The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-07-21
PRINCETONIAN BOOMS WILSON
". r. MJOMBS. JR., PAYING THE
BILLS Ar ~ BROA Nv Az.
NsaW. ". Publicity Bureau with Nobody
Else Behind n. lie says. and There's
wilson Literature Ready for An Who
! Are Gnawed l,y Long Felt want l..

Else Bchlnl ". tie says. ann Ineree
wilson Literature Ready for An Who
Are Gnawcd by Long Felt Want.
william F. McCombs Jr,. formerly
secretary of the Princeton Club OF New
York and lawyer with offices at 90 Broad.
way. says that he has no backing in the
Woodrow Wilson publicity bureau that
he has opened at AZ Broadway. He Is
undertaking the work Of making the
Governor of New Jersey better known
throughout the country entirely at his
own expense.
Mr. McCombs also says that II anybody
wishes to amuse himself by noting the
circumstance that the first effort in New
York to smooth the way for Mr.. Wilson's q
candidacy for the Presidency has its
wellspring in the heart Of the financial
district that is no concern OF his. II
happened that an Office at AZ Broadway
| was convenient.
The Office contains besides necessary
furniture a filing clerk. stenographer
and a head who is experienced in tho
publicity business The work Of the office
is to answer questions concerning the
public life of New Jerseys Executive
when such questions come and to forward
literature exemplifying Mr.. Wilson's
| fitness to hold high Office where such
literature will do the most good.
we are not seeking to form an organi-
zation." said Mr.. McCombs yesterday.
using the editorial form Of the pronoun
I'VE are merely endeavoring to bring
about in some intelligent way a proper
dissemination of facts about Mr. Woodrow
Wilson. his accomplishments in the past
and just what he has done and Ia doing
since his incumbency Of the Governor
ship OF New Jersey. We are acting in
the same capacity as other intimate
| friends of the Governors, simply an
| swering the many questions that are
| being put from all sections OF the country
AS TO the politics and achievements OF
Gov. Wilson
1T is not our province to attempt to
form Wilson organization in New York
That is in the hands Of the national Demo-
cratic organization or whatever branch
OF that body that may elect To take this
step. This Office does not represent any
! organizations; it represents nobody but
myself. II is not within our intention now
to undertake any work except that of
disseminating information about Wood
row Wilson"
| MIR Mct'ombs was asked II he had the
sanction n Gov Wilson in his efforts
and if the Governor was directly inter-
ssted in the publicity work which he had
undertaken
I Il can answer thet best in a negative
! way" he replied. Gov Wilson knows Of
| the efforts thet we are making here.
knows that we are endeavoring to see to
il that correct facts concerning his work
and his policies are sent wherever there
| is a demand for them. ! assume that he
approves. because IL he did not l would
have heard from him before this have
received no expressed approval or any
| impetus from him
Another question was whether any
! publication in New York. or the editor
of any publication. was behind the pub
licity bureau Mr.. McCombe answered
that he was glad this question had been
put. for he wanted the opportunity to
say that there was no publication nor
any editor Of a publication that was TAX
ing even passive interest in the work
Of the publicity bureau He added that
interest in the personality and achieve
ments of Gov. Wilson was spreading
rapidly. There was r. Wilson booming
league in Los Angeles. he said. another
is being formed in Denver. and there
we're prospects Of the birth of Wilson
clubs in Frankfort. ky.: Birmingham,
Ala, and Norfolk Va.