The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-03

President Wilson made is clear At
the start that conditions at the uni
! versity were to be changed. and.
/ whether fer better or for worse. to
be changed radically. He stated that
( colleges needed to be revolutionized.
/ and went so far as to say he would
/ endeavor TO graduate students as
unlike their fathers as possible,
His policies kept him in almost
continuous conflict with the univer
sity trustees and professors In fact.
the bitterest controN ersies in the in
stitutions history marked his term.
/ Wilson's friends say il WAS conflict
between a progressive and democratic
/ president and the forces % privilege
/ and aristoCracy.
In MAY. 1910. the graduate collage
OF Princeton university became the
! legatee OF three million 2doilar
estate which could not be accepted
without sa sacrificing Wilson's policies,
The money was accepted, The presi
dents resignation did NOT come. how
ever, until after the New Jersey State
Democratic convention. on Septem-
Der Is. 1912. had dominated him for
the governorship. In the following
. November New Jersey went Demo
cratic for the FIRST time since 1892
and elected Wilson by .arge ma
f JUrfts: "'''s-'s'' -.5..,-...
Work as Governor.
The spare. well-forrned. Eray-eyed
man started his campaign ny order
( ing the state chairman OF his party
out Of his office. never TO return He
also forced through "A Democratic as
sembly and Republican senate a d.
rect primary and election law which
takes the organization OF both parties
In New Jersey out ~ the hands Of
the bosses
Governor wilson's twenty-five
wears Of teaching had qualified him.
/ he thought ue a beneficiary under
: Andrew t'arnegie's fifteen million dol
/ lar foundation fund for the support
! ~ retired college professors He ap
! piled for the pension, but did not get
I 1t. When the news OF the application
and its refusaI became public Cover
nor Wilson maze this statement.
! The carnegis foundation for the
/ advancement OF teaching Ii not
+ plan for old age pensions, but for
! the granting Of retiring allowances on
I he ground OF length and quality Of
service When had Just entered
/ the uncertain field OF politics, ] ap
/ piled to the foundation for a retiring
+ allowance. 10 which ] understood my
I self 10 he entitled under the rules
adopted BY the trustees
Z Il have no private means 10 de-
pend upon man who goes into
politics bound by the principles Of
+ honor puts his family. and all who
may he dependent on him for SUP
/ port. at the mercy of any incaiculaole
/ turn OF the wheel OF fortune. and
| felt entirely justified IN seeking to
"a
| larry when ] was applying for what
| supposed myself to be entitled to
By right of long service as a teacher
! under the rules of the foundation AMI
NOT by favor
I I understand that upon receipt OF
] nay application the executive commit
| tee of the trustees Of the foundation
restricted the Interpretation OF their
/ rule and declined to grant the al
/ lowance.'
As Governor Wilson changed his
attitude toward the initiative. refer
endum and recall For twenty yerrs
said he in discussing the matter, II
/ preached to the students OF Prince
! .,-tAat-tt+-- r~fe~~tfeiurr wrd r-caft
{.wera hnsh. l. have aimee investigated
and / want TO apologize to those
students They are the safeguards OF
| politics They take the power from
| the bosses and place 1t In the hands
| OF the people | want TO say with
all my power that favor them
His First Boom.
The earliest recorded mention OF
| Woodrow Wilson as presidential
possibility is in the form OF letter
written by someone in Indianapolis to
the News of that city at the time OF
Wilson's Inauguration AS president Of
| vrinc This fainthoom was re-
I vived on February Z, 1905 at the
| Lotus club, New York. where Mr..
Wilson was the guest OF honor, On
that occasion Col. George Harvey
mentioned him as possible candi-
date for the presidential nomination.
Col Harvey's magazine. Harpers
| Weekly, for time gave ardent sup
port to Wilson's campaign for the
nomination. but at the beginning OF
! 1912 this support was withdrawn.
Harpers printed this explanation:
The name OF Woodrow Wilson
as our candidate for resident was
taken down from the head Of these
columns in response To statement
made TO us directly by Governor
Wilson, to the effect that our sup
port was affecting his candidacy in
juriously.'
/ In the famous wilson Harvey con-
troversy which followed, Col. Henry
Watterson sided with his fellow edi-
| tor and declared that Wilson who
he had hoped would prove another
Tilden. had turned out to be merely
a schoolmaster.
Well Known Author.
1t was as an author that Mr., VIII
son first achieved degree OF fame
outside OF Princeton. As an author he
is now least known. His largest lit
erary achievement liz his Ave column
History Of the American People"
| Certain views concerning immigra
ton which Wilson expressed in his
history resulted in considerable OPP
position TO him during his campaign
for the Democratic presidential can
didacy. Italians and other southern
Europeans took exception TO his ref
erences TO them as low, inferior fell
lows"
1t was claimed by Wilson's oppo-
sition in the campaign that he had
tcommended immigrants from China