The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.

hOOSSNelt IL pitleu against ellneI
Clark or Underwood, would have an
easy chance to sweep the country, and
that Governor Woodrow Wilson is the
only democratic candidate who would
have fighting chance if nominated to
carry Maine are two sharp expressions
taken from an interview with United
States Senator Obadiah Gardner of
Maine, in which he gives his reasons
for believing the New Jersey executive
the most available man in the party,
and pledges his support to him as the
man who can win.
IF the republicans nominate a pro-
gressiye, like Colonel Roosevelt, and
the democrats nominate a conserva-
tive like Oscar Underwood or Speaker
Clark, the Colonel, who is the most
successful faker have ever seen, and
who now has his curriculum full of
progressive policies which he has bor-
rowed from William jennings Brayn,
will have every chance to sweep the
country overwhelmingly.
Governor Wilson is the man who
can win, because he is the representa-
tive candidate in the field. BY repre-
sentative l mean showing the char
acteristics 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
progress with equal ease and rapidity.
Personally have a great deal of
admiration for Mr.. Underwood, but
this does not deter me from seeing that
he cannot rightly be classed progress
sive. He is conservative and con-
servative candidate is not the kind
of candidate that can win for either
party this year
Il consider Speaker Clark a progress
sive conservative, but not a progres.
siye and for this reason not candi-
date who can win in the coming pres
idential fight
In presidential campaigns the
shadowy visions which are products OF
the imagination often have as much or
more weight than the real issues on
which the fight should be decided. This
must be borne in mind in nominating
the democratic candidate.
Woodrow Wilson is not put forward
as the favorite so nof any state. He is
advanced as a man who without max
ink any appeal to any section, can win
for the party. He is being recognized
as such a man everywhere, and no
where more SO than in my own state
of Maine. 81,
Recently l had an opportunity tc
sound the sentiment of the people il
every section of the state, without ex
pressing myself at all. | found thai
on an average there were four Wilson
men for every man who favored any
other candidate.
The last state campaign has con
vinced the democratic national com
m ttee that we can carry Maine in
presidential election. The year tha
Taft was elected the republicans car
ried Maine by a slender majority Q
$500 votes after spending more thai
100000 in the last week before eleG
ton day. The democratic state com
mittee ali through the campaign hat
never had as. much as $1,000 in it
treasury.
1--WE want to carry Maine this yea
an dto do this we need the impetus o
winning national campaign. Wood
row Wilson's fight will be such cam
paign.
HE is the only man in the countr.
who would have fighting chance tt
!. carry the state against Roosevelt.
Personally l favor Governor vii
sons candidacy Tor many reasons.
From studying his record in New
Jersey and at Princeton University
have been convinced that he was
high type of scholar statesman; tha
was before | saw him.
THE first time saw Governor WI
son was at the Jackson Day banquet
He was there with all of the othe
democratic possibilities, includin
darkhorses, except Underwood. on
claim | make for myself that ! am
/, keen Judge of human nature.
, THAT night from seeing Governo
i Wilson, literally beside the men who
it was known were to be his rivals
i l was convinced of his superiority, an
/. from that night, had not already d.
2 cided to support him, he would hay
n been my candidate.
n by the side of the others he seen
ed magnificent, broad and sane, he
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