Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1912-07-12
PARTISIANS STILL BOOM
INCOMES FOR CHAIRMAN
Kern, After Visiting Candidate, De
Clares For MAN of Type Of Me
Combs or Palmer

NompS SF rainier
Sea Girt. July S.--Goy. Wilson has
decided not to go to Chicago to meet
the Democratic National Committee
on July Is unless some situation now
unforeseen should arise. after confer
ence with William F. McCombs,
his pre-conyention campaign manager.
and William G. MeAdoo. the Democra-
tic nominee said
Il do not think ] shall make the
Chicago trip. I find that | was under
a Misrepresentation. ] had been led
TO suppose that II was usual for the
nominee to confer with the National
Committee. but | find il is not
would not say that this decision is
final until / have heard from the com,
mitteemen whom / promised to meet
There are two other reasons besides
precedent why Governor Wilson pre-
fers not to go to Chicago. one being
that he cannot spare the time, the
other that he does not wish TO make
political addresses until he delivers
his formal speech of acceptance to the
Democratic Notification Committee at
Sea Grit Aug. Z The trip would make
deep inroads upon the month in which
he has to confer with party leaders,
determine upon the general plan of
campaign and prepare the speech of
acceptance, which is to be the great
/ Democratic document of 1912.
SAYS McCombs Knows the Game
The Presidential nominee will, never
theless, keep just as clearly in touch
with members of the National Com
mittee as if he We're going to Chicago
to confer in person. His views will be
given to the National Committee
through Judge Robert S. Hudspeth,
vice-cbairman and member of the
committee from New Jersey
MeCombs in Favor
/ The chances of William McCoombs
to be national chairman grow stronger
every day.
/ William G. McAdoo, who many have
urged says he does not want the place
and would prefer to serve in an advis-
DRY capacity,
( Objections which cannot be over
looked have been made to both 10
/ seph E. Davies, of Wisconsin, and Fred
b Lynch, of Minnesota. Davies is a
( candidate for governor in his own
/ State, and could not be as Independent
of action as his duties of chairman of
/ the campaign committee would re,
7 quire Mr. Lynch is eliminated by rea-
son of his connection with the railroad
] interests of James J. Hill The candi-
date has sought the advice of every
prominent Democrat who has visited
Sea Grit, and it is safe to predict that
when the choice is made it will be a
wise one.
/ John w. Kern, United States Sena-
I tor from Indiana, who was the Bryan
running mate in 1908 arrived at the
4 Willard House last night.
Indiana will go for Wilson by big
vote said Senator Kern. The Dem,
ocratic candidate will win over Taft
and Roosevelt, and as many candi-
dates as the Republicans want to put
/ up.
Il came to Sea Girt to talk the sit
uation over generally with Gov. Will
son. We discussed the permanent or
ganization of the campaign committee,
and / agree with the Governor that
such man as William F. McCombs
or A. Mitchell Palmer, of Pennsylvania
should be selected to engineer the
/ fight II must be a man thoroughly ex-
/ perienced and in sympathy with the
new Democracy"
Senator Kern stayed with Gov. Will
son so long he missed the last train
out of Sea Grit He went to Spring
| Lake to spend the night.
/ SENATOR MCINTYRE