The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-09-22
WEST SEES THIRD
TERM FOR WILSON


Mr.. Wilson will run again. He has been
out here sizing things UP, getting what
he calls the feel" of the people. He
purposely selected sections of the coun-
try where present opinion OF his is I'M
portant. A glance at the map and al
the itinerary Of his tour proves that con-
clusively.
Visited only Doubtful States.
He wasted no time in the East, where
his strength has been lowered vastly In
the past year, and none in the South
where any kind of Democrat gets the
votes He devoted his attention to States
apt to swing the contest next year, and
especially the State regarded as pivotal
In the new situation of politics--Cali-
fornia--to which he devoted four days
Minnesota, North Dakota and the gen-
eral section of the central States. This
section gave him his best support ir
1916. California elected him. as so many
Californians now recall with profanity.
And in these States he has made @
special appeal to dissatisfied and dis
contented men. The West Is full OF
these. Radicalism has approached ar
intensity which the East Is totally un-
familiar with. cities like Seattle are
powder mills. likely to go of at any
hour. States like North Dakota think
more secession than South Carolina ever
heard of.
The disconnected, dissatisfied elements
have focl1ed to hear Mr.. Wilson all
through this part OF the country and
have gone away pleased with what they
have heard. Other elements have been
told by eMr. Wilson that II they are not
disconnected and dissatisfied they ought
to be, for the world is full Of just con-
tent He never has omitted a chance to
convey the suggestion that men who
work with their bands are being
wronged by men who labor with their
brains and the further suggestion that
he Is the appointed champion of the poor
against the rich His speeches have
kept the unrest of the world definitely In
mems minds
What has been the purpose Of this
the West asks. Nobody believes that
Mr.. Wilson suuandered time on a cause
settled weeks ago. Everybody believes
that he came out here to estimate his
personal strength with the people and
to interest a new power in politics, the
ultra radicals, who are casting about
for a national leader.
Much Talk of "a Third Party.
The West Is full of talk OF a new
party. third party to be made up of a
combination OF farmers, labor unions
aud railroad men. The organization of
this party has gone far in some States,
particularly in North Dakota, Mime
sofa and Nebraska. 1t is not to be
neered at for clever. inscriptions men
are behind It This developing group
must have a leader. Its directors are
looking for a big man, who must be rad
iCal enough n ailif than
Apparently they think they have
found this man in Mr.. Wilson. That
was as obvious as a lamp post the
other day in Seattle, when a vast crowd
"a stupendous mob-surged in the
streets at Mr.. Wilson's heels This mob
had the police cowed. 1t scared the
secret service men 80 badly that II took
twenty-four hours for the color to get
back into their faces. There wasn't a
who wasn't on edge with apprehension.
But Mr.. Wilson wasn't in the least
concerned. He didn't exhibit sign Of
nervousness He displayed less alert
ness for what was going on to the right
and left of him and behind him than
he showed in many other places. He
knew that this mob was made UP OF
persons friendly to him, or at least
not hostile.
1t was made up or the ultra radicals
out and out Bolshevists, plain I. w. Wa
that find in Mr.. Wilson's speeches more
of what they are shouting for than
they can discern IN the outgivings OF
any other notable or official person He
seems. in their eyes, to be the nearest
thing they can get to what they want
Delegates in Both Conventions.
Opinion in the West holds that Mr..
Wilson will manipulate circumstances so
| as TO have a nomination forced" upon
| him by the Democratic party and then
| bring about a situation that will get
| him the Endorsement of the new third
party OF radical labor men. II that
comes about Mr.. Wilson will be hard
man to beat, the West believes. The
story going around is that the new third
party will &c into both conventions next
year; that it will have its delegates in
both Republican and Democratic ma
I tional conventions. 1t doesn't expect to
accomplish a great deal except adver-
Using. It's business will be to sit back
and wait for the Democrats to crowd a
nomination upon Mr.. Wilson and then
| indorse him
Has this been Mr.. Wilson's real busi-
ness in the West, the mission actually
but very privately concerning him. while
mental women with his talk OF the
| breaking heart OF the world? The West
| thinks so. 1t says that the scare he has
been throwing into'' every community,
his prediction Of a big standing army,
back breaking taxes and Frussianized
Government, was made to interest BUSH