The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1912-03-06
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GARDNER THINKS WILSON CAN
CARRY THE COUNTRY
POPULAR IN HIS STATE

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T.e liainc Senate: Says the New Jer-
sey Governor is One Man Who Can
Defeat the Accomplished Taker,
Teddy Roosevelt, in the Next Pres
ident;al Election This Fail.
That Roosevelt II pitted against
either Clark or Underwood, would
have al easy chance to sweep the
country, and that Gov. Woodrow Viii
son is the only Democratic candidate
who would have fighting chance II
nominated to carry Maine are two
sharp expressions taken from an IN
serview with United States Senator
Obadiah Gardner Of Maine. in which
ae gives his reasons for believing the
New Jersey executive the most avail
able man in the party. and pledges
his support TO him as the man who
can win.
'If the Republicans nominate a
progressive. like Col. Roosevelt, and
the Democrats nominate conserva.
tive, like Nr. Oscar Underwood or
Speaker Clark, the colonel, who is the
most successful faker l have ever
seen, and who now ha" his curricu-
lum full OF progresSivs policies which
he has borrowed from William len
ni2gs Bryan. will have every chance
20 sweep the country overwhelming.
ly.
GOV. Wilson is the man who car
win, because. he is the representative
candidate in the field. By represen.
1aiive mean showing the character.
iStics Of no single class alone, but
typifying the virtues Of many classes
and representing them in his desire
to lead all along the path Of pro
eress with equal ease and rapidtty.
Personally I have great deal O.
admiration for Mr. Underwood, bu
this does not deter NE from seeing
hat he can not rightly be classed {
progressive. He is 8 conservative
and q conservative candidate that cal
win for either party this year
"I consider Speaker Clark s pro
gressive conservative, but not a pro
gressive. and for this reason not
candidate who can win In the comm:
presidential fight
1'In presidential campaigns tn
shadoTy visions which are product
OF the Imagination often have a
much or more weight than the rea
issues on which the fight should b.
decided. This must be borne In mine
II nominating the Democratic candi
: date.
Woodrow Wilson is not put for
ward as the favocite son OF ap? State
He is advanced as a man VINO. With
out making any appeal to any section
can win for the party. He is be1n;
recognized as such man every
where. and nowhere more so than Il
uy own State OF Maine.
Recently I had an opportunity t
sound the sentiment Of the people il
every section OF the State, withou
expressing myself at all. I ,ount
that on an average there were rou
Wilson men for every man who fa
Eoreo any other candidate.
The last State campaign has con
yinced the Democratic national com
2ittee that We can carry Maine Il
= presidential election. The year tina
Taft vas elected the Republicans car
RED Maine b. slender majority o
5000 votes after spending more tina!
100000 IN the last week becor
election day. The Democratic Stat
committee al through the carlpals.
mad never had as much as $1,000 il
its treasury.
"Ne want to carry Maine thi
year and to Go this we need the i'm
Detus Of winning nat!onal cam
Ipaign. Woodrow Wilson's fight vii
De such campaign.
"He is the only man in the coun
Try who would have fighting chance
70 carry the State against Roosevelt.
Personally, favor Governor vii
sons candidacy for many reasons.
From studying his record in New
Jersey and at Princeton university.
lave been convinced that he was s
high type oi scho!ar-statesman; tha
was before I saw him.
The first time I saw Coy. Wilson
vas ct the Jackson Day banquet. HI
Was there with all OF the other Dem
ocra,ic possibilities, including dark
horses, except Underwood One claim
make for myself that am a kee-
Judge OF human nature.
That night from seeing Gov vii
son, literally beside the men who, i
vas known we're 20 be his rivals,
was convinced OF his superiority, and
from that night, had I not already
decided to support him, he would
have been my candidate.
"Hy The side CT the others he
seemed magnificent, broad and sane
he IS the man who can win for the
Democratic party, and an for him
for this reason
4 Word TO the Gir,S.