The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-05-02
WILSON'S JAUNT
viii Make 7000.Mie Trip
Through West.
is NOT A POLITICAL TOUR
Governor Of New Jersey AcOsptSG
But Few of the Invitation, De-
elining AL of a Partisan
Nature.

Trenton, n. j.. May l. - Governor
Woodrow Wilson will leave here ON
"Wednesday ON tour through the
west. the details of which have been
made public.
lie will leave his home in Princeton
on the afternoon OF May and VIII re-
turn on the afternoon Of May ~, nav
ing in the meantime swung around
the circle" to the extent OF some 1000
miles of railroad travel, stopping TO
make speeches at Kansas City, Den
yer. Los Angeles. San Francisco, Port
land, Seattle. Minneapolis, st. Paul
and Lincoln. Neb.
II is stated on Governor Wilson's
behalf that this tour is not a political
one in any sense. but is the result Oh
scores OF invitations which he has
received throughout the spring from
individuals and groups Of men IN the
west who have urged him to WISH
them on the earliest possible occa'
sion. lie has been unable, 1t Is de
clared. TO accept more than a quarter
of the invitations and has uniformly
declined those vi q distinctly partisan
nature.
In Kansas City, where he speaks on
the night of May >, his host VIII be
the Knife and Fork club, a business
mems organization. In Denver his
principal address will be ut a banquet
given by the Chamber Of Commerce on
MAY 5. On Sunday evening, May y,
he will speak at the celebration OF the
Precautionary Of the English Bible un'
der the auspices of the American Bi-
Bile society in Denver. While in the
Rocky mountain city he will take
luncheon on May with a group OF
women voters and politicians, and on
May 9 the Rocky Mountain Princeton
club will give him a luncheon and the
Mile High club will have dinner in
his honor.
On the evening Of May l. Governor
Wilson will be the guest Of the Los
Angeles Princeton club at a smoker
and reception. The following day he
will address the Pasadena Board oi
Trade. In San Francisco he viii be
the guest of Princeton men at lunch
con on May l.. and that night at
banquet arranged by the Princeton.
Yale and Harvard clubs OF San Fran
cisco. On the afternoon OF MAY 10 he
will speak in the Greek theater of the
University OF California, an outdoor
auditorium holding 10000 people. ana
which President Benjamin lde Wheel
er, of the university, has promised to
have filled for the occasion.
At Portland. Ore, Governor Wilson
will be entertained at luncheon at
the University club on May Is, and
will be the principal speaker at the
banquet of the Portland Commercial
club on that evening. On May - he is
to be the guest OF the University club
of Seattle at luncheon, will dine with
a few Democratic friends and speak at
public meeting
At Minneapolis on May "a the gov.
ernor will address the Publicity club
at a midday luncheon and at ST. Paul
will be the guest Of the Association Of
Commerce at a banquet the same
evening He will reach Lincoln, Neb.,
on May rs and will be the guest there
at banquet of the Commercial club.
one Of the earliest organizations to
invite him to go west. Whether he
will meet Colonel Bryan at Lincoln the
governor does not know. He will leave
Lincoln on May q. spend Sunday, May
2S, resting in Chicago, and return
home on May 20.