The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-07
PREFER" WILSON
BY RES0L U TI0N
Compromise Suggested for Ae-
ton by Coming Demo
cratic Convention.
BYRD STILL CONFIDENT
Gibboney Thinks New Jersey
Man Will Easily Win in Spite
of big Business"

What might be called a compro-
mise, but which may not be regarded
by oil as all especially conclliatory
proposition. is now suggested in ref
erence to the presidential preferences
OF me delegates from Virginia to the
.>atlonal Democratic Convention.
This is that a simple little reso-
luton BIO passed, setting forth that
The FIRST choice of the Democrats OF
Virginia for President is Governor
woodrow Wilson. of New Jersey"
pointed oht, would here be involved.
The delegates would not be told they
must vote for woodrow Wilson 80 long
as his name Is before the convention.
BUT. none the less, no delegate is at
all likely TO disregard that little reso-
luton of preference. If 1t is adopted.
May Not BE Favored.
so IT may be taken for granted that
the advocates of an uninstructed dele
cation TO the Baltimore convention
VII not welcome the proposed roso-
luton NOR support 1t. On the other
hand ardent advocates of Governor
Wilson may feel that It Is too weak
IN tone and that instructions should
DC demanded. But 1t can be said that
wilson leaders would be perfectly
satisfied With such a resolution. In
Iact' Speaker Richard Evelyn Byrd,
q
would be pleased with 1t.
There is practically no doubt that
the tour MISUNDERSTANDING to BAL
timore will be Governor William
Hodges Mann. Senator'S Thomas S.
Martin and Claude a. Swanson, and
Flood. Their names have been prac.
tically agreed upon,
But few delegates TO the State CON
vention have so far been elected Wise
county instructed FOR Governor WI.
son: Giles county's delegation Is I'M.
instructed; SO is Grayson county's; so
* that from the city of Suffolk.
Speaker Byrd claims that a ma
loritE u the Giles delegates TO the
state convention. with those from
suffolk, are favorable to Wilson in
struct.ons. although not themselves
bound by resolutions.
IN tact. the Speaker expects that
/ nut few city and county delegations
VIII SO 70 Norfolk with any sort OF
instructions. But he hopes and be-
!ieves thai the delegates 70 be chosen
there for The Baltimore meeting will
be loaded with instruct.ona 10 cast
each and every ballot for woodrow.
Wilson. or else that the resolution
outlined above. naming Wilson as Vir-
GINA $ first choice, will be adopted
Gibboney Confident
stuart g. Gihbou"v. Of the New
foIk Office Of the Wilson prop, ganda.
spen, Yesterday morning in Rich
Woad. IN conference With Mr. Byrd
lie expresses the utmost confidence
~ tho success OF his man IN this
ile shows not q wide variance with
AL either campaign managers
Nj Gibbonsy thinks that tho in
i"rcsts are trying t. deieat New
Jerseys Governor. aud that they cen
t!alizc in each State IN that candi-
date whom the? think tho most likely
10 defeat wilson there. The object is,
according 10 Mr.. G:bboney.. 10 prevent
the election OF sufficient number
OF delegates TO insure the nomina-
ton o. Governor Wilson.
The. PEOPLE are decidedly with Will
son, thinks Mr.. Gibboney So thinks
Mr.. Byrd regarding Virginia
Tho story has come from Washing
ton that While Senator'S Martin and
Swanson and Congressman Flood,
Hay and Carlin. oppose an instructed
delegation at large to the national
convention. they Will make no effort
TO prevent It SO far as having ennis
saric* al local meetings is concerned,
but Will agree to what the Norfolk
convention NAV saw.