The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-12
WILSON REFUSES
TO BEG TAGGART
TO RECONSIDER.
Has Given No Thought, He
Says. to Indiana Mans
Resignation
HAS NOT CONSIDERED
QUESTION AT ALL
Candidate Locks Himself in
Room and Prepares to
Write Out Wishes for
Committee


SEA GtRT, y. j. July it.-Wood.
row Wilson vetoed the plan of an iIl-
diana delegation that came mere to-
day 10 get him to request toss Thomas
j. Tagsart, uf mat STATE, to reconsider
his resignation as i member of the
Democratic committee AT tile head
Of the delegation was Major q, y.
NenGies OF Mount Vernon, Ind, who
placed the name Ut Governor Thomas
II. Marshall in nomination for vice.
president, and William NJ Williams, of
High Bride, \, j.. VINO WAS for many
years identified with Indiana politics.
The Taggart representatives informed
the correspondents and the Wilson
secretaries OF their mission as soon as
they had aIighted from their automo-
bile
Il have not at any TIME considered
the question of asNrng MT Taggart
to retain his place" said the governor
tonight, finally disposng of tho mat
Ter. Il have been go busy with other
work, ! know nothing about the matter
except what | have read In the news
papers
After having conferred during the
day with six members Of the commits
tee, and other prominent politicians,
who represent twelve States of the
Mon, the candidate tonight locked
the doors OF his Office and began the
work of drawing into writing his
wishes concerning the organization Of
the committee. Judge Robert :.
Hucspeth, national committeeman
from New Jersey, will he the bearer of
this most interesting document to Chi
eaeo, where the committee viii meet
next Monday The governor would
not say tonight whether his wishes.
which al have agreed TO- would he
delivered to the committee In the form
OF II letter or not It Is said. how
ever, that every detail is being writ
ten out in order that the messengers
may make TO mistake
The instructions deal directly with
the appointment of a campaign mana
ger campaign and general origin Of
the campaign No secret is made OF
the fact that William r McCombs is
the candidates choice for the national
craftsmanship Governor Wilson viii
oppose The appointment of a campaign
committee which will have indepen-
dent chairman. Thus avoiding . clash
In authority. such as existed In The
Parker camuaien between Thomas j.
'Taggart and William r Sheehan. II
Is certain that the candidate viii ask
Ia have immediate supervision OF the
raising OF funds with which To conduct
IN" nght An indication OF his wishes
IN this direction was given tonight.
Many Contributions.
For several DAYS he s,id =, co,.
siderabl part az my tima nc
been occupied acknowIedg s,,a,l
amounts. ranging from 81 10 5000
Very few of those v.t,, no., -
tributed 10 date are knoun ia n,a
but il is all very gratifying as
constde,. mar, az ~, t,taaa ,",t,
he raised in TINS way
DO YOU give this mart at the ,vorr
YOUR personal Supervisinn -
Most certainly. - answered IN. sov-
ernor. Il consider II my dutvo
Members or the natlonal cn,u,,.,-
tee who straggied into San tt{rt ~.
day were Raeca VI Ting 4rt4ana r.
J McCue. Colorado. Jnhn y M
Graw, West Vlrrfnfa / to,.s
Maine. Edward r. Goltra Missouri.
Robert Ewing. Louisiana. Mr. F,,vin |.
did not arrive until Lam Vii
be, has,I. .tors4at,,S,4,s ia. ..,n,{.4.., AT.
conference WIN th4 candidate
Ciark will Pa, ,is;,
Speaker champ CLARK teIeera uhaa
from Washington mat he Womb CANA
to Sea Girt SATURDAY afternoan co..
eruor Wilson is much pleased over
this prospect{ve Visit
Harvey CARRIER ex-nasional cam.
mitteeman from ono. was an ea-,v
visitor He said
wilson will get a hume, yote II
Ohio. believe he viii carry ~,
State by a larger ma forfty than VS.
given. Harmon. in snita Of The faet
that il is the home state of Taft
Mr.. CARRIER advised Goyarno. VIZ.
son to make at least one sneecb IN
Ohio
Mr Topas. nf Maine Md.
emit appeal upon the candidate -
make an earlv visit 10 the New En-
land States which hold their ele.-
lions in Sentauhar I, 10 cons;aaraA
highly nrohabIv ,ha4 ~ aarI,. s,.,.,.
ing dates viii inrI,tae hotb $780,.
and Maine .
T. ,.,,a, ,.,,d
CoIoral To,n nartin ,tna 49,
haan sereaant.at.,,rn3s ~ ~ naa