The Tabor independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1913-19??, 1916-02-17
President Gives Consent to Use
of His Name In Ohio Pri-
mary-ACtion Was
Expected.
FORCED TO DECLARE AIMS
Political Leaders Anticipate
That He Will Have No OPP
position For Leader
ship of Party.

Washington. D. c.. Feb. 15.--Presl-
dent Wilson today formally gave his
consent that his name be used as a
candidate for denomination. In O
letter to the secretary of state of Ohio,
the president stated that he was I'M
willing to enter contest for the nomi-
nation, but was ready to permit the
use OF his name in the coming primary
in order that the democrats of Ohio
might make known their preferences.
Must Get On Ballot.
The president made known his posi-
ton in order to comply with the Ohio
primary law which requires candidates
for delegates to the party conventions
TO make their first and second choices
before February rs, and also requires
that the candidates for delegates have
the consent of their choices to make
use of their names.
The president was formally notified
or the requirements Of the law last
week, and today he wrote Charles Q.
Hildebrant, secretary of state Of Ohio,
as follows:
II am enclosing to you a letter, the
occasion OF which / dare say, will be
quite obvious. Friends In Ohio have
called my attention to section 1854 Of
the general code Of Ohio as amended
in 1914 with regard to primary cleo
tons, and have requested that indt-
cate my willingness to have my name
used.
II accordingly take the liberty of
sending you the enclosed letter as
formal permission under the statute"
The Presidents Letter.
The letter the president enclosed was
as follows
while I am entirely unwilling to
enter into any contest for the presi-
Dental nomination of the democratic
party, l am willing to permit the use
OF my name that the democrats in
Ohio may make known their prefer
ence in regard to that nomination.
I'm order, therefore, to satisfy the
technical requirements of the statutes
Of the state of Ohio, l hereby consent
to the use of my name as a candidate
for the presidency by any candidate
who seeks to be elected a delegate to
the national democratic convention,
which is to assemble in June next"
This was the first time the president
has consented formally to have his name
ton. His name has been placed on
primary ballots in several states how
ever. through the activities of friends.
Left Little Doubt.
The president takes the position that
the voters will have to determine
whether he will make the race for the
presidency in 1916 as the democratic
candidate. In a letter written to A.
Mitchell Palmer, then a representative
from Pennsylvania, before his inaugu-
ration, Mr.. Wilson made it plain that
he would be a candidate again only II
the democratic voters desired 1t.
Political advisers and friends Of the
president have taken for granted for
months that he would be the nominee
of his party, and have made their plans
accordingly. The national democratic
committee has prepared all the cam
paign material, with the idea that he
would be the party candidate.
The formal announcement today is
expected by democratic leaders to
clarity the political situation through
out the country. Supporters of the
president, they said today, now would
be able to work for him more openly.