Imperial Valley press., 1912-11-08
c il has not had in nur tin, q

as it has not had in our time.
The responsibilities of the task ar
| tremendous, but they are common re
sronsibilities which all leaders o.
with the confidence of the people be
hind us, everything that is right i.
possible My own ambition will bt
mitted to be the frank spokesman OF
the nations thoughtful purposes in
these great matters"
Governor Wilson will remain il
Princeton for the balance of this weeh
and probably next Then he will make
a trip with Mrs. Wilson to Bermuda
according to present plans. There he
will enjoy two weeks vacation.
When the president-elect was seen
asked if he had given any attention
TO the personnel of his cabinet.
Not as yet" was the reply.
The governor was told that some OF
the newspapers had indulged in specu.
lation along that line.
1T would be best for me, then, not
to read the newspapers" he said
They might prejudice my mind"
1t was reported that Chief wilkie OF
the United States secret service was
sending some of his men to guard the
asked if he had heard of this.
II find to my surprise that this is
the Interpretation of the law" he said
that the president-elec shall be
guarded as if he had assumed the Of
Mcdonald will remain with me for a
few days at least"
Captain Mcdonald, it is said, may go
to Washington with the president elect
spite the fact that he has interests in
Texas that demand his attention. The
governor has grown very fond of him.
The captain afforded the governor
m c w
Texas was going.
The captain was provoked" said the
governor, because there are some peo-
pie in Texas who did not vote for me.
He thinks it ought to have been unani-
NOUS"
The president-elect was asked if he
would issue any further statement on
the election when the complete returns
were received.
Il am done with statements for
awhile" was the reply. Il am going to
do a lot of thinking and then, after
a short pause, mot that 1 haven't done
a lot already"
The governor then returned to the
pile of telegrams that hid an immense
ents were departing he turned and said
with laugh:
some one has sent me telegram
saying that / have carried Hades,
Lithuania and Wales. 1 don't care for
their support"
Yesterday the governor started
through the campus for his long walk.
varsity field, where the regular scrub
football teams We're indulging in secret
practice and scrimmage work. The gov
ernor took seat in the grand stand
and Immediately was surrounded by a
number of the old football favorites
who are now acting as coaches. There
Ross McClave, three of the most cele-
brated. The conversation took the
form of an exchange of experiences.
Poe told about some one who stepped
and never stopped to beg his pardon. >,
"I remember a tall, lanky- fellow,
said the governor, who used to per-
form such contortions on the field that
stepping on his ear"
The point of this was lost on the
governors auditors, but they all
laughed heartily.
"Wem, captain, let's us move" he
said, acting on his own philosophy that
the time to exit is at the time that
to the outskirts of the town; Further
down the road Governor Wilson came
across an old moss covered log that
was lying across the path. He put his
until Captain Mcdonald went to the
governors assistance, and they moved
the obstruction.
Anyone might have tripped over
moved on its way.
At the lake the governor pointed to
a little island on the far side. THAT Is
Margaret island 1t was named by
Mrs. Wilson for Andrew Carnegie's lit
tie daughter. The lake looks good ir
the gray of the afternoon, doesn't it?'
And the party asquiesced.
The party had gone only a. couple
hundred yards on the return trip when
a rustling at the roadside attracted the
attention of the governor. He went
over to the roadside and discovered a
green snake.
e@C;iye me that cane" said Captain
McDonald, and the captain broke it on
a stone wall while trying to kill the
snake. ..
Never mind" said the governor, "it
was an old cane and / was getting
tired of it anyway"
The journey was made home across
the fields, much to the enjoyment OF
the party.