Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-04-05
WILSON'S GREAT FIGHT.


held the attention of the public for
the past few weeks to the fight in
the Republican party, We should not
lose sight of the struggle on in the
Democratic ranks, where Governor
Woodrow Wilson is fighting against
enormous odds for the nomination
of President
The news that comes from Wiscon-
sin where presidential preferential
primaries were held Tuesday, is
most gratifying. This was the first
state where a primary contest was
held where no favored son" has
been OF hand to appeal to the voters.
1t was a clean cut issue between
Wilson and Clark, the latter repres-
enting the combined influence of the
special interests" Wilson won cas-
lily, showing clearly that the great
mass of plain people believe in him
and if they have their way, Will
insist that he be the nominee of the
Democratic party. 1t is a hard fight
that Governor Wilson has before him,
There is no doubt in the minds of
those who have studied the situa-
ton that every influence that the
Interests" can bring to bear is being
used to defeat him.
The fight has centered down to the
choice of four men. They are Will
son, Harmon, Underwood and Clark.
OF these four men Wilson stands
alone in defiance of bossism and
politics and the control of the gov
eminent by the special interests"
In order to beat him, therefore, the
interests" have divided the terri
tory between their three candidates,
each one being given a state where
he is believed to be the strongest,
in order to concentrate their fight
and thus keep Wilson from getting
the delegates. II is declared that
Clark is to make the fight in Iowa,
| Wisconsin tL. DkIo hama ArIron-oc r
--rHT. ST Pos
Kentucky, Kansas, Camornia, New
Jersey and illinois. Underwood in
Georgia, Florida, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Mississippi and Lou
isana, and Harmon in Texas, New
York, Delaware, the New England
states, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, also
in adjacent states. This apportion-
ment is borne out by recent devel-
opments. 1t is we'll known that in
New Jersey Harmon was the choice
of the smith-Nugent ring a short
time ago, Recently, however, they
have changed to Clark and efforts
are now being made to have the
New Jersey delegation pledged to
Clark in opposition to Wilson. Har-
mon and Underwood are not heard
Of as candidates in this state. In
Kansas and Oklahoma, where the
primaries have already been held,
the contest was between~Clark and
Wilson, In Illinois the Clark petit
tons alone haye<5een filed ln~oppppo-
sltion to Wilson. In Florida, as in
New ersey, there was much Harmon
= sentiment, but recently this has dis
( appeared and the leaders are shout
4 ing for Underwood, Florida being
Y one of the states that has been as
signed to that candidate by the 'in-
f terests." Nebraska is the same. all
d of which goes to show how the 'in-
o terests'' are playing their men, pick
ing out the state in which they be
e lieve the different ones are the
strongest. and lighting for delegate.
in an effort to peat Wilson,
l. 1t is plain, however, that every
o where the people, themselves. are
II for the New Jersey governor. HI
stands out boldly for true democracy
It He defes the bosses TO dictate to hin
h and insists that guilt in the 'bii
h corporations is personal. He make
n a wonderful impression wherever h
appears before the people and moth
ing can stop him either in the nomi
nation or the election in the fall i
N he is given a square deal.
lie 1t is being made palmer every da
X that with Wilson as their candidat
d the Democratic party could swee
the country In November. There ar
er those In the Democratic party. how