The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-18
Democratic Campaign
Committee Will Be
Selected.
CONFERENCE WILL
BE HELD TODAY
Governor Will Lean Heavily
Upon Advice of Men He Has
Invited to Seagirt-He Signs
His Ten Thousanth Letter
in Answer to Ad-
mirers.

mirers.
seagirt. y !. July 1.-THE Demo
cratic campaign committee which VIII
direct the coming presidential cam.
paign viii be selected mere to.mor r,'.
N part II not IN whole by Governor
W i.son and National Chairman Nc
combs IN consultation with nine
leaders of the party. whom the Cover
nor has invited TO confer with MIN,
The men whom the Governor mas in
viied TO come to Seagirt and upon
whose advice he Will lean heavily 81,
making his choice are:
Robert s Hudspeth national com.
nitteemaH from New Jersey: Josepnus
Daniels. national committeeman iron,
North Carolina: Willard saulsSur.
national committeeman from Dc,a-
ware =. Mitchell Palmer. national
committeeman from Pennsylvania
Joseph 2 Davis. national committee
man from Wisconsin. Secretary OF the
Democratic national committee. Sena-
tor Gore. OF Oklahoma: Senator
OGorman. Of New York represents.
tive Brrlesor. OF Texas and william
9. McAGco OF New York.
While the power OF appointment or
I ihc campaign committee - vested In
Mr. McCornb-. It is understood he VII.
actual appointments will be- made by
Governor Wilson. Whether the per-
snnal OF the committee 5 TO be mad.
public tomorrow depends solely upon
thu celebrity with which Governor VII
son and his ten advisers complete
their task.
The appointments will not be made
piecemeai unless the Governor changes
mis- present intention. tut viii be an
nouuCed as q whole
Organization OF Campaign.
In addition to the personnel OF the
committee, Governor wilson plans 70
discuss with his guests in broad
sense. the organization az the cam
| paign.
covernor wilson signed his ten
/ thousandth lett0 to-day IN answer
TO admirers who have showered him
with CONGRATULATIONS by mail and
thereby caught up with letters await
ing his attention. There is stiil more
than atty pounds % unanswered teie-
grams. estimated at ten thousand IN
number The senders OF these also
VIII receive his personal thanks
Among the letters received ny
Governor Wilson recently have been
| MY or SO asking him If re really
/ mony in New Jersey
The Governor wondered at n-st how
any one could have gotten an impress
sion that he did. but recalled the Mar
Tin act passed recently by the Legis
a-ure, eliminating from the halr
dozen or so grades OF civil officers
who may ofiicste at marriages. the
justices of the peace. :, great light
broke on him. and he replied to each
letter. saying that he did not abol
ish civil marriages. but that the
to abuses OF their power BY justices.
and that there were sun any number
OF Jersey Mayors. Aldermen. mag.s-
trates recorders and the Ike who
we're fully empowered and perfectly
willing TO marry any couple properly
licensed, who should apply to them.
May Seek seclusion.
That he will be obliged to seek
some place where he can keep his
presence secret in orde. to complete
HIS speech and letter accepting the
T.utcratic presidential nomination
was the statement Of Governor VII
son to-day. He made 1t plain that
while he welcomed the many visitors
who called TO pledge support. ana was
glad that they came. he believed he
would have to secure absolute quiet
SO that he could get these important
matters out OF the way.
The Governor said that his run
ningmate. Governor Thomas r. Mar
shall. of Indiana will not come to
visit him next Saturday as had been
planned The Democratic House rep
resentation is to come here at that
time, and because Wilson wants to
talk the campaign over at length with
the Indiana executive. he has been
asked to defer his visit to a later
date
The Governor said to-day that he
Will have public announcement soon
Regarding his intentions IN the New
Jersey governorship matter He wants
to consult with his campaign man
ager and with New Jersey friends he
said before ne decides whether he win
retain his Office or resign
1t is generally expected that he will
not resign as there are plenty OF
precedents the most noteworthy being
in the case OF Governor Cleveland.
whore presidential candidate re-
tanned his once until after the presi- |
Dental election