The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-25
Democratic National Chairman
Believes He Will Win by
Wide Margin
DECLARES PRESIDENTS
STRENGTH Is GROWING
Henry A. Garfield. Son of Late
Republican President. Will
Cast his Vote for Woodrow
Wilson

New York. Sept. 24-"President
wilson will be reelected by a wide
Margin" wrote Democratic National
Chairman Mccormick to a member OF
the Washington administration today.
Evidence fnultiplies,' continues the
letter, that the justice and strength
of Woodrow Wilson'S cause before
the people will be approved by an
overwhelming vote.
Inc evidences are apparent in the
active enthusiasm and earnest pur.
pose OF all Democrats in every State
OF the Union, from the leaders down
TO the rank and file: in President Will
son rapidly growing strength among
| Independent. Progressive and Repub-
! lican votes in all walks of life-pro-
/ fesslonal men. scientists, educators
artists, editors. and so on--aro
speaking out publicly and saying that
quire. as Woodrow Wilson's record OF
performance in office deserves. the re-
election of the President
AS for the first proposition, think
| need merely state that the National
Committee, to an extent certainly not
exceeded at any time in the past, is
in closer and better touch with the
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ganiZation in the so-called debatable
States We hear from them all and
frequently; and We find that Demo.
Gratis are proud of Woodrow Wilson,
| and of the record he has made, and
are determined. every man Of them.
from those in the most responsible
to those in the least responsible places
to spare no effort TO bring out BY fArs
| the largest Democratic vote ever
polled in the history Of the United
States. We find 1t matter both Of
party and of national patriotism with
Democrats to see to it that Presi-
| dent who has made such a record as
| that made by President Wilson shall
not be repudiated at the polls.
Wilson Clubs Numerous. S
The strength of the Presidents
cause among the Independent, Progress.
| sive and Republican voters has been
| shown In the many announcements OF
accessions of leaders and voting bod
les from these sources which have been
made from time to time by the Ma
| tional Committee. 1t is shown. too.
In the. rapidly multiplying number of
| Wilson and Marshall clubs which are
not organized along party lines and In
the enrolment of which in every State
are to be found the names of thousands
! of men and women who have not here
tofore and do not now class themselves
as Democrats. 1t is exemplifed also
! III the scope and magnitude of the work
| of the Woodrow Wilson Independent
League. which. under the presidency OF
the Hon. William Kent. of California.
the only Independent member of Com
gress has become an active factor in
the politics of many States
! CAS- for individuals. could a more
| impressive list of names be gathered
| together than those of Thomas A.
Edison Luther Burbank. David Htsbirr
Ida NJ. Tarbell Francis j. Heney. Amos
Pinchot. DR.. Charles w. Eliot Theo-
| dore II. Price. Henry Bruere. Mrs.
Antoinett Funk. Henry A. GARFIELD.
/ tson OF the Republican President
James A. Garfield). Ray Stannard Bak-
| er Augustus Thomas. Prof. Lewis j.
Johnson, of Harvard; cambridge Coli
by. Roger Rabson, etc"
| Il could extend the list indie finitely.
These are the names of men and wom-
en--and there are tens of thousaads
more such who have no axe to grind.
no personal ends to serve no motive
other than that Of expressing and car
rying out insofar as lies within their
power the nations ideals In the fail1
period of reckoning and settlement.
II hnd still another and mighty
| good reason why I think Wilson 10 to
win. The success OF the plan Of rais-
ing a campaign fund in, small sub.
scriptions from the people at large
rather than through the claims Of spe-
! cial interests has passed all expecta-
/ tons BY the tens of thousands. people
of small or very modest means are pay
| Ing their little TO help the reelection
| of a peoples president Could there
be better index of the trend OF pop.
ular Judgment