Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1913-12-17

many states and while IL may be un.
gracious TO say so. IL seems to be the
acknowledged fact OF their political
influence which has changed the atti.
tude OF many men toward their cause.
Marked Growth of Sentiment.
IL makes no difference how one
views the question OF suffrage the
fact OF the growth OF sentiment i'm its
favor is so plain that it cannot be ig-
nored Even in the south. where OPP
position has been marked. the women
report progress. In New England.
where the anti-suffrage state organiza-
tons have been strong and i'm a per-
sistent fighting mood for years. the
suffrage cause is gaining rapidly.
In Maine only two years age there
were few to listen to the cry Votes
for Women" Maine all at once un-
derwent change OF manner Indiffer-
ence became interest and sleepiness
became wakefulness. In one year the
women of Maine succeeded i'm winning
TO their cause almost majority of the
legislature of the state They are at
work now trying TO make victory a
matter of the near future.
In Massachusetts the women suffra-
! gists have turned their attention to
the work of defeating for reelection
! members of the legislature who CD.
pose their cause. Last year there was
a majority OF the lower house In Mas.
| sachusetts in favor OF woman suf.
trage, but the majority was not large
enough 10 secure a submission to the
people OF an amendment to the state
constitution The women already are
at work again in Massachusetts trying
to make their victory complete.
In Connecticut the woman suffrage
movement has gone ahead rapidly in
the last year or two. There were
certain disclosures OF vice conditions
made in the cities OF Connecticut
which aroused the women OF the state
to action and which they say made
them feel that unless women could get
the ballot the family life was not safe.
As to Presidential Primaries.
President Wilson's recommended
ton for the selection of candi-
dates for the presidency by means
OF general primaries has been the
subject of discussion and actual
controversy among the politicians in
Washington every day since the mes
sage was written. The Republicans
and the Progressives think that they
see symptoms OF alarm in the Demo
cratic ranks over Mr. Wilson's pro
nouncement
1t lis fact. because the Democrats
have made it plain, that some of them.
few at any rate, are worried over this
thing because, as some OF them view
it, the presidential primary in a way
would give state like new York with
its immense population an influence
and power equal to that OF eight or
ten states in the south. This view
OF the matter has been set forth by
Democratic journals in the southern
states
Now while some of the Democrats
OF the rank and file are worried over
Mr.. Wilson's desires in this matter
there are chieftains of the party who
seemingly do not worry at all so far
as the next national campaign is con
cerned, and If they feel any fear it is
solely because the primary may be q
stumbling block in the path of ambi-
ton in the far future.
The friends of William J Bryan
Champ Clark. Oscar w. Underwood
and other Democratic presidential
possibilities, or probabilities, seem to.
day to look forward To the next cam
paign with eyes that see things only
one way. They say that presidential
primaries or no presidential prima
ries, If Woodrow Wilson's ad1ninistra-
ton Is a success he is bound to be
renominated and probably elected,
and If IL is not a success he will be
renominated just as certainly and
probably defeated
1t is a very simple proposition ap-
parently as the followers OF Mr..
Bryan, Mr. Clark and Mr.. Underwood
view II, and as probably also the three
chieftains themselves view IT, with
Mr. Wilson successful In his admin.
istration, not one OF the three prob.
ably thinks that he has chance for
the nomination, and with Mr. Wilson
unsuccessful not one OF them thinks
a Democrat would stand much chance
OF election and consequently no one
OF them cares 10 be offered up as a
sacrifice
How They See the Future.
Democrats in congress already are
talking OF the campaign two years
hence. They seem to think that if
the tarif law works well, If the cur
rency measure does not founder the
| finances and IL antitrust legislation
does not disrupt business not only
/ viii Mr.. Wilson be- assured 0f the
/ nomination, but CLARK and Under
wood. following the lead Of Bryan viii
come ont in public statements en-.
/ dorsing him for denomination and for
| reelection. II this program. pleas.
I ing TO the Democrats. and. with it's
/ suggestions OF prosperity unmestion-
| ably pleasing to the country. shall be
/ fulfilled, 10 probably makes little diff
/ ference whether Mr. Wilson goes be.