The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-10
MAKING READY TO
GIVE NEW JERSEY
4 HOUSE CLEANING
President-elect Is Yet Gov
ernor and Now Has a
Legislature
EXPECTS TO PUT
THROUGH REFORMS
Seeks Scclusion in Garret,
With Stenographer and
Is Catching Up With
Correspondence

PRINCETON, ". j.. Nov. Gov
ernor Wilson will devote the whole OF
next week to preparing the state OF
New Jersey for house cleaning. The
president-elect announced tonight that
he was pretty well up with his cleo
ton day correspondence. and that he
would be free to look over his own
Etate--now thoroughly Democratic in
every branch---by Monday.
Il hope will be far enough advanced
with my correspondence by Monday to
take up State business, he said i
intend 10 devote the week TO the state.
preparatory to going away on my vaca-
tion, There are quite a number of APP
pointment to be made. Many OF them
are small OF course. 1t Is too early
10 TAX. up specific legislation at tins
time. but the State demands my at
fention and shall have IL"
This liz the first time that the iegis-
native has been Democratic in both
branches since Woodrow Wilson 8 cleo
ton as governor. He has. nat
urally. been seriously handicapped IN
carrying oft tire reforms set forth III
the platform upon which he was elect
ed View he has a new platform, the
one upon which the party won its fight
In the state at this election. and that
contains an admirable program.
VIII Reform State.
TIE governor expects 10 have the sit
nation In New Jersey SO well In hand
that when he returns from his vacation
m december 18th. he will be able TO
rake IN the task OF reform with an IN
4eIligent conception Of what Is required.
THE governor has already announced
that he purposes making model state
IL New Jersey before he goes to Wash
tneton to undertake the larger ano
more important work OF economy.
Speaking of his vacation upon when
Ne win embark the latter part OF next
week. the governor emphasized today
u thA facs that hs win not receive poll
ttcians. he will not talk politics. ana
,4hat Ii will be useless for any one to
unaertaka 10 persuade him to do go.
Alone and Al Rest
.-sfv friends have agreed to leave
me alone during that period he said
sff any one comes. / shall nor see
sAim. that's all. Even MIR. McCosnos
md Mr. McAdeo understand this. ana
.thes will remain away. ! shah ho'
tna,x solittcs under any circumssanSss'
either for publication or Tor private
consumption.
-rha governor was able to put IN
xrfne hard work on his correspon-
fsene. today because he located him
self In an upper room with MS
Efenagranner and would not allow
anyone Ia disturb him
I'VE are H. a little room upstairs,
me- said. where the wicked cease
fram troubling aEi the weary are nj
rest.'
This afternoon the governor went
10 university Held and watched tns
las. half Of the Princeton Yale fresh-
man football game. which resulted in
& ~
princeton and New York university
The president occupied seat
In thn hieaehcrs with his brother-in-
( isw, Professor stockton Axon. OF
Irineeson.
The governor got big cheer and
n 9ert.s of college wells when he APP
peared in the runway. and Thereafter
was the center of attention, Scores or
graduate. came up and greeted him
Robert Bridges. who was In the class
~ 10, with the governor. and vino
was his chnn ut college. greeted him
z afFetsfifatteiF and thttted with him
pr hair an hour, Afterwards Mr.
Bridges said
II haven't seen the governor look
sng SO we'll in thirty years He in in
srlentssd physical condition. This liz
the first chance have had To con-
rratulate him personally. It GER
fatriy gave me great pleasure 10 60
40"
others who came Up to see the gov
error were Robert Underwood John
son, father ~ owen Johnson. the
novelist. 'sIiie Rill'' Edwards and
finally William r. MeComhs, chair
man If the national committee. The
governor heamed with delight as Mr..
McComhs limpcd up the aisle. The
III governor shook hands with him. tn-
sisted that he fake n seat with him.
Il ,pekesi him over Nke n loag lost
hroft,n- ,s,re' s-'' r~n's, the
( Plush eo;is II his cuat and tssla
not politics. but about thc foothai,
game.
When the %nac VAS nvcr ,he p'a9-
y eTS At tiIs Sew York unfrt'rEft eleven
came upon the stand and shtN1s HANGS
wifi Tho governor, au1 then save him
owe - their unrcariosss wells Not 10
be cn'soue the Pf'neHal Boys E'iN..
h,sr ''i9ccmot'~s ell Tho eov-
c,.,tef was ieht's rlaaHei with his
4 reception s~sl left I've grounds With
l.s.nad snaite en his flce.