Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-03-04

Almost since the moment he was
inaugurated as New jerseys Cover
nor he has been more or less con
spieuous because of his political
creed. and his determination to en-
force it's tenets without reference to
/ the men to whom he was beholden
for his victory.
/ Jams Through Many Reforms.
Practically alone he reorganized the
| Legislature of the state, jamming
! through a number of progressive re-
forms despite the protests Of ma
chine men.
! In the second year of his COVER
norshlp his boom for President was
started under the management Of
| William Il. MeCoombs, ono Of his
| former students at Princeton During
the pre- convention months no less
than half a dozen other entrants for
presidential honors made their APP
pearance.
At the subsequent Democratic ma
tional convention at Baltimore. June
% to July 2, Mr. Wilson beat out all
entries with a vote that increased at
each roll-eall till his victory was re-
corded ON the forty-sixth ballot. In
the election that followed he was an
easy victor over the Taft and Roose-
welt tickets. though his entire popu
lar vote did not reach that accorded
William Jennings Bryan in 1908.
President Wilson is the son of
Joseph r. and Jessie Woodrow Will
son. disciples of the Scotch Presby
terian faith. Tie was born in the
manse Of a small church in Staunton,
Va, on December IS. 1855, where his
father was curatc.
From Virginia the Wilson's moved
to Georgia when Woodrow was
about . years old. There he spent
his early boyhood lin the heart Of
the most terrible tempest that ever
swept over the countryside Civil
War But of this war he knew little
at the time. His home was in Au-
gusta and the shock of actual con-
hict never reached that peaceful old
/ town.
Begins 90 Think of Career.
From Georgia the family moved to
South Carolina. In the old Palmetto
State the future President budded
into youth and began to think upon
u career.
In the minds OF those of Scotch
descent q college education is as
necessary to a. career as a goose is
To Il tailor. Father and son there
fore began to look around for q
college. Davidson was the first to
attract their attention, not only be-
cause of it's proximity, bat because
of the high scholastic tone of its fac
ulty. So Woodrow packed himself
off TO Davidson and put in one year
of hard study.
1t is not recorded that he per-
formed any dazzling mental feats
at Davidson. In fact. about the only
Davidson tradition that has persist
ed is the alacrity with which he
would jump out of bed on the ring
ing of the chapel bell, get into his
clothes, seize his hat and his books
and reach his seat on the other side
OF the campus before the bell quit
ringing.
Not knowing how long the bell
rang, the achievement has never been
brought TO the attention of the
Amateur Athletic Union. But the
significant part about the matter is
/ that he got there.
After this one year at college
Woodrow remained at home during
i the next twelve months transferring
to his younger. brothers part OF
the learning he had brought with
him from Davidson.
Enters Princeton College
This brings his biography up &c
The year 1876 a monentous year fol