Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1913-02-27
WOODROW
WILSON
The Story of His Life
From the Cradle to
the White House
By WILLIAM BAYARD HALE
Copyright. 1911. 1912 by Doubleday. Page


room Of the Lawyers club, 100 Broad-
way, New York, to inquire of Mr.. Will
son whether he would allow his name
10 be presented to the New Jersey
Democratic state convention.
On July - Mr.. Wilson issued pub
lie statement in which he said that If
It were the wish "of n decided majori-
ty OF the thoughtful Democrats Of the
state" that he should be their candi.
date for governor he would accept the
nomination.
The announcement caused n senSa
ton It was received with enthusiasm
by many men Of both parties. Yet
there were not lacking those who
were so suspicious Of Smith and his
associate bosses that they could not
believe the nomination was to be Civ
en- Mr.. Wilson without pledges from
him. Again, some of the best and
most intelligent men of the Democrat
ic party. while they ala not doubt the
integrity OF the proposed nominee, did
fear that his inexpcriencc In practical
politics would make him m easy in
Btrument of the gang Mr. Wilson had
been assured that only his consent
was necessary for his unchallenged
It at once arose ana continued until
the convention balloted. Three other
Democrats -- Frank s. KatZenbnch,
George S. Sil2er and II. Otto Wittpen
-~lmmedlntely entered the ring.
After issuing his statement Mr.. VII.
son went to the little town of Lyme
Conn, where he has been in the habit
Of spending his summers, and spent
his summer. He moved not one Of his
ten fingers In behalf OF the nomna
ton. Certain other people. however
We're moving everything movable to
that end. The fact that the Smith
crowd was advocating him puzzled
many who otherwise would have been
bis foremost supporters. It was only
las Mr. Wilson aftcrwnrd learned to
his amaHcmcnt by sharp dragooning
that n majority sufficient To make him
the choice was seated in the Trenton
convention on Sept 10.
The speech made in that body by
Clarence Cole, formally putting Prince
toms president IN nomination. was In
terrnpted 10y jeers, catcalls ana sarcas-
tic questions. A few remarks made
by Mr. Smith were, however, closely
listened to- The big boss said that he
had no personal acquaintance with
Mr., Wilson, Mr. Wilson ana he did
40 La, . A
never conversed with him, Had con
ditions been different he should have
preferred candidate identified with
the organization. But II was neces
sary to find Il man who could be
elected
These were sagaclous sentences and
hnd the incidental merit OF telling the
truth
On the first ballot, 700 votes being
necessary to Il choice Woodrow VIII.
son received 7io and was declared the
nominee for governor Hastily sum.
away, he appeared on the platform and
made a speech of acceptance SO ring.
ing In It's assertion OF Independence
aud 50 trumpet toned in It's utterance
or the principles Of progressive de
mocracy that the convention was fair
ly carried Off its feet Few of the dele
gates bad ever seen or heard MIR VII
con Had he mndc that speech before
the ballot there would have been no
hnllot Having made it, he became the
candidate OF Il united and enthusiastic
party
Now. this story of Mr.. Wilson's uoml-
nation is worth telling in some detail
because, in the first place, II is fun.
ny story, in the light Of it's SEQUEL
aud because in the second place, ii has
To do with the charge of "mgratitude"
the graVeSt brought against New
Jerseys governor
A''rr few speeches In which Il was
arH cent that the nominee had n little
III ~ in bringing himself to ask
1# ~ To vote for him Mr. Wilson
ii r ned unusual power Ms n cam
pH.~nrr, This candidate had things {,
say on which his convictions were SO
strong and his sense of their impur
tancr So great that Ia Snnu learned
800 -
language that caught the ear and woI
the warm attention of the great bod,
Of the plain voters OF New Jersey. IL,
talked TO them of the need of drag
ging public business OUT o. privnt
rooms, where secret interests and pre-
fessionNl political jobbers conSpire. int
the open air where all might see wha
is being done; of the need of new pc
lidcal machinery that the peopl
might resume the control of their ow
affairs; he talked of the vast social an
industrial changes OF the past twent
years, making necessary the renovu
ton Of all our old social and indus
trial ideas; of the need Of new rel;
tons between workingmcn ana thci
employers, now that these are days q
great corporations: of the need of rel