The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1912-11-20

ohhouHNVu toHisHt tHAt lInEneulately
after his inauguration as president he
would call an extraordinary session
OF congress- to convene not later than
April Is for the purpose Of revising
the tariff.
The president t-elect will sail for the
Bermuda islands at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon for a vacation and will
return December 16. To set at rest in
the meantime speculation as to what
he would do with regard to tariff re-
vision, he has issued this statement:
Il shall call congress together in
extra ordinary session not later than
April Is. / shall do this not only
because l think the pledges Of the
party ought to be redeemed as
promptly as possible, but also. be-
cause | know it to be in the interest
Of business that all uncertainty as
to what the particular items Of tariff
revision are to be should be removed
as soon as possible"
Beyond this brief announcement
the governor said he had nothing fur
ther to say. Most Of the opinion he
had received from public men seemed
10 he in favor Of an extra session, he
declared. The governor did not in
tend TO express himself about an ex-
ira session SO soon after his election.
Although he has favored the idea Of
an extra session because the present
arrangement would not bring the new
congress into session until 13 months
after it's election he had expected to
spend more time in ascertaining pub
lie opinion. With the time to be
consumed in discussion the governor
felt that IL an extra session were not
| called the benefits of>tariff revision
would be postponed for practically
two years.
Throughout the campaign the gov
ernor reiterated that he desired an i'm
mediate revision OF the tariff and
| that the Democratic leaders knew
perfectly we'll how to proceed about
1t. The governor was impressed by
argument also that with an early an
nouncement as to an extra session
Democratic leaders in congress could
begin to take counsel at an early date
so that much Of the preliminary de-
tail could be worked out before con-
gress convened April Is. The gov
ernor was prompted, incidentally in
making his early announcement by
the fact that many members Of con-
gress were desirous Of arranging for
accommod odations in Washington for
the extra session If there was to be
one.
Though the president means
to rest while in Bermuda, he really
expects to give good deal OF time to
quiet thought about the problems that
face him. He will sketch his annual
message to the New Jersey legislature
and will do some extensive reading on
data on the tariff monopolies, banking
and currency reforms, and other
issues. The governor came to New
York tonight to attend the dinner Civ
EN- in his honor by his classmates,
Princeton 70. He expected to have
| no political conferences while in the
metropolis and seemed fully confident
that he would not be disturbed by
any political callers while resting in
bermuda. All the prominent men in
the campaign just closed, the governor
said, know his intention OF postponing
the consideration OF political subjects
until his return.
I'll feel like dancing a jig when
| get aboard that boat" said the presi-
dent-elect as he left Princeton today.
Mrs. Wilson and her three daughters
| accom- panied him. Oddly enough there
was special car in the same train.
en- route from Philadelphia to New
York. carrying 16 business men, one
OF whose number wai paying a bet
of 1000 which he wagered that Dem
ocratic president would not be elected
this year. Charles Il. Prettyman, a
real estate man OF Philadelphia, who
won the bet was. however according
to one Of the conditions, to spend
Sl,5OO for dinner In New York for
a party Of 16 business friends.
The governor smiled when he learn
ed OF the affair.
The prcsident-elect will sail on the
steamship bermuda. one OF the
regular boats plying between New
York and Hamilton, Bermuda BESIDES
the Wilson family, a stcnographer and
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