Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-08-28
To |NDORSE WILSON
/. FOR RENOM|NAT|ON
Democratic Organizations
Plan to Go on Record for
President.
EXECUTIVE is NOT AWARE
OF MOVES CONTEMPLATED
Probably Would Frown Upon
Action-Has Been Silent as to
Intentions Regarding 1916.

One of the great democratic organ1.
cations of the country, in state not
far from Washington, has made prep
arations to go ON record within the
next ten days as favoring the renomtna-
ton of woodrow Wilson for Presi-
dent by the democrats, and it is known
that other organizations are planning
to do the same thing in the near
future.
These schemes are without the
knowledge OF the President and
probably would be frowned upon by
him if any information about them
should reach him, but they indicate
clearly the trend of things nearly two
years in advance of the time for maxi
ing the nomination for this high office.
The authors of the plans are con-
vinced, they say to friends within their
confidence, that the country will de-
mand the denomination of the Presi-
dent and will not be satisfied with
any other democrat They expect to
lead sentiment in such a way tnat the
President may be unopposed within
his own party.
In justice TO the President, it was
said Today, it ought to be stated that
ne Nouio douDtiess discourage with
mucn emphasis any movement by his
friends TO place nm in the position of
candidate Tor denomination, or OF
even looking 10 this honor again. He
has not SO much as discussed In the re-
motest way his future policy respect
ing his own ambitiCns, If he has any.
He dreacs, 1t IS said, the injection of
his personality into the campaign of
.916 this far IN advance, fearing that
it viii give his political enemies an
CppCrtun;uy to declare Inat he is ana
mas been shaping mis- work in the
White House with the object of an
ether four years in that historic struc-
tuTe-
Silent Upon One-Term Plank.
The President has persistently declined
to comment upon the plank of the Balti-
more platform touching upon one term
in Office for President, and those who
have sought to obtain some expression
Of opinion from him have been warned
in advance by those who knew him that
they would be treading on dangerous
ground If they suggested the matter to
him. His position has been one of with
holding comment that might be miscon-
strued and Of --rmly refusing either to
put himself out of the race for the presi-
dency two years from now or to Indicate
that he might again be in the race. He
would cease to be a power In Congress
and the country If ii became known that
he would pass out of the arena OF poll
tics at the end of this term, according to
many politicians, and, on the contrary,
II II were known that he had aspirations
tor another term. his enemies would be
throwing doubt upon his motives at every
turn. SO he adopted the policy OF ban
ming this subject entirely and not a
human being is credited with having an
idea of his purposes. 1t is believed he
has reached no conclusions and is watch
fully waiting, having no purpose of deh-
niteiy announcing himself until the criti-
cal moment arrives to do so.
There has long been conjecture that
some sort of understanding may exist
between the President and Secretary
Bryan, whose control of the Baltimore
convention. made the nomination of
Mr.. Wilson a certainty. But even this
sort Of vague mental meandering has
ceased since the Presidents disposition
and methods became better known to
the politicians, and well posted men
belittle the thought that there could
have been even remote agreement
between the two. So free has the
President kept himself from the
charge of favorites in his cabinet or
outside that there is not the slightest
jealousy, it is asserted, among promi-
nent leaders of his party who will
make a fight for the nomination two
years from now il he is out of the
race.
1t is generally understood that at the
next long session of Congress the
President will use his influence to
bring about presidential primaries
throughout the country under federal
auspices. and if he should again be a
candidate his cause will be submitted
to the people direct. Legislation for
in time for the party nominations, i,
Is believed