Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-02-03

Champ Clark, the venerable and be-
loved speaker OF the House of Rep
resentatives, led Wilson in the early
voting-in fact. polled a majority Of
the delegates. For the first time in
history democratic national con-
vention refused to give the neces-
sary two-thirds to candidate who
had gotten a majority. William Jen-
nings Bryan, himself the nominee OF
three previous conventions, led the
fight against Clark in one Of the
bitterest contests ever conducted in
American politics. 1t broke Clark's
heart-he never forgaTe Wilson or
Bryan-and he opposed wilson's poll
icies in Congress repeatedly. Clark
knew he lost not only the nomina-
test between Taft and Roosevelt as
sured such a rift in the republican
vote that the election of a democrat
was all but inevitable.
Clark Saw Victory.
The convention realized this. for
the man who nominated Clark de-
clared:
candidate but to choose q President"
At any rate, Woodrow Wilson got
the nomination and won the election
with 435 electoral votes. Roosevelt
got SO and Taft got 8. Mr.: Wilson came
to the White House on March 4. 1913,
signalling the return of the democ-
racy to power after successive de-
feats Of sixteen years.
INN ediately he galvanized the
in person app publicly ' deneunclns "a
vicious lobby" which he charged was
attempting to influence legislation In
Washington, and launched a legislative
program which Included repeal OF the
tariff, revision of the currency system,
new styles of control of the trusts.
the creation OF many new govern
ment agencies and such a multitude
Of other legislative business that
Congress and the country had diff
Guilty in keeping up with 1t.
Made Congress Dance.
Congress thought Theodore Roose.
velt dictator" and an autocrat
Woodrow wilson's tune and at first
1t danced very obediently and with
very little Erumbling. Mr.. Wilson
early confessed that he had q one
gress early in his administration that
he knew what he wanted and how to
get 1t. He had a cabinet, 1t was true,
but he consulted It after he had de-
termined what he wanted to DO.
Congress he frequently drew it him
self and II 1t hesitated on passage he
summoned the leaders-and 1t passed
soon thereafter. In dealing with the
conducted much important business
of the various departments direct
from the White House.
Hardly had Mr.. Wilson gotten him
self turned around when he had Mis-
first foreign situation to deal with:
It was with Mexico ana was a legacy
from the preceding republican. ad-
ministration. The republican chief
tains said they left 1t for Mr.. Wilson
Ss they d dsanv want WITH to q, Tse
had passed the buck" It came to
"a crisis when Huerta, the dictator,
seized the reins Of government and
President Madero and Vice President
had very fixed ideas Of his own on
succession to the presidency by as
sassination.
Withheld RecognitioA.
He thought 1t pretty general In Gen.
trail America and he told confidantes
1t was going to stop. He withheld
recognition from Huerta and the situ-
alton boiled until Huerta troops at
Tsmpico and Mr.. Wilson ordered tho
occupation Of Vera Cruz by the Amer
lean Army. The Official reason given
for the occupation was that the Ger
man ship Ypiranga was about to land
arms and ammunition for Huerta and
United States demanded q salute 70
tho nag. which, critics Of the Wilson
administration took delight in point.
ing out, never was given. r..
Events In Mexico solved their own
problem in few months when Car
ran3a, another newly risen leader,
elected Huerta, who fed. American
troops were Withdrawn from Vera
Cruz. But Mr.. Wilson had had one
experience with Mexican affairs and
he. did not recognise Carransa1 4ither.
In fact, no government in Mexico was
recognized for ten years--loEE after
Ar. Wilson had zone ont OF Office