The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-28
ONE TERM BOGY NOW
LOOMS FOR WILSON
Tolls Fight in Congress Indi-
Gates Hard Fight for
His denomination.
LEADERS SPLIT IN ANGER
Republicans Are Chuckling Over
the FactiOnalism In Demo-
cratic Ranks.

wAsH,SoroN. March 27.-The fight
over the Panama tolls question has bred
a spirit Of factionalisr In the Democratic
party which has nlied the leaders with
alarm.
The prophecy was made tonight that II
Woodrow Wilson ignores tho one term
principle In the Baltimore platform he will
have q hard night on his hands for re-
nomination.
On the other hand Administration
spokesmcn declare that II the Democr ,ts
win the next House Champ Clark OF Mis-.
souri, will probably forfeit the Speaker
ship as q penalty for his temcrty In
showing his teeth TO the Administration
over the tolls question. They believe the
Administration forces will bend their ener-
gies from this time forth to undo Mr..
Clark.
Anger fills the hearts OF the opposing
leaders on the tolls question. For a year
or more now the Democrats have given
a superb exhibition OF party solidarity.
From time to time radicals have shown
signs OF restlessness over the restraints
imposed by the man In the White House
but on all such occasions they have been
held In check by the influence of Leader
Underwood and Mr. Clark.
On the tolls quest lon Messrs. Underwood
and Clark were to-day followed or the
party reservation by ffty-fve OF their
colleagues Most OF these mon were in
fuenced by the platform declaration on
the tolls question and one OF them. Repre-
sentative Murray Of Oklahoma. predicted
party disaster II the pending measure be-
came a law.
Fear Harmony IL Ended.
Among Democrats IL Ia realized on nii
sides that anything approaching failure
by the Wilson Administration would
doubtless result in party defeat. The fear
il expressed that with the President tri.
umphant the complete harmony that OBJ
talned up to-day Is not likely to return
In the life OF the Wilson Administration.
In fact Republicans chuckled rs they re-
marked: Well. the Democrats are up to
their old tricks OF spilling the beans. I,
was bound to come sooner or later and
here II is
Right In this connection Democratic
critics OF the President are beginning 10
ask about the attitude of Mr.. Wilson to-
ward the one term plank in the Baltimore
platform.
They point out that Mr.. Wilson recon-
mended the repeal bill In spite OF the spc-
clhc Endorsement % "freo tolls by the
platform upon which he ran as candi-
date. and they want to know " he intends
similarly to ignore the one term declara-
ton OF the Baltimore dellverance.
The Clark adherents express great In
terest In this proposition. Whatever may
be the mental attitude OF the Speaker
oward the President. Mr.. Clark's followers
are hostile to Mr.. Wilson and insist that
the Speaker will enter the lists FOR the
Presidential nomination In 1916. Appar-
entity they are not dismayed BY threats OF
representatives OF the Administration that
Mr.. Clark should make his plans for
Speaker OF the next House before he thinks
OF the party convention OF 1916
The House Leadership.
All this hostile talk Ia in striking con-
trast to conditions that have prevailed
heretofore In the Democratic organization
There is another angle to the present state
OF Democratic unrest. Mr. Underwood is
candidate for the senate and will retire
from the House AT the end OF this Con
gress.
Representative K!tchin OF North Caro-
lima was supposed to be selected for the
succession. bu, Mr.. Kitchln Is also opposed
to the President on the tolls qu, s;ion. and
accordingly the Administration spokesm II
are grooming another for the leadership
In the next House
Reports have II that already the little
leaders" have decided that Representative
Glass Of Virginia would be- Il good man
for floor leader and that Representative
Shcriey OF Kentucky would make an ideal
Speaker. who would at all times support
the hand of the President
So the Democi ratio pot bOils and in the
boiling to-day II turned up this bubble.
II is related that recently there appeared
In local newspaper AN interview with
a prominent Western Democrat in which
he said that Woodrow Wilson would be
renominated without opposition. The day
following tho publication Secretary Bryan
hu Rafarenga ,Iu m aI,.,f In hs
interview.
Why" Mr.. Bryan ~ reported to have
said. 'our friend knows better than that.
He knows what our platform says on that
subject"
Efforts to smoke Out Mr.. Wilson,
While Mr. Wilson himself has no,
thrown any light on his intentions for
1918, IL is known that friends OF MIR
Clark have tried by devious methods to
get an expression from the President on
the subject.
so this IL the situation now: The Clark
forces are organizing for 1916: they be
lieve that Bryan also has ambitions and
that he will eventually 20 after the nom.-
nation. Two factions have developed in
the House. One Ia against Mr.. Clark
and IL preparing to divide the spoils II
the party wins the House In November
The spoils include the Speakership, the
Office OF floor leader and other subordi-
nate places.
Mr.. Wilson has shown unusual qualities
Of command In the year that he has been
In the White House and many leaders
are hopeful that he will be able to re-
store order In the organization In Con-
gress.
They admit. however. that the tolls
question has played havoc with the party
and that the trouble will be still further