The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-11
WOMEN To- VOTE IN
COMING ELECTION
Taft Fought In His Own Party.
But Has Best of It-Wilson
and Harmon Chief Rivals
For Democratic
Nomination.

| SINCE the organization OF the two great
political parties staged for the new
year, leaders of various political or
ganizations have a new and powerful
force 20 reckon with-the vote of the
women. Since the acknowledgements of
women In California, il is estimated
moro than 100000 OF the fair sex
will have the right to go to the polls
ana express their choice of candidates
In the coming presidential and con-
greSSiOnal elections.
| When the influence these women
VIII bring to bear, not only on mem
| oerS Of their own sex, but on the male
voters OF their families, is taken into
consideration, il is realized that the
woman voter will play no small part
in the coming campaigns. And of
this fact, leaders in the big political
parties are cognizant They ALREADY
have begun to devise plans to capture
the vote and influence of milady for
her candidates.
me new year promises to open with
some sensational developments, espe-
claily in the Republican presidential
! campaign, lnasmuch as at least four
men are being discussed In high politi-
cal places as probable candidates to be
brought out by their followers But
one meaning is taken from this state
| OF affairs, and that is that the opposi-
ton TO President Taft within the party
is framing plans for employing the
1aVorite son" method of holding out
enough delegations to prevent the
nomination of President Taft
Democrats Next Week.
The first big event. however, i'm
the new year will be the comm"
together in Washington January
oth OF the Democratic National
committee for Inc purpose of fix
ing the time and place for hold
a. W
OF the party. The meeting will
start the political bail a-roIIin@
ana IL Will gather speed and mo-
mentum as IL progresses toward
erection day next November
Inc Republicans already have had
thelr national committee meeting and
have fixed on June 18th as the tim.
and Chicago as the place where then
national conclave will be held. Tn,
democrats, ii is expected, will Assem-.
bic in convention sometime later
probably early in July, either at Balti-
more or st. Louis, according to pres
ent indications. More than half -
century has elapsed since the Dem
ocrats held their national convention
IN the Maryland city, but now il seems
10 nave the call, although St Louis
is a strong competitor.
The Democrats are planning to fire
their nrst gun of the campaign at the
meeting OF the national committee.
ana TO that end have arranged for "a
big banquet. at which leaders from
ali parts of the country, including ALI
OF the aVowed candidates for the pres
ldenoy have been invited to attend.
with one or two exceptions they will
all be here. While the event is not
planned 10 boom the aspirations OF
any candldate, IT is anticipated the
cause or Democracy in general will
be espoused and that the keynote of
the contest will be sounded.
Ihen states Will Choose DeIegafes
from that time onward the chief
interest will center in the selection in
the various States of delegates to the
national convention, who will deter
mine the standard bearer of the marty
IN the presidential contest
Ordinarily the convention call limits
the time in which delegates may be
selected TO a period embraced between
thirty days after the meeting of the
committee and thirty days before the
assembling of the convention.
The first to be chosen will be named
in North Dakota, which has a presi-
Dental preference law and where dele
gates arc voted for in a Statewide
primary and the voters indicate their
choice for the nomination. This an
plies both TO the Democratic and Re
publican delegates. The primaries will
a
kota VIII start off. Oregon, Nebraska
Wisconsin and New Jersey have simi-
lar laws. In some other States district
delegates Will be chosen by the pri-
mary system, with or without the priv
llege given the voter of Indicating his
presidential choice as the various state
committees may decide. and in other
states the delegates will be chosen by
the old convention method. The con-
vention method OF selecting delegates
at large will be followed in most States
outside OF those which have prefer
ence primary laws
Many Names Before Convention.
The present prospects are that a
larger number of candidates will he
voted for in the coming Democrats
nauonal convention than ever before
In the history of the party. The Dem
ocrats seemingly have an abundance
or available presidential timber. and
no one can predict with any degree
or certainty as to which one of the
dozen or more aspirants will carry OFF
the coveted prize.
The two candidates now gene
rally considered as running neck
ana neck in the Democratic race
are Governor Woodrow Wilson.
Oh New Jersey, and Governor
JudSon Harmon, of Ohio. Each
mas ms bureau organized and his
Stale in the Union, and Wilson
Clans and Harmon Cn.3s are he
lnS formed from one end of the
country to the other.
speaker Champ Clark is looked
upon as a good third in the race. bur
ms organization has been DELAYED and
ne Is at present handicapped by the
act that Missouri has another as
Plraht beside himself for presidential
HohOrs' and the Democrats of the
udrk and muddy ground find if diffi~
CuIt 20 decide which is their faVorite
SON FOLK was endorsed as Missouri,e
candidate at the State convention a
year ago and considers that he has
the call on the States thirty-six DELE
safes Since that time a sentiment
mas arisen for Speaker Clark and -
Is expected the issue soon will he deN
terIilhed between them as to which
one Is 10 command Missouri's supDort
men there is Representative Oscar
w. underwood, of Alabama. who has
Deen placed in the running nv tbe
iact that his State has declared for
NM NM ana the movement is now spread
ing throughout the country as tbat
ne would be dangerous rival to Ali
Oh them, but the fact that ne cornee
from the South is held by many To
handicap him ~
Marshall from Indiana.