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Democratic Candidate Shows Wonderful Strength All Over the Country, Even in G. O. P. Stronghold!
LANDSLIDE FOR WOODROW WILSON GREATEST IN HISTORM
Doubtful States Carried
by Governor, While
Taft and Roosevelt
Men Fought for the
Second Fl ace.
By L. F WOODRUFF.
Woodrow Wilson foray has the dis
tinction of having been accorded the
greatest electoral vote ever polled for a
candidate for president. and the honor
comes because President William H.
Taft ceased to be "My dear Will" and
Theodore Roosevelt lost the title ~f
"My dear Theodote."
Washington, Adams. Jefferson. Maili
son and Monroe had almost th< sarin
unanimity of triumph of the Princeton
professor, but they were returned win
ners In the days when ]>olttlcal parties
were more or less unknown In these
United Stales and the voting strength
of the nation was decidedly smaller in
quantity than it is today
No Longer His
“Dear Bill.’’
A Democrat was i rally elected presi
dent when Colonel Roosevelt retired
from the white house and turned the
keys over to his secr-tary of w ar, wtiom
he called "Dear Will." His triumph
was made certain when a lx»n docked
in New York harbor and a famous sha
kira landed to find that his policies had
been kicked around. From that mo
ment the "dear" was changed to a
word beginning with the same letter,
and It meant that for the first time
since Grover Cleveland retired from
Washington ami William Jennings
Bryan became a national character
there wits opportunity for a patient
Democracy to reap its reward.
Political seers have said and tiler*
are none to gainsay their declarations
—that Wilson, or an' other progressive
Democrat. could have won as soon as
the wold "deal" was mi-tainorphOßlzed
Era Dark and Dreary
For Democratic Hosts.
Up to the time of this change, Un
Republican parti had b'-on the most
compact organization that limrlcatt
political history had known. Demo
crats had seen the oratory of Mr. Bryan
thrice fail to put patriots in postmustc t
positions. The conservatism of Alton
R P arki i availed nothing In tin- en
I
sy
deavor to place persons of Democrati.
persuasion in the jobs a« of
Internal revenue The dark and ill eat y
era seemed to be as lasting as tile glory
of the sun until Colonel Roost veil and
Mr. Taft stopped tailing each othet
“dear."
But in the meantime t'olonel Roose
veil forsook politics to become a faunal
naturalist. At the same moment
Woodrow Wilson abandoned the t la
sit shades of t >ld Nassau to lead a
forlorn hope for the free ami unfiun
nelled Demo< racy of New Jersey I!•
led It successfully, and became a mi
tional figure because it was reasoned
that any one who coult fiverthrow tin
rock-ribbed Republicanism of New .lei -
sey could overthrow anything else, even
to the machine that had lt« making In
• the master muni of Ms'k Hanna.
Schedule "K“ a
Thorn For Taft.
President Taft was not die in the
meantime. It is recorded that he was
ailing as first aid to an injured Democ
racy. The G. <l. P had gone on record i
fin a revision of the tariff. The G O
P. under the direction of President]
•Cost, revised it upward instead of
downward, which was contrary to tin
general idea the people had of platform
pledges.
In the tariff bill was a schedule culled
"K.” which was peculiarly obnoxious
to the Western farmers, and when this
•chedule was passed failing to put wool
on the free list they arose in their
wrath and demanded the s alp, hide ami
everything elee hut the smile of Wil
liam Howard Taft.
And then Theodore Roosevelt re
turned with a shipload of slain var
mints and u sincere belief that per
sona of predatory wealth had pulled the
wool over "Dear Will's" eyes and he
was no longer a person to endow with
endearing epithets.
T. R. Didn’t Lose
Any of His Time.
