The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1912-07-04
HOPE PARTY WILL
NOT REGRET IT
Such is the Comment Of the Nom
inee to His Callers.
He is MOST MODEST IN VICTORY
Overwhelmed With Delegations At
His Home, Declares Responsible
ity Far outweighs Any Honor
or Pride He May Feel.

Sea Girt, N. j.. July 3.-"It's remark
able, it's remarkable" exclaimed Gov.
Woodrow Wilson, when he was told
OF his nomination on the forty-sixth
ballot at Baltimore.
1T came with a rush." he continued.
After the way It opened, l did not
think 1t would come so fast.
You must sometimes have won
dered why / did not show more emo
ton as the news came in from the con-
yention and have been afraid that
you might get the impression that I
was so self-confident and sure of the
result that / took the steady increase
In the vote for me complacently and
as a matter of course. The fact 10
that the emotion has been too deep
to come to the surface. In fact, as the
vote has grown and as 1t has seemed
more and more likely that might be
nominated, have become more and
more solemn.
Fight Was Not Personal.
II have not felt of this SIGHT IS If 1t
were a thing that centered on myself
been fighting for me in Baltimore,
have not regarded as my representa-
tives. 1t has been the other way all
around. / have felt all the while that
they were honoring me by regarding
me as their representative and that
they were fighting for me because they
thought could stand for and fight for
he lot - Iii H., ~
desired for the country.
II do not see how any man could
feel citation as such responsibilities
doomed nearer and nearer to him or
how he could feel any shallow per-
sonal pride. ....
Hopes Party viii Not Regret.
THE honor Is as great as can come
to any man by the nomination Of a
party. especially under the circum-
: stances, and i hope appreciate It aat
sts true value. but Just at this moment
feel the tremendous responsibility 1t
involves even more than I feel the
honor. hope with all my heart that
the party will never have reason to re,
gret It,"
This was the statement of Governor
Wilson upon the receipt of the tele.
gram that proclaimed him the Demo.
cratic choice for the presidency. 1t
was delivered under circumstances
that formed dramatic climax for a
long fought battle.
Two hundred reporters and officials
rushed into the little white house
where the governor and his family sat
awaiting the results of the continuous
balloting and casting formality to
the winds, besieged him with a chorus
OF congratulations. So great was the
noise Of reclamation that Mr.. Wilson
could scarcely make himself heard.
News Spreads Quickly.
The news soon spread through the
countryside and within half an hour
Of the actual nomination. hundreds OF
automobiles and pedestrians began to
flock into Sea Girt to offer their fe.
licitations.
The governor met these delegations
on the lawn in front of his temporary
quarters and was as enthusiastic as a
boy in greeting the cheers Of the
throngs.
Automobiles continued to flock In
to Sea Girt until there was scarcely
standing room within 200 yards of the
executive mansion.
Prominent Democrats from all over
the state assembled and the gov
ernor's cottage was thrown wide open.
The governor was happy in the honor
accorded him and modest In his ex.
pressions Of appreciation.
Hundreds Of messages Of congratu-
lation were received at the special
telegraph Office here.