The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-28
PUBLICITY JUST
WHAT WILSON IS
AFTER, He SAYS
Candidate is Perfectly Will
ing That Pre-Convention
Funds be Known
ISN'T SURE WHAT
TOTAL AMOUNV is
Refers Interlocutor to Nc
Combs Who Handled All
Money Spent Before
Nomination

SEA GIRT, n. j., August 21.--Gov-
ernor Wilson tonight expressed him.
SELF as satisfied with the adoption o.
the Penrose resolution calling for an
investigation of ali preconven.ion CAM
paign funds. and said that hs would
welcome an investigation u ina fund
used in bringing about his nominal
ton at Baltimore.
Il am absolutely in favor o. pup-
lefty" he said. Il have always held
that position. / have always approved
OF 1t and will welcome an investiE@-
ton OF my preconvention fund as a
matter of course"
do you care 10 have the names OF
your hackers known was asked.
Certainly" was the reply. but
IL tell the truth, do not know my
SELF, except in a general way who had
charge of my campaign ia the various
States. / merely kept a general over
sight over my campaign fund. Three
times We had no fund AT al"
Was there any particularly .arSe
contribution that you recall
Il don't know. Mr.. McCombs would
know about that.
so far as the public knows Mr..
McCombs was the largest eontrlau-
ters
Yes. Mr.. McConhs and Wee
IN constant touch regarding ITO
source from which funds were 10 he
accepted. We had a consIderabie Of
nee force in New York AMI practi-
eaily all the money We spent was .or
publicity. for distributing news
"a g4fzl
unteer 1t. We sent ii ont whenever
II WINS asked for We did not nsk the
newspapers to sfss 1t. Thai. as yco
know. is extremely costly business.
llnow there were times when Mr. Me
Combs did not know where the money
was coming from TO pay expenses IN
the next pay day"
Has No Estimate
Gould you make any estimate oi
the amount Of money spent ia our
pre- convention caiHpaign0
Il have no means of making s0ch an
estimate. | never was at the le1G-
quarters of the committees. and never
saw things that were actually done.
You declined "a contribution from
Thomas r. Ryan. did yoa TOT
Il personally did not. Mr.. McComhS
did. But ] ought not 70 say that. be-
Mr.. Ryan offered mones. He dad moi.
+ declined to see MIR, Ryan, and Mr..
McCombs declined TO let anybody a >.
Mr. RYAN for a contribution
$50 far as you knew there were no
contributions that were returned ~
80 far as | know, none"
When II was suggested that the
senate inquiry might mharrass some
of his opponents, the governor sml,-
tnrly replied that he hoped they had
not been as hard up as that for
funds
Spends Day at Trenton.
Governor Wilson spent the day at
the State house in Trenton. There
he received delegation from tn"
Anti Saloon league Of New Jersey.
which presented petition naming
seven hotels. saloons, dance halls and
concert halls In Newark in which
they said the law was being violated.
in spite of many protests made to the
local authorities,
Governor Wilson said he would ex-
anime the papers. but that he had
no power in the premises.
The governor of this State has no
power OF removal. no power TO hail
officials before any tribunal" he SAID
afterwards
Wh1ie the governor Nas at "VA
during the afternoon Joseph kratins.
European sculptor, modelled a bust
of him out Of clay. The bust will be
done later in bronze. Kratina has
done business for former President
Roosevelt.
Speaking as an artist" said Kra-
tina, II said that Governor Wilson
has more face character than either
Taft or Roosevelt. Mr.. Roosevelt does
not aack strength of lineaments, bun
il is "a different strength TO Mr.. VIII
son"
Wilson Resembles Chamberlain.
The artist said the governor bora
wonderful facial resemblance to
Joseph Chamberlain, the former
premier of England. The English
newspapers. he said, had printed pic
lures of the two men side by side
Among the governors callers today
were Jerome Gregg, of Missouri, Sam
uei Fl. Thompson. OF Pittsburg, and
Arthur c. Playdenn and Thomas c.
Usher, who are to represent New Jer-
sey at the National Tax conference
in Des Moines, Iowa. They came 20
get final instructions from the COVER
nor.
Louis Brandeis. of Boston. is the
most important visitor scheduled 10
see the governor tomorrow.
------------~