Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-02-18
WILSON NOT FIT
PHYSICALLY To
Be A CANDIDATE
New York Democratic Lead
erS Doubt That the Presi-
dent Is In Condition to
Make Another Campaign.

Especial Correspondence to The Jonrnal.i
New York, Feb. II. That Wood
row Wilson is already "'most as ut
physically as he has been at any
time throughout his presidential
terms, was asserted here today by
several men of medicine who nave
recently been in touch with some of
the specialists under whose care the
president has come. In spite OF
the inaccuracies that have filled
the alleged diagnoses of the all
ment of the nations head, these
men declare that one fact stands
out in the knowledge of everyone
who has had the slightest contact
with the professional procedure in
the sick room at the White House
that President Wilson has been
built up physically, wellnigh to the
full strength of any man of his
years and physiological character
tistics. While this assurance is
being whispered about in demo-
cratic circles here, It is neverthe-
less being quite generally doubted
ty the leaders of his party that
the president is, or con be, condi-
toned to attempt to make another
race for third terra.
Support Shaping.
While the public of this metrop-
oils is carelessly rutin,2ing the
album picturing scores 0f aspirantS
for the nomination a: lie head Of
the national tickets Of he two big
parties, some solid support from
many sections of the lard is now
beng reported for n few of tie
many men whose records seem to
really challenge public interest.
While the G.. o. p. machine forces
seem to be swinging more and
more behind LOwden. OF Illinois,
reports of support solidifyihS for
Harding, PoindeXter ahd Hiram
Johnson are recurring at head
quarters here. Among the demo-
Gratis, indications are increasing
that point to sweeping sentiment
for Palmer, as a man who is work.
ing so hard at his present job mat
he has less time than others to
give to the pursuit of presidential
place on the ticket-which appears
to be about all that such men as
Bryan and McAdoo are engaged
in.
Counting Costs.
Figuring that at least another
quarter million must be added to
the taxpayers burden in this state
to pay for the costs of the social
list trial at Albany, the people who
pay for such stunts on their tax
bills here are beginning to make
peevish protest against any fur
Their commitments of the state to
schemes for spending millions on
millions of their money. 1t is even
suggested by the more harassed
citizens that the Legislature be
urged to pass the barely necessary
appropriation bills and adjourn at
once, before the mania for further
money spending again seizes it. If
the people of this state are made
to pay only for running expenses of
their government and for the much
/ needed improvement of their hign-
ways, it is declared that their tax
bills will mount high enough to be
real burden.
Snow Shares.
That the recent record snow
fall has spread stagnation over the
streets of this town till they fur
nish fly-paper basis for all
activities of the crowd is admit
ted by every New Yorker who
has to take so much as a turn
about town. Billions of tons of
icy crust still bind every avenue
from curb to curb, and it is proph-
esied that this frigid hold-up will
last for weeks and weeks to come.
There is little difference between
this storm and the big blizzard of