Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-06-04
MINNESOTA WILL
INSTRUCT VOTES.
FOR GOV. WILSON
He win Get the Entire "a Del
egateS from That State to
the Baltimore Democratic
Convention

WASHINGTON. June s.-During the
past week IL delegates were elected
to the Baltimore convention. and OF
this number So committed to the can
didacy OF Gov. Woodrow Wilson were
chosen. Since the Ohio primaries ten
days ago the New Jersey governor has
been making runaway race among the
Democratic contestants for the nominal
tion at Baltimore All OF these dele
gates elected last week are bound by
definite instructions 70 the Wilson can
didacv. with the exception Of "a from
Minnesota The Democrats in that
state viii hold their state convention
on Tuesday OF this week. and they,
too. win bind the delegation for the en-
tire state with instructions.
That such a course will be pursued
vas made apparent in telegram re-
ceived at Woodrow Wilson headquarters
today from Hon Fred b Lynch. the
Democratic national committeeman from
Minnesota Mr.. Lynch is best remem-
bered by the democracy OF the nation
as the gifted young man who managed
the presidential campaign OF the late
Governor Johnson. OF that state. Mr..
Lynch wired: The result OF country
conventions held In Minnesota this week
shows that Minnesota's delegation 10
Baltimore viii be instructed for Gov
srnor Wilson. and Will be bound by the
unit rule
TOTAL OF $50 VOTES.
With q total OF $50 delegates already
chosen Governor Wilson has a greater
convention strength than any OF the other
candidates. Although nine states and one
umOre- The states that are 10 act
1t appears certain that Governor Wilson
win be in the lead over all the other
candidates when bailoting begins at Bal
timore. Though states that are TO act
this week are Louisiana. North Carolina,
Minnesota. South Dakota, West Virginia
Ohio. Arkansas and Idaho. All Of the
states win have then acted with the ex-
csption OF Vermont. where delegates will
not be chosen until the following week.
FRIENDS ARE CONFIDENT.
The friends OF Governor Wilson are
confident that they win get more than
their share Of the delegates 70 be chosen
In these nine states. Admitting the prob
ability Of Roosevelt's nomination at Chi
cago and regarding il as certain that the
colonel vii be a boiling candidate IL he
fails OF the nomination, Representative
A. Mitchell Palmer. the new leader Of
.
declared today with confidence that Gov
ernor Wilson is the only Democrat who
can secure the electoral vote OF Penn
syIvania in the November election. VIII
sons nomiua1ion and nsthing else win IN
the opinion o. the Pennsylvania con-
gresham make Pennsylvania a debatable
state.
AIr Palmer believes with the New York
World that the hght for Democratic sue
cess in the coming campaign must be
fought and won in the east He con
Cedes the strength OF RoOseveltis fol-
lowing in the west and north and holds
with equal certainty that, any Demo-
cratic candidate can count on the 1B
electoral votes Of the southern states.
STRONG IN EAST
The argument for Governor Wilson'S
nomination has been advanced on
the grounds that he is the only candidate
who would have a strong chance TO carry
New York. New Jersey and Connecticut,
three states. which gave overwhelming
nlaiorities to Taft over Bryan in 1898
Representative PaImerf pointed out
that the indirfdual strength Of the New
Jersey executive m Ohio had been made
evident under adverse circumstances in
the recent primaries in that state. where
Wilson fell less than 100 behind the
vote cast for the states own governor.
with Indiana almost certain 10 fall in
line with New Jersey and New York, Mr.
Paluler admitted that Governor Wilson $
claim 10 the Democratic nomination was
strong because Of the logical probability
that he coald carry the fve states
named and win the election. But Mr..
Palmer was not content TO rest with the
assurance that Governor Wilson would
carry these states. as certain as he re-
ID FmH n = .
ed that Pennsylvania should be added
to the list OF states that would go Demo
cratic with Wilson a nominee. and that
the electoral votes OF this state would
cIinch the election and provide for any
deficiencies that might show up when
the votes OF the five other states are
counted in November.