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 INDEX 305 Wickersham, George W., attorney- general under Taft, iv. 179-180. Wicklifle, Charles A., ii. 74. Wildcat banking, i. 301-302. Wilderness, battles of the, li. 282, ili. 47. Wiley, Gen. Aquila, iv. 38. William and Mary, College of, Jeffer son a student at, i. 112-114; reor ganization of, by Jefferson, 127; prosperity of, under John Tyler s management, ii. 57. Williams, George H., iii. 93. Wilmot, David, ii. 104. Wilmot proviso, ii. 9, 17, 104-105, 110, 111, 222. Wilson, Henry Lane, ambassador to Mexico, iv. 236. Wilson, James, secretary of agricul ture, iv. 54, 113. Wilson, James, grandfather of Wood- row Wilson, iv. 197. Wilson, Gen. James Grant, address at St. Louis by, i. 153; letter from Grant s father to, iii. 27-28; horse race at New Orleans between Grant and, 43. Wilson, Gen. James H., iii. 50. Wilson, Joseph R., father of Wood- row Wilson, iv. 198-199. Wilson, Matthew, portrait of Lincoln by. ii. 300. Wilson, William L., iii. 265. WILSON, WOODROW (27th President), iv. 188; Scotch-Irish descent of, 197; grandfather and father, 197- 198; birth and education, 199-202; &quot;Cabinet Government in the Uni ted States&quot; by, 200-201; skill as a debater, 202; begins practice of law, 202; course at Johns Hopkins in science of government, 202-203; publishes his &quot;Congressional Gov ernment, a Study of Government by Committee,&quot; 203; professor at Bryn Mawr, Johns Hopkins, and Wesleyan, 203 ; writes &quot;The State,&quot; 203; service as member of faculty at Princeton, 203-204; later books by, 204 ; zeal of, to champion cause of social justice, 205; elected presi dent of Princeton, 205; reforms inaugurated by, at the university, 205-208; leaves Princeton and ac cepts nomination for governor of New Jersey, 208-209; statement concerning party organization, 209- 210; political revolution in New Jersey signified by plurality re ceived by, 210; accomplishes elec tion of James E. Martine to the senate, 210-211; important legis lation secured by, 212-213; suc cess in New Jersey reforms wins his nomination for presidency in 1912, 213-214; issues statement as to two great objects ho would aim for in his administration, 215-21(5; gives reasons for necessity of tariff revision, 216-217; popular and electoral vote for, 217; sincerity the keynote of, 217-218; points emphasized in inaugural speech, 218-220; to emphasize tariff pro gram, reads message in person to congress, 220-221; quoted on lob bying by those with interests at stake, 224-225; currency reform measures urged by, 226-229; pol icy toward South and Central America, 229-231; recognition of republic of China, 232-233; action concerning trouble over Japanese in California, 233-236; policy in dealing with difficult Mexican situ ation, 236-242 ; wife and daughters, 242-243; biographical works, 244. Wilson tariff act of 1894, iii. 280-281. Wilson-Gorman tariff law, iv. 51. Winchester, battle of, iii. 52. Winchester, Gen. James, ii. 38, 39. Windom, William, iii. 185, 214. Winona, Minn., speech of President Taft at, iv. 174. Wirt, William, i. 206, 298. Wood, Leonard, iv. 99. Woodbury, Levi, i. 289. Woodford, Stewart L., iv. 37; min ister to Spain, 56, 59, 62. 63, 64; dismissal of, by Spanish govern ment a declaration of war against United States, 68. Woodrow, Thomas, iv. 198. Wood tariff bill, iv. 37. Worcester, Dean C., iv. 76. Wright, Luke E., succeeds Taft as secretary of war, iv. 141. Wright, Silas, ii. 154. Writs of assistance, Otis s argument against, i. 65. Wythe, George, i. 114, 125. X. Y. Z. despatches, i. 98, 183. Yorktown, surrender of British at, I. 24; dedication of monument at, during Arthur s administration, ili. 215-216.