Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-11-07

The President-elect admitted to-
day that the program of reform he
nao In mind for the State would be
advanced by the fact that as the fu-
ture executive Of the country nation-
wide attention probably would be At
tracted by his policy in the New
Jersey Legislature.
Nation Behind New Jersrx.
Whatever we do in New Jersey .
ne said, will have the force Of fha
wnoie country behind it,
The governor has NOT anno,,.r<.z
nus program for the next session ~
'ne Legislature, but it is likely fha4
within short time, as soon - IS
takes brief vacation. he win e.ll
conference OF State leaders ~ /.
legislative program win bs 80
out The Democratic State platform
venfion.
II IS known that the xoverna,
wants to have the corporation Isrss
OF the State revised. The refarTo s,
tnls connection he declared he ,,s,,<-
mad an opportunity of nufssr-
through because the Legislature .xas
not with him. !" =
Wants More Power for Gover,.v
Ii IS reported also that the cove~-
NOD wants to have the exec,,+1s,s =
the State given the power TO ren,o,.s
county officials. Recently. uJhen :
case citing conditions in Newarl[ ,.,--
placed before the Governor ~ 49,
Anti-Vlee League of the STATE Cow
sInor wilson iamented the fact fba&
tne statutes gave him no nau,.r =
compel the enforcement Of fbe Geo.
Tvs m tnat connection. He told
.liose VINO made the complaint that if
was impossible to correct sucb lasss
eonoitions because he did not bola
even the potential power Of removal
Fielder May Succeed wilson.
Nhen Governor Wilson resigns. IN
accordance with the State constit,,-
ton, the president of the State senate
will become governor until the rs~t
regular election, which is s,,a next
Iah. james H. Fielder, senator from
huoson county. and Democratic
minority leader of the upper house.
II is said, will be elevated to tha
presidency of the body, and. there-
fore, may be Governor Wilson's sue
cessor.
The President-elect expects to leave
here on the morning OF November ~
for his brief vacation. He win sail
on private yacht. furnished him bv
a personal friend With Mrs. Wilson
and his host and some correspondents
the President-elect will make the trip
to the Bermudas. where. before this.
he has recuperated from hard work
as president of Princeton.
81 think my right course Just now Is
to hear everybody and that I should
not make any statements"
This was the answer made by Presi-
dent-elect Woodrow Wilson today TO
a series of requests for statements Of
his attitude on national and interna-
tional questions.
Silent Regarding National Issues.
He was asked by various newspa-
pers about an extra session Of Con-
gress; Canadian reciprocity. interna-
tional relations, the Panama canal
and a variety of issues in line with
his campaign argument that the pres-
lucINt SHOuAQ bC toA4uIAra AiAA0tEt4
the common counsel of the country
He will now. so "a as possible. as
sumo a receptive attitude. rather
than one Of pronouncing himself on
issues before he takes office.
The President looked eagerly
toward a big basket Of mail filed TO
overflowing. It appeared that he
would continue his custom Of OPEN
ing all mail himself. He likes to
do 1t.
You know that / can recognize the
tvpewriters of some Of my personal
friends" he mused- Il don't know
just how / do it. / guess I'll need
tonic to go through that pile.
though" He began slowly to open
some Of the letters as he talked.
The Presdent-elect was asked about
his future course IN New Jersey.
william Morrisey. secretary OF the
Colorado Brotherhood Of Locomotive
Trainmen, wired that the oreaniza-
ton would give the new President
'Its hearty support.
A cablegram from San Juan. Porto
Rico. read:
Hearty congratulations % stands
ara bearer Of Democratic pr lneIrIss e
America, Union party Gully ca1sss'ss.t