Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-08-20
SOUTHERN Men ARE
LEADERS IN FIGHT
TO ELECT WILSON
From the Candidate Himself
on Down, Democratic Wheel
horses in This Fight Are
SoUtheTnerS

SEAGIRT. y. J., Aug. 1.-THE cam
paign for the election OF Wood
row Wilson to the presidency is
should take an especial interest
in Democratic success this fall.
Southern men are In charge OF the
fight. From the candidate himself on
down the line. men OF the south are
prominent in the conduct OF the cam
paign. Chairman William T. McAdoo
Is a native Georgian: Josephus Daniels
in charge OF the publicity end. is a
North Carolinian. Thomas J. Pence. as
sistant to the chairman. also halls from
North Carolina: Walker ". Wick. assist
ant secretary or the national commit
tee is a former Albanian. Rolla Wells.
the national treasurer, is MissOurian-
OverwOrk vas responsible for the
collapse OF Chairman McCoombs. He
was ordered to bed early IN the week
BY his physicians. He viii reassume
his post OF duty in a rev days. He
needed rest In his absence Vice-chair-
man McAdoo and Tom Pence have been
attending to his work They have
done II well. and today the campaign is
in fine shape. The national organiza-
ton has been perfected in every state
in the union The managers do not
.ccncede that Wilson is out Of the run
ming nywhere- They believe firm
first hand reports that he has a strong
chance in every commonwealth. ana
they are going to yield nothing to eth
er the regular republican organization
or the Bull Moose.
RIVAL HEADQUARTERS.
1t is particularly pleasing from a
democratic standpoint to visit the rival
headquarters OF the t-lree parties in
New York The democrats are filled
with confidence. and the very atmos-
phere OF their rooms in the Fifth ave-
nue. building breathes of victory. The
republican headquarters IN the Times
building is actually groomy. To be
sure. there are many CLERKS about and
National Chairman HilIes has the ap-
pearance OF a busy man. put there Is
absent that spirit Of confidence so man
s fest in the Fifth svenue-building- On
top OF this. there are few callers at the
republican headquarters. and. instead
UAENlnA himself NNAANAAAAAH 49,
leaders. Chairman HilIes is devoting
most OF his time tn writing for a New
York paper and issuing statements TO
prove that Taft IS the friend OF the
poor man Incidently, Mr.. Hilles has
successed in alternating practically all
of the New York papers by his CON
trfbutions to the one The Roosevelt
Headquarters in the Metropolitan build
ing presents an animated scene. but his
managers are not inspired by the hope
of success They realize the hopeless
ness OF his candidacy. but are deter
mined TO make a good showing. they
want most OF all to run a better race
than Taft. and there are many who oe-
Iieve that in this they will succeed.
TAFT CROWD LIFELESS-
Apologies for Taft ard the republic
an party say that the lack Of life in
republican headquarters Is due to the
fact that the organization hasn't got
down 20 work as yet. They also dwell
on that same old story OF how well
the democrats run through August.
September and October, only to meet
defeat in November.
Wait until the machine gets in mo
ton. then we will show the democrats
what campaign organization really is
say these apologists for the republicans
The New York political writers have
never waited 50 long nor so patiently
- they have this year. and thus far
they haven't seen anything impressive
about tire republican machine. unless IL
he the evident inability or chairma>
Hines to get It going well. AS re-
suit OF the inability OF the republican
campaign committee to produce any
thing worth while. the political writers
have begun TO grow weary and their
visits to the headquarters are growing
less frequent The men who are writ
ing on space stick about TIE demo
critic headquarters. because here they
experience little difficulty in finding
plenty to engage them
BETTING FAVCRs WILSON.
New York believes that Wilson Will
win. The few bets that have been re-
corded on Wall street reflect this be-
lief The talk about the hotels con-
firms It. And New York IS not worried
over the prospect The BUSINESS inter
ests are willing that Wilson shall win
Indeed. they prefer him TO Roosevelt
Taft would be probably more acceptable
but they realize thav Tafs Is out OF
the QuestiCE. 1ney KhJ-N he cannot
I'm possibly.
Walter ". Wick. the assistant nation
al secretary, is a native North CAROLYN.
ian, who spent many years IN Georgia
He was with the vIrgfnIa-Carolina
Chemical company in Atlanta for mum
Der OF years. and has scores OF friends
there who will recall mis- residence
Wick is in actual charge OF the nation
al headquarters in so raT as the quar-
ters themselves are conceTneS. He i:
personally one OF the most popular
men in the building. He knows every
body and everybody knows him He IL
At present a resident Of Rutherford, y
J. and not. as has been facetiously sug
gested. the man who put the Wick II
Vicksburg." He was one of Governor
wilson's campaign managers in his
fight for the governorship OF New Jer'
ssy, and in the pre-convention contest
for the democratic nomination Nicl
gave practically all OF h,z -'me to ths
cause Of Governor Wilson he was as