The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-14
WILSON TALKS
WITH SPEAKER
ON SITUATION
Defeated Rival of the Demo-
cratic Candidate for Presi-
dent Aids the Governor in
Planning Campaign.
MENTION OF BRYAN
Anglers VISITOR
Charles R. Crane of Chicago
and President Van Hise of
University of Wisconsin
Also. at Seagirt.
q EAGIRT, n. j., July 13.-Speaker
Champ Clark and Governor Wtl-
1 son talked for two hours today

Champ Clark and Governor Wal
1 son talked for two hours today
on legislation pending before
the house of representatives. The
speaker arrived after the governor had
been conversing for some time with
two other guests, Charles R. Crane OF
Chicago and President Van Hise OF
Wisconsin university. both Of whom
have been prominent supporters of La
Toilette.
Mr.. Crane said he was going back to
Chicago to work for Wilson and would
be glad to contribute to the Democratic
campaign fund.
Tonight in talking with the newspa-
per men, Governor Wilson said the sub
iect of contributions had not been
touched upon in his conversation with
Mr.. Crane and that there had been no
pledge of support for the governor on
his VISITORS part.
Speaker Clark came up from Wash
ington half an hour before he was e1-
pected. He was not met at the station,
rode in hack to the governor s home,
and was almost on the porch before
any one thought he was within a dozen
miles Of Seagirt. The governor e1-
cused himself to the other guests to
greet the speaker, shook hands with
him warmly and escorted him with
smiling face 10 the parlor.
Says Speaker Was Fine.
"The speaker was very fne,' Gov
ernor Wilson said tonight to the repor-
ters, "His position was admirable and
generous in every respect. / suppose
he told you what we talked about,
didn t he2"
''He said you would do that if you
saw fit for us to know" he was told.
"What we discussed-he introduced
the subject-was chiefly the business
pending in the house and the prospects
of adjournment, Governor Wilson re-
sponded.
''He told me in some detail what the
state of business was and what the
prospects Of adjournment were. OF
course, the whole country knows the
prospects of adjournment but he was
kind enough to tell me the details OF
the business. We talked about that
most of the time. The rest was chiefly
in explaining the very generous posi-
tion which he takes in regard to the
campaign-he will do everything IN
mis- power to help.
Crane and Van Hise.
"I had two other callers today, Mr..
Charles R. Crane and President Van
Hise Of Wisconsin university. Mr.. Van
Use has devoted great deal OF study
IL the trusts and he wanted to discuss
tht subject with me. We spent per
han three-quarters Of an hour on that
] vsh I had more time 10 discuss that
big sbiecf with him. / was extremely
interased in what he had to say. He
has th scientific habit of mind that
goes tos the features thoroughly"
"And did Mr. Crane join in the dis
cussions' the governor was asked
Mr.. Game accompanied Mr.. Van
Hise. He paid me visit of compli-
ment"
Mr.. Crass told some of us this az
ternoon that he was going to vote for
you," a reporter said. "snd that he
would like 20 Untribute to your cam
paign fund if you would permit Did
he mention contributions to you7'
"No, the subject of contributions
did not arise
,.Did he pledge hs supportf"
"No.'
Clark Uncommuniative.
When Speaker Clask left the gov.
ernor, he came out or the porch, sat
down in g rocker and toh the reporters
he was willing to talk n any one OF
eight subjects, including the Copper.
nican theory Of Astronomy art, music
the Ninth congressional disrict Of Mis-,
souri, and books, but Ne wcld not talk
on politics. The Newspaper men piled
him with questions oDlnanl forbidden
topics.