The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-11-12
He Has High Regard for
Opinions of Oscar I'm
derwo0d
MAY SPEND WINTERS
IN BOYHOOD HOME
House Which He Occupied When a
Boy Bought by People of South
Carolina and Offered as a
Winter Home

Princeton, N J., November IL
President-elect Wilson has his mind
open on the question of whether he
shall call an extra session of Congress
to revise the tariff.
He asked the newspaper correspond
ents tonight to obtain for him "a list
# the public men and business men
/ who had declared themselves for or
against the extra session Though the
governor has tried to follow closely in
the newspapers the various expressions
Of opinion, he said tonight he was
sfaid he had missed some of them in
lis reading and that he was anxious
TO get all the opinions before him.
1t is known that Governor Wilson
has a high regard for the opinion of
Oscar Underwood. the majority leader
of the democrats in the last session,
ard that in making up his mind he will
give careful attention to Mr.. Under
woods arguments. Mr.. Underwood is
reported as favoring an extra ses-
sion.
Il have no immediate intention of
making an announcement" said the
President-elect tonight. but l would
like TO set the names of those who
have given affirmative and those who
have given negative opinions in re-
J gard d ths aavlshailiiv % calling ap
extra session. refer not only to mem
hers OF Congress but to all import
ant democratic Leaders,
The President t-elect was asked IL he
had received many requests that an
extra session be called.
No Requests for Extra Session
''No, | have not" he replied, but
! can only answer for the kilograms. |
have had none among the kilograms. Ny
secretary has sifted out most of the
letters and | know as yet only their
general nature, and do not think
they touch on special session"
A newspaper dispatch from Wash
| ington was called to Governor Will
sons attention declaring that close
friends OF William ]. Bryan said that
he would decline u post in the cab
met.
"oh, but MIR. Bryan did not say that
re marked the governor; that was just
piece of dope"
The future president was invited to-
day to spend his winters In Columbia,
S. c. his old home. William f. Coma
ez, editor of the Columbia State; Mayor
\ w II Gibbs, Dr. s. c. Mitchell, presi-
| dent of the University of South Carolina;
1 j. E. Swearing, state superintendent CT
education and James woodrow, cousin
4 Of Mr. Wilson, and an instructor in the
/ University of South Carolina, officially
| Informed him OF the purchase by the
1 state OF his boyhood home, and that 1t
| was being remodeled for his use as a
winter home. II is probable that the
/ Wilson's will spend part Of their winters
there.
.sIts a very pretty sentiment said
4 the governor tonight. When l Vas a
half-grown boy my father built house
1 in Columbia which my mother altogether
/ nlanned and of-course. / remember all
! the details of its building and the devel-
! opment of the little piece of property.
! These gentlemen today came to tell me
that my friends in South Carolina lad
interested themselves to get control of
! that house Willcn lhey "ouiu Ia up a.
anv way convenient for me for use in
the winters If / wanted to go south While
1 president.
Accommodations for Secretaries
..The house is near a very big and com
| Portable hotel, built since our time, that
| Will make 1t quite convenient for he sec
/ retaries and their families to live withn
easy reach of me. II seemed to me Il was
an ideal suggestion, and that 1t embodied
very pretty sentiment. In that little
southern home ] had perhaps the largest
nunber of my boyhood associations. OF
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