Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-05-02
Bic BUSINESS
AGAINST WILSON
Alleged Combination of 9th.
er Candidates to De-
feat Jerseyman

au.iCn ~ O. Nav Thai
t.- as.ness interests opposed 20 tia
n. nation a. Governor woodrow
Na FOR pres dent have combined
no fhc candidates. OF speske,
!. .C.. Governor Harmon and Chair
me- Underwood 20 defeat me Now
i, leader can no longer De doub.
ed any unprecedented observer. In
fthe light OF recent occurrences
's long as the combinations Of tho
allies ' we're made up In secret thor.
were many Democrats who refused n
lttI'te mat such an allianc. vas nos
isib,' nut now that the movements og
M federated allies are being mad
f, IN The open all doubts are dissipated
ne encouragement Of the transfer
soi ne Clark and Harmon snpport :,
fhe Underwood cause in Florida. was
made from the headquarters Of the
Missouri and Ohio aspirants. accord.
ms - the Associated Press reports
secrecy Is no longer maintained
The desperate straits Of Vie anti.
Wilson compaigners have caused
them 10 abandon all caution and tho
division Of territory amona the anti
Wilson candidates. the combination Of
forces and The general cooperation
Iar' exposed
ihr only inference thar can be-
drawn from this condition of affair."
De- 'ha' The hackers OF the other can.
dida'es recognize tho fact that Cover.
! NOR Wilson is the ONLY candidate who
has raiion-"id. support that il ia
impossible 20 defeat him iu national
struggle and that the only hon. Of
preventing his aominaliou lies I'm a
combination a. several weak cand..
dates uo. one Of whom arpcals IN a
no'iora. following. but each # whom
depends alto-ofhor on a sectional sun.
port Underwood in the South. CLARK
100 'h' West and Harmon I'm the East
.n r"'errin- 90 the combinaticr of
.tN' Democratic candidates onpoqed "a
n. rno~ Woodrow Wilson. mo A..
l''a Journal one Of he most iufl,.
.cnIa' Democratic journals In the
country thus comments upon the
'a'l'o-
Boo their effort 20 fool tho peopls
ana thus prevent the nomination NJ
Woodrow Wilson. the Special Inter
, SIS arc employing one OF the cldes-
TICKS known TO political craft.
They have divided the country IN.
20 three parts into each OF which
II''' have introduced local candidates
clark IN the West. Harmon IN tho |
East and JnderV God in the Sontn Gv |
inns device they hope 10 divert NJ |
split the strength of the one truly ma.
ll'nal and truly popolar leader They
hh1" mat not any ore of their spe
rlal candidates could command a fol
lowing the country over They recon-
nl,o me folly of opposing Woodrow
W llson IN the national field And So
iney are endeayoIing t. catch sco,,or
ed delegations here and there. ,rus,.
'ht tha' thus they nav deprive him
OF 'He necessary two-thirds vote in
The convention
This scheme has been called nv
various names. The Wall Street Jour.
MAJ ielicatoly describes Is as IN I'm
ie'S'lndIne. Others have rcterrad %
u WIN unconscious humcr. ae a
.ouit"one agreement In some auar.
.e's II is known as the pre slden,i,,
trust And again. II has been ta.nea
the northumberland AM.
ance. W." "'i''
Getting down to PLAN sroecb how
ever We can find no lruer name fc-
mis- trick 10 deceive the voters or -. 1
'ar'y with emrty compaigps AMI |
meaningless candidates than ~ cain -
'hree-sholl political game ins, sn,, |
u iaHers ar country fairs have play.
% :" often 10 wheedle money am, %,
msuspectina oplo,kors '"' ''
'''''h'Ts
However unawares tho rb-,, ..,
lo'lts Themselves may De ot M, a..
len Tor which they ere beip. ..,, /
h" Tact remains that each Of ,r.r
ealIy scryin. I'm an, % r.'.. y. '''m 2
mar IS not his own noYira,io, D..
no defeat Of Noodro" wv VIII i'I..,'o'' ''
In Georgia as elsewhere ~. sn,