Hr began to start things right away
At the same Hine Woodrow Wilson be
gan to assail bosses, predatory persons
and a protective tariff
Political wiseacres had It that on this
account Taft could not he re-elected
president, and postoffice jobs being soft
easy seats, the G O. P. sought one of
their tank and file who could tum tin
- were
Rrpubli'ana v . ie giy<:
Roosevelt )is the one man who » <mi<. I
rescue the party from its din dleti.se I
Thia didn't please "Deal Will." it i»
commonly belleyed that lx sent wo d to
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that they would quit drawing-pay un-
I'sp they the states from which
tiny haled .safely instructed for a *at
man from Cincinnati And it is like
wise recorded that they heeded his heck
and < all
Tilts pm».-d Colonel Hooses rlt. In
?m t, w*’ ri th* (> <» I* met Hi conwn
tiuii assembled, he informed the deh -
gates that It was nothing but common
robbers Hut th * dthg.iios lik< <1 p<»st
m.isi* i pay. Pi< - tit Tait Wu- irhoni
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
inated. Colonel Roosevelt decided to
-dart a new parts of his own. and
\\ oodross Wilson was thereby elected.
Nomination Meant
Wilson's Election.
\\ lien 1 *em<>er«■ y met in Baltimore to
1 imose ,i i umlblate. Governor W ilson
<* >'' ond , loice. bm his vampaitni
ois h.imlie.l in ma>terlj fashion He
was nominated mid assured of the
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THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1912.
|H> -t '■nil in the boat, saving pleas
ant things while Messrs. ,Taft and
i Roosevelt called each other names and
, made him votes. Last night he heard
’ in- returns and continued <o s iv pleas
i ml things.,
Ir.cidentalyl. it may be remarked that
Woodrow Wilson was born on the sa
cred soil of Virginia, which produced
Rob, )-. E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson
nnl was natured in the red hills of
G'orgia. which produced many men w ho
followed th, Virginians through four
year- of strife.
ITofossm Wilson is. accordingly, the
first Southern man elected to the pres
idency since Zachary Taylor. And for
all oi these reasons then- is jubilation
today in tin laird where cotton grows,
and the Democratic ticket is as suc
cessful as John D. Rockefellei. no mat
ter who is elected president.
FOR HAIR
AND SCALP
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CUTICURA
SOAP
Shampoos and occasional dress
ings of Cuticura Ointment are
invaluable. No other cmol- I
lients do so much to prevent
dry, thin and falling hair, re- j
move dandruff, allay irrita
tion and promote the growth
and beauty of the hair.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment eold throughout the
w »rld I Iberal autuple of each mailed free, with
.p bool ••CuUnira.” l>ept 7P. Bouton.
•C l ender-faced men ehave in comfort wfthCutl
eur a Soap Shaving Stick. Liberal mnt pie tree.
WILSON CARRIES
FOLTON COUNTY
Fulton County Vote.
Wards: Wilson. Roosevelt. Taft,
first 3t>S 158
Second 1,106 2HO
Third 968 233 12
Fourth 706 19u 11 ■
Fifth 297 133 29 ;
Sixth 1,069 2 30 5S
Seventh 650 115 16
Eighth 802 87 29
Ninth 381 73 18 |
Tenth 167 39 10
Districts:
Adamsville .... 23 7
Battle Hill 17 7 3 I
Bryant’s 37 4 1
Buckhead 41 21 7
Blackball 37 4 1
College Park ..106 17 4
Collins 71 13 3
Cook’s 43 9 0
East Point ....122 45
Edgewood 58 9 2
Hapeville 79 10 4 |
Oak Grove 32 7 0 .
Peachtree 33 1 0
South Bend ... 82 17 9
Totals 7,304 1.706 530 i
The vote for president in Eui
ton county, with every ward and
district in (except Oak Grove),
was.
Wilson, 7,304.
Roosevelt, 1,706.
Taft, 530.
Wilson Easily Wins *
In Every District.
The total vote cast in Atlanta in the
Woodward-Chambers run-off was 9,961.
The presidential race drew out 8.644
votes, 1,320 less than the heated pri
mary for mayor.
Woodrow Wilson carried every ward
and district in Fulton county by ma
jorities ranging from almost three to
one to six to one. with Colonel Roose
velt running second in every yvard, and
Taft a bad third. The votes for Debs
and Chafin were hardly worth the
counting.
The prediction that Roosevelt woul.l
carry Fulton, made with apparent con
fidence by some of his support-;s ea:;|y
today, lacked about seven-eights f be
fulfilled, but those who bet the colom'l
would poll a thousand vete- in Fulton
had won theb money when eight of the
ten wards reported.
