Cobb and Wilson became lifelong allies and personal friends .
At the 1912 Democratic National Convention in Baltimore , Cobb was a leader in making Woodrow Wilson , the intellectual Governor of New Jersey , the Democratic nominee for president .
Cobb and nominee became lifelong allies and personal friends .
At the 1912 Democratic National Convention in Baltimore , Cobb was a leader in making Woodrow Wilson , the intellectual Governor of New Jersey , the Democratic nominee for president .