The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-19
Voice Of the eople
The Man to Win with.

10 the Editor of The Times pispatcb.
Sir-l was glad to see the other
Gay that your paper, while admitting
mat the other men named for the
democratic nomination for the prcsi-
dency We're all good men. had come
out strongly in urging tina, Governor
ooH'o" wilson. Of New Jersey. be
nominated W
The writer of this article. after
Weighing carefully the claims for
consideration of all the candidates.
agrees with YOU in the conclusion
20" have arrived at. and he does so
ior the following reasons:
l. because Of Wilson's great execu
tive ability. and It is to be borne in
mind, first OF all, that IL is an cxccn.
i've oHcer primarily that we are
choosing when we vote for man for
resident Governor Wilson's cxecu.
tive ability has already been tested
and proved to he lawless ever since
ne occupied the gubernatlonal chair
of New Jersey
: because Of his great record for
suggesting and accomplishing good
and beneiicent legislation. And what
ne 1e.s mas done IN the State of New
Jersey 1t is but fair and reasonable
10 assume he will do for the whole
country mutatis mutandis
inc writer is conservative nro-
Gressivc in his views, and was at first
rather inclined to the opinion that
wilson was too radical. but the more
he has studied his record and his
public speeches. the more he is con
WINGED that he was mistaken in his
iirst estimate OF him.
wilson is in no true sense of the
word radical. On the contrary. he
is genuine conservative progressive.
and 1t is folly not to admit that that
is the tendency of the country and
| the times. Not to do so would he
| like denying that two and two make
four.
3. Because 1t is the large indie
pendent vote Of this country which. in
, states like New York Connecticut,
New Jersey. Ohio. and Indiana and
some Of the States farther West. is
going to decide this election
Governor Wilson appeals more
strongly TO that class of voters than
any of the other candidates named.
and this las already been demon
strated by the fact that nearly all the
, independent newspapers and maya
zines of the country. with their mil.
lions of readers. are advocating his
nomination.
To give you an idea Of what q great
factor th.s Independent vote is, ] viii
cite what came under my own obscr-
walton when was resident of the
state of New York from 1903 to 1910
The vote of the Empire State num-
bers some 100000. and in 1908 Gov
crnor Hughes. the Republican can
ddatc for Governor, won BY about
$1,000 plurality. while in 1910 Gov
ernor Dix, the Democratic candidate
for Governor. not only overcame
that, but won by plurality of GS. 900
and this too in spite of Hearst run
ming and drawing off many Demo
cratic votes.
What wonderful change this. in
the short space Of two years!
There are some s.000,0G0 voters in
the State OF New York, aud conserva-
tive estimates put the Independent
vote at 100000.
This Is the vote we must win if We
want to carry the great Empire
State and the others I have named,
and Woodrow Wilson is the man best
calculated. to appeal to that large and
growing class OF voters.
Wilson may not be quite as astutc
politician, say. as Roosevelt though
he does not lack cleyerness in this
regard. but as statesman he
towers ss2ad and shoulders above any
Of the others named on either side.