Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1912-04-18
G0V. WILSON WAS HEARD
IN BRIEF SPEECH HERE
DISTINGUISHED Democrat Given a,COrdal PERCEPTION When
He Made a Short Talk From Train HercIYGSteFddy
Wilson Buttons We're in Evidence

Governor Woodrow Wilson, of New
Jersey. we'll known democrat and
3 candidate for the presidential nonl!-
nation. was heard here yesterday by
large crowd of people when he
& smoke for a minute or two from the
s Central train, en- route to fill an en-
gagement at the chautauqua at AL
q bany.
Il The train bearing Governor Wilson
q came in almost exactly on time, so
s. that it stayed here altogether sew
eraI minutes. AS soon as the train
q stopped. Governor Wilson appeared
u on the platform of the car next the
rear one, with Mrs. Wilson standing
4 Immediately behind him. Without
formal introduction he began at once
q to speak to the crowd which had
8 gathered to hear him.
1T is needless for me to say that
u am glad to be in Americas and to
4 have this opportunity of saying few
8 words to you who have done me the
s courtesy and the honor to come out to
4 hear me-" said Gov. Wilson by way of
q introduction. Il feel like boy COM
q ing back home to be looked at and
Il examined, because it is coming back
q FCme for me to visit Georgia
Il am proud to come back, too, es
q pecially as an aspirant for the dis
n tiuguished honor with which my
u tame has been connected. l have a
q warm greeting in my heart for each
j of you, as you have shown by your
# presence that you welcome me to
q Georgia l shall always be proud of
q the fact that | am a Georgian and
a that ! have had the pleasant oppor-
q tnnity of greeting you on this occas-
d don
The best part of my family is
q standing behind me-" said Governor
n Wills, i facetiously and with a pleas
u ing smile as he turned to where Mrs.
n Wilson stood on the platform at his
# rear. In this country where you
have such splendid peaches l may be
q permitted to say that she is
Il 'peach'-a Georgia peach" This sal
Il ly Of wit was greeted with long APP
u plause from the assembled crowd, as
Mrs Wilson laughed heartily and
s. bowed in acknowledgement Of the
compliment from her husband and
81 from those who were listening to
q him.
n After making mention of the fact
Il that he had neither the time nor the
inclination to make a political speech,
s. Governor Wilson closed his brief talk
with the request that he be allowed
an opportunity to shake hands with
II those present at the train Mrs. Will
son Joined him and together they held
an informal reception, at which a
large number of those present greet
ed the New Jersey governor, manv
i OF them wishing him success in the
campaign now in progress.
While he was engaged in shaking
hands with those who wished to see
him, the train pulled out and left
him.
Governor, I hope this is the onl5
time you will get left" called &
CHEEKY voice from the crowd
Il hope so, too, my friend" re-
piled the governor, with thorough
good nature and in no manner dis
u turbed by the fact that the train had
left.
1t was soon discovered, however
Il that Governor Wilson was not aboard
the train, whereupon it was stopped
and returned to the station to taks
j lne governor aboard. AS the traif
q pulled out again, three cheers wer,
# given for Gov. Wilson, who acknow
u iedged them by waving his hat from
the platform of the rear coach.
The friends and supporters of Co.
wilson in Americus feel highly graf
med at the good, number of peopl
present when the train arrived, as tn
oay mad been rainy one and pre-
vented the coming of many who woul
olherWise have attended A larg
number of Wilson buttons were see
on the coat lapels of those present
and the crowd was very plainly mad
up IN large part of friends and sym
pathizers with the candidacy of tn
CIV Jersey governor.
ABOARD the train with Governo
wilson We're one or two of his pc
HIlcal advisers and a number {
newspaper men. All the Atlanta da
~ newspapers had representatives az
Companying the governor to Alban
w. T. Waters, Jr., was the represel
latlve of The Atlanta Journal, II
chiet Wilson newspaper in Georgi
VINO accompanied the governor {
me trip. There were a number
r>Iherlcus people who went down
Ai9any on the same train with Go