East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-11-12
EXTRA SESSION
STILL IN DOUBT
WILSON'S MIND OPEN
Wants To Havc Opinions for and
against Calling Extra Session of
(. COn@rcss-No Immediate Intention
of Making AN AnnOuncement-Pre-
parcS for Vacation.

Princeton, y. j.. Nov 12.-Pres-
dent-elect Woodrow Wilson has his
mind open on the question whether
he will call an extra session of con-
gress To revise the tariff
He asked the newspaper cores
pondents last night to obtain for him
list of the public men and business
men who hold themselves for or
against the extra session. Although
the governor has tried to follow close
ly I'm the newspapers the various ex-
pressions of opinions he said he was
afraid he might have missed some
OF them in his reading and that he was
anxious to get all the opinions before
him.
1t is known that Governor Wilson
has a high regard for the opinion OF
/ Oscar w. Underwood, the majority
leader of the democrats in the last
session, and that in making up his
mind he will give careful attention to
I Underwood's arguments. Mr.. Under
wood is reported as favoring an extra
session.
u have no immediate intention of
making an announcement" said Mr..
Wilson, but / should like to get the
names of those who have given af-
fifmatiye and those who have given
negative opinions in reference to the
;rlvisabi.ity of calling an extra session.
| refer not only to members of con-
I gress but to all important democart-
! ic leaders"
The president-elect was asked ii
he had received many requests that
an extra session be called.
NO. l have not" he replied. but
: / can only answer for the telegrams.
have none among the kilograms. MY
secretary has sifted out most of the
letters and | know as yet only their
general nature and / do not think
they touch on a special session"
\ newspaper dispatch from Wash
ington was called to Governor Will
sons attention declaring that c.ose
friends of VIM. j. Bryan said he
would decline a post in the cabinet
"Oh, but Mr.. Bryan did not say
that" remarked the governor, that
was just piece of dope"
The future president was invited to
spend his winters at Columbia, ). c.,
his old home VIM. L. Gonzales edi-
tor of the Columbia state, DR..
:. c. Mitchell, president of the
University of South Carolina, j. +.
Swearing, state superintendent of ed
ucation and James :. Woodrow, a
+ cousin of Mr. Wilson and an instruc-
/ tor in the University of South Caro-
/ lima. informed him of the purchase by
/ the state of his boyhoOd home and
that it was being remodeled for his
/ use as a winter residence. 1t is prob
able that the Wilson's will spend part
of their winters there. Mr. Coma
/ les of the delegation said the house
! had been purchased by the people OF
South Carolina and that it had been
placed at the disposal of the presi-
dent-elect for Il period of eight
years"
The attention of the governor was
called yesterday to a newspaper edl-
torial which said that his conceptions
of the presidency could be found IN
his book on congressional government
Il wrote that when | was 2S years
thb, Sttlu lut SbNtlll'l' Ai'''N Nv
read it since so l don't know whether
have changed my opinions or not -
The governor said that in his vaca-
ton retreat he would go "incog.'
He will call on the local official:
and request that his identity be moi
officially recognized
Il am sure everybody will respec
that wish" he said 81 am going t
remote place, There will be nC
news from me. am going to writ,
up message to the New Jersey legis
lature and rest
He said his chief diversions woulC
be bicycling and horseback riding. II,
said he would go to New York Fri
day night preparatory to sailing tn,
, next day.
, When woman finds herself tn,