The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-07
Digs Way Through Avalanche
of kilograms, Dictates Let
tcrs and Takes Ride
SECRET SERVICE MEN
ARE GUARDING HIM
Captain Mcdonald, Chief
Bodyguard May Go to
Washington to Act in
That Capacity

PRINCETON, Nov. 6.~Woodrow
Wilson spent the day as follows: Dug
his way through an avalanche Of tele-
grams, DICTATED letters to his ste
nographer ttok five-Inile ride with
Captain Mcdonald, moved a falling
telegraph pole from the sidewalk, tried
TO induce Captain Bill to kill small
snake and finally retired early in the
evening.
When the president-elect was seen
by the newspaper correspondents this
afternoon IA. was asked II he had
given any thought as 10 his cabinet
Not as yet" was the reply.
The governor was told that some Of
the newspapers had INDUCED in spec
niation along that line.
III ,walild ~ best for me, then, not
10 read the newspaper, he said. ~fhsy
might prejudice my mind.
II was reported today that Chief
wllkie. of the United States secret
service. was sending some of his men
TO guard the president-eiect The
governor was asked If he had heard
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I flnd TO my surprise that it is the
Interpretation of the law" he said,
that the president-eleet shall be
guarded as II he had assumed the Of
flee Of president However. Captain
Mcdonald will remain with me for a
few days at least"
Captain Mcdonald BodysuaFd.
Captain Mcdonald, il is said. may
no to Washington with the president
elect and continue as his bodsEaTra.
despite the fact that he has interests
In Texas that demand his attention
The governor has grown very fond or
him. The captain afforded the gov
ernor some amusement last night by
his concern about the way Texas was
going.
The captain was provoked" said
the governor this afternoon. because
there are some people in Texas who
didn't vote for me. He thinks It
ought to have been unanimous
The preSident-e elect was asked If ne
would issue any further statement on
the election when the important re-
turns were returned
II am done with statements for a
while" was the reply. Il am going
tn do LOT OF thinking" and then at
ter a short pause. mot that | haven't
tlaile a tot already.
Returns tn kilograms.
The governor then returned to tho
pile OF kilograms that hid an immense
table from view As the correspond
ents were departing he turned and
said with a laugh.
Some one has sent me q telegram
saying have carried L!thian and
Wales. + don't care for their sup
port
The president -elect went for a long
walk al $3.50 this afternoon. accom-
panied tx Captain MeBenaid and sex
eral newspaper correspondents. There
would have been fewer correspondents
n they had known what chase the
governor vas going to lead them
The governor started through the
campus, pointing out to the captain
the various buildings that had been
overlooked on the previous day. He
walked 10 the varsity field, where the
farty regular aud scrub football teams
were INDUCING In secret practice and
scrimn,age work The governor took
q seal In the nrandstand. and imme-
tiateiv he was surrounded by a mum
Der Of the old football .favorites vino
are now acting as coaches. There
was johnny Poe, Beef Wheeler and
Ross McCIavc, three Of the most cele-
brated. The conversation took the
form OF An exchange OF experiences.
Poe told about some one who once
stepped on his face in a championship
game and never stopped 70 beg his
pardon.
He Remembers Him.
AZ remember a tail, lanky fellow"
said the governor, who used to per-
form such ,contortions on the field that
il sometimes seemed as if he weTe
stsppif.t oa His sa.n ear -s, 4
The point OF this WAS lost on most
Of the governors auditors. but they
ali laughed heartily.
"Wen, captain. let's move.'' he said.
acting on his own philosophy that the
time to exit is just after you have
made q hit.
The party moved at brisk pace TO
the outskirts Of the town
A little farther down the road the
governor came upon an old moscow
cred telegraph pole that was lying
across the footpath. He put his foot
against the end of it and tried to shove
!, aside II wouldn't bulge until Cap
tain Mcdonald went to the governors
assistance. and together they removed
the obstruction.
ANYONE might have tripped over
that said the governor. and the party
proceed on its way.
island in the Lake.
Reaching the lake presented to the
university by Andrew Carnegie. the
governor pointed 10 little island on
the TAR side. .,g..
.That il Margaret Island ne saSd
eft was named by Mrs. Wilson for
Andrew Carnegie's little daughter.
The lake looks beautiful In the dull
gray of the late afternoon, doesn't
IT..
Everybody agreed that II did. and
the Journey was resumed
The party WAS now two and a half
miles away from the governors resi-
derre, and some Of the younger men
were beginning to fag our, Sosnes
apncnlation was INDUCED IN AN To-
when NJ might suit the fancy ~ thes
nyeaid eAt eleck III START ~ home He