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fhat Governor WOODROW Wilson could
command 1 hundred more votes ii the
electoral college against President Taft
than any other Democrat now proposed
for the Democratic presidential nomi-
nation is the opinion Of Representative
Robert L. Henry. Of Texas, the Chair
man Of the House Rules Committee.
who Is just back from Lincoln, Nebras-
ka, where he paid personal visit to
Hon. William T. Bryan. and attended
the birthday anniversary reception ii
his honor.
Mr. Henry. who is one Of the leaders
of Democracy and prominently spoken
Of az the permanent chairman Of the
Baltimore. convention. ascertained from
the hundreds ot Democrats BE mat a.
li6is ri 8
EDemocr sts ii the lofthwestsfn sfst IS
-Nebraska, Minnesota. the Dakotas.
Iowa. Wisconsin and Michigan; Is overzII
whelmingly in favor Of the nomination
of Governor Wilson. Speaking Of his
trip Mr.. Henry, who is very optimistic
about the outlook for progressive Dem
ocracy, said:
Il talked to great many progress
i've Democrats from various parts Of
Nebraska and surrounding states. /
found these Democrats very much elat-
ed, and hundreds of them expressed the
belief that with the nomination Of Gov
ernor Wilson our party can sweep all
that section Of the country against Mr..
Taft, who is certain to be the Republic
can nominee There were more than 1
thousand Democrats present at the
Bryan banquet and great preponder-
ance Of them were for Governor Viii
SON. nomination. It is absolutely cer-
tain that Governor Wilson will carry
the state Of Nebraska by an overwhelm-
ing majority oyer Governor Harmon
and by reason Of conditions there Hon,
Champ Clark is practically eliminated
from the running. Indeed, the con-
sensus Of opinion amongst progressive
Democrats was that Mr., Clark g further
candidacy in Nebraska " uld be SER
ious menace to the cause of the pro-
gressives and would aid Governor Har-
mon to poll larger vote in that State
than he would otherwise be entitled to.
/ talked with some Of the most proni.
nent Democrats in the Nation and while
they are not fighting Speaker Clark for
the nomination, yet it is their belief
that Governor Wilson can not only poll
every Democratic vote In the country,
but can poll more than q per cent Of
the progressive Republican votes, not
only in Nebraska, but throughout the
West and Northwest.
Zone of the most noted Of these
Democrats in the Nation stated to me
that If Governor Wilson Ia the nominee
against Mr.. Taft, he win undoubtedly
carry Wisconsin by go 600 majority,
and will overwhelmingly defeat Mr..
Taft in Minnesota, North Dakota. Iowa,
Nebraska, Kansas, Colorado and prac-
tically all Of the Northwestern States.
with Governor Wilson and Mr.. Taft
running, the New Jersey Executive
will secure almost hundred electoral
votes in the electoral college that no
other Democrat now proposed for the
nomination could possibly secure. This
4 is no idle dream or optimistic statement,
but was verified on all hands during my
visit to Lincoln and may say that the
information was secured after talking
to those in position to know and with
men who recently travelled over the
i States just mentioned.
i Wherever the four candidates toI
the nomination are allowed to run in
any of these States it is found that
Governor Wilson is far in the lead,
Il which accounts for the retirement and
4 evident cooperation of some of the can
j didates against him.
Information coming to me while re.
Gently in Texas, less than two weeks
ago, is to the effect that Governor VIII
son will defeat Governor Harmon By
more than two to one in q president TIA
primary or convention vote, and every
Harmon man that talked to conceded
such to be the certain outcome IS mat
tiers now stand, Texas will have q
votes in the Baltimore convention, AM
confidently assert that every one vii
be cast for Governor Wilson. Ciarl