One Democratic ticket was scratched
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Thr I’nsnieui of the I nited States, who leaves his office next March, caught when
liuiii’ didii t please him. Hr probuhh looked just lik th- ;<s the returns came in last niirht ai>
iHHiiiring Ihr overwhelming rlertion of Woodrow Wilsou.
in the Fourth ward, the name of Clark
' Howell being substituted for that of
i Wilson by an enthusiastic admirer.
! The Third ward gave Roosevelt his
I largest vote, where he polled 233 votes.
■ but his best proportionate showing was
Imade fn the Fifth ward, where he poll
]ed 133 to Wilson’s 297.
Fulton county Democracy rallied to
be Woodrow Wilson standard, and de
l-pits- the strenuous efforts of the Bull
i Moose leaders, the first boxes that re
l poi ted indicated that a sweeping ma
ijority would be given the Democratic
i candidate.
Though the Moose activity at all the
polls was noteworthy, Roosevelt ran
' but a poor second to Wilson in the
I county precincts. Taft yvas a worse
‘third. Debs got a small scattering vote
I throughout the county, but Chafin, the
i prohibition candidate, failed to have a
; single supporter.
I In the city precincts, the vote was
I remarkably large for a general election.
[Usually in the South a presidential elec
tion is purely perfunctory, but this time
: the fight made by the Moosers to carry
j Fulton brought out the Democratic
| strength.
At the city polls the cry’ “Vote the I
white mar'.- i.ket!” did telling work
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for Wilson. The Roosevelt workers
were- tireless and stayed at the polls all
day. There was no Taft sentiment in
evidence.
In Atlanta beyond doubt the Moose
activity brought out the Democratic
vote. The Roosevelt ward men were
early at the polls and the early ballot
ing was so strongly Progressive that
the Democrats became alarmed. The
word was sent and the part strength
rallied. It was frequently' predicted
that more votes would be polled in the
general election than in *he white pri
mary for mayor.
In the county beats, with the excep
tion of Oak Giove. Wilson polled 74P
to Roosevelt’s 164 Taft got but 37
votes, while Debs had 10 and Chafin
none.
Democracy Now ()B
Trial Says Marshall ||
INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 6 -The > pl|
Marshall, vice president-elect, had t
following to say of the Democratic trfH
umph:
"The Democratic victory of Tues,),JM
will result in the restoration of
sentative government in America Ikl
Democratic officials, both state and
tional, shall constantly i emember thml
executive duty consists in the erU
forcement of the law and in the insislfl
e:i« upon legislative compliance
•I).- Democratic platform and primal
pies.
'lf legislative representatives
r, member that they are to
the people and not any interest
ever and will be zealous to
~'i legislation the principles eiM
in Demo,-!mi.- pia ts, !r
growing out of the basic principh
Jeffersonian Democracy and If
cial representatives will give u< HW
pmfe lion of reason in the light ~<H fl
day and not in the light of two
I furies ago and shall be content u.
strut- and not make statutory ;
[The principles of Democracy tin.-'iwM
timir xpression in representativt K ., V
i .nm nt are now upon trial. BK
"This is the last chance that v .
given the office-holder to prow
-elf tin- setvant anil not the m ist.-r
till people unless he really servq‘H|
l-'.iiling to guaiamio hunt.st
opportunity to every man uni
and nnhel|-.od by law the pcct.l,.
prom.-me,, re a. esen ta ti ve gov -
:i failure and will seek ex;cj.,:,
wti ■ doctrines under some .
■The party- appreciates the
[of the situation and the saer.-,- l)aL |9M
den which it bears. It enters nm i-art.W®
lessly but reverently upon the dt BH
! -.-hai-ge of its duties. It has faith |- BH
[the people, hope for the future ar ||9
charity for the wrongs and eipr- S
rhe past. It enters confidently n -,. W
its great mission with malice tor-. W
none and charity for all. It ■ B
peace, not war. but it knows that fl
can only come when accompan fl
her handmaidens, justice and ■ fl
“Broadway Jones,’’ a f l-ir. ■
story of “ The Great Whit Wav ■
based on George M. Cob p yfl
dom 7 running in New ’ k. ill fl
begin in Friday’s Georgian. ExR
well worth reading.
“Broadway Jones,’’ a thrilling
story of ‘ ‘ The Great White Way, ’ ’ '
based on George M. Cohan’s play
now running in New York, will |
begin in Friday's Georgian. It is J
well worth reading. I