The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-01-02
P..ESloENT PLAYS
 LlG SPEECH TOUR

Washington, Jan 2-President Viii critics and defend his Administration in speeches to be made ln SaA1oes parts of the country.
 The first important address in the series will be before the Indiana Democratic club at Indianapolis. on Jackson Day. Other speeches will follow the Indianapolis speech. The President will swing around the cir cle when he visits the Panasnag expo sitton, and there will be many speeches.
 i Heretofore the President has mained closer to the White House than any of his predecessors ln the ea41y part of the term Some of his DO 'ifttca1 followers have complained be- cause the President has not respond ed to more invitations to make public addresses and to meet the people. His close friends explain that he was busy with policies and now that this work is practically concluded,s the President feels free to go out and de- under his personal direction. The Presidents appearance on the stump is not without significance to politicians here. in view of the activ-l ity of Speaker Clark's friends. who make no conceAlment of their inten- tion to put forward the Speaker for the Democratic nomination for Presi- dent in 1916.
 The movement which is not regard l ed as seriously as it deserves in some quarters, will probably take angible form within 9 few weeks. Missouri will be heard from on Speaker Clark's candidacy within a short time unless some of the friends in Washington are n1isinformed. Just what form the Clark movement will take has not been disclosed, but that something. will be done soon Is strongly hinted.
 The men who are bringing the name of MT Clark forward say they are proceeding on tine theory that the de- i claratior in the Baltimore platform is to be adhered to and that the candi- date who accepted the nomination of the convention on a platform pledging the nominee to a. single term princi le will not seek a renonination- l This Issue as to the lrortance to be attached to the single term declar- ation is likely to be Joined soon, and 1t is hfnted that the President may have something to say on the subject at Indianapolis or elsewhere soon. It is assumed he will not remain siI~r.t if Speaker C1arl's admirers begin to lay wires for MT, ClarI1ss nonair atioa n t,se assumption that MT. Wilson will not De a candidate because of the Bal : tfn10fe platform.
 The President has expresses him self privately about that plank. Sew eral morths ago the fact became pub lie that Mir Wilson had written a let ter which was shown to members of the Judiciary Committees of the House, then seriously considering the adoption i of a resolution limiting the President to a single term. This letter it was said, was written to Representative A tr-stchell Palmer. who has not seen fit to make it public.
 FrHrl4s llesffey. haS o-rla5 ,7ao1 ,7<. with killing the resolution, and the I understanding Is that the President made it clear that the declaration in the Baltimore platform did not pledge him to a single term
 President wilson's speech at In dianapolis is likely to be an important Iutterance. He will speak at length lon the policies of his Administrator and probably on politics.
 Everything in the atrnosphere around the White House and in 2he 1 Administration circle suggests that the President is preparing to defend his
 Administration and to accept the re- sponstbility of leading his party in the
 is not concealed that the President Is very much disappointed and somewha at ldiscoursEed over some things that a re sb7trg said and done by his party lead
 More than once he has eomplaineed
 
 I he is carrying at this time and the Il ankles task he is performing Once trecentiy he voiced this discontent to d ldelegataon of negroes who called to IcrHicise him on account of tta are asesregation tn the departmental life in Washington.
 This frame of mind on the part of the President has led to rumor. recent ly that he naiglrt not be candidate for renonninatfon- But if he has any lexpectation Of renouncing the leader ship in the next campaign he is sue teessfuliy concealtng Jt and 1ds very ictose friends are not aware of it Democratic leaders say that while I the outlook for their party in the next Icampaignl is gloomy at tllds time the isifuat1on that would be created would be little less than chaotic if the Presi dent should suddenly announce that be would not be candddate leaving Secretary Bryan. MT. Clark and prob ably several other Democratic ese.r- ants of whom Secretary McAe doc would be one. to ght for the leader fshdp. \. : - FRENCH HAVE MACHINE F. yH,eh ID A rIK7t ID A ra,.---.