Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-09-20
Greeted by Gov. Harmon.

Greeted by Gov. Harmon.
Gov. Wilson was escorted to a. hotel
shortly before noon. Gov. Harmon and
Lieut.. Gov Nichols were the first to call
on him in his room.
II congratulate you on Your nomina,
tion. said Gov Harmon in greeting the
nominee.
The two governors and Lieut.. Gov.
Nichols then lunched together
Memorial Hall was we'll filled when Gov
Wilson and Representative Cox arrived
there to address the organization meet
ing.
Henry W. Woodrow of Chilicothe.
Ohio, uncle of the presidential nominee,
called upon him before luncheon In COM
pany with his son. William \. Wood
row. Mr.. Woodrow is a brother of Gov.
Wilson's mother and had not seen his
nephew for twenty-five years.
Senator Thomas Z. Gore of Oklahoma
and Mayor Newton D. Baker OF Cieve-
land arrived in time to join Cows. Wilson
and Harmon at luncheon.
Gov. Wilson returns to Seasirt to-
morrow. winding up his first big cam
paign trip. He opened the democratic
Ohio campaign with five speeches, as
sisted by Representative James NJ. Cox,
candidate for governor, and Senator Gore
OF Oklahoma.
Every minute of Gov. Wilson'S stay in
Columbus will be engaged in making
speeches. comforting with lieutenants. or
ganizng workers and giving reception
to the public.
Representative Cox arrived from his
home in Dayton early this morning. and
Senator Gore Is expected in time for the
big meeting tonight.
Gov. Wilson and Mr.. Cox Will address
an organization meeting at Memorial Hall
this afternoon, and later VIII address all
educational meeting in a local theater.
under the auspices of State School Com
missioner Miller. At 3:1J o'clock business
men and commercial statesmen Will hear
tn. speakers at the city hall. and at 4
o'clock d public reception will be held at
d hctel for the candidates.
Parade to Precede Meeting.
Gov. Wilson, Senator Core and Repre-
sentative Cox will be entertained at din
ner at J:3O, and al $50 will head a large
parade of voters who will march through
the principal streets of the city to Memo
rial Hall, where the big meeting of the
opening will be held at 7:SO O'Clock.
Gov. Harmon, who returned yesterday Y
from his vacation, will preside at the
night meeting. and will Introduce the
presidential nominee. Senator Atlee POM
creme will act as chairman of an over
flow meeting at which Senator Gore.
Mayor Newton ID. Baker of Cleveland and
candidates on the state ticket will speak.
Gov. Wilson will remain in Columbus
until tomorrow morning, when he will at
tend a breakfast which State Chairman
Finley Will give to the democratic ed
itOrs of the state.
Besides the hundreds Of enthusiasts who
poured into the city this morning on spe-
cial trains and traction cars. practically
every member OF county. state, district
and precinct committees are expected to
attend
Opens Forty-Five-Day Campaign.
The opening ceremonies of the demo-
Gratis today begin forty-fye-day cam
| paign which promises to be unique be-
cause of the three-cornered fight.
Coincident with the opening of the cam
paign Wilson gave his hearty approval
| to the formation in New York Of the
Wilson National Progressive Republican
League. The governor and Rudolph
! Spreckeis, now in New York in charge
| OF the movement, exchanged the follow
| ing kilograms made public by the NOM
| inee:
New York. September 10. 1912.
GOV. Woodrow Wilson, Columbus. Ohio:
Eastern headquarters of the Wilson
National Progressive Republican League
We're today opened in the Metropolitan
| building. New York. Our. league was
| founded by progressive republicans, who
| hope to save the progressive movement
that was started some years ago in the
| republican party, but which is now being
betrayed by the organization of CO..
1 Rooseyelt's third term party. Under
| these conditions you alone deserve the
support OF true prOgressives who place
| principles above partisanship. Our men,
| bership Is wholly republican, but we feel
justified in voting and working for your
| election since the candidate of the re-
| publican party does not represent the
progressive majority in that party and
| Roosevelt's candidacy is hopeless and
only serves to divide our progressive
forces. RUDOLPH SPRECKELS."
| To which Gov. Wilson replied
Your telegram telling me Of the for
; nation of the Wilson National Progress
| I've Republican League gave me deepest
qualification and encouragement. The
action you and your associates are taking
| seems to me truly patriotic. The pro-
gressive forces Of the nation ought not to
l be divided. No mere attachment to a
party name should now separate men
| whose purposes and convictions are
| united for a common object. The forma-
! ton Of the league seems to me one OF
| the most reasSuring indications of the
! temper Of thoughtful men. May I no,
convey to- you my coneratula tiOns on
| your own part in the movement.
WOODROW WILSON,
Republicans Start Tomorrow.
| Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massa
chusetts. R. e. Brown. the candidate 70,
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