Albuquerque morning journal., 1915-03-31
Speaker Clark and Senator
Underwood See 0pportun-
lily to Turn Wilson Against
Taking denomination,
FIRST STEPS TAKEN TO
ELIMINATE WOODROW
Cotton Men Not Pleased With
Administration and South
erner Says Present Execu-
tive VIII Be Opposed,

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Washington, March 3O-A republic
can politician who passed through
Washington for the south gave II out
cold that the republicans are not the
only ones who will have an old time
scrap for the nomination next year
Asked what he meant he said that
the talk in the south was that either
President Wilson would not bc "a can
didate for denomination or that If he
We're he would not bee without opposi.
ton
Cotton Men Dissatisfied.
The president hc said has lost
friends in the south. especially among
the cotton men. They were dlssatis.
fled with the deadly opposition Of See
rotary McAdoo to the Henry cotton
bill They attribute this opposition
of course, 10 the president and they
have cooled toward him considerably
There is nothing in the patronage
basket to overcome this chill The
president has given nearly all he has
ia give and now is the time, said this
republican for the politicians Of the
south 10 mako known their real feel
ngs which are anything but friendly
to the president
Underwood and Clark Alert.
The evidence Of this is that two
southern men who have always been
in close cahoots and who we're strong
candidates FOR the baltimore nomin-
alton, senator Underwood and Speak
Ter CLARK, have neither "laid down
nor are they unmindful of the chances
Speaker Clark is one Of the most
udroit though seemingly one of the
most bunglng of politicians. He says
and does things that apparently ought
to finish him, but they do not have
that effect But there Is never II
lack Of method in the madness of the
speaker When, for example, he said
that if the president did we'll he would
bo rcnominatcd and if he did not do
well the nomination would not be
worth having, he apparently took
himself definitely out Of the racc But
he did not cover the whole Held,
There is possibility that the prcsi-
dent might have successful admin
istraton and yet decline denomination
Where Speaker Comes In.
In that event who would be "a more
logical candidate than the speaker
who led on ten bHllots at Baltimore,
as he never tires Of telling, and who
held "A majority Of the whole Conven-
ton on several? Who would be more
acceptable to the democratic party
than the man who through all his
and chaRrin nt the
treachery of Colonel William Jennings
Bryan of Nebraska has kept his tenn
per, worked with the administration
and even patched up a personal truce
with the secretary of state?
Opportunity Lies In South.
But how docs this cover the asser-
tion Of Speaker clark that If the pres
ident Is failure the nomination VIII
not be- worth having Simply The
present work Of both the Underwood,
and Clark men in the south is to stir
UP such division in the region whore
the influential delegates come from
that the president may retire on his
laurels Of -four years without rlsking
another campaign, which, If it result
ed i'm his losing the nomination, would
blot his record in history or if 1t re-
suited In his receiving the nomination
from divided party ana losing the
election would be a cooling experience
after the hard work he has done to
make the democracy really govern
ing body
Underground Politics.
There are many smart things done
in underground politics. There are
many campaigns made whore nobody
sees what is being done There is no
evidence that the Clark and Under
wood people are beyond using any
leverage to effect their end that IS
10 swing the nomination TO one or the
other Of them.
They represent the same Kind Of
democracy the democracy that VIII
deal with Tammany hall while COS
,ring tie praries with the incense Of
IcAbi III. lltN HNNf ~ t'iIlh'l' ~
passion for the office. Clark thinks
he should have first chance, since he
s the older. but this will not be the
factor II they Jointly can
lust Woodrow Wilson the one who
IAN make the quickest and cleyerest
urn viii get the nomination
Stand on Party Pledges.
Their record in congress shows how
lose together they always have been.
rhey stood for the same things They !
ought The president on the same is /
sues. They sought TO bolster them !
Ielves with the party on the same
questions
They were always regular. They /
we're regular on the tolls question.
rhey could point to the platform /
rhey stood on IT, They made its hol- |
ow planks rcsound with their ardent