The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-06-29
WILSON HEARS LITTLE
FROM CONVENTION CITY
Tells a story to illustrate Iii,
Condition Of Mind
Meanwhile.
MRS. WILSON KEEPS T\E>
Thought Next Ballot After
Evening Recess should
Forecast Result.
MRS. WILSON KEEPS T\E>

| SpA0iRr. s. J.. June IS "Tms a ,b.
significant adjournment. said Gov wood
row Wilson as he sat o. the ve-and3 of
/ his summer home at c'clock to.ulph,
"The next ballot should forecast the d..
cision" Then the Governor answered
the universal newspaper query with thi.
story:
1.-TWO men automobiling III "A -tranc.
country asked "a farmer the distance ~
! the next town Twenty miles. was the
answer They drove along at u forty
mile clip for half an hour aud asked
second man "A similar question Twenty
miles. was his reply and they drove on
for an hour with no sign until ,hcv cam,
10 third farmer Twenty miles, wa~
his answer, whereupon one automobiles
turned to the other with Well thani
| heaven. Jim. we are holding oIr own b."
| That may not "" pertinent IN th.
morning" added the Governor
II have not received any word from N"
convention" he said ~ know uolhmg
of the situation Nv Friends st BaI,i
more evidently are working - hard tu
nominate me they have no time +" tai.
| to me
! Tho Governor did receive some word a,
O'Clock. when commissioner of Eiuca
lion Melvin 4 R". "arie straight from
! Baltimore commissioner Rice appeared
| to be optimistic and h" aud the Governor
| went AT once into the Office for u talk
The dav of DAYS for Woodrow " il,on
was passed at the Little Whit" House
with all the quiet and freedom from ov.
! citement of n country home. Tho only
thing ont of the ordinary wa- the tent
| for the newspaper correspondents, ont ON
the lawn in which Telegraph ustr'l'r"ut
clicked with very littl" inl"rml--Iuu
! Occasionally Private Secretary Iumuiv
would come over from the huli-" to the
tent, asking casually II anything Wa do.
! ing. A. other times John Nrnd"lsor
the Governors operator. would 90 over
with a private message. Mr. Twnultv
reported that the Governor WIS reading
| or attending to his "Necu,iv" duties.
Mendei-on took the result of III" tir,'
! ballot over al five minutes Ia o'olo"r
| this morning after sitting at IN. iu.tru-
ment all night. and h" had to send Il ~
to the Governors sl.eping srartu"u'
| Throughout the day Gov. Wilson know
very lttl" about what wis gong ON ~
the convention except what tn" n"w>iapeg
men told him. "" received on" cheering
| reSsag ge from a friend early IN th. day
' hut il was only cheering.
| The Governor went aritomubillng after
| luncheon with Mrs. Wilson. and hc did uo'
| return until after the second ballot had
been taken and tho result sent out. IN
/ in,lty and tn" other secretaries ~tnou
anNio,isly IN the doorway of M" "N"riJ-
tive Office with the paper which told uf ,ac
slight gain. biit before he cam" forward
| to learn about II IT," Governor stopped ir
chat on ia" lawn with the Rev. Mr.. Iavl""
| of East Orange. who was Strolins hv with
his family. They We're III. only Nisitur,
N III" Little White House Guling th" G:y
then tn" Governor stopped on hl, Wav
rp the walk while IN" battalion of phutoc-
| raphcrS which turned tip in the afternoon
snapped him. Th"y also tried - h4y"
Mrs. Wilson and the three Misses Wiisoa
come out for IA group picture. hu' th"se
independent young women declined
They passed the afternoon playing
tennis and if they were excited they did
not show II. Miss Margaret Wilson.
the eldest of the sisters. resembles her