Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-06-05
Greeted at Washington.
From the NEWS Co-reoUssg, 4 on +

(FTOTn thS NE VS. Correspondent }
Washington. June 5:-That Demo-
cratic members Of congress recognize
in Governor Woodrow Wilson. of
New Jersey a strong possibility for
the Democratic nomination for Pres
ident a year hence. was evidenced in
the most emphatic manner yesterday
when practically every senator and
member of the House who was in
Washington over Sunday visited him
in the New Willard Hotel Among
them was Speaker Champ Clark, who
himself figures largely in the calcu-
latiOus Of those who have an eye to
the future occupant of the White
House -
On the last lap of 9.000-miIe
journey which carried him to and
from the Pacific coast with a side
trip into the states of South Carolina
and North Carolina 10 spread the
gospel of Democracy and civic duty
as he views it, Governor Wilson came
auheTalded into Washington late
Saturday night and spent a day in
the very shadow of the White House.
The governor had not planned to
visit the national capital while con-
gress is in extra session and the fact
of his being here was a circumstance
growing out of the vicissitudes of a
months almost steady railroad
travel He left Columbia, 5. c., Sat
urday morning at . o. clock and his
ltrsi2 connections We're such taat hs
could NOT reach. his hoble~fn Prince
ton without a disagfeeable wait of
several hours at Trenton in the mid
4 l. h
spective discomfort the governor de-
termined to stop in Washington over
night and proceed to New Jersey at
a more convenient time Of the day,
He arrived in Washington Saturday
evening at O'Clock and went direct
ly to the New Willard hotel Sena-
tor MARITIME and Representative
Tuttle and Townsend, OF New Jersey,
happened to be in the hotel at that
time and, of course, discovered the
presence of the distinguished Jersey
man in the city. A local newspaper
man also recognized the governor on
his arrival at the hotel and it was
not long before the arrival of Mr..
Wilson became noised about among
the Washington correspondents. He
was soon besieged by reporters and
all of the local papers yesterday car
ried big stories about his being in
town.
Chief Political Attraction.
AS a result of the announcements
Of his arrival in Washington. the
governor early yesterday morning
found himself the chief political at
traction Of the day. His rooms in
the New Willard Immediately became
the mecca towards which Democratic
statesmen gravItated throughout the
day Although no list of the visitors
was kept. at least 100 members of
congress called upon him before he
left in the evening. On coming into
the city he had calculated that he
would start for New Jersey during
the afternoon but his time was so oc-
cupied in receiving distinguished call
ers that it was 7 P. NJ. before he=Ss sfss'
able to leave without being discour-
teous to those anxious to shake his
hands and have few words with
him.
So frequently was the governor in
terrupted by the introductions to
members of congress who called to
pay their respects, that he could
scarcely catch a minute to talk at
length about his views of the pOliti-
cal situation as a result of his trip
across the continent
On account of the tense situation
in Democratic ranks as a result of
William J. Bryan's criticism of the
House Democratic leaders in connec-
ton with the proposed revision Of
the wool schedule, Washington cor
respondents were especially anxious
to obtain an expression of opinion
from the governor on this subject
At first the governor was disinclined
to make any comment but later in
the afternoon he gave out the follow
ing statement:
Statement on Wool Schedule.
The resolution passed by the
Democratic caucus is very frank
statement and justifies itself by
showing that the Democratic party
is trying to DO the best that is pOssi-
Bile and practicable under the circum-
stances. ! mean that when We are
revising a-~system, such as the tariff
as a whole, we can make cOmpensa-
tions of revenue along the who}
line. but in revising schedule by
schedule we cannot make these com
pensations except in individual
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