The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-07-26
SfAGIRT; MECCA
OF HOPEFUL
DEMOCRATS
INCIDENTS IN LIFE or THE PARTY
NOMINEE AT HIS BEAUTIFUL
SUMNER HOME.
MAINE As CERTAIN
As MISSISSIPPI
Visitors Take on superabundance of
Enthusiasm - Every Post Brings
Promise of Support From Doubtful
states-WiIson Refused to see Smith
(By Walter Cain.l

(By Walter Cain.)
Sea Girt, N. J. July26-"Our hearts
are true, our hearts are Highland.
And in our dreams we see the Heb
rides"
Every democratic visitor at this
beautiful seaside haven get a heart
full Of hope that in fact rather than in
dreams he is to realize the Hebrides-
And visitors are decidedly the rule.
In a stately great white home pro-
vided by New Jersey for her COVER
nors throughout the heated seasons,
Woodrow Wilson and his two families
live. The first is his domestic family.
consisting of his wife and three
daughters, the other his executive fam
lily, consisting at present Of half hum
dred or more of secretaries, typewrit-
ers, stenographers, copyists and the
like. This second family occupy
commodious structure very near the
Governors house, which is the home
of the officers of the National Guard
of New Jersey during the extensive
encampments. The Executive Man
sion proper lies back about half
mile from the sea and is in the center
of lawn or park of about twenty
acres, which is kept in perfect condi-
: ton by the States landscape garden
ers. The house is in grove, through
, which graveled driveways wind
, amongst flower plots and box hedge
rows. In front of the house, which
has a long wide piazza or rambling
porch, are two brass cannon pointing
to the rife ranges some two hundred
| yards away. The house was evidently
planned by an artist and is perfectly
| adapted to luxurious comfort. The
' Wilson's employ negro servants of the
vintage and general appearance o
anta-bellum days. One of these, tbs
butler, is portly old fellow with gra,
hair, side minister's and courtly man
r ners that make him an object o
n special note about the place.
e The Wilson's live simply. are happ.
If within themselves and delightful neigh
g. bors For some time, the establish
a. ment has been In a state of seige. De
e. egations come and stop a while an
,r go to make way for others. Note
al men of the nation drop on the tra1
S. at the attractive little station WIFI
: is very near the spot they seek, ST
r over to confer, drink a cup Of tea'1
| ter the conference ends, chat whi
with the ladies' and then away agai
The splendid drive ways all throus
this section makes automobile trav
easy and almost any hour during Il
day one may see dozen or more b
sides the big park or drawn up direct
in front Of the house while their ow
ers gaze upon the home Of the den
cratic nominee or saunter about I
"a grounds or even wander in and Sc
nv themselves for rest on the porch.
Of that extent open house is the order
,st A Very Busy Man.
,os 1t is very difficult to reach the G,
tar ernor himself without an appointme
,r+ so very busy is he with his cor
,se spondence and the addresses he is CT
ed upon to make But when you
get to him you find cordial geeti
and man, serious but extrem,
courteous, and intensely interested
everything that Is told to him. He
Nv unaffected, never dresses or acts
Ill part, but, it is easily appare
thorougly appreciative of the vastn
of the responsibility of the task
I'VE political party assigned to him.
at listens, as I have stated. eagerly /
tiny Is never at loss for an observat
MS when one is called for. This Is due
ible the fact Of his sincerity. 1t Is Q
ex- the insincere man who must study
Ter fore he replies. Though hardworl
al he shows little fatigue. His phys
ted. condition is the product Of perfect !
leri- its.
the Newspaper Boys Optimistic.
lblic One cannot visit here or come
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