The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-07-05
CAREER OF WOODROU
WILSON IS UNIQUE
Democratic Candidate First Entered Politics When
He CAKE Up University Presidency to Be rt
come New Jerseys Governor

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- had nominated D m TOR rae GOV
es1orshg in the following Ngv%m-
- NeE Jersey weat Democratic io-
ra= .rst tine since lse- and elected
sszgl ~ 4 large ms50-i-g-
csrps sn For csyefrsr
The square. peNf1rned. graF-eEe1
fatn started hs anp pa-gE sg or4er-
.as the state eha man Of hs part
e5 ~ Als oEses Heyer 20 retss1 He
ato forced tnro - g I=Loeszt1r as
ssEl1.y and Ee 1D-eau senate q d.
5fa primary and election Ian Hhich
fsa@s The oFgaa1zag On of o0ta par
es I'd Aew @erses oW ~ lhB hands
!. fae bosses
Governor wilson's rvertr-are
rsaTs o. teaching mad ggali2=d him,
Ae thought 70 - q beneficiary un-
eeE Andrew Carnegie Gtreen MI
90 dollar Foundation fund Tor the
lqp9rt Of retired college professors.
lte applied for fhe pension. Duf did
Lot get r. When sne news q -ae aD-
1l-cafiol and rs reflsz, became p8a-
Ae. G0Fernos W'5ssoa made tbs state
Hanf
The Carnegie Foundation for the
ARRANGEMENT of teaching ls rot
flan FOR Ola age pensions. but Tor toe
ara1uhg ~ retiring allowances on
tae ground Of length and quality Of
serTlee. When I Ezd Just entered
he Uncertain field o. politics. ay-
led 70 rhe Foundation for d retiring
pl5owanoe 10 which 1 understood nv.
self 10 be entitled under the -.es
5gBfea 5g tine trustees.
Safeguarding His Family
hare no private means - de-
pend upon. A man who goes into
oitIcs bound bg the principles Of
Aoaor puts his family. and all who
: ay BE- dependent Oh him for sup
0rt at The negev Of anv sncalcnia-
le turn of me wheel os fortune, and
felt entirelr justified Ia seeking 10
-og.Ge against such risks particular T
when ! was applying Tor wna-
2D0sed myself 10 be- entitled 10 hY I
glt of long service az q teacher un- 4
seT rhe rules OF the foundation and 4
ros by favor.
understand tbat upon recelpt Of !
By application the executive commit T
ee 0f The trustees OF The Foundation 4
esEyscted The Interpretation Of tnelr /
9le. and declined 70 grant the ALL
o@anee.v
Az governor Wilson changed hs
a'4tude toward the initiative. referen-l
iEFn and recall For twenty Years. i
aid be in discussing the matter, i 4
reached 20 the students OF Princeton 4
osf r0e referendum and recall we're
'asn ! have since Investigated and Ii|
ahf 10 spnaOg ne no those studeuts II
They are the safeguards of politics II
neT take the power from fhe bosses
I'd place 81 ia The hands Of the peo-
8e. want 10 sag wi7h all my power /
II I favor them
The earliest recorded mention Of
= o0dr0W wilson as presidential i
ossl9iltr is iu he form Of B letter
fifen 1r 0meone Ga lmd annapolis
Q the News o. that city a, the time
= wilson Inauguration as president |
s Princeton. THIS t3int boom mAs
eFlFed or February 2. 1895. at ;he
otus dub View York. where AIr VII
% was The guest of honor on shal |
ecasi0n Colonel George Harvey men-
aned him as a possible candidate
y the presidential nomination II
anne As An Author II
Il was as an author hat Mr WI A
~ Il So achieved 4 degree g; Igme Il
ltside Of Princeton. Az an anth0rit
{ IL nov least known. His largest
terary achievement is his ire
1iume History of the American Il
eople
As to his reasons for writing this |
story re has said II
n wanted TO make nv own conceplt
)ns of American history definite
ID ] wanted others 10 see American
story ana American men as my
II sec them
A course of lectures delivered at II
'lun0.a university in 1905 contain
he substance Of his first book. II
congressional Government and
ey were brought up TO date BIZ his II
empt 70 show how in the years be
cen 1856 and 1903 responsibility II
avitated toward the president Of
g United States.
Mr. Wilson's second book, The
l,e Is used as a text book in
nr schools and colleges. This was
lowed by two books Of ESSAYS III
en came n(inorre Mashington and Ii