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Show ON DEFENSIVE IN 1920, ! DEMOCRATS WILL RON WILSON j Jf " NEW YORK, March 21. Norman Jl E. Muck of Buffalo, New York, mom ber of the Democratic National Cotn- k, mlttce and chnirman of the commit, ! tec In tho last Uryan campaign, says ! from present indications President ' "Wilson will bo renominated by the Democrats In 1920. , "From present Indications It looks jt like President' Wilson will bo a can- tftr dldato to succeed himself In 1920," eaid Mr. Mack. "I do not know that he has any desire to continue. I do not wish to appear as booming him for I am hot doing so. I am merely mere-ly discussing. tho trend of things political pol-itical in' the Democratic party as Influenced In-fluenced by the war and reconstruc-struction. reconstruc-struction. "The President Is now In the midst of a great task Uiat of bringing to pass the dream of students and philosophers phil-osophers for decades organization of a league of nations to keep peace i i among tho gicat powers. Tho sub- Joct Is sure to engage tho attention' of statesmen and thinkers for n long time. By tho end of another year It doubtless still will bo a gicat problem. pro-blem. I don't see how there can be any other candidate than the President Presi-dent himself. It Rccms to mo the war and reconstruction will come pretty near eliminating tho third term Issue and the Democrats feel that in order to win !icy will have to nominate their champion. "Quite naturally the Democrat! are on tho defensive. Grievances accumulate. Mistakes urs made. Doubtless tho voters wll say we havo made many mistakes and many rot-ers rot-ers who wore with us In 19 1C will bo agalnBt us in 1920. If we cannot win with President Wilson, 1 don't know now how we could win at all. Tho norther states 'are naturally Republicans." |