The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-04-09

son, and the others are not unfriendiy
wisconsin has held her preferential
primary. This is in the northern cen
trail part of the union. Governor VII
son has carried the state by large
majority.
In neither Oklahoma, Kansas, Maine
nor Wisconsin was Mr.. Underwood
known as a candidate. He did not re-
ceiVe a vote.
Illinois is about to act. The race
there is between Governor Wilson ana
Speaker Clark.
Pennsylvania is about to act. Here
il is believed, while Governor Harmon
has some following. that the over
whelming sentiment is for Governor
Wilson.
Nebraska will shortly act. Here
Governor Wilson, Governor Harmon
and Speaker Clark are all being voted
fer. The contest is doubtful.
Oregon will shortly act. Here the
race is between Governor Wilson and
Speaker Clark, with every indication
that Governor Wilson will carry the
state But in neither Illinois, Penn
sylvania, Nebraska nor Oregon is Mr.,
Underwood known as candidate.
Tennessee viii act on the 9th. and
Colorado on the 2sth of this month. In
each of these states Governor Wilson
is contesting for the delegates. and in
neither Of them has Mr.. Underwood
any following. Even in Louisiana the
contest is between Wilson and Har-
mon. In Kentucky the contest is be-
tween Wilson and Clark. Mr.. Under
wood is not a candidate in either of
these two states, although he was
born in Kentucky.
In Texas the race Is between Wilson
and Harmon. In Virginia, North and
South Carolina the indications are
that Governor Wilson is clearly in
the lead.
So 1 could go through the list OF
states. Everywhere Governor Wilson
is leading candidate, and in the ma
jority of the states everything points
to him as the first choice of the voters.
A SOUTHERN MAN.
Do we wish a southern man nomi-
mated for the presidency? If so, we
should lay aside personal feelings, quit
wasting support on a man who is not
really in the race, and give our support
to the one southern man who can be
nominated, and that man, every i'm
partial person must coneede, is Wood
row Wilson.
1t is equally true that no candidate
offers to the Democratic party such
prospects for success as Governor Will
son. The hold that he has already
taken upon the people in all the states
is evidence of his popularity and of
his strength.
Senator Gardner tells us that he is
our strongest candidate in Maine ana
that he can carry that state The same
is claimed for New Hampshire. He
has an excellent prospect for carrying
Massachusetts. He is certainly the
second choice of the Democrats in
New York state, Harmon. perhaps be
ing the first. There are many New
York Democrats who tell us that Coz
error Wilson would, as a candidate,
run even better in New York state
than Governor Harmon. He will make
Pennsylvania a doubtful state. Well
informed men claim Ohio for him by
big majority. Indiana will be per-
fectly safe with Governor Wilson as
candidate.
President Taft win be renominated.
A. least half of the Republicans of
Wisconsin, Minnesota, the Dakotas,
Nebraska and Kansas prefer Roose-
welt or LaFollette to President Taft.
This places those states in a condi-
ton where Governor Wilson will not
only poll the Democratic vote, but a
large portion of the Republican
President Taft.
Senator Mayors. the Democratic SEN
ator from Montana gives the same ac-
count of his state. Senator Chamber
lain, the Democratic senator from Ore
gen, assures us that Governor Will
son is our most available candidate
in Oregon and Washington, and Sen
ator Newlands tells us the same thing
of Nevada and California.
These being the facts, how can il be
doubted that Governor Wilson fur
nlGheS the hnnn fpr he Z q.
party in the coming contest? He is
thoroughly sound on the tariff. but we
cannot make the tariff alone the issue.
President Taft has abandoned the
| Payne Aldrich bill and is himself rec
ommending tariff reduction as a result
Of suggestions from his tariff commits
| sion.
| NEW JERSEY ADMINISTRATION.
Governor Wilson has given an ad -
| n1inistration in New jersey full of
progressive work in behalf of govern
| ment by the people and human rights
/ His record in these respects appeals to
| the people throughout the entire coun-
| try and places him in a position TO be
! Tar stronger than a candidate who
/ makes his race with nothing in his
| record except support of tariff legisla-
| ton.
| President Taft having made the fiqhi
| against Roosevelt, has gathered. the
| conservatives around him and thew
| will not quit him. He has, however
| sIienated at least one third of his
/ party, who are insurgents While
| Governor Wilson has stood souarely
for constitutional government. for ad-
herence to law and for a representa-
! tive government, his record stin ap-
peaIs to a large majority of the Re