The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1912-03-08
WILSON'S FRIENDS MAKE AN
- ERROR.

t-has made the direct and open charge
that there is a combination of candi-
dates for the democratic nomination
for president against the candidacy
of Governor Woodrow Wilson, and
that a presidential trust" has been
formed to beat Wilson in the Balti-
more convention. There has been
more Or less suggestion from Wilson
sources of such a thing for some lit
tie time, but Mr.. Burleson has recuced
il TO form and substance and given it
responsibility. Mr.. Burleson is prom
inent in the democratic councils at
Washington, being chairman of the
party caucus in the house of repre-
sentatives, and his statement is GER
tain to attract attention and to ex-
cite discussion. 1t has already stirred
up he alleged participants in the
! combination, one of them, at least
| optdtANi Cldi n, hoflhS uCAAOd liz
charge in pretty vigorous language.
! Mr.. Burleson says that Clark, Har-
mon, Underwood and the rest-or
! that is about all, we beieve-have en-
tered into a compact to pull down
Wilson and TO hold the situation for
| mis- defeat first and an opening for
one Of the allied group after the New
Jersey governor shall have been dis
posed Of
1t IS altogether unlikely that any
hard and fast compact should be en-
tered into between group of can
didates to defeat the aspirations of
another, but 1t Is entirely natural
and, therefore,, probable, that there
should be a sympathetic understand
ing If not working agreement among
such group. At the republican con-
yention of 1908, there was a rather
definite combination of candidates OPP
posed to the nomination of Taft They
We're known as "the allies" and they
really worked together in a very well
ordered scheme. 1t is doubtful, how
ever, if these men expected to do
more than make fair terms for them
selves and their political interests
with the candidate who seemed as
sured Of the nomination, and they
probably arranged everything satisfac-
torily before the fight became really
serious. AS q matter of fact there
was never much actual doubt of Mr..
Taft's nomination and no hard feeling
seemed to remain after its accom-
plishment AT present and for some
time past the allies of 1908 have been
the closest associates of Mr.. Taft and
the present opposition to him is drawn
from the element that, under the
whip and spur OF Colonel Roosevelt,
opposed his nomination four years ago
In the democratic camp the situation
is very different. Clark Harmon, and
possibly, nderwood-though there
may be reservation as far as the last
named is concerned are genuine can
didates for the nomination. Wilson is
unquastionably in the lead OF the
whole field of candidates. The others
are DESTROYS of equalizlng the oppor-
tunities Of each of them and there
is quite natural bond OF interest
among them. Whether this can be
reduced to a working agreement as
another matter. The conditions at
taching, to the nomination of a dem
ocraeic candidate lend themselves
much more readily and advantageous
/ ly 10 this sort of thing than those
in the republican convention, because
E, of tap rule requiring two-thirds vote
to dominate. The allies in the dem
ocratic convention will need TO con-
troll only third of the membership
to deadlock the vote. and if they can
hold the situation long enough to tire
out the convention they will accom-
plish something of their purpose.
But unless the Wilson people can
show that there is really combina-
ton against their candidate. they are
} taking rather serious chances by sug-
costing such thing and stirring the
resentment of friends of the other as
pirants, If there is not now a combi-
nation of candidates against Wilson
the suggestion of his followers thai
there is may lead to just such stu.
alton. And, because Of the two third:
rule. the holding up of any one can