Connecticut western news., 1912-07-25
CLARK CCES TO
 SEE GOV. WILSON
Speaker and Congressman
 Cheer Nominee.
PLEDGE THEIR WARM SUPPORT

Greeting Between Two Rivals For the
 Democratic Nomination Was Most
 CordiaI-They Arc Given Big ova-
 ton as They cIasped Hands-clark
 Praises Congress.
 One hundred and twenty enthusiastic Democratic members of the house of representatives, headed by Speaker Clark, made pilgrimage to Sea Girt, paid tribute to Governor Wilson and pledged themselves to fight for Demo cratic victory under his leadership.
 The party left Washington on a special train for the New Jersey sum- mer capital Behind Speaker Clark they marched to the governors house, whence in company with Mrs. Wilson and her daughters and a dozen of his advisers the nominee received the party.
 The greeting between the two rivals for the Democratic nomination was
 most cordial. and as they clasped hands the assembled Democrats cheer ed loudly.
 Ctark FTalses congress.
 Speaker Clark, addressing the nomi- nee, said:
 History has shown that those presidents have succeeded best who have been on best terms with congress-, and most of them who have come to grief have come to grief because of quarrels with con gress. have got better acquainted with the house of representatives, and speak for it. You will find that 1t is com posed of a very fine set of men. have had frequent occasion before to defend the membership of the house. and it is my opinion that there isn't a more enthusi- astic or patriotic body of men to be as- sembled anywhere on the American con tinent than the house of representatives.
 Individually hope that the relations of the next president and the house will be extremely pleasant and at their request present you with their compliments book containing the autographs of prac- tically all the Democratic members of the house
 Governor Wilson's Reply. Replying, Governor Wilson said: It is with the greatest pleasure that greet you in this way. 1t is a great cour- tesy that you pay me. coming to me at | Sea Girt. The speaker has said that those presidents of the United States who have l not kept in close and intimate touch with | the houses of congress have been unable to fulnIl properly the high duties of their | office. It seems to me that the real value l of the house of representatives iB not really summed up in its own delibera- tions but in those things that happen out | side sessions, when men confer intimately | with regard to the interests and the opin- ions and the purposes of their fellow citizens. do not know any means for such a | common understanding comparable with the counselings of men who represent all l parts of the country and represent them in the particular way in which you repre- | sent. And therefore it is with peculiar | day to meet you individually. l need not tell you think without ef- | fectation that the circumstances of my ] nomination did not i'll me with the least l degree of elation. but rather with very profound sense of responsibility, because l when received this great honor it was | enough to sober any man. This country | expects us to make living easier for it | Now that is a hope that is confidence | in us which is felt by the plain people of 1 this country. It isn't going to be easy to l concert the counsels which will make | that easy. That is a duty more solemn because of its difficulty and oomplexity.
 After Speaker Clark presented Mir. | Wilson with the album containing the
 autographs of all of the members of the delegation, the congressman form
 ed in single Ale and were presented
 individually to the nominee.