Evening star., 1912-07-04
TALK WITH WILSON
National Democratic Commit
tee Calls on Governor.
CONFER ON NEW CHAIRMAN
O'Gorman, McCombs and Hudspeth
Mentioned to Succeed Mack,
MAKES OvERTURES TO SMITH
Olive Branch Also offered James E..
Nugent by Executive-History
of Answer to Bryan.

SEAGIRT, n. j.. July 4.-Gov. Wilson
did not get up until o'clock this morn
ing. for he did not retire until after mid
night. finishing his reading of the demo.
catic national platform.
Dean and Mrs. Henry e. Fine oi
Princeton and family spent the night al
the governors cottage, and were accom-
panied to the station by ,ue governor
when they departed this morning.
The national committee is expected this
afternoon and will be received by the
governor in tent on the lawn. Luncheon
will be served in the tent.
No Political Significance.
The committee left Baltimore this
morning for Seagirt. The visit has nc
political significance, as it has been the
custom for years for the national COM
mittee to make g. call upon the party
nominee just after the convention. AL
though the campaign will come in for in
formal discussion 1t was agreed that no
plans would be reached or policies out
lined.
A subcommittee appointed composed of
Chairman Mack, Secretary Woodson and
three other members of the committee,
expects to talk with the candidate over
the naming OF the new head of the ma
tional committee to succeed Mr.. Mack,
who has announced his retirement.
Three Names Mentioned.
Three names are mentioned in this
connection, but when each was suggested
to the governor he had but one reply:
II have made no choice"
The men in question were William F.
McCombs. who managed the governor s
primary campaign; Robert 8. Hudspeth
manager Of the democratic party. and
Senator O'Gorman of New York.
AS to the campaign trips, the governor
mas strong personal desire to remain
at home. He said he wished that he
would not have to stir from Seagirt
The governor waved the olive branch
in the direction of former United States
Senator James Smith, jr.. by expressing
wish that Mr.. Smith visit him here
next Monday with the Wilson men OF
New Jerseys delegation to Baltimore.
Gov. Wilson included James r. NuEent.
Mr.. Smiths friend and lieutenant, also
In the invitation.
When informed that Mr.. Nugent was
reported to have given out an interview
declaring he would support the nominee
Gov. Wilson expressed keen desire to
see it and get acquainted with Mr..
Nugent again.
History Of Answer to Bryan.
Gov. Wilson's secretary gives the fol-
lowing history of the telegram to William
j. Bryan in answer to Mr.. Bryan's mes
sage declaring against the selection of
Alton B. Parker as temporary chairman
of the conventions:
las soon as Mr.. Bryan's message be-
came public, even before it reached the
governor the secretary said, 1.-The Will
son managers at Baltimore got the gov
ernor on the telephone.
Don't answer the message until you
hear from US. they begged. And the gov
ernor said he wouldn't.
Down at Baltimore they rugged up a
rough draft of reply and sent 1t ~ tbs
governor. He read it and handed IL /.
me. 1t lodged the issue.
The governor took 1t from my Lands
1T won't do, Joe.' he said, as he Tore 1,
into bits. The people expect more than
this of me. 1t wouldn't be just to them
or myself IL l used this. Well fiA III
another one
He took a pad and placed it 0 gross his
knee, and wrote his answer to Mr.. Ery.
an without crossing out single word he
had put down.