Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-11-17
CA9D.ER SEES PLAIN
CITEENS' VICTORY III
Wilson'S ELECTION
Winning Without New York.
Illinois and Indiana Was the
Big Sensation in the PreSi-
dents Triumph
BIZ gibson GARDNER.

WASHINGTON, Nov. IA president
elected without New York! That is the
big sensation in the Wilson victory. 1T
is a smashing of all history; an oblit-
Grafton Of precedent. 1t is the big sur
prise that fooled Manhattan. 1t is what
sent the New York editors of into their
great blunder Of claiming Hughes cleo
lion by a sweeping victory when the
west had not been heard from. 1t In
augurates a new era in politics. 1t is
the sweetest victory TO the democrats
they have ever had; much sweeter than
IL would have been had they carr led New
York and secured an Overwhelming ma
jority IN the electoral college.
To win without New YORK and with
out illinois and Indiana is a thing be-
lleved by all politicians TO be impossible
and contrary to nature. 1t never had
happened. In the lexicon of politics it
could not happen.
The solid west and the solid south
have overcome the great New York ira
dition. and the great myth Of Indiana,
the pIvotaI state"
More than this there is Of signifi-
canoe In this ,Icto;y. Wilson I'D, 1"
without the three big Democratic bosses
and their corrupt political machines
Charlie Murphy and Tammany in New
YORK; Roger Sullivan and the COOK Coun-
ty illinois machine; and the Smith-Nu-
gent machine in New Jersey. Murphy 5
o. ganizatIOn deliberately knitted the
Democratic tichet IN New York; SuliI-
van evidently did not get out the Chica-
go vote; and the New Jersey machine
failed TO cary the presidents home state
Tor him.
In the case of Murphy 1t is known
that the President refused to make
terms with Tammany, saying FRANKLY
that he would rather take the conse-
quences than to tie himself up in the
matter of patronage and other favors
which Tammany demanded. Roger sui
liYan mas nOminally always supported
Wilson, but In Illinois he is a part Of
the bipartisan Sullivan-Lorimer ma
chine organization and this organization
worked tremendously together in ChIca-
go and Cook county for Hughes and
Lowden. The Sullivan votes did little
harm to Lowden.
COMMON MANS FAVORITE.
President Wilson has received a man.
date from the most progressive Estates
in the country. The Progressives of the
kins-Hughes outfit. The west gave the
president a vote of confidence. They
approved his internal policies and his
management of foreign affairs, and the
heavy vote for Wilson of the four states
bordering on Mexico would indicate APP
prevail of his handling of the Mexican
problem.
Wilson is distinctly the favorite Of the
common man. Big centers like New
York and Chicago, subject to the in
fluences OF big business. went for
Hughes. but the plain citizen supplied
the deficit caused by the withdrawal Of
votes by big business in the east and
In the middle west 1t Is distinctly the
plain citizens victory; a very distinct
honor and one that is greatly appreci-
ated by President Wilson.
II Is what Bryan dreamed of In 1896,
but missed because the rising wave of
radicalIsm at that time did not rise
sufficiently high. This time IL was
Wilson tide, If not a Wilson landslide.
and II rose pretty high in the west.
IL wiped out the normal Republican ma
jorities in states like California. North
Dakota, Wyoming. Washington, Utah and
Idaho, where normally the Republican
vote is so big that the states are re-
garded as absolutely safe and receive
no attention from the Republican ma
tional committee In presidential cam
paigns. The tide wiped out these big
the kind of things that the west wants.
the west will look to him to press for
end of the Democratic party had nothing
to do with the victory.