New-York tribune., 1912-08-26
WILSON SAYS M'C0MBS
T WILL RETURN TO JOB
III. but Has His Confidence and
That of Committee. He
Says in Statement.
SPENDS DAY IN QUIET
Bryan. Clark, Underwood and
Others to Take Stump for
Democratic Candidate
in Near Future.

Governor Wilson will take breakfast
with William G. McAdoo. acting chairman
Of the Democratic National Committee,
this morning. after which he will confer
with a number of the members of his
campaign committee and then leave on an
carly train for Sea Girt. Governor Mar
shall is expected in town today. and he.
too may have a chat with Governor VIII
sor before the latter goes to the summer
capital of New Jersey.
Governor Wilson spent Yesterday In
New York. He stayed at the University
club. and except for a brief walk in the
afternoon kept within the clubhouse dur
Ing the entire day and evening,
He was much disturbed at the stories
printed in the morning newspapers re-
gardng the illness Of Mr. McCombs. so
much so that before sitting down 10 din
ner last evening he dictated the following
statement
Tho report carried by several of the
morning papers that Mr.. McCombs;;
Committee, Is so III that he is hot ex-
pected to resume the active superin-
tendence OF the campaign, is absolutely
unfounded IN fact. Mr. McCombs is Ill
and his illness will entail rest of not
less. Il may be, than couple of weeks.
hut il is confidently expected. as II is
warmly hoped that he will then take
up active work at Headquarters.
there had been friction between the cam,
.paign committee and Mr.. McCombs and
that his return was not desired by the
committee. This is q particularly cruel
MISREPRESENTATION and has not shred
Of truth in It,
! never knew any body Of men TO work
! in more thorough harmony than the
members of tbs campaign committee
and their relations. with Mr.. McCombs
have been those Of intimate confidence
and enthusiastic cooperation.
Trust Him as Do"
They admire and trust him as I do
! and deem his assistance and guidance
! invaluable and such as no other man
could give at this juncture. His ab-
sence is an embarrassment and a dis
! tress to them. as il is to me. and the
! plans they have carried out are plans
which were worked out first of all with
! him.
, beg the public to dismiss rumors OF
this sort as originating in the gossip OF
husybodies who know nothing Those
who understand the real facts will not
re misled
At the conference with Mr. McAdoo this
morning the Democratic candidate will
discuss his speaking onga sements in the
coming campaign. Present plans OF :h"
Democratic candidate call for few
speeches il being his intention TO make
addresses on special occasions only. 1t
is possible, however, that the eXisencies
of the campaign may compel a change in
Governor Wilson's plan and that instead
of speaking only in the larger cities he
may find II necessary to go OUT on
strenuous stumping tour.
William j. Bryan, Speaker Champ
Clark, Representative Oscar W. Under
wood Governors Harmon OF Ohio and
Foss of Massachusetts. Senator-elect
Ollie James and many Of the Democratic
members of both houses of Congress will
make many speeches in the campaign.
aud will start TO work just as soon as
thoy end their vacations. which. il Is ex-
pccted. will be within week or two.
Mr.. Bryan has arranged his own timer
sry, 10 begin about September 10. He will
speak for the most part in the Middle
West, beginning, It is said in Nebraska
nnd taking In Wisconsin, Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Montana,
Washington. Oregon. Utah. Missouri, H.
enois and Ohio. In these states MIR.
Bryan will make big stumping tours. but
he also will devote as much time as pos
eibe to states east OF the Mississippi
River