The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-07
In Speech Of Acceptancy
Woodrow Wilson VIII Show
How Tariff Affects Cost
of Living
HE WILL LET PEOPLE
KNOW JUST WHERE
HE IS STANDING
First Gun of Campaign to Be
Fired From Veranda OF
Little White House at
Sea Grit August

SEA CIRJ, Y. j.. july b.---N oudrOW
Wilson and Senator Elect OIlte James.
n conference today, decided that the
first big gun of the Democratic cam
palgn would be tired here Wednesday,.
August 7th. the date selected for the
official notification.
The speech Of acceptance. now
being prepared b.. the nominee. will
be a broadside at Theodore ttoose-
welt who is already claiming that the
platform and policy IF the demo-
cratic party does not deal with this
vital issues before the people.
7 he high cost OF living Is the burn
ing issue OF the hour said Governor
Wilson today indicating The trend
of his mind. AT It's heart lies tho
high protective tariff. \ great many
OF the trust problems II the time are
the outgrowth of the tariff. Take up
the tariff and YOU must consequently
take ap the trust problem These are
so interlaeed with me high cost of
living that all must be considered rs
one
DO you intend to take eff your coat
and go the inat with Colonel Roose-
velt," the candidate was asked.
That sounds decidedly strenuous.
doesn't it - he rtpi,ed. laugh Z. In
my speech Of acceptance / intend to
let the people of the nation know
exactly where / stand, and special efn-r
phasis will be placed Oh the reforms
so clearly necessary for the welfare
OF all classes"
The notification committee. fifty
two strong, with their wives and
friends. Will be expected to arrive
here shortly after noon on The date
set for the notification.
~~s5osernor Wilson VIII make his adj
dress from the xeranda OF the Little
White House. and to use his own Ian
guage supply the groundwork for the
coming campaign. - ---~'---
James AT Sea Grit
Mr.. James arrived at Sea Ctrt in
'ime To take luncheon with Cover
nor Wilson and family. After the
conference, he stroiled out on the
broad veranda shaded by Weeping
willows, and cooled by an ocean
breeze to observe that II Il mans
education had not been neglected. he
could sit here and enjoy :. mint
julep." He added In addition to
arranging for the notification, l come
to tell Governor Wilson L intend to
enter heart and soul into the cam
paign, aad that + believed every other
progressive in the nation would do the
same"
What do you think of the third
party movement
We will attend TO Mr.. Roosevelt
when the campaign opens answered
Senator James.
What do you think of William q.
McCombs for campaign manager"
In Hands of Nominee.
Il had 81 good opportunity to obs
serve MIR. McCombs at Baltimore. {
consider him splendid organizer
and a young man of great executives
ability. But mind you, everything con-
corning the organization of the CAM
paign committee is in tho hands OF
! the nominee / am satisfied. after my
! talk with him. that Governor Wilson
| will not select "a man who will make
| serious mistakes"
The Missouri delega tinn.. cansjat~.
| Ing of william F. Johnson. Boonvilfe;
! Ed s Winmorc. Colonel Fred W.
! Fleming, Kansas City, and Charles Ii.
I Gerahty, st. Louis. arrived by autn--
| mobile this evening. Colonel Ffem-
| ing. acting as the spokesman for the
| party. said
! Clark for Him.
| I'VE We're instructed by Speaker
| Champ Clark to tell Governor VIII
! son we are going back To win for
| him We wanted Clark 10 get the
! nomination. but since it went to Will
| son, we viii fight just as hard for his
| election"
! Theodore A. Bell. who headed this
/ California delegation. at Baltimoro.
was one of the distinguished visitors
Of the day. Mr. Bell said:
n am going back to California to
put behind Mr.. Wilson the same peO-
pie who stayed so Loyalty by Clark
Our State went three TO one Tor
Clark We nailed his banned to the
mast and fought 1t out until the ship
went down. Now we are Just as strong
for Wilson as we were for Clark. We
have got TO hand 1t to the managers
of Mr. Wilson's campaign. They
were sklIful and adroit lighters. and
won "a magnificent victory.
Pacific Looks Good.
eff we suspected for minute that
Wilson was In any way responsibte
for Bryan, We could not come to him
as we do. am going back to my
State and tell the people that Will
son does not mean Bryan or Bryan-7
ism, We stood by Clark to the Last
largely because Of Bryan's outrage
Gus attack on him. But / watcheQ
the convention proceedings CLOSELY
and I am In a position to guarantees
to our people that the Wilson forces
had nothing to do with BryanyM
slaughter OF Clark. We hope Cow
ernor Wilson can come out to see -
We think there are some very rtDas
electoral votes ha can pick In IN.
Golden West. He has a good ehance
In fact. 10 carry Ifle whole Pact04
coast including washington. Oreg00%l
New Mexico and Arizona. ~ weH ~
California Throughout our secttoM.
the people are utterly dissAfisAo4I
with the Taft Administrations"
w, Il. Shearer. also q GnltfnfM
delegate. accompanied Nj. Hp& \