The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-05

thoroughly to digest the party plat | form and hence he intended to reserve comment thereon for his speech of &C., ceptance
 The governor said he was taking 'theoretical holiday" today. He had given his stenographer the day off and
 expected to send no letters or tele-
 grams.
 Burleson Calls on Him
 Representative Burleson of Texas,
 who has long supported the governor,
 was one of the first callers today. He spent half an hour with the nominee. Another visitor was Charles ". Bryan,
 brother of William J. Bryan. He was
 closeted with the governor for moro than an hour. MT. Bryan declined to
 make public the topics of discussion.
 and said his call was largely social. | "I convey to Mrs. Wilson," he said, | "heartiest congratulations and best wishes 1 from Colonel Bryan's wife" l MT. Bryan said that his brother would doubtless be found on the stump for Governor Wilson throughout the cam paign. A group of enthusiastic Texans
 brought Governor Wilson. as a trophy, the
 Lone Star flag which fioated over their delegation at the convention. | The governor forenoon callers included | B. G. Moore of Philadelphia, president ' Levin, also of Philadelphia. | Pleasant A. Stovall of Savannah, Ga,
 who knew Governor Wilson when he was shortstop on the Globe Dixie Baseball team at Augusta, also greeted the gov
 ernor. MT. Stovall entertained the gov ernor and his friends with stories of the governors boyhood days in Georgia.
 O'NeaI Offers Assistance
 John D. McNeel. private secretary to
 Governor O'Neal of Alabama, called to
 offer the serivces of his chief during | the campaign, as did Maj. D. Wood ward of Boston, who was in charge of | Governor Foss' campaign at Baltimore. | Major woodward suggested that Governor Foss would be willing to invade Vermont | in Governor Wilson's interest. We be- lieve," he said 'that if Governors Wilson and Toss speak in Vermont we will carry the state at the November election" Governor Wilson presented the gov ernor's prize for markmanship this aft ernoon to Capt. Charles F. Sylvester of the Second regiment; National Guard of New Jersey He had a score of 1 3S out of possible 150. Captain Sylvester was escorted from the rifle range near to | the governors cottage by his company. | In presenting the trophy Governor | Wilson said:~
 l War is not pleasant to contemplate, | but it is we'll to be prepared for 1t at all i times The straighter you shoot, the sooner the war Is over. The more men you kill right away at the beginning, the fewer you will have to kill in the | long run.
 Mark manship is very important
 part of the training for preparation for war"
 Chicago Favored | Chicago was favored as the headquar- | ters of the democratic campaign by the | advisors with whom Governor Wilson con- | ferred tonight.
 | Those with whom the governor talked were Joseph F. Davies of Michigan. Jose phus Daniels of North Carolina, Edward r. Goltra of Missouri. Robert s. Hudspeth lof Jersey City, Mayor Brown of Lincoln, Neb. and William McCombs. the gover- nor's ante-convention campaign manager. MT. McCombs was closeted for half an hour with the governor.
 The committeeman had little to say of bott Of vi xyif L.