Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-05-03
GOV. WILSON IN
THE SOUTHLAND
His Recent T%riumphal March
Through Georgia.

A'NN
ton, made a march through Georgia
last week, being greeted at each stop
ping place by large crowds, which
promised him their support. The trip
was marked by many little incidents
recalling the boy hood days of the gov
ern0r when he was one Of GeOrgia's
young hopefuls. At Cornelia, where
the governors train stopped a few
minutes, a little lady in black came
hurrying over the crossties with stun
bling steps.
Wait a minute, Mr.. Conductor. she
painted. Il want to speak to the pres
ident. Please wait a minute And
the train waited while the old lady in
black hurried along to the last car,
where she found Mr.. Wilson on the
observation platform. She grasped his
hand for Il momen Just before the
train continued ON its way.
u used to know you. sir, when You
were Il little bit Of a boy she said.
God bless YOU
Mrs. Wilson made her first appear
ance on the platform with her hus-
band at Corneiia when she WIS called
out by one of her cousins.
Governor Wilson was deeply i'm
pressed by the horrible Titanic dis
aster. The governor was once in peril
of a similar fate when the City Of
Rome years ago struck an Iceberg.
At Forsyth Governor Wilson was
greeted by 500 prominent citizens, sew
eral ladies being In the crowd that
gathered around the train and heard
the short address.
81 do feel that the stage is being set
for important things in the United
States said Governor Wilson at Grif-
fin as he refused TO emphasize his own
candidacy.
Il should be very much distressed
should I think 1t q mere question
of choosing candidates. Very great
changes are In store for US" Contlnu-
ing. he declared that one OF the very
greatest of the nations undeyeloped
resources Of energy Is right here IN the
south, the section which has played so
little part in the government of the
country for the past half century.
AT pGilltSN WIG anu at VI hlNh Elt"'
lcrowds were present to see the Cover
NOR. but in both cases all they caught
was n glimpse of him as he passed
through. The speech OF the day was
made last night at Albany, where eiab-
crate preparations had been made for
the entertainment Of the candidate.
THE hail wns iammed with enthusiasts
Tic Wilson men, and the speech was re
ceived with great applause.
Welcomed In Florida.
After leaving Barnesvllle and MIllen
Governor Wilson proceeded to savan-
nah. where he spoke in the evening.
The next day he invaded Florida, go
ing to Jacksonville, where he was hail
ed rs the next president and the only
man who can save he Democracy
The governor made two notable ad
dresses, one In the morning at Way
Cross. Ga. and the second last nigh
at Jacksonville, Fla. In both places hC
was greeted by standing room only au
alences, and hundreds clamored on thu
: outside of the buildings for admission.
J., The Wilson headquarters Of Georgia
coated in Atlanta, are more thai
= pleased with the results of Governo
Wilson's trip through the state. The
s. say it has been a triumphant march
j and as a result they hope to- carr,
4 Georgia by n substantial margin.
AS the enemy of private control o
4 public affairs Governor Wilson spok
a in the yard of the Waycross higI
n school from a platform which left hin
4 exposed to a hot sun. though his au
s dience stood under the shade of til
trees. The governor was so 1ntereste'
. in his success that he seemed not t
~ heed the sun and would have spoke
. without any shelter had not Jesse Mel
Ger, Georgla's chief game warden o
. Fitzgerald, held an umbrella over hi
"A head.
The assembly which Governor WI
son addressed looked Ike a gatherin
. of the political clans, for In 1t wer
candidates for every office from GOV
4 ernor down to 0 Former GOV
y ernor John NJ. Slaton and Commission
4 err Of Agriculture I. G. Hudson, avoN
ed ~eubernatprial candidates, steppe
I upon the platform arm in arm, eac
" smiling broadly at the humorou
Il thrusts of their friends around then
and both sat on the platform through
y out Governor Wilson's speech.
II Mayor H. D. Reed Of Waycros
y gave the citS's welcome to Governc
and Mrs. Wilson. Colonel w. "
Lambdin referred to Governor Wilso
= as the only hope for the salvation
90 the Democratic party"
q ]. f. 7. Bowden, manager OF WI
: sons South Georgia headquarters 8
Waycross and candidate for the stat
= senate. eXtolled Governor Wilson an
= presented him to the audience.
Governor Wilson said he felt yer
much at home In front of Il schoolhouS
a because IL is one of the great plea
ures of my life to admit that am
schoolmaster.' He declared that I'll
j. tariff Is not the question that 1t Wa
ten years ago, because the who
point of the tariff has altered wit
J. the growth Of the great trusts an
combinations. AS long as there We
competition t. keep prices down or
could be sure that the prices would r.
ls main at a normal competitive leve