Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-04-09
WOODROW WILSON TO
MAKE MANY SPEECHES
WHILE IN GEORGIA
In Addition to Address in At
Ianta on Tuesday, the Six
teenthr He viii Speak From
Train at Many Points

Georgia is anticipating and getting
ready for the approaching visit which
Woodrow Wilson. candidate for the
Democratic nomination. is to pay the
state in which he was reared from In
fancy to manhood and in which he
won and we'd his wife, a daughter Of
Georgia.
The engagement of the man who looms
biggest in the nations eye as the one
leader of the progressive thought to-
day. will be chronicled in history as
the biggest political events that Georgia
ever knew until the states democratic
executive committee gave to the voters
their first presidential primary, their
first chance to vote directly for the man
of their choice as the party's champion.
Never before has a presidential cam
paign reached to Georgia
Never before has there been occasion
for it. Always heretofore Georgia.
voice in the national Democratic conven-
ton has been spoken by the men who
controlled the party machinery in this
state-never by the people themselves.
And Georgia has always been so hope
lessly Democratic that after the nomi-
nations no Republican candidate has
ever had the time to waste here in
campaigning for the states electoral
vote.
WHOLE NORTH INTERESTED.
Wherefore not until 1912. and not until
the visit of Woodrow Wilson, candidate
for the presidential nomination. Of De-
mocracy. have Georgians been more than
remotely in touch with national poll
tics.
For these reasons Mr. Wilson's ap-
preaching visit. planned originally as a
chautauqua engagement at Albany. has
stirred not only Georgia, but the entire
southeast with anticipation; and tens OF
thousands OF voters, from Georgia and
other states surrounding us. viii hear
him while he is within hearing dis
lance.
He viii speak in Atlanta on the even
ing of April 16 one week hence, at the
buildings capacity of nearly 10000 peo-
pie will be heavily overtaxed-
He will speak at Albany on Wednes-
day. April IL. either in the afternoon
or evening. as the chautauqua authors
ties decide.
He will speak in Jacksonville Fla.
on the evening of Thursday, April Is.
He VIII speak in Savannah on the
evening OF April 10.
es at various other places in the state.
Here is the whole program for mr..
Wilson's tour, as nearly In detail as
ii can be announced now:
The Woodrow Wilson club OF Fulton
county has engaged a private car for
the whole tour. The car is equipped
with its own buffet, so that r. VIII
son and Mrs. Wilson and their party
will not be Inconvenience at any time
by delays for meals
No night travelling will be done. unless
some change is necessitated in the pres
ent plans. Mr.. Wilson and the other
members of the party will be given am
pie time to rest.
On next Tuesday a delegation from
the Fulton County Wilson club viii &c
up the Southern road to meet the Wilson
party. probably at Gainesville. There Mr..
Wilson and his party will transfer their
effects to the private car on which they
are to be the guests of the Georgia
workers until they leave the state
SPEAKS AT GAINESVILLE.
At Gainesville, where eldest daughter
and the second daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Wilson were born, a stop of about
half hour will be made and Mr.. Wilson
will be heard in a short speech there.
Then the visitors viii he escorted on
into Atlanta, arriving here in ample Tins
for a good rest before the engagement
that evening at the auditorium.
On Wednesday morning. April IL the
Wilson party will leave Atlanta for Al
bany, going via the Central Of Georgia
railroad. Very brief stops viii probably
be made at Griffin. GAINESVILLE. Forsyth.
Fort Valley. Montezuma, Americas and
Smithville, on the way to Albany-long
enough at each place for Mr.. Wilson to
be heard in short rear-platform speeches
from the train.
Leaving Albany Thursday morning.
April IS, for Jacksonville. the party will
proceed by way Of Waycross. where a
stop of about an hour will be made, and
where Mr.. Wilson will make his FIRST
speech in southeast Georgia. "A special
engine and train will be secured at Way
cross, for carrying the private car on
to Jacksonville. where the engagement
made by Mr.. Wilson's enthusiastic Flor
ida friends calls for him to speak that
sale evening.
MAY SPEAK AT MACON.
From Jacksonville Mr.. Wilson viii go
direct. next day, Friday, April IS to
Savannah. where he will speak that even
ing.
A pressing petition has been circulated
in Macon, among the Wilson supporters
in middle Georgia, urging Mr.. Wilson
to speak in that city. While Governor
Wilson has not been heard from in re-
Spouse to their invitation. the commit
tee which has taken charge of the mat
ter is making confident arrangements for
Mr.. Wilson to speak in Macon on the
night of April 20, one week from next
In the event that the Macon Invitation
does meet with the acceptance of Mr.
Wilson, it is probable that en- route from
Savannah other platform speeches may
be made, possibly at MilIen. Wadley
and Tennille.
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