The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-24
DEMOCRATS DO NOT
WANT WILSON AGAIN
Revolt I. Going on In Tnrty NRninSt
Continued Dumtu8tiun iy frNS-
idcnt--Shuns leaders.
CLARK CENTER OF BATTLE
Ntcmpt to oua Him ~ Iiou~' ! isnh-
cr IL SCrn Ia 10 Only Hurimn
Indication of right
Wor'd's " ,sllirFton liur-~u.
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WASHINGTON, March ~ IN"
ouru attack made IVY l.oprrTn'a' ~"
lever ~ Fuuth carolina upon Nho
,putlnucd democratic Leadership nt
Cnump clark lu IN" house h'S gwen
added polpt to the auEgoHuoh r"-
Gently made by Norman y. Mh'k
~ BIffn1. that prcsidout Wil'on WIN
ne tho uomlno ~ his party ia l'@V.
GrcAi sign fcanco iH attached moro
~ NT Inyrr'H attack upon hr. car "
,cDniiso OF his hitherto close arm
.ailou with the admIniHiraiion
Ir .s regarded az Tho frat indl-
cation by the wilson foro'H. VINO
control tho campaign machinery
that any candidate not having u'n
sanction or the white house VIII pn
fruwned upOn. That tho ozark f"r'"H
have not forgotten tho almost ~.
re,stful effort whirh Nj ozark inhh"
to obtain the nomination ~ hAill,
more. when no had a majority ot
no convention, has boon evidenced
hy recent dcvolopne
II may hc confidently said that n
revolt ~ growing within tho party
domination of tho president
This revolt viii take the form NJ
10 determined effort tu pfrvcnt I'roH-
idcut WilEon from naming mo can
didaic In 1890.
Opposition within tho democratic
party to tho form OF tho league or
nations which tho president IN en-
dcavorinE TO impose upon tho peace
conference and upon tho American
pcoplo will b0 tho basis. largely, OF
this revolt
Friends of tho president -ny II will
he necessary for him "a hccumo "A
candidate In dnfonso OF his position
on the league becauHe Of tho Scarcl-
ty Of available men within the dem
ocratlc party. which Sint"mont has
failed 10 make any distinct hlt with
Governor Jamcs NJ. Cox Senator
Robert !. owen ana other rccophNe
n not active candidates
Administration forces ARE aware
Of this slmmertng revolt and regard
Champ Clark S tho man about
whom the opposition is likely TO con-
ter and failing Champ CLARK. they
look to scc Senator James A. Reed
" Missouri or Oscar Underwood OF
Alabama lead tho rUvolung move
mcnt.
While no relationship betwocn mo
administratiou and the Clark forcos
has been ohtenribly friendly, II has
been the sort OF frlcndlincts that In
based more on policy than on hcarti-
ness OF feeling.
Mr.. Clark's attitude on tho league
or nations has been questioned and
he has been quoted as saying ho In
opposed to H. This, as will be re-
membcred, Mr.. Clark denied, saying
he merely cited tho attitude OF the
senate. resolving his conclusion to q
mathemaitoai problem. but no failed
TO say In this explanation that he
was for the treaty o. proposed by
MIR. Wilson rs a.al
Tho statement credited 10 nv.
Clark that -conscript sounded ike
convict" In being made the basis -of
tho attack on hts leadership, hut
thoro are clear cut Indications that
tho opposition IN more far-reaching
than this and is Designed 20 make
Mr.. Clark Impossible as q prosI-
dential candidate.
Tho recent statement mAdo try
Homer n. Cummings. chairman OF
tho democratio national committee.
Is regarded as clear acknowledge
mont that The league OF nations de-
bate II expected To go far In tho
next campaign. and. whether the
party leaders will II or not. Il In
bound TO he the outstanding feature
The issues arc OF such A character
they arc bound to disrupt the align
mcnt OF both parties, ns In show, In
tho revolt In tho republican ranks
whero william Howard Taft and
James Il Mann have aligned them
solves with Mr. Wilson, whllc lead
ers ubs Reed, OF Missouri; King. Of
Utah. and others are lining up with
the republicans in tho opposition 20
President Wilson.
Friends OF Mr.. Clark nav the
movcment agninSt him IN oxnggcrat-
cd, and that IL does not .acm lIko-
" 20 roech prious proportions
They say there are two rcaanns why
Mr.. Clark should head hLs PARTY In
tho new house Tho first runtca 10
his entire fitness for and logical
claim to the place Iio is an export
onced legislator. n strong debater
and has been four times speaker
OF tho housa.
Tho reducing OF Cbtrk would 10
too much like reducing "A general TO
tho ranks and expecting him TO ap-
pear In combat at his best. In tho
sccond place, they arEuo. tho prosi-
dent will need moro than heretofore
counsel as to legislation. Ho has
never himanlt been Il Legislator; und
therc have boon many times In tho
past six years when that fact has
been very patent A suggestion now
and thcn from nn alert and IL wcll
informed Legislative sourco would
hnvo hclpod him. his party and the
country
Continuing their nmlahlc nrpu-
mont these CLARK mon sny with tho
republicans I'm control the president
VIII need 10 be in his best form and