Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-05-07
CHAMP SAID
TO DEVELOP
TOO FAST
He MUST Be Held down
Latest Gossip Set AtIOat By
Wilson Papers
Especial Correspondence Baltimore

Especial Correspondence Baltimor,
Washington, D. C.-The steady in
crease in the Champ Clark vote dur,
ing the past 10 days is causing alarm
in many Democratic quarters, anC
the fear is now felt that the effect Of
his success will result seriously un.
less something can be done to head
off his campaign.
In every state so far where th2
Speaker has made a fight against
Governor Wilson, excepting Pennsyl-
vania and Wisconsin, the Missourial
has won either a complete or a par
tial victory. He has captured the big
delegations in Illinois and Massachus-
etts, where the issue between him and
Governor Wilson was closely drawn
and he has shown unexpected
strength in the Middle and Far West
The result of this lead in votes has
been a number of conferences in
Washington among Democratic lead.
ers, who are convinced that without d
concentration of forces upon one oi
the other candidates now in the field
Speaker Clark will go into the Balti-
more convention with a strength thai
might lead to his nomination.
1t was asserted here that Speaker
Clark's candidacy was supported
largely by the financial interests
, which wanted to defeat Governor
Wilson. 1t was never intended, how
ever, that he should himself be the
nominee In spite of the reservation
though. the Speaker has pushed tt
the front and has been able to main.
tain lead that is growing with al
most every vote that is being taken.
Instead, therefore, of combining tC
defeat Governor Wilson, the plan now
is to combine to prevent the nomina,
| ton of the Speaker. The Underwood
and Harmon people are prepared tt
enter into such an alliance, but it is
said that Wilson campaign managers
refuse to eb a party to any combina-
ton for or against and candidate.
That some decidedly important
moves are being made is known or
every hand now, but it is difficult tc
| learn what is back of it all. In one
quarter it is said that the Clark cam
paign fund has been exhausted; thai
many of his salaried field agents have
been discharged and that from thi!
time on the Speakers strength viii
wane. This is emphatically denied by
the Speakers friends.
Another story has it that Wilson
will be assisted in carrying Mary
land for the purpose of giving Speak
er Clark's campaign setback, ant
| that fro mthis time on the allies,
! who are supposed to have parceleC
out the country in the campaign
against Governor Wilson, have dis
solved partnership, and that the tigh
now is to keel the vote so divided
that no candidate can win on the frs
or second ballot.
| In all the Democratic political man
euvering now in progress in Wash
Iington Underwood is looming up as ;
more and more important factor Hi
victories in Georgia and Florida, sool
to be followed by another in Missis
sippi, will give him position in tn
convention that may be be formidable
His friends declare that New York
big vote is ready to go to underwood
as soon as it can be demonstrate
that Governor Harmon is out of tn
race. With New York will go wha
Harmon strength the conservative
can command.
i The possibility of Roosevelt's non
ination has convinced many Demo
crat leaders that it would be the pa
of wisdom to nominate conserv;
tive of the Underwood type to mal
i the race against the Colonel. MOI
. and more of these leaders are takir
that view.