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Show MACKSEY PRAISES PISMT WILSON New Jersey Man Calls Na tion's Chief Executive "Man of Destiny " PREDICTS REELECTION Claims Popularity of Coun try's Leader Will Result in Democratic Landslide I am vrofoundly mpressed w th the bel ef that Woodrow Wilson was born to be pres lent of the Un ted States at such a t me as this I sin cerely bel ev e that Woodrow W lson is the n an of destiny the greatest pres dent we have ev er had Such is the earnest estimate of the president of the Un ted States given 3 esterday by Will am P Macksey of Newark . J a close friend and co worker of President Wilson Mr Mack sey was n Salt Lake for a few hours yesterday while on h s way from the lellowstone park to Denver Mr Mack sev is a Newark real estate man and a member of the Essex county board of taxation. He s go ng to Denver to attend the Dat onal convention of boards of tax commiss oners wh ch opens there tomorrow Accompanying Mr Macksey is Jerome Je-rome T Congleton president of the Essex ounty board of taxation and nonpart san candidate for mayor of Newark Mr Congleton is a proml nent attorney of Newark and a Pro gressive Republican Natorally he does not have the same enthusiasm for Presi dent Wilson as his Democratic col league Supported Martin Mr Macksev was elected to the Ivew Jersey assembly at the election of 1910 when Woodrow Wilson was elected gov ernor ot the state During the legislative legis-lative session Mr Macksey was a Wil son leader Though Mr Macksey was placed on the Democratic legislative ticket in Essex ("ounty through the ef forts of James B Smith then Demo cratic boss of New Jersey he stood with Wilson in demand ng that Mar tin and not Smith be chosen for United states senator from New Jersey in the spring of 1911 This was the more sur pr sing because Mr Macksey represented repre-sented Smith s home dis-nct in the leg slature Mr MackBey took the posi tion that as Martin had won in the primary which was then merely in the nature of a recommendation, Martin should be elected senator In the joint sess on of the legislature Mr Mack sey made the nominating speech for Senator Martin who was elected after a close and excit ng fight. While in Salt Lake Mr Macksey made his headquarters at the Elks club He is a prominent member of the or der and is widely known throughout the country Just before leaving home he received a letter from a friend la San Francisco The envelope did not bear h s name only a small picture of Mr Macksey clipped from a newspaper and below the picture the words Sew ark New Jersey The letter promptly prompt-ly reached Mr Maeksev Within the envelope was this note Mistaken for Caruso Dear Bill If you receive this you stand O K with Uncle Sam Mr Macksey has had manv amna ing experiences on hi trip not the least of which was when he was mis taken for Carnso while on a tra n For several hours he was the obiect of in terest of the passengers and t was not until one of the more forwar 1 of his admirers struck op a conversation with him that he understood the sud den interest which he had aroused During the president s campaign for nomination and elect on n 1912 Mr Macksev accompanied Mr Wilson lie is decide Uy loval to the pres dent and cannot mention his name without im press ng h s aud tors with h s adm ra t on and levot on for 1 res dent Wil eon He sa d When the b story of tl stormy period of tho world s h storv is wr tten bv impartial hands tho namn of W lson will stand o t 1 re em nent among the great leaders of all t nes He w II rani forever w th the gToat n en the worl 1 has irolncel Wo n Amor oa do not yet realize how pro d nt al t s that wo have Vioodrow Wllpon at the head of o r nation at s ch a t me as th s Master in Crisis W th tho var clouds hang ng hoa ly over c 1 zat on t n dood a happy fate tlat ga e the worl 1 Woolrnw Wilnon Serene for ef 1 honest an I st nlw ys lo g tho rroier th ng at otn tly th r ght mon out he s the lorn lonlor n n s tl his for o an 1 ab I t ho nssoss s a wondo f so a I s pin ha a t 1 In 1 ol r the o s a non te f tl or ho se f ongr sh who o lo I ato nn orsn n n I other at o n oa t ns gn f win on nn h Iron Vv so II k t of tl o w on o lo n vhat a tv thov n a o g t at Wo v W lson s tho trroa st n lent w tn o 111 general s n n 1 tl o n n the f f 0 fl v s n fi I n o s s M M so eho on I o 1 p Inr t 1 s lo V nn r fn |