Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1912-07-22
CONGRESSMAN
GREET WILSON
Speaker Clark Leads One
Hundred and Sixteen Rep
resentatives to Seagirt
THEY BRING AUTOGRAPHS
Democratic Nominee Creets
Visitors as Partners in a
Solemn Duty to Country
THEY BRING AUTOGRAPHS

SEAGRIT, n. ]. July 2O-Chami
Clark, speaker OF the house of rep
resentatives, led his caravan of fol
lowers tortuous way today along
the dusty roads Of Seagrt to Gov
Wilson's summer home. They came
ll6 strong. from the house of repres
entatves, in a special train from
Washington, to shake hands with the
nominee and bid him Godspeed for
the presidency.
First Congressional Pilgrimage
1t was the first time in the his
tory of the United States that Demo
Gratis or Republicans in congress had
quit their work to dash across the
country and hail the party standard
bearer
Gov. Wilson met them half way
down the walk stretching away from
his front porch to the roadway, es-
corted Mr.. Clark to the wide porch
and there completed the welcome by
grasping every pilgrim by the hand.
Mr. Clark had something to say,
and he did not wait until the long
line of representatives had filed by
and had it's collective way, so he
held up the procession for a minute or
two and told the governor that they
had come to see and wish him we'll in
his fight.
Bring Their Autographs
They had brought along their au-
tographs in a little book. to remind
him some day that the Democratic ma
jority of the house had closed up Of
frl. and had traun1ad fa
grit to get acquainted with the next
president
The governor was confused and he
looked out over the crowd of expect
ant faces on his lawn and started to
speak. The words died away before
they reached him lips. repressed by
the volumn of a hearty cheer Pres
emily the noise ceased and the gov
ernor told them that he would treas,
ure the book as greatly as he had
welcomed their coming.
There we're two ways for a pres-
dent to get along with the house OF
representatives the governor said.
One way was not to keep in touch
with its members, but to be concern
ed in it's deliberations only.
Greets Them as Partners
That would not be his way, if he
mad the chance. He greeted them to-
day as his partners and comrades il.
a solemn duty which they all owe tC
the American people.
After the governor ceased speaking
and Mrs. Wilson had come out OIL
the porch to take her place besid,
him, the long line filed past shaking
hands with both.
Speaker Clark stayed and chatted
for quarter of an hour or more with
the governor, then took an autOmo-
ollie to the home OF Col. George Har-
vey. at Deal Beach, where Miss Gene
We've Clark, his daughter. is a guest.
The Speaker took with him his son
Bennett, and one or two friends.
They stayed the rest of the after
noon at Deal Beach.
To Raise Half Million
After photographer had grouped
all about the lawn, with the governor
and the speaker in the center. they
separated into knots. Twenty-Five or
thirty went over to Asbury park by
trolley and automobile. A delegation
Of inland members treated themselves
to a sight Of the Atlantic ocean, a
mile from the governors cottage, and
some went in the surf. The governor
sat bareheaded in rocker on his
lawn, with Representatives Hardwick
of Georgia, and Henry, of Texas, Oil
either side.
"We folks down South Mr.. Hard
wick told the governor, "are for you
but we feel that we are sort of out
of the reckoning Some of us talk
ed it over on the train coming up
and we've decided to go back home
and raise half million dollars for
you and give it to your campaign man.
ager to spend where it is needed"