The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-08-04
Wilson Wore Rubbers
and Walked on Tiptoes

the committee and this had delayed
the work of organizing the campaign,
The other was that Governor Wilson
felt that the committee had not been
progressing fast enough and decided
that the best way to prompt the mem
bers to quick action was to come %
New York, take off his coat and start
things going.
1t has been apparent for some time
that the committee has not been pro-
ceeding as 1t perhaps might. 1t is
known that state, county and city or.
ganizations and leaders In many
places, have indicated they were
ready to work and especially to raise
money and that they we're chatting un.
der the restraint OF not knowing
| what to do or with whom to COM
municate for instructions. It was be-
4 ljeved possible that the governor
learned of this condition and made up
his mind the committee must get busy
quickly. Among those who accept
the second explanation of the candi-
1 dates New York trip this was pointed
out as his motive in breaking prece-
dent.
From the time Governor Wilson
was nominated it has been recognized
that he would be the biggest factor in
the conduct of the campaign and
some Of his admirers here said this
visit to New York was merely the
nominees way OF actually determin.
ing the committees act.
If Governor Wilson had been a
rural parson--and he looked the part
his trip from Sea Girt to New York
and his arrival here could hardly
have been less ostentatious. He trav
eled alone and carried in his hand 9
! little, old, brown leather hand satchel
!. He left the train here, carrying the
; little grip and shaking his head tt
, station porters who tried to take i
j away from him, he walked through
\ the evening crowds at the Pennsyl
} vania station unrecognized. He made
), his way in leisurely fashion up to thu
. 4
J self on high stool and consumed ;
ham sandwich and a glass Of butter
] milk his faSorite beverage
) Governor Wilson could not escap
) recognition in the lunch room, a
{ Though he was dressed in his old
5 well-worn gray suit whose coat ]
: shorter than the last minute style an
I whose trousers bag noticeably frou
Y impact with his angular knees H
+ wore a small brown fedora hat. TIL
l. crowd of late suppers In the lunc
' room however, soon picked him out
o Only three approached him and thes
n he greeted with handshake. II
ate rapidly, again picked up his littl
i satchel, walked over to the cashier
!. desk, paid his Is cent bill an
Y again ran the gauntlet Of the crow
r in the big main concourse of the st;
4 tion. Again he escaped detection, a
4 though he passed scores of peopl'
9 who were close enough to have toucl
ed his arm. He walked to the mort
entrance, climbed into taxicao an
! chugged away to his engagemer
!, with McCombs.
e 1t was anticipated. when Governe
4 wilson and Chairman McCombs WEI
is into conference that one of the de
!. mite results would be the selection I
4 a second vice chairman, chairma
lof the finance committee and trea
iurer 1t was believed Henry Morga
, thau would be treasurer and th'
= Senator Gore of Oklahoma would
:. second vice chairman.
! Wilson Explains.
i NEW YORK, Aug. s.--Following
N secret conference at the Universi
e club tonight. with National Chalrmi
y McCombs that lasted until midn1gf
Governor woodrow Wilson announce
IN that Joseph E. Davies, of Wisconsi
lie would be in charge of western de-
70 ocratic headquarters to be opened
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