The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-12
WILSON TAXES STAND AGAINST
 PROHIB PARTY
Declares for Local Option In Reply to Queries on Liquor
 Question From Maine
Senator Gore for Vigorous Campaign Advises Candi-
 date not to Underestimate His Opponents Strength.

Sea Girt, N J., Aug. 12-Whether or not Gov. Woodrow Wilson decides to take a personal hand in the Maine campaign, it cannot be charged against him from now on that he avoided going into that State on ac- count of the fear of taking firm ground on the question of prohibition there involved.
 Gov. Wilson has received many ln- quiries as to where he stands on the liquor question. To inquiries now pouring in from Maine the Governor s secretaries are sending copies of a let ter sent to the Rev. Thon4asS B; shan nan of 15 Clinton street. Newark, N J.. declaring in favor of local option as against absolute prohibition, and declaring sit1l further against fighting out the liquor question along party lines as a factional and party issue
 Besides making clear exactly where he stands on the liquor question, Gov Wilson held an hours, conference with Senator Gore, the chairman of the committee on Organization of the Campaign committee, yesterday a1ter- noon. .$~a
 Gov. wilson's secretary went ovec at length campaign document Wr1t- ten by Mrs. J. Borden Hartman which it is expected will be the chief document relied on by the Democrats to win women voters in the suffr age States. It became known that Mrs Hartman. who is president of the National Woman's Wilson and Mar shall Club, will have very large part to play in managing Gov. Will son's S campaign in these States. She will conduct the same kind of cam paign for women's votes that Jane Addams is expected to conduct on be- half of the Bull Moose party, ernpha- sizing the tariff issue as one of over shadowing importance to women Vot- 7ers
 Senator Cores visit was one o1 great importance to the campaign poi icies to be conducted hereafter Sen ator Gore came to sound a warning against an easy campaign and to talk over plans to make the fight a spir- tted one right from the start: He discussed these plans in detail with Gov. Wilson and it is expected tna' thev will be puH into practice under the management of the Oklahoma
 Ar the Ardsley Hotel in Asburs Park. where he is spending the sum mer. senator Gore dictated this state nient following his visit to Gov Will son:
 easv to make One is to overest1nfaft vo5lr own strength, and the other IS ft ,,nderestimate the strength of youl onnonent. We propose to avoid mak ipp either. While the conditions o1 l the campaign are very gratifying, feel that it is never safe to feel toe safe. We propose to carry on Vlg. oro11s campaign, and while 1t will oe carried on with every assurance o1 success it will not be less forcefuii' handled on that account
 Senator Gore was referred to o1 Gov Wilson just before the decidins ballot was cast at Baltimore as field general so capable that 1t would he mere impertinence on his own par to intervene in the duatar situation instead It is known that Gov. Wilson holds the blind Senator from ( Qklanoma :. aonst 1T 1T LaS.a +I7at the Governor will allow thu Character of his campaign hx sn to Be sensfo sfr Gore already has charge of the for ation of all Wilson clubs and cam
 paign organizations throughout tn. tn. character of the literature that IS tt be sent to them