Dr. Frank Houston, who was born in the Gloucester Hotel Building in Monroe, may never be president of the United States, but he has had a sweeping endorsement by the man who has been president and is today the most powerful single individual in the country outside of official life—Woodrow Wilson. A writer in Collier’s weekly, who is making an elaborate study of the present situation as regards candidates in the party, says that nobody to day knows who Mr. Wilson is for, but everybody knows that he is not for his son-in-law, W.G. McAdoo. The same writer says this:
So far as anyone knows, Mr. Wilson has no candidate at this time. He sees so few people, and these few are so close-mouthed (or perhaps have been told so little) that even the recognized leaders of the party are in ignorance of his opinion. Mr. Wilson would not oppose David F. Houston, who was secretary of Agriculture and Secretary of the Treasury in his Cabinet, Charles R. Crane, one of the half dozen men who see Mr. Wilson frequently, is talking Houston. A statement made by Mr. Wilson to two friends when he was President is being freely quoted as indicating his friendship for Houston now. The statement was made to Crane at one time, and to Joseph P. Tumulty, formerly secretary to Mr. Wilson, at another time. It was this:
“Houston is the best qualified man in the United States to be President.”
Such was Mr. Wilson’s opinion a little while ago, and it is known that Mr. Houston is one of the few old friends with whom the former President has maintained contact, in whom he still has confidence, and for whom (something missing) a candidate, has no organization, and is making no effort to get delegates.
From page 3 of the Monroe Journal, Tuesday, Oct. 30, 1923
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