The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-07-10
Consolidated Aux. 3, 1881.
WILL NOT VISIT CHICAGO.
NEW JERSEY Committeeman
TO REPRESENT CIV. WILSON.
Sea Girt IL Flooded With Visitors to
See Democratic Nominee and Mail
Accunulates.

Sea Girt. ". j.. July 7.--Gov. Will
son said tonight he probably would
not 90 TO Chicago. as he had intended
TO do. to attend the organization meet
ing OF the new Democratic national
committee on july Is. His promise
OF several days to attend was given
he said. under the impression that
The presence of the nominee on such
occasions always was required. Since
then he said. he has found that such
wac not the case.
Should the governor hold to his
present plan. Robert s. Hudspath.
the New Jersey committeeman will be
commissioned to voice the governors
view9at Chicago.
For the governor TO confer with
him concerning legislation during the
remainder of this session Of congress
probably will result In a meeting be-
tween Oscar w. Underwood and Gov.
Wilson at an early date.
The governor said tonight he hoped
to see both Underwood and Speaker
Clark soon. but added that he had
no appointment to meet either. He
gave no indication of what he would
discuss with them in either Of the
conferences.
Gov. Wilson spent busy day. lie
rose late and drove TO Spring Lake in
an automobile to hear a sermon by
the Rev. A. w. Halsey. president of
the Princeton class of 70 Of which
the governor was a member.
After the services Gov. Wilson
brought the preacher to dinner. Dur
Ing the afternoon hundreds of visi-
tors hocked to the governors sum-
mer home. William @. McAdoo, one
Of the governors advisers spent a
long time with him. william F. Nc
Combs whose prospects. the COVER
nor's close friends say. loom large for
nnl9ctien. "a national chairman. was
eIose<ed with the governor for an
hour and half.
"All We discussed" Mr.. McCombs
said at the conclusion Of the inter-
view, was the general political situa-
ton In the various States and the
plans for the campaign.
SO numerous have become the vsi-
tors that the governor has had little
time to answer his mail. He has
made II a point to see all corners.
Hereafter. he sah today. he would
see no visitors. who call merely to
pass the time of day. until 2 o'clock in
the afternoon. Meanwhile. a rapid
stenographer will take his dictation.
There are nearly 10000 unanswered
letters and telegrams and the pile is
growing.
The governor expects to go to Tren-
ton next Tuesday to- observe the
weekly governors day there. which he
has skipped for several weeks. He
will leave Trenton after dinner Tues
day evening for Atlantic City. We'd
nesday noon he will lay the corner
stone of the new Y. NJ. G. A. building
there and at 2 o'clock he will well
come the delegates to the national
convention OF the building and loan
association OF the United States. He
expects to arrive at Sea Girt that
evening. His programme for the
present extends no further.
Senator Kern OF Indiana spent an
hour and a hall at the governors
cottage tonight. When he left he
said he had talked with the governor
upon campaign issues. the plan Of
campaign and the national commit
tee chairmanship.
Il told the governor he said
";nat would not support for ma
tionai chairman any politician con-
nected with the old political machine
The kind OF man we want Is Of the
type Of A. Mitchell Palmer or VIII
liam r. McCombs. In other words.
We want man who ls In the fun
confidence Of Gov. Wilson."