Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1914-09-10
WILSON SAYS 1T is HIS
DUTY TO MAKE RACE AGAIN

Washington, D. c., Special: Presi-
dent Wilson will be a candidate for a
second presidential term.
Definite information that Mr.. Wilson
has expressed himself as believing it
the duty Of a chief executive to submit
his administration to the people Of the
country so hat they may express their
approval or disapproval of it, came to
The Tribune correspondent today from
an authoritative source.
1t vas before Mrs. Wilson's death
that the President expressed himself
to a friend upon the subject Of a second
presidential term. Since that time per-
sons in touch with the administration
ave entertained the opinion that he
might be so disheartened by the death
Of Mrs. Wilson nd by the drain upon
his strength made by the ever Increasing
round of official duty hat he might
prefer quieter scenes and q less strenu-
GUS regime at the end Of the present
term.
Those h are familiar with the
presidents character, however, do not
believe in the light Of his expressed
views with regard to a second term
that he will fail to live up to what he
conceives to be his duty in the matter.
Political leaders, both within and with
out the democratic party, believe that
If Mr.. Wilson is a candidate for the
democratic nomination, he will not be
seriously opposed. From an authori-
tative source it has been learned that
not long ago the secretary Of state,
Bryan. expressed the view that if the
Wilson administration was a success
Mr.. Wilson could have the democratic
nomination for the asking and hat If
the administration did not measure up
tN fhn ,,I1s I-,~ -
ton would not be worth having.
No Bryan Agreement.
From the same source from where
the information with respect to the
presidents attitude toward the second
term principle was obtained there came
the statement that the president and
Secretary Of State Bryan nave no
agreement of any sort on the subject
OF Mr.. Wilson's future ambitions.
At the time Mr.. Bryan accepted the
first portfolio of Wilson's cabinet a re-
port was circulated that the two men
nae in~terchanged views upon the SUBJ
Ject OF a second term n that an I'M
Outstanding existed that Mr.. Wilson
would not be a candidate in the way Of
MT: y In the next national contest.
This report has been recurrent during
n present administration
The presidents confident with regard
TO q second term today expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Wilson or MIR. Bryan
never had discussed the single term
plank Of the democratic national plat
form adopted at the Baltimore conven-
ton.
The plank Of the democratic plat
form with reference to the term of
president is in the following language:
w favor a single presidential term,
and to that end we urga the adoption
OF an amendment to the constitution
making the president Of the United
States ineligible for reelection, and we
pledge h candidate Of this convention
to this principle"
This plank has beer variously con-
strued. In some quarters it is regarded
as committing the candidate Of the
convention which framed the platform
only to an effort to secure an amend
ment to the constitution making the
president ineligible for a second term,
On the other hand. Secretary Of State
Bryan at various times has been
credited with placing the opposite con-
struction upon the commitment.