Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-12
JERSEY MACHINE
POLITICIANS USED
CLARK AS CATSPAW
Never Any Chance to Beat
Wilson = Clark Dragged in
Merely to EmbarraSS Gov
eTn0r

WASHINGTON. ID. c.. April b.
Speaker Champ Clark's withdrawal as
a presidential candidate, before the
New Jersey primaries means that Gov.
Woodrow Wilson will win the support
Of his state without opposition. The
speaker declared today that his name
should have never been entered as a
candidate in New Jersey. and it was
evident from his manner that he thor
oughIy resents the efforts of the Jim
Smith-Jim Nugent political machine 10
make a stalking horse out of him sim
ply for the purpose Of embarrassing
Govgrnor Wilson in his own state.
The withdrawal of the speaker also
serves to refute the campaign ca
nards TO the effect that Governor Will
son has trouble on his hands IN his
own state. AS was pointed out in an
interview with Senator Martie. of
New Jersey, in last Sundays Journal,
Governor wilson's trouble in New Jer-
sey is confined to a few machine pol
iticians whom he has overthrown and
whose power he has destroyed. These
men are led by former Senator James
Smith and former State Chairman
James Nugent, Smiths nephew. They
have long been the bosses of Essex
county where Newark is situated, and
here they have dominated things gen.
orally.
MACHINE" is WHIPPED.
Uncle" Jim Smith and Nephew
Jim Nugent sought to embarass
Wilson in his home state by offering
opposition to his candidacy. They
picked Speaker Clark as the man 10
make the trouble and entered him as
a candidate before the preferential
primary. The speaker yesterday re-
pudiated this action, and notified the
secretary OF state not to enter his
name on the ballots to be voted in
the primary.
Certainly, I withdrew from New
Jersey" said the speaker.
WILL GET IOWA.
The overwhelming victory for Gov
ernor Wilson in Wisconsin, was followed
today BY the receipt of equally encour-
aging news from other STAGES. Earl
Bronson. who is leading the fight in be-
half OF the candidacy of Gov. Woodrow
Wilson, in Iowa, sent the following tele-
gram to the Wilson headquarters in
Washington. today:
Governor Wilson will get the Seventh
district of Iowa. This result is made
certain by { he action of the county au-
thorities there"
Mr.. Bronson puts the New Jersey
executive in the lead in the contest for
delegates to the Iowa state convention.
According to his figures. Governor Will
son has 137 1-2 delegates; Clark, 105 IL;
Harmon, a.; William ]. Bryan, IS, and
IL unpledged.
telegram received from Rock Rap
ids, Iowa. signed by c. H. Mccarthy
said:
Have selected a solid Wilson dele
cation to the state convention. Lyon
county will give Wilson a majority in
November which will be the first time
IT will have given a Democratic presi-
Dental candidate a majority in 20 years"
Another telegram received at Wood
row Wilson headquarters today from
Iowa said: THE friends of Speaker Clark
claim Monona county. The delegates
elected from that county to the state
convention are unanimously in favor
Of the nomination of Woodrow Wilson.
The Clark people are claiming all I'M
instructed delegates. Monona's solid
vote will be cast for Wilson"
STRONG IN MICHIGAN.
Reports were received today from
Michigan, showing that three counties
OF that state have selected solid Will
son delegations TO the state convention.
These counties are Washtenaw. Alpena
and McCombs.