The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-03-19
WILL Be NOMINATED
ON FIRST BALLOT
WILSON MEN CLAIM

Washington, March 19-(Special)-
That Woodrow Wilson will have ap-
proximately 500 delegates when the
democratic national convention assem-
bles in Baltimore, June 25th, and that
he will be nominated on the first bal
lot was the claim of the campaign
managers of the New Jersey executive
at the Munsey building quarters today.
There will be 1904 delegates in the
convention and f30 will be necessary
for a choice under the two-thirds rule.
In MAXI this claim the Wilson peo-
pie did not enumerate states, but they
pointed on, that in less than a month
the Pennsylvania primaries would
elect more Wilson delegates than are
now claimed at the present time by
all the other candidates combined.
Primaries in Pennsylvania are to be
held on April 18th, and although dele
gate candidates have been announced
in every district in the state, not a
candidate for delegate has offered him
self in opposition to Governor Wood
row Wilson. The sentiment in Penn
sylvania is well-night unanimous for
Governor Wilson and there is no
doubt but that he will have the rs
delegates to be chosen to the Balti-
more convention.
1t is asserted by the Wilson cam
paigners that Speaker Clark has shot
his bolt They emphasize the fact
that the Missouri, Oklahoma and Kan
sas state conventions were called far
in advance of the other state conven-
tions in the expectation that the
speaker would have the solid and
unanimous vote from those states and
would go to the country with such
prestige as might result. The speaker
lost half of Oklahoma and just skinned
through in Kansas by bare 70 ma
lirity in a convention of more than
700 delegates. The results in both
states were surprising as well as dis
appointing to the opposition to Cover
nor Wilson, who made great race in
the home of Mr.. Clark, in the face of
great Odds Organization and money
was arrayed against Governor Wilson'S
friends who made gallant fight. The
friends of Governor Wilson had ex-
pected nothing in Kansas, and were
surprised when the convention declar-
ed for him as its second choice. But
for the imposition of the unit rule the
Wilson people would have had the
eight delegates from the four congress
sional districts which they carried in
the primaries and county conventions.
A number of state conventions and
primaries will be held in the near fu-
ture, beginning with Maine on the 18th.
From now on Wilson delegates wiA~be-
gin to roll in.
The Wilson headquarters are in re-
ceipt of good reports from every sec
ton Of the country, justifying their
claim that they will win out on the
first ballot at the Baltimore conven-
ton. New England is practically solid
for the New Jersey executive, and now
that there is to be presidential pre-
ferential primary in Massachusetts the
friends of the New Jersey executive
expect to win many delegates there.
All reports from the southern states
indicate that Governor Wilson has
gained strength there. In Virginia the
situation has improved for Governor
Wilson, while in Kentucky where both
Speaker Clark ana Chairman Under
wood were born, the trend is strongly
In the direction of the New Jersey ex-
ecutive. A letter from a prominent
Kentuckian today expressed the opin-
ion that Governor Wilson would have
a mapority of the delegation from that
state. All reports from the west are
Of an equally encouraging character
Governor Wilson is the only candidate
for the democratic presidential nomi-
nation who is making contest in
every state in the nation, and the news
that is being received from those who
are leading the fight in his behalf from
every section is uniformly good.