Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-26
MILES COVERED
BY GOV. WILSON
Gone Far Enough to Go
Around the World.
fFrom ths NEWS Correspondent

Trenton. Oct. 26:AWhen the fast
Pennsylvania Limited whirled Gov
5Thor f1Ison ere the Delaware
river bridge yesterday afternoon,
New Jerseys chief executive began
a trip outside of the state which
when completed will add enough
mileage TO the territory already
traversed by him since he took the
oath Of office to make a total of more
than $4,000 miles, or equal to the
travelling required for a trip around
the world. This includes the mile
age of trips made only since inaug-
uration day, January 16 last-a Pc
Rod of nine fonths. The record puts
him as a class by himself, as
ernor. No other state chief execu-
tive has even Appropriated such an
amount Of travel In the regular CUB
%ernatorial term Of three years.
In addition to the journeys taken
outside of the State Governor Will
has travelled many hundreds of miles
by railroad and automobile in New
Jersey since his term began. II he
accepts a tenth of the Invitations
being pressed upon him to make
engagements for speaking dates out
side OF New Jersey before he had
rounded out his first year in Office,
1t is calculated that the Governor
Will have covered approximately
10000 miles since the day he sue
ceeded John Franklin Fort.
Eight Weeks on the Road.
Including the trip which he is now
making In Wisconsin and Texas, DUR
Ing which he win cover about 1000
miles, he has spent nearly eight
weeks out of his first nine months
as Governor keeping engagements
his ofiela. post of duty In the State
that removed him from a few hun
bred to several thousand miles from
his Official post of duty In the State
House. The Governors longest trip
was the one that consumed the
month OF May and carried him to tho
Pacific coast. On his way back from
the coast he Journeyed down into
North Carolina and by the time he
returned to Trenton he had covered
more than 10000 miles.
After he became Governor his first
long trip out of the state was to
st. Louis, where he went to preside
over the Short Ballot Association, of
which he is president. Then he came
back to Trenton and shortly after
journeyed to Louisville to make one
speech to q Bar Association. In
March he went to Atlanta to attend
a Southern Commercial Congress
and In April made a trip to Indian
apolis to speak before the National
Association of Democratic Clubs.
Besides these journeys which re-
CURED nights and days of railroad
travel the Governor has made NUM-
erous side trips from Trenton to
neighboring states to make speeches
Desk Clear of business.
IT is stated at the executive offices
In the State House that notwith-
standing the amount of time spent
by the Governor out OF the State, be-
sssahpa liz 7fRgeP Il r fhEgeH st IEEEssntt9RRs Yghd}Els
started on his latest western
rip with his desk practically clean
II important office business- faw
matters II stfH open Tor the deter
nination OF the Governor, but 1t is
laid for him that even If he were not
IN hts present Journey these things
not have been settled any
quicker than they will be under pres
ant circumstances.
1t is roughly calculated that since
be became Governor, Mr.. Wilson has
audiences In various parts
OF the country aggregating nearly
a half million. On his present trip
the Governor is accompanied by
Frank Stockbridge and Walter
Measeday. These names are not all
familiar to Jerseymen, and 1t may
be explained that Messrs. Stock.
bridge and Measeday are, using the
latest v~ernacufar In the Wilson camp
of the tsforty-two Broadway crowd
That is to say, Messrs. Stoekbridge
and Measeday are identified with the
headquarters established at Az
Broadway, New York, by q coterie
OF friends and admirers of Governor
Wilson who are determined TO bring
about his nomination as the Demo-
cratic candidate for President. Al
though they are doing their work
very quietly at the present time, the
"~forty-two Broadway crowd are .
decidedly busy lot of fellows. In
fact, there is much more method.
system and energy attached to the
Woodrow Wilson Presidential room
than a great many persons imagine.
Mr.. Stockbridge, who is an old
newspaper and magazine writer, ac-
companied Governor Wilson on his
Pacific coast tour, and shortly after
his return to New York he became
the active manager OF the Wilson
Presidential boom as directed from
AZ Broadway. Mr.. Measeday may be
classed as a sort Of field represent
tative of the "foftystwo Broadway
crowd" He has been spending all
of his time lately In going hither
and thither with the Governor and is
presumably supposed to feel out the
pulse of the people as it la expressed
when Governor Wilson is nigh unto
them. Mr.. Measeday is an exne-
rieneed newspaper mai and until
his association with the Wilson
boomers, was a member OF the stanf
of the New York World.