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Show IWOMM LECTURER PRHISB WILSON Miss Hosford Considers Democratic Dem-ocratic Presidential Candidate Candi-date Marvelous Man. DELIVERS A BIOGRAPHY Is Guest of Honor With Governor Gov-ernor Judson Harmon at Tabernacle. Mifs Hester E, Hosford, noted writer and lecturer, addressed a largo gathering of Democrats at tho Kcnyon hotel last evening. Most of those at tho nice tins: woro women, who formed nn enthusiastic portion of the Miss Hosford's address was in tho natnro of an intimate character J sketch of "Woodrow Wilson, and not i ia an j wjnse a discussion of the issues is-sues of the campaign. She has been an intimate friono of tho Wilson family many years, nud has written a "biography of tho presidential candi-She candi-She gave a. biographical account of Governor "Wilson, beginning with his .Scotch-Tri&h ancestry. A. standpat Republican Re-publican of Atlanta who had known him as a. boy, sho paid, told her that as n youth he had keen perception and wisdo"mt far beyond his years. She said this man had told her ho. was of tho opinion that Wilson would make a great president. Calls Work Marvelous. Miss Hosford look up Governor "Wil-Fon's "Wil-Fon's college career, his work as a student at Princeton, in law school, in the practice of law, and as an ad vanced student at .lohn Hopkins uni- I lt.-i.. . JuiiL. jiu cimiu umi: wiii.ieu a thesis on "Congressional Govern- mcnt,? at tho ago of L'f), and when ho had never visited congress, a thesis I that is in universal use as a text book in every advanced country of tht j world and that is pronounced by ex perts thn most masterly discussion of the subject ever written, &hc cou-tt cou-tt sidered marvelous. S Miss Hosford passed over the gov- ernor's career as a college professor U and collego president quickly, coming 1 to his political career, dating from his k nomination as governor of New Jersey J two yrars ago. She spoke at length of ni.s triumph over Tamos Smith, Jr., Democratic boss of New Jersey, as tho achievement which will make "him tho next, president of the United States. , That Wilson could have defeated a man whoso political niachino extended lo even- remote quarter of the state and whose political sagacity mado him l ho biggest boss of anv party in I America, sho regarded as "one of tho greatest victories for the people in tho a present agp. I Was Not Bathing. Miss Hosford was a guest at the Wilson home at the timo tho governor was nominated for president. She said that the press story that Governor Wilson was taking a bath wheu tho news of his nomination reached him was inaccurate. As a matter of fact, she said, tho Wilson familv was at dinner at Sea Girt. The governor, Bhe I .a id, gave no visible sign of elation, I " declared that the solemnity of tho 1 occasion affected him more deeply than tho noj of victory. I , Hosford reforred only briefly to 1 ( olonel Boosovelt. She said-: There are only two kinds of statesmen states-men In this country. One kind Is those u 0 fo,r, H'eniHelves first, lost and all of the time. If any benefit might occur inddcntlly to tlio body politic, nL?l-l aTd S2?A' 'V11 !t ,B no- the first object. Tho other type is verv rare. It consists of those statesmen 1 w .re (or the I,eoP'e flrr.t. Ishc and all the time, and placo all personal Interests secondary to those of the body politic. If I didn't believe that "Woodrow T llson was of this latter tvp. I " Tr,ou.,dn't be here taking to you to- ? night. As governor of New Jersey ! he appealed to that which was high est, noblest and beat In the assembly of New Jersey. If that did not accom- pllsh the result, ho threatened to go , out In the legislative districts and : whip the legislators In Joint debate j, before their own constituents. That j accomplished the result. Will Uplift Roosevelt. It Sb characteristic of Woodrow WIJ- mi son that hn steadfastly refuses to slanderously assail his political oppo-HB oppo-HB nents has has become the prartlep i Uh other candidates In thin cm- imlgn. It Is Maid of Governor "Wilson lhat he has reformed the Republican ab well as the Democratic party in New Jersey. Therefore I say that If I Governor "Wilson la not elected president presi-dent of the United States which would be a miracle, for, of course, wc all know he Is golm? to be elected If he reforms Theodore Roosnvelt, ho will have performed a signal service for tho American reople. Woodrow-.. Wilson will never defend to Theodore Theo-dore Roosevelt's standard. P.nther will he bring Roosovelt up to hi standard. In this day of unbridled and reckless political attacks. Jover-nor Jover-nor Wllfon's speeches arc filled with refreshing and scholarly statesmanship. statesman-ship. Ha has never- been tempted to descend to personal attacks. The sr-cret sr-cret of his allilude Ilea In the purity of his moral vision. "With Governor Judson Harmon. Miss Hosford was guest of honor at u spc- IS yesterday. At noon she was entertained I by fifty. Democratic women at the i Commercial club with an elaborate 1 luncheon. Governor Harmon called at 9 the conclusion of the luncheon and 1 spoke a few words. The afternoon was occupied with an automobile trip. After the address ; Miss Hosford received the worn n in- formally. Sho left at H:in o'clock for San Francisco and will pass the next' four weeks in California in the interest! of the Democratic party, I Samuel Russell opened the meeting iRBt night with au appeal for earcful' thought on the part of the voters. Ho h eulogized Wilson and called attention H! to those qualities which, he said, best fitted the candidate for the presidency. Mr. "Russell introduced Mrs. H. .1. Hay-ward, Hay-ward, president of the Women's Democratic Demo-cratic club, who presided. A feature was the excellent music. Charming solos wero sung by Miss Xn-2 Xn-2 talie Branch and Mrs. Ray. A male vocal and string quartette also furnished fur-nished splendid selections. |