Omaha daily bee., 1912-07-04
NATIONAL COMMITTEE MEETS
Subcommittee Appointed to Go to
Sea Girt to See Governor,
ORGANIZATION IS POSTPONED
Nominee to Select Campaign Com.
mittee and Chairman.
WILSON HAS MADE NO PLANS
Know When He Will Resign as
Governor-Sends Message of
Thanks to Friends.

BALTIMORE, July 3.--Governor Wilson
will in the main determine the direction
of his own campaign for president; pass
upon the desirability Of appointing a
campaign committee and confer with a
committee of the national committee
on the naming Of the officers Of the new
democratic national committee.
This was the sense of the members
of the new national committee which
met today and after continuing the Of
ficers Of the old committee in power un-
til a permanent organization was ef-
fected, designated a subcommittee of
five, consisting of Chairman Mack, Sec
retary Wodson and three other commit
teemen, to confer with Governor Wilson
on permanent organization of the new
committee and plans for the campaign
The committee heard protest made
by Congressman George F. OShaunessy
of Rhode Island, against the seating of
George w. Greene of Woonsocket on the
committee. ...
The committee dismissed the protest
The name of w. F. McCombs of New
IOth, SahPGlSl ihdAo6CA oA 1ONSIllOT
Wilson, was talked about this after
noon as a likely Choice for either the
new national chairman or head of a CAM
paign committee.
Wilson May Retain Governorship.
SEA GIRT, N. j., July ST have not
had time to think of all these things"
Governor Wilson came out of the little
white house." sat in an easy chair on his
porch, crossed his lees, took off his
glasses and thus replied today to a
bombardment of questions nurled at him
by a group of reporters. He was looking
rather careworn and tired. -
II don't know yet whether l shall ap-
point Mr.. McCombs my campaign man
ager or suggest him for the chairman
ship of the national committee" he said
Il haven't decided whether 1 shall re-
sign as governor Of New Jersey. l haven't
had time to read the platform. have
made no campaign plans.
These and other details ! -sif talse
up in due time with my rN-.d oor
fellows, they will have to get some rest
TO all the thoughtful and generous
friends who have sent me me 3sages Of
congratulation l want Ito express my
hearty thanks. l shall not be able to
answer them individually, 1 am afraid,
they are so delightfully."- numerous 1 hope
this inadequate acknowledgement will
fall under their eyes. These messages of
personal confidence help greatly to make
public service seem worth whie'
Likes Work of His Supporters.
DO you care to comment on the con-
vention work?''
Il can only say that l am much graft
fled by its harmonious ending AS to the
work of my supporters, l never saw any
thing like it for absolute devotion to
what they wanted to accomplish. There
were many of them, my warm personal
friends"
Whatever else the governor does, he
will continue to visit Trenton every
Tuesday morning, the custom set when
the summer mansion was first built. Of
keeping governors day" at the state
capital. His friends are positive that he
will not resign as governor until after
the first of next year, as under the New
Jersey law the presidenv or the senate
automatically takes the governors seat
on the latter's resignation. John D.
Prince, the present president of the SEN
ate, is republican.
THE governor would rather wait until
a democrat is elected president of the
senate" said one of his friends today,
although he has very nign personal
regard for Mr.. Prince. His term expires
on the third Monday in January, 1914"
Governor Writes Shorthand.
Among the governors accomplishments
he boasts mastery of shorthand. He
displayed his knowledge of this today by
making notes for dictation. AS he wrote,
leaning his head on the arm Of his easy
chair, the camera squad snapped him
again and again and a moving picture
man recorded his movements.
"Shorthand?" asked the governor, look
ing up in answer to query. why, yes,
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