The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-23
THEY ALL STAND FOR WILSON.

Under the leadership of Ollie
James the Kentucky delegation to the
Baltimore convention, which was SOL
i'd for Missouri's greatest son, Champ
! Clark, stood solidly for Clark as long
as there was chance for his nomina-
ton. The other day the democrats
of Kentucky, in state convention, de-
| clared unanimously for the ren0mtn-
alton of Woodrow Wilson.
! Under the leadership of Roger Sui
Ivan, the Illinois delegation to Balti-
more instructed for Clark, when it
also discovered that there was no
show for the Missourian, violated it's
instructions, and with other and parts
of other state delegations went over
to Wilson, and he was nominated. It
| is now announced by the leaders of
both factions in Illinois democratic
politics, that every candidate for
election as a delegate to the next ma
tional convention will be a candidate
pledged to Wilson's nomination..
| And so it goes. From present In
dications President Wilson's renomi-
nation will be unanimous one.
There is no one publicly aspiring to
the nomination against him, and If
there is not the slightest indication
that his aspirations will be encour-
aged by the great body of democratic
voters. Speaker Clark said, a good
while ago, that if Wilson made good
he would be renominated, and that II
he failed to make good the nomina-
democrat. That accurately sized up
lll. @hn1o nd
And Wilson is making good More
than any other president OF recent
years he is making good. He has the
confidence and respect OF the coun-
try, regardless of party lines. And
more than that, he appeals to the
idealism of the country. He inspires
the imagination of youth. AT the
same time he appeals to the judg-
ment of older and more conservative
men as both safe and sane. No other
American statesman begins to com
mand support among both conserVa-
tives and radicals to the extent that
Woodrow Wilson does.
Assured of a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
ed of it, it might be said, even
though he might not want tit
looks now as if he may have almost
as easy road to reelection. The re-
publicans have no issues and no man
in sight to nominate against him VINO
is strong and capable and on whom
they can unite. For obvious reasons
neither Taft nor Roosevelt will do.
Elihu Root, luminous as is his star
Just now, is at once too old and too
deeply branded with factionallsm AS
for others entioned-Burton, Cum
minis, Sherman, Fairbanks, Weeks,
WILTSHIRE name of none is name
to conjure with, though there be
eminent and worthy men among
them. Not one of them but Wood
row Wilson would eclipse him.
1t is year, it is true, till the next
campaign will be under way. Many
things have happened in American
politics, and will happen, in a year.
There is a session of congress to be
experienced. There are matters OF
revenue and taxation, always tick
fish things, to be dealt with. No one
can say with certainty what the war
in Europe may yet bring forth. The
Mexican problem continues both dim
cult and annoying. There is the duty
of preparedness to be faced reason
ably and successfully. So long as the
war lasts business conditions cannot
be expected to become firmly settled.
Out of any one of number of these
things the republicans may find the
issue for which they are seeking, and
the issue may bring forth the candi-
date.
But for today, Woodrow Wilson is
invincible. The country is with hum
and his critics are forlorn.-St. Joe
Observer