Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-08
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WOODROW WILSON
BOOM TODAY IN
ALBUQUERQUE
New York Man Enthuses LO-
cal Democratic Leaders at
Informal Meeting Held in
Club This Afternoon.
SECRETARY LANG OF
COLORADO is PRESENT

Although today was proity busy
] day with William Gibbs McAdoo OF
New York City. mainly because of tho
Tact that his daughter was 10 be mar
! ried toiOre the shades Of night beaan
10 fall, he was not too busy 10 sing the
praises OF his friend. Woodrow Wal
son, prominently mentioned as a can.
didate for president on the Democratic
ticket
Mr. McAdoO was the guest OF honor
nj a meeting OF the Democratic lead.
ers Ia Albuquerque and Bernalili0
county. held IN the Commercial club
az o'clock this afternoon. Invited 10
speak. Mr.. McAdoO spoke briefly
about Albuquerque-what corking
good town II ls-and the prospects
FOR New Mexico under statehood.
lilen Mt alCAdOO branchod on on 10
| The topic Of Woodrow Wilson. This
Mr. McAdoo. builder OF tunnels under
riye9 ARnd one OF the Greatest con-
ceiVarF fqt gigantic schemes in the
Wurlo - horn seer. can talk indefinitely
about Wilson and his possibilities Tor
nomination and election as president
Present ~ the meeting at the club
TINS afternoon were such old time war
horses as A. Is. McGaffey. NELL 3.
Fleid, Summers Burkhart. Felix A
Lester. Manuel L. vigil and 30 or 40
! others, equally prominent In the coun-
els OF the party And more signih-
cant still was the presence At the
meeting OF Alr. Lang, secretary of the
| Woodrow Wilson club IN Colorado
Mr.. Lang IL here after touring Colo
lado and Utah in the interest OF the
| Wilson BOOM Alter Mr. McAdOO had
told about Ma Wilson and his great.
ness he announced himself as ready
10 answer any and all questions re-
garding his favorite. A number OF
questions were fred az the speaker
who answered them quickly indicnt-
ling a wealth OF knowledge on the sub
iett of wisconsin
Mr.. McAdoo gave an intimate first
hand picture OF the New Jersey gov
ernor. with whom he enjoys "a close
personal friendship, He described
him as being In the best sense OF the
word practical politician in that
ne put into practice the theories upon
bwhteh he stood far olcotion. He saId
that until Woodrow Wilson was elect
ed governor II was practically an
heard OF for politicians Go carry out
thoir promises t. the people In New
Jersey and he described In homely
fashion the surprise expressed hy "a
railroad man al learning that Gov
ernor Wilson had actually secured the
enactment uf law IN the interest OF
railroad workers which had been
promised by every administration OF
both parties for many years but
which had never been heard OF after
election day.
1 Tho speaker went al length into
the now famous Wilson Harvey WAT
torson incident. and argued that it
showed Governor Wilson 20 be any
thing but the ungrasoful, selfish per-
son that his enemies painted him,
| He laid considerable stress upon the
/ digniiiod silence that tho Jersey gov
ernor has maintained and his refusal
To give out correspondence OF pri-
vato nature In regard 10 that contro-
versy
In reply a. q question from Hon.
Summers Eurkhart, Mr.. McAdoo ex-
planned Governor Wilson's change OF
opinion on the subject of the militia
ave, referendum ma recall He said
that Mr. Wilson's former opinions
we're based upon his studies Of the
subject and that the governor h SAN
% the opinion that upon purely the
oretical basis those views are sound;
nut that upon being thrown into tho
maelstrom of practical politics he
found that those measures were the
best tools with which 90 perform tho
work Of representative government.
lie illustrated his position by telling
how, IN the work OF constructing the
Hudson river tunnel. Il had been
found necessary TO depart from pre-
| conceived theories. discard old tools
| ana use new ones better suited % the
/ work In hand and stated that Gov
ornor Wilson had found from prao-
| tical experience that the Initiative,
| referendum and recall were the most
available tools for putting into effect
the VIII OF the people
! Al the conclusion at Mr. McAdoo's
remarks Secretary Lang, OF the Colo
RADIO Woodrow Wilson club. made a
short address In which he predicted
| the triumphant nomination and cleo
ton ~ the Jcrseyman. Mr.. Lang has
been IN Arizona. Utah and other states
organizing for Governor Wilson and
gave glowing account sof the progress
~ the Wilson boom,