New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-06-30
WILSON DECLINES TO
CO TO BALTIMORE
Jersey City Banker Offers
Candidate the Use OF
Special Train.
PLEASED AT DAYS NEWS
Declines to Answer Telegram
from Stone Asking Him to
Withdraw-Many Mes
sages Pour In.
Inv Telegraph to The Tribune. J

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.1
Sea Grt, ~ J., June Ex-Governor Wiz
son to-day turned down the appeals OF
number of his supporters at Baltimore 10
rush to the convention and make speech.
even though one of his enthusiastic ad-
mrers had offered to provide him with Q
special train. Pleas for the Governors
presence at the convention came from Bai>
timore and from other parts OF the country
as well. The Governor. however, declined
TO make the trip, because, IL was said, no
considered It an undignfed thing to DO
Samuel Ludern, jr., Jersey City banker.
made the offer OF the special train. Aoous
O'Clock the Central Railroad Company in-
formed the Governors Office that " ha
changed his mind II would have special
ready for him at ten minutes notice.
Governor Wilson said he would not an
swer the telegram from Senator stone, ASK
ing him to withdraw. He received the teie~
gram while talking TO the newspaper men.
and beyond saying that he would not an.
swer il would make no further comment.
When the newspaper men asked the Gov
ernor If he had any late Information toS
them he replied that his sources or news
were so barren that he had TO rely on mo
newspaper men for the dOngs at Baltimore.
He said he talked to Colonel McConlDs FOR
minute on the telephone, but the wire was
so bad that he could not hear what ne nao
TO say About o'clock tonight Robert ,.
Hudspeth. yice-chairman of the natorai
committee. talked TO the Governor on the
telephone. and told him that the situation
was hopeful.
All sorts OF kilograms were received BY
the Governor during the day, some cons
graduating him in advance, others giving
him advice and others pointing out that
the sender was the original Wilson man IN
his respective district. Among the letters
received was one from an individual who
took care to note that 1t was written az
:: 20 o'clock i'm the morning. II closed WITH
this sentence:
:, ''T am 50 hoarse that 7 can hardly write
above a whisper"
Wilson Has Few Callers.
Although the Governors callers we're rev
! I'm number. there was a constant stream OF
automobiles past the Little White House
all day long. the occupants cranins thelr
necks for look al the Governor, VINO spen1
most Of the afternoon on the porch oil h's
! cottage.
During the day the Governor msintained
the serene demeanor which has character
/ lied his actions ever since the baluHlole
convention began. While IT Is true that ~
neglected to take his usual afternoon au.o
mobile ride or his customary rouho OIL 'io
golf links, because Of the presence OF news
from the convention, he nevertheless
fused 10 get excited, and was oy Tar tn'
caIner OF his companions when any ta'or-
able bulletin was read.
| Joseph p. Tumulty. the Governors scores
tary. was the opposite however MS eNcite-
ment being at so high tension tnat No
snent most Of the day in the telegraph tent
clamoring for news.
Thee was a rush Of newspaper men 10
the Governors cottage at Sis o'clock WIN
the news that a break of the delegates Tor
! Wilson was in progress. rs that so!
said Governor Wilson: "marvels VIII never
| cease" And when he was told that the
telegraph instrument had got out OF order
| NO remarked that lit was very awkward 10
be interrupted at this time. II Is too pad
that the telegraph should stutter in that
way"
Among the Governors visitors were Cs
". Janney, secretary to United states sens
ator Culbertson, of Texas; Frank T. Loush-
ran q New York lawyer; ex-senator Jona-
than Blackwell. and Rudolph Kuzer. ths
last named a we'll known New Jersey Res
publican.
Saws Preston Favors Clark Men.
Mr. Loughran. who is a Wilson Demo-
crat. had lust come from Baltimore, and
he told the Governor of some Of the things
Mayor Preston and the Clark men were
doing TO the Wilson followers in the con-
vention city. He said that because OF mo
Baltimore Mayors anxiety to help the
Clark cause tickets for the convention were
so distributed that none but Clark shouters
get into the convention.
Governor Wilson said then that he was
extremely gratifed with the balloting at
the Baltimore convention. He had just
. read the result OF the twenty-third ballot