Show I L S 0 I I UNS IF IFo oTES o T E R 51 I I AY AY SO resident president Willing His Name Be Used as Candidate Candidate Can Can- for tion for Second Term AGREES latest Announcement Expected by Leaders R of f Democratic Party to Clarify Situation WASHINGTON Feb 14 resident President Wilson Vilson today formally leave a e his consent that his name namee a Paused e used as a candidate for re- re r If a n. letter to the secretary of pf state stater t r Ohio bio the president stated that he heas heas as to enter a contest for foris bi is nomination but was ready to p per per- rIt r- r It tt the use of or his name in the coming comin in order that the Democrats hiO might make known their rence p ence nce 1 ho o president made known kno n his post post- Lon 9 in order to fo comply with the Ohio rimar law which requires candi- candi fo for delegates to the he party conns con- con ns to make known n their first and andr r ond choices before February 2 25 and andr r iso requires that the candidates for f have the consent of their J to tD m male make k u use use-o th their meshe mes- mes r 1 tone tone- he president was s formally notified f c r f ff the requirements of the law Jaw tw last 1 week ek eek and today h he wrote Charles rles Q nt brt secretary o of Ohio as s fol- fol iti j- j 1 am Inclosing to you sou a letter tM tha of ot which I dare say wilt will be beIte II Unite Ite Friends In Ohio have mj my attention to section of th he general code of Ohio as amended n 1914 with regard to primary ry elec- elec j ions and have requested that I hid IndI- 1 ate my willingness t to have my name sea sed I 1 formally armally Consents accordingly y take the liberty of ot ending lending you jou the letter as fo fot- fot l permission n nr under r dei the st statute tute The letter was as follows While i I am entirely unwilling to toen toen tenter en er into any contest for the nomination of the Democratic J arty ty I am willing to permit the use uso rl my name that the the Democrats InI in I hlo hio may make known their prefer prefer- fence in regard to that nomination order therefore to to- satisfy the technical requirements of ot the statutes state of ot Ohio I J h hereby reby consent I use of my name as a candidate presidency by any candidate vho ho seeks to be elected a delegate to toh toh khe h national Democratic convention which is to assemble in June next net O I. I This was was' the first time the president ia las consented formally to have his his name used in c connection ne with the the His name h hs has s b been en placed Jon 0 ot primary ballots in several states however h the activities of Woofers oters Must Decide i The president takes the position that the voters oters will have to determine whet whether er he will make malee the race for the presidency in 1916 as the Democratic c candidate di late In a let letter Jeter er written to A A. I MItchell Palmer then a a representative I rom r 1 Pennsylvania before beCore his inauguration tl tion n Wilson made it t plain that ho would uld be a ii candidate again only If the th IJ Democratic voters desired it he political advisers and friends of the president have taken it for granted f for P months that he would be the nominee nomi nomi- n nee flee e of his party and ami have made their Vl plans ns accordingly The The national committee has prepared all tiLe the campaign material with the Idea ideath th that t he would be the party candidate rho formal announcement today I iv expected by bj Democratic tlc leaders to I clarify the political situation through through- through through-I Q ou J the country Supporters Supporter of ot the they said today now would Mould V h abl td work for him more more openly I |