Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1912-11-12
PREDICTED WILSON'S SUCCESS
Col. kohn's Remarks in Introducing
Governor to State Press.


Governor to State Press.
Many Columbians and other South
Carolinians have had the pleasure OF
meeting President-elect Woodrow Will
son and many of them know him per-
sonally, writes the Columbia corre-
spondent Of the News and Courier. One
matter which is of interest in connec-
ton with the election Of Governor Will
son to the presidency is the movement
to have Columbia as the winter Cap
ital" where President Wilson will spend
his winter vacations. Augusta Ga.
got much prominence out of 1t being
the winter home of President Taft and
now Columbia is looking forward to
being the winter home Of President
Wilson.
President elect Wilson spent his boy
hood in Columbia and has many kin
people here, and his making his winter
home here would be both appropriate
and natural. Governor Wilson, when
here in June. 1911, as the guest Of the
South Carolina Press association, re-
newed his acquaintances In South Car
olina's capital city and his boyhood
home.
On that occasion, Governor Wilson
was referred to by Col. August Kohn.
manager of the Columbia bureau of
the News and Courier and then pres
ident Of the Press association, as the
hope Of Democracy, and said in intro
ducing him in the opera house: TT
may not be our pleasure to hear DR..
Wilson again until he Is elected presi-
dent" an Illustration Of the wonderful
foresight and political vision Of Mr..
kohn, who made a memorable address
In the opera house, and In presenting
Governor wilson to the great audience
Mr.. Kohn then said:
1T is a source Of very great pleas
ure for me, as the retiring president of
the South Carolina Press association,
to greet this vast audience Of fellow
citizens. 1t Is my privilege to extend
a few words OF greetings to our distin-
guished orator for the evening, and to
assure him of the real delight It gives
us all to have him here. I am sched-
uled to introduce him, and in doing so
/ am certainly going to avoid making
a speech-even If could do so. Real
ly, need / say more than that I have
the honor Of presenting to the members
of the South Carolina Press associa-
ton and their friends DR.. Woodrow
Wilson, the orator of the evening?
Those Of you who have been keep
ing pace with recent events realize that
we have in DR.. Wilson the highest tyne
Of American citizenship, a man who Is
doing things, governor who has been
elected by an educated and critical
constituency and in protest of "boss-
ism" and who is appreciated as the
DR.. Wilson'S independence of thought
and action, his remarkable success in
dealing with men and situations, his
exceptional versatility on the stump
and his rare ability have made of him
real living hope-the Democratic
hope.
In yonder box sits his distinguished
aunt-Mrs, James Woodrow-and the
mere mention Of that name indicates
how closely DR.. Wilson Is identified
with this community. For four years
his revered father lived and labored in
this then small community and there
are. many here tonight who loved and
honored his father and mother, the sis
ter of our dear old DR.. James Wood
row. Our orator who writes Greek as
well as shorthand, learned neither here
but 1t was in Columbia that he got
most OF his Sunday school training, so
I'm toldi learned most of what he
knows of baseball and. more than all,
grasped the significance Of making and
retaining real friendships. All Of this
had better be recorded before Mr.. WILL
sons early life Is ''mythed" over In
North Carolina,
1T may not be our pleasure to hear
DR.. Wilson speak again until he is
elected president, because no mission
ary work Is needed here, but he has
promised that If elected, Columbia, the
home of his boyhood, will be made his
winter residence, and that O winter
baseball park may supplant the golf
links Of Augusta for outdoor recrea-
tion;
II have the honor Of presenting to
you DR.. Woodrow Wilson"