The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-03-01
WOODROW WILSON
IN SPOT LIGHT

: Washington. D. c., Feb. 23.-Ar
overwhelming majority in Montana an,
a certain lead in the northwest wai
, accorded Governor Woodrow Wilson
by United States Senator Henry l.
Myers in statement today strongly
endorsing the New Jersey executive il
his race for the presidential nomina
ton
The tide has set strongly for re
form and for a return to a government
IN which the people rule, in Montana.
said Senator Myers, "and the people
Iof the state look upon Governor VII
son as the man who more than any
other put forward as q presidential
possibility, embodies in his life this
issue. More than any other is the
peoples candidate and especially Mon
tana's candidate in the condition of
political cleaning up tha. row preyails
in that state.
The people of my state realize that
the fight before the country TODAY is
between those who wish the people 10
be given their rights aud those who
are included under the term big bus
mess" In selecting the man who has
their attitude toward this spirit Of
monopoly at the expense of the peo.
pies rights, Montana has turned I'm.
hesitatingly to Woodrow Wilson.
The extraordinary strength that
Governor Wilson has developed in the
state is indicated by the fact that
there is a powerful motion on at pres
ent to send for the first time in the
history of the state an instructed dele.
CATION to the nationl convention. Never
before has Montana sent delegation
with instructions as to which candi-
date should be given the states vote.
but now there is developing a senti
ment that the states electoral vote
should be instructed for the governor
OF New Jersey, ! believe that the ma
jority of the democrats of the state are
in favor of thus breaking the preeed-
ent.
This overwhelming sentiment in |
my state would almost force me to
favor Governor Wilson's candidacy, |
had it not been that long before the |
wishes of the people there could be
definitely gagged, had selected him
from the field of presidential possibili-
les and determined to further his I
cause in every way possible.
Since first Governor Wilson an
lounced that he would be a candidate Il
have been a Wilson man.
He can make a better fight when
nominated than any other man in the
Iemocratic party. His convictions are (
n line with the spirit of progressive. K
less that is sweeping the country and L
he people are realizing this. He can I
raw a larger following from the in e
ependent wings of both parties than b
ny man in either party He is democ- ]
acy's most available man. d
Il was born in Missouri and have +
nown Speaker Clark for a number of I
ears and have been his friend, but y
hen the time came for choosing a t.
residential candidate | turned to the !
-rongest man. This man was Cover ?
or Wilson. The party possesses this
ear an abundance of pr sidential tim u
er including men from many sections, q
ut no man who can poll as heavy
)te in the November election as Gov
nor Wilson. g
Personally | admire Governor VIII
m for his strength of character and n,
T the clearness with which he sees
lblic questions. He is the best equip.
ID man in the party.
Today he is stronger than at any ~
me since he entered the race. Dav liz
: day and week by week he has been .,
lining strength, always retaining his Ith
mbs that have been exploded at his j,
ct by his opponents have but acceler- =
ed his onward march The Joline n.
tier and Carnegie foundation story
ID the Harvey Watterson incident
We left him with firmer grasp upon 1,
e admiration of the people aid the q
ople with a surer confidence in bis
.egrity
The extraordinary strength which St
vernon Wilson developed in Okla
ma can not fail to encourage his
ends. His achievement lives in hav- pa
; fought so strong fight in the We
tie in which his friends claimed notli- en-
!. wi
Governor Wilson's fight for the pres Th
ntial nomination is really a move ru
mt for return to a rule of the peo We
and this movement is gaining to
ength every day Every Indication 10,