Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-11
ALL JOINING IN PRAISE
Of PRESIDENT WILSON
Democratic Politicians Believe He
Will Be Renominated and
Elected in 1916.
Texas State Senator Discusses Pro-
hibition-Says Issue Is Dead
in His State.

From cheerful enthusiasm for Presi-
dent Wilson's prospects Of success in
the coming presidential campaign
through denial of booms for them
selves, and discussion OF the prohibi-
ton question, politicians gathering In
Washington are thrashing out all
phases of politics in the Hobbies OF
Washington hotels these days.
Belief that no other name than that
of Mr.. Wilson will be before the demo-
| cratic convention was expressed by
Representative James McAndrews Of
| Chicago at the Raleigh Hotel.
Things are getting better in Chicago
every day." said Mr.. McAndrews. The
popularity of President Wilson is grow
| ing all the time, and / do not believe
any other name will go on the demo-
cratic primary ticket next spring. The
primaries will be held the first Tues
| day in April, at the same time the
presidential primaries in New York and
WISCONSIN are held
Sentiment in Iowa.
Not Z candidate for Governor of low a
or any other political Office is the
declaration of Wilbur w. Marsh of
Waterloo, democratic national commit
teeman of Iowa. at the New Willard
Hotel. He also believes that Mr.. Will
son will be the only democratic candi-
date considered.
Mr.. Marsh said that business Is show
ing decided Improvement in the mid
die west and that crops are big every
where. which insures, in his opinion, a
great period of prosperity.
Mr.. Marsh, who was elected to Ali the
vacancy on the committee caused by
the resignation Of Judge Wade, has fire.
! proba BILE nominee of the democrats of
Iowa for the governorship. His state
/ ment sets at rest reports that he will
be u candidate.
II do not aspire to any political posi-
| tlon," repeated Mr.. Marsh. land for the
present am interested only in getting
some places for good Iowa democrats.
The President has captured Iowa." he
added. IF the election were held to-
| morrow. there is no doubt in my mind
| that the President would be reelected,
and he would undoubtedly carry Iowa.
| do not believe any other mans name
will be mentioned for the democratic
! nomination, if the President himself
does not forbid his nomination. He
! will get the delegation from Iowa in
! the national convention. Presidential
primaries will be held in the state the
second Monday In April"
Discusses DRY" Laws.
| Delight at the success of southern
cotton growers and commiseration for
the Old Dominion. which is going dry
within a year, are expressed by State
| Senator Bailey Of Cuero. Tex, who is a
native Of Virginia.
| THE liquor question Is a dead issue
| In Texas" said Senator Bailey. "I
notice that Virginia Is going dry
within another twelve months. and I
feel q deep sense of commiseration for
my friends in the Old Dominion.
don't know what the Judges, the col
onels and the majors are going to do
for their accustomed mint juleps. Per
haps they had better come to Texas.
where We can still get q little. We
have a governor In Texas who was
elected on the wet ticket, and shortly
following his inauguration he an
nounced that he would veto any bill
relating to the liquor question. whether
1t came from the vets or 'drys.' He
well under the present local option
dispensation, and he could see no rea-
son for further legislation on that sub
| ject. We have been experiencing hard
times In Texas, but of late there has
been a very decided Improvement, ow-
ling to the recent advance In the price
of cotton. that staple being the star
iof prosperity just as much now as 1t
Twas in the antebellum days. The crop
this year Is not very large, but the
planters are in good spirits because
| they are getting almost twice as much
for their cotton as they did last year