The sun., 1912-07-10
WILSON SQUElCHES
Mr.. MACK'S SUGGESTION
National Chairman Had a
Scheme for a Campaign Ad-
visory Committee.
TO AVOID HARD FEELING
Governor Let It Be Known That
Hc and His Own Men Will
Take Charge.

time members Of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee and some OF their
! friends whom William Jennings Bryan
may have hintcd at know now that this
is to be a progressive Democratic cam
paign with no frllls and a man named
Woodrow Wilson is going to run II. The
ultimatum to this cffcc; was conveyed
carly this morning by telegraph and
other means to Norman r. Mack. pres
ent national chairman. who paid q late
1 night visit to Sea Girt for an hours
close conference with the Democratic
| Presidential nominee.
! Whether this had anything to do With
! raggarts resignation is not known. The
Governor said to-day the resignation
came out Of o clear sky
4, Mr.. Mack. a veteran member OF the
National Committee. went down TO see
Gov. Wilson with a simple little propo-
sition. which would remove all the pres
ont embarrassment due to the neces.
sity Of choosing head of the National
Committee. MIR Mack suggested that
the Governor have his pr"nomination
managci. William r. McConlbs. made
national chairman at Chicago mex, Mon
out the National Committee bc allowed
to select a campaign committee headed
.br some experienced. practical politician
and filled with valiant Democrats, said
campaign committee to work in harmony
with the national chairman. of cours".
in brotherly. hand In haau way. This
would remove al! the sting IN the COM
mittcc because AN outsider was chosen
as It's presiding ofi.ocr. ana the great
cause would go sweeping Oh L. victory.
All of these suggestions or proposals
by Mr. Mack received the speedy aud
emphatic veto of Woodrow Wilson.
Democratic nominee The veto was
,he refusal Of the Governor at that
time To agree TO the proposal without
consulting with friends. all u: which
is TO be supplemented by positive
refusal of the Governor o, any OF his
advisers 10 do anything nf the sort
There was only an early whisper Of
this in Sea GiTi to-day before tue
Governor left foi Trenton and at Tgen-
ton during the day around State com
mittee headquarters thci. was more
talk. Word comes 10 Atlantic Cuy
Tonight that when the Governor re-
turns tn Sea Girt tomorrow evening
he will he handed a basketiul of tels-
b
procrcssives all over the country coun-
selling him to have nothing whatever
to Go with the ideas or suggestions
that may be made TO him between now
and next Monday for any compromise
watch would lessen his power at any
time during the campaign.
The charge has been mad. that Mr.
Mack may not have been acting wholly
for himself in making his proposal but
that certain men In New Nor:. Tam
many men for instance. may have been
behind IL. The Governor was told to-
day an episode cf the clinpaisu uf iSn+
when Alton b. Parker VS. iIna.ns for
President.
Tom TaSSart vas national chairman
that year and upon the suggestion %.
! William +. Sheehan " campaign com
nitec was formed oil which Mr.. Shec-
, han was made the chairman. II was
not long before Mr. Taggart found him
self acting as an imposing hgurchcad.
: shorn ot most Of his power. his moves
subject L" revision and his acts to 4
: censor.
The camaign ended in The most dlsas
iruus defeat the Democratic party had
suffered in a generation. Although the
country had increased in population. the
Democratic party polled 100000 less
than in tho Bryan campaign of 1900.
Coy. Wilson knows this now and his
position is we'll understood In the com
initt.e tonight. He will run the cam
paign through Mr. McCombs presum-
, ably or the man who IL to be selected
\ man Ike William G. McAdoo will be
, the treasurer and the orders will all
r come from one source. The Governor
= himself. acting with Mr.. McAdoo. may
: even exercise censorship over the con-
trihutions. and If any spoiled or tainted
! money comes rolling in It will be rolled
back.
The Governor would no, discuss this
to-day or tonight.
Samuel Gompers and his colleagues oi
, the American Federation Of Labor vis-
I itcd Gov. Wilson at the State House In
= Trenton to-day. They got in before !
g o'clock and they remained until the
Governor had to grab his hat to catch a
n trolley car for the Pennsylvania Rail-
c road to catch the 6:o2 for Atlantic City
q Mr.. Gompers and his friends did most OF
, the talking, the Governor again showing
u that he Is first class listener When
. the labor men came out they appeared
much pleased at the result of their visit
n The Governor said he had been mos,
a pleased at the visit OF Mr.. Gompers and
o his associates. Mr.. Gompers said:
n I'VE discussed with the Governor tn,
Il platform of the Democratic part,
5 adopted at Baltimore. and expressed
II ourselves In entire approval with III,
= planks in so far as they apply to legis
h lation and principles affecting the right
!. Of working people OF the United States
II There was mutual exchange OF View
:, regarding the subject.
y II think the platform goes as IA
:, as great political party can declar,
N under present political and industria
: conditions, that is with any degree O
assurance that it will be enacted int,
law We discussed only the matter
that affect the normal and legal &C
tlvities of the working people OF tn
u country"
"Will your committee visit Prcsiden
Taft or Col. Roosevelt" Mr.. Gomper.
z was asked
" II do not know"
J. What do you think Of the Republican
e PLATFORM"
l. "The Republican platform In a mag
% niflccnt piece OF literary production
v said MIR (,ompers 'n mapniNccpt prn