The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-13
BUREAU Projected
TO EXPLAIN MANY
Of WILSON'S IDEAS
Strong Effort Will be. Made
to Offset Religious and
Race Prejudices
MASS MEETINGS ARE u
PLANNED TO BE HELD
Governor is Undecided Vhetf1-
er He Will Go to Indian
apolis to Marshall
n otific ation

SEA GRIT, \. j., August l2.---In an
effort to offset the race and religious
prejudices which have resulted from
some Of Governor Wilson's early
writings, when he had no expectation
of becoming a candidate for the PRESS
dency, the Democratic campaign man.
ayers will establish bureau in New
York. with a branch in Chicago. for
the distribution Of explanatory liter@
ature.
This will constitute the defensive
part of the campaign, just as the tar
If issue has become the offensive and
paramount issue. Thousands of let-
ters have been received here from
Democrats all over the country de-
handing that the governor Splain HIS
attitude towards immigra hts from the
south of Europe to whom he has re-
ferred to as people of the "baser and
meaner sorts"
The religious question is easily ex-
planned To all those who inquire
if the candidate has Disseminated
against the Catholics. list of the
governors State appointees Is mailed.
showing the number of Catholics he
has appointed to office. The same list
is sent to those who ask IL the gov
ernor is prejudiced against non-Catf-
olics. This plan viii be continued
after the bureau now in preparation
is esta blished.
Another charge against the gover-
nor, that has had widespread circula-
ton. is that he has III New Jersey
abolished civil marriage for the bene-
fit OF the clergy. This Is based on his
approval last year of a bill taking the
right to perfom marriage ceremonies
out of the hands of justices of tho
peace This will also be combatted
by the bureau.
To Hold Mass Meeting.
II il intended to interest editors,
ministers and public speakers in the
new bureau, and to hold mass meee-
ings in all the States of foreign popu-
Iation. Governor Wilson himself is
expected to make number or
speeches embracing these subjects.
Governor Wilson has been embar-
rassets by the circulation of report
bv his political enemies that he had
fixed upon So 100000 as the sum to ba
raised for the running of his CAM
paign.
~ never said | was anxious to OBJ
tain $4,000, 000," he said today. ic
vexes me very much that that mas
been stated as the figure | had fixed
| haven't the least notion how muc1
il necessary, but we want to get along
with as little money as possible. ny
desire is to contine the campaign ex-
penditures to a reasonable degree az
economy and absolutely legitimate OBJ
iects 1t is largely matter OF Judg-
ment as to how much should be spent.
but my desire is to keep the expendt-
lures down to as low a figure as pos
sible. I regret that 1t costs as much
as II does.
NAV Go 10 Indianapolis.
The governor said he was as yen
undecided as to whether or not to
accept the invitation TO attend tho
official notification of Governor Mar
shall. at Indianapolis. on August s0th-
Th. requests are so numerous and 50
urgent. however that he may vet DO
persuaded to go.
Joseph T.. Davies and Josepnu6
Isaniels. of the campaign committees
were with the governor for some lime
They went over important details Or
the campaign. and the governor said
saved him a trip to New York. The
race and religious bureau. IL is be-
ueved. was discussed al this conferSg
enCe. DIR
CONGRESSMAN SWager Sherley. OF
Kentucky. talked with the candidates
about a budget appropriation plan he
has In hand for systematizing eXpen-s
ditures by the governor The COVER
nor is familiar with this subject, hav-
ing discussed ii very thoroughly In ~
book called Congressional Governs
ment." which he wrote when ne wa
twenty five years old
When the congressman came out Ne
was asked what progress the Roose-
Welt third party movement was making
in Kentucky.
t.Nofbtng tp It.