Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-08
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Wilson Explains Omissions
From Speech of Acceptance.
SAVING HIS AMMUNITION
Says He Merely Took the Heart Of
the Platform.
TO IGNORE ONE-TERM PLANK
Does Not Feel That It Would Be
Dignified to Discuss Subject
in the Campaign.
70 IGNORE ONE-TERM PLANK

NEW YORK, August ST want to
save ammunition for the campaign"
explained Gov. Woodrow Wilson today
when he was asked about the omission
from his speech OF acceptance yester-
day of several planks in the demo-
cratic platform adopted at Baltimore.
Il merely took the heart of the plat
FORM" said the governor. land what
seemed 10 me to be the heart of the
situation throughout the country. !
will discuss later individual topics in
particular localities where they are
most interesting to the people,"
AS the governor rode over from Sea-
girt to New York today to have his
portrait drawn, he informed the cor
respondents that he would discuss in
detail in future speeches many of the
issues not treated in yesterdays
speech. The governor intimated that
he would have good deal to say about
the navy at a future time, but did not
wish to interfere in the present bat
tleship tangle," as he phrased it, in
the House.
To Ignore One-Term Plank.
The governors reason for ignoring the
single-term plank of the Baltimore plat
form is known to close friends It is
highly probable that the governor will
60 through the campaign without utter
ing single word on the subject. Though
acquiescing fully in the platform and all
its plankS the governor, 1t is said, does
not feel that it would be dignified for
him to discuss the single-term plank be-
cause Of the possible personal applica-
ton of it's meaning.
From Seagirt the governor was accom-
panied part way by Representatives
William Hughes and Eugene kinkead.
both of New Jersey.
The governor planned to spend most Of
the day sitting for his portrait.
Receives Many Congratulations.
SEAGIRT, N. j.. August S.-Gov.
Wilson