a free
hand in the northern and New Eng
land states. as against Wilson.
The object Of the combination Is
TO ge, enough delegates to preveu.
! Mr.. Wilson from controlling two
thirds Of the Democratic convention.
Lacking two-thirds. he cannot be
nominated The Wilson managers
realiZe that TO win they must make
The most dete~r,i7nd kind OF a fight
F.; fer i7o1cla1 instructions.
In addition. II is their desire TO
rTove to the convention when it shall
assemble that there is such an over
whelmins popular sentiment for the
New Jersey governor that his nomi-
nation will increase Democratic
chances of success In the election,
while fai!nre to nominate him will
result in Democratic defeat.
The boomers for Clark. Underwood
and Harmon believe. whoever may
be the Democratic nominee. he will
be elected. provided that President
Taft be the Republican standard
bearer. They realize. however. that
with Mr. Taft as the Republican
candidate. Governor Wilson in all
probability will be the choice OF the
Democratic convention.
If Colonel Roosevelt should be
nominated, it IS their belief. in or
der to attract the conservative ve te
in the Republican party. the conven-
ton Will discard Wilson. and Clark
or Underwood c. Harmon will get
the nomination. They are not wait
ing. however. for the eventuation OF
this possibility. They want to beat
the New Jersey executive before the
convention shall meet by securing
enough delegates instructed for one
or the other. and thus prevent VIII
son walkover.
It is denied by the Clark men. as
by those championing the cause OF
Underwood and of Harmon, than any
combination exists as is ALLEGED by
the Wilson Managers Yet there are
circumstances which would seem to
give some basis to the Wilson
charges. In the South the Under
wood managers are displaying great
activity without much counter actiV-
itv being manifested or either the
Clark or Harmon men. In the states
west Of the Mississippi the lineup
seems to be principally between
Clark and Wilson.
1t will be recalled that in the con-
test for the Oklahoma delegation the
names OF Underwood or Harmon did
not figure and that the fight was con-
centrated upon Wilson by the rep
resentatives of the speaker OF the
house. That William Jennings Bry-
an believes there is an understanding
as to division Of territory between
the candidates referred to, is shown
by the warning to Mr.. Clark he pub
lished in the Commoner last week
that an apparent alliance between
the sneaker and Harmon in the states
of the middle west would lnJure
rather than aid the formers asp1ra-
tons
The division Of territory is nat
ural result of the geographical ioca-
ton OF the anti-Wilson candidates.
Underwood's home is in Alabama,
and he is expected to have large
following in the South. Clark re-
sides in Missouri. and it is believed
that his candidacy will appeal to the
West. Harmon, hailing from Ohio,
IS regarded as strong in the middle
west and also to have following
in the East, which likes his conserva-
tisN.
A campaign such as is being con-
Quoted can get nowhere without
funds, L IS charged thar The mon
ny raised in N.w York $50. 900 has
haen a1oo-t:DreA 10 tae Underwood
canaidacv. Il is rot known how
much has been assigned TO Clark or
Harmon. That the Underwood boom
ers do not lack for means is shown
by a genera! plan disclosed some
f;r,a ago to buy newspaper public
;rv favorable to Underwood in the
entire weekly press OF the southern
states.