The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-08
Promise to Go to Chicago
Given Under Wrong
Impression.
HIS ATTENDANCE
IS NOT REQUIRED
Robert s. Hudspeth Will Voice
Views of Governor and Convey
to Committee His Wishes
as to Chairmanship-Mc-
Combs Seems to Be in
Lead for Place.

seasigt, y. J.. July 7.-Governor
Wilson said tonight that he prob
ably would not 90 to Chicago. as no
had intended to Go, to. attend the or
ganizatIon meeting OF the new Dem
ocratic Natlonel COMMITTEES on July
-. His promise of several days aso
20 attend was given. he said. under
the Impression that the presence OF
the nominee on such occasions waa
always required. Since then. he said.
case
should the Governor mold to his
present plan. Robert $ Hudspeth. the
New iJersey committeeman and his
o!d-time friend. Will be commissioned
to voice the Governor > views az Chi
cago, and probably to convey to the
committee the name OF the Cover
4 nor's choice for chairman OF -. :.
/ tonal committee
House Leader underwood's invita-
ton to the Governor to confer with
Him CONCERNING legislation pending
and prospective during the remand
j er OF the present session OF Con-
sress, probably will result in meet
y Ing between the two at an early
date. The Governor said tonight that
he hoped soon to see both Mr.. I'm
derwood and Speaker Clark. but had
1 not at present an appointment TO see
=, either
Governor Wilson spent busy day.
I lie rose late and drove to Spring
Lake in an automobile to hear a,ser-
mon by the Rev. y. w. Halsey. pres
ident OF the Princeton class of So Of
which the Governor was member
After the services. Governor Wilson
brought the preacher home to din
ner.
> During the afternoon hundreds of
visitors locked to the Governors sum
mer home. William G. AcAdoo. one of
the Governors advisers, spent a long
time with him. william +. AIcCombs,
whose prospects. the Governors close
friends say. loom large for election as
national chairman. was closeted with
the Governor for an hour and half
Must Restrict Callers.
so numerous have become tho vis-
tors that the Governor has had but
little time to answer his mail He has
made 1t point 10 see all corners
Hereafte he said to-day he would
see no visitors who called merely to
pass tho time OF DAY. until after .
o'clock in the afternoon Meanwhile
"a rapid stenographer will take his
dictation nj as many words "A minute
as the Governor can articulate There
are nearly 10000 unanswered letters
ana telesrams. and the pile is grow
ing
Senator Kern. Of indiana spent an
hour and half at the Governors cot
tage tonight When ne left he said he
had talked with the Governor upon
campaign issues. the plan OF campaisn
and the national committee chairman
ship.
Il told the Governor" he said that
would not support for national chair
man any politician connected with the
old political machine The kind OF
man We want is of the type of 4
Mitchell Palmer or William 2 Nc
Combs IN other words. We want a
man who is in the :un coincidence Of
Governor Wilson
How would Mccombs suit?r he was
asked
"PeFsonaily have no choice. but
I could heartily support Mr. Mcconbs
II he We're the Governors choice"
why Wilson Favors McComb..
The conference between Governor
wilson and McCombs and Thomas
Fence. tho latter publicity agent for
the Wilson pre-convention night.
strenethens the belief that Mr.. Nc
combs VIII be chairman OF tho Demo
cratic National Committee and Will
nave active charge % the Princetonian :
campaign for the presidency
Mr.. Pence Went over to Seag.rt at
inc request 81 Mi McCombs and the
two told the Democratic nominee of tho
publicity end Of the uphill light FOR
the nomination Nj McCombs. in com
p!ete charge at Baltimore. made good
as campaign manager as did Alr
Pence as publicity man. and the story
OF how McCombs Just happened to
take charge OF the Wilson contest fo.'
No trf. lion, .f.i
I ernors personal choice for national
chairman is the New York LAWYER
About Year ago when the Wilson
boom was in its lncipiency. the CORE
spondence of the Governor became q
serious problem. lie was showed under
with letters and kilograms from all
PARTS OF the country The writer's
averrcd they had read in tho papers
/ that ;he Governor had presidential am
bitions, and the idea looked good to
them
Governor Wilson. soiournlns at
Princeton for "a time was struggling to
answer his mail. with the AID OF one
overworked stenographer and the
Misses wilson The Governor wanted
well-wishers.
Comes at oppor,une Time.
one dag William +. McCo.nbs. Prince
ton graduate and New Nork lawyer.
dropped in on the Governor He found
him surrounded by unanswered mail.
Well well. Governor. that's TOO
bad" said McCombs, when Governor
Wilson explained tina, he was swamped
ana had been attempting for days 70
reduce the pile
+, "Why don't YOU take these letters ur
to Trenton and put the boys around
the State House at work asked Nc
Combs.
81 couldn't DO that. said Governo
Wilson This rs my personal MALI