The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-10-25
WILSON AND
MARSHALL DAY

anu hdlSHdll LAY on the dIleFU0On Oh
Saturday, November 2nd, when loyal
democrats in every city, town and
hamlet will assemble to listen to the
reading of an original and special mes
sage from Governor Woodrow Wilson.
What this message will be no one
knows, except that it is to carry to the
country final word from the demo
cratic leader, and will give the voters
of the nation something to think about
before they go to the polls three days
later
The idea of the Wilson and Mar
shall Day originated with William G..
McAdoo, vice-chaiman, and Josephus
Daniels, chairman of the publicity
committee, of the national democratic
committee, and in the first announce
ment sent out it was suggested that
October 81 would be designated as the
day for the national celebration. For
various reasons it was subsequently
decided to hold the celebration at a
later date, and last night the follow
ing telegram was sent by Mr.. McAdoo
to every national committeeman and
state chairman in the Union
"Rerferring to my previous telegram
about Wilson Day, the democratic ma
ltional committee has decided to desig-
lnafa Nouapnhar Ond INSTEAD - nototo~
l21st as Wilson and Marshall Day, and
Ito request the democratic organization
in each state Of the Union to hold as
many meetings as possible In each
state on the afternoon and evening of
that day, at which noriginal and ape-
cial message from our great leader,
iGoyernor Woodrow Wilson, will be
read. All arrangements without your
state are left entirely in hands of state
are requested to cooperate with state
chairmen Whatever regular meetings
you are arranging for afternoon and
night Of November End should proceed
just the same, and Governor Wilson's
message can be read at such meetings,
but the committee suggests that you
have the democrats assemble in as
many other places within your state
as possible. even If they come togeth-
er Informally for the purpose of re-
lceiving this special message from Gov
ernor Wilson. 1t will be an inspiring
thing to assemble or mobilize as far as
possible the hosts of democracy on
November End to hear Governor Will
sons message and to concert measures
for bringing out on election day the
largest possible democratic vote The
response We have received to this sug-
gestion throughout the country has
been most favorable We believe that
Wilson and Marshall day can be made |
la great and inspiring feature Of this |
campaign. Governor Wilson's mes
sage will be sent to you in ample time
to have you forward it to every meet.
ing which may be arranged for in i
wour state. Please do all that you
can to give this the widest publicity
and to make Wilson and Marshall day
a great success. While the national
committee can do little more than Of
fer suggestions, you may be sure Of
our hearty cooperation
CIV G. McADOO
"Vice Chairman.
From forty-eight state chairman, 80
whom the original announcement Of
the Wilson and Marshall Day was sent
forty-two have notified Vice Chairman
MeAdoo that the yare in accord with
the idea and that they will cooperate
in every possible manner to make the
day a memorable success. Many of
the state chairmen have already set in
motion the machinery OF the state or
ganizations by notifying county chair
men ard precinct leaders everywhere
to make preparations for the big day
by rallying the voters in every town
and at every crossroads in their re-
spectiye localities.
1t was first planned TO have the ma )
tion-wde rally in the evening only, but !
from many southern and western
states came requests that the celebra-
ton be held in the afternoon as well,
in order TO give the country people in
sparsely populated sections better i
for taking part in the big !,
demonstration
This suggestion was approved byIo
he national committee and now pre- Z
are in full swing all over the 4
country. The idea is something new z
in presidential campaigning, and is I
'eiHg enthusiastically supported in Fl