East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-07-15

Chicago. July 15.-Democratic lead
ers here to attend the meeting today
to plan the presidential campaign of
Governor Wilson of New Jersey, will
be influenced largely by the plans
which have been brought by Robert
S. Hudpeth, democratic national COM
mitteeman from New Jersey, who at
tends the meeting as the personal
representative of the democratic NOM
inee. Hudspeth is fully acquainted
with Governor Wilson's ideas about
the national chairman, campaign
plans, permanent organization. COM
mittees and all such things. He comes
to Chicago also with power to deliver
ultimatums ukases and every other
form of orders which will bring about
action along lines desired by the dem
ocratic nominee and new leader of
the party.
Governor Absent.
For several days after his nomina-
tion it was the plan of Governor Will
son to attend todays meeting in per-
son. but he changed his plans after
lAilNAh6 OuN NhaN has DCCn TIE DIOStu-
ure in the case of nominees. He has
learned that 1t has not been the Gus
tom of nominees to attend such meet
ings. so he decided to remain at Sea
Girt and send someone to represent
him. Then, too, his friends say that
the Governor intends to stick as close
ly as possible to his job as chief ex-
ecutive of New Jersey so that he will
not lay himself open to any charge
which might affect the state cam
paign.
Although he will not be present at
the meeting at the Congress hotel to-
day, the governor has taken pains to
let the leaders of the party know just
where he stands and what he intends
to do. His friends say that the COVER
nor is going to have the last say. He
is going to consult and he is going
to take advice, but when the time
comes to render decisions, he is 60
ing to render them and there will be
no appeal from his conclusions. That
is one of the reasons why the question
of a new chairman for the national
democratic committe which will be
settled today, has caused so much
thought and discussion.
1t is stated that the leaders of the
committee favor either Fred B.
Lynch of Minnesota or Martin B
Wade of Iowa. But it is rumored that
Governor Wilson prefers Frank Nc
Combs, the New York lawyer, who
had charge of his campaign for the
nomination or Robert G. Hudspeth,
who is his personal representative at
today's meeting.
Tariff Main Battle.
1t has been definitely decided by
the democratic nomiuee to make the
tariff the main battle cry of his cam
paign for to the tariff the governor
ascribes all the bad trusts. all hior
cost of living and other economic mis-
fortunes. Perhaps next to tariff will
come the attack on Colonel Roosevelt
and his progressive party movement,
for his friends assert that Governor
Wilson fears Colonel Roosevelt as a
factor in the presidential fight far
more than he does President Taft He
plans in his contest to cover all the
points on which Roosevelt could pos
sibly go before the country, so that
there will be nothing left in the fight
against the eX-presldent but his in
teresting personality Governor Will
son will, however, reserve his best
speeches and most important utter
ances until after he has been formal
ly notified of his nomination at Sea
Girt, n. j., on August Z.