New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-10
M'COMbS PROBABLE
CHOICE AS CHAIRMAN
GroSScup ConferS with Wilson
in Regard to Campaign
Manager.
SAM GoMPERS GIVES Q. K.
President of American Fedora
tion of Labor Finds Demo
cratic Platform Salts
factory
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Atlantic City, July e--Whan Governor
wilson reached this saashore city. supper
less, az 9 o'clock tonight Re found him
self IN the midst OF q large and enthusi-
astic gathering Of delegates 70 the Va
tional Prohibition Convention which will
meet here tomorrow and nominate caEdi-
dates for President and Vice-President
The Governor also found the city in the
height of excitement over the commits
sion government election to-day. 50 that
for the first time since the Democratic
convention nominated him for President
he was able 20 go 70 the Ch2lfonte Hotel
his stopping place, without creating 50
much as 2 ripple.
Governor Wilson was accompanied here
by Edward E Grosscup. chairman % the
Demoerattc state Committee. who con
ferred with the Governor while he ate his
dinner There was considerable s!gni6-
canoe attached 10 NJ G!osscur s tell: with
TIE Governor, because he IS regarded as
one Of the Governor close political ad-
Nsers. and also because Mr. Grosscup IS
going 20 the Chicago meeting OF the ma
tional committee as che Of Governor VII
sons representatives
After the stat" chairmans talk with the
Governor the stock Of Colonel William 7.
McCombs IN his run for the chairmanship
OF the national committee took big rise
Grosscup would not tell what he and the
Governor lad talked about, but II IS pretty
we'll understood that Colonel IcCombs IS
the first choice Of the state chairman, and
this. with the support OF National Com
nntttseman Hudspeth IS regarded as back
Ing Of the most convincing kind
II leaked out to-day that the Governor is
anxious 10 have National Committeeman
Hudspeth occupy some place Of impor-
lance in his campaign and for this reason
Il was said there is a strong probability
that should Mr. McConlbs he chosen chair
man Mr.. Hudspeth will be placed in charge
Of the New York headquarters. Mr. Nc
Combs making his headquarters in Chi
cage II this plan is carried out the West
ern headquarters. which will probably be
in Denver, will be placed in charge of some
Progressive, the one most spoken Of being
Ex-Governor Osborn Of Wyoming He is
the national committeeman from that state
The secretary Of the committee will not
be selected until after the chairman has
been selected, in which case he will come
from the other section Of the country
tSOrSS OF li-s CONSERVATIVE members OF the
committee are anxious to see Trey Wood
son retained, in spite of the fact that he Is
no longer a member Of the committee II
can be safely said, however that Mr.
Woodson will not be named; at least that
is what some Of the Governors close
friends say OF course, nothing definite
has yet been decided on for, so far as is
known, the Governor still retains an open
mind on the question Of the chairmanship
although it IS pretty well understood that
Mr.. Mccombs is his FIRST choice for the
place.
The developments Of to-day indicate that
Governor Wilson will not approve the plan
OF having a national chairman and g cam
paign manager divide the authority Of run
ming his campaign. This plan was sug-
gested 70 him last night by Chairman
Mack, but. to-day every close adviser Of the
Governor vigorously declared against the
scheme on the ground that il would pro-
raote friction and It IS believed that the
Governor will take their view Of the situa-
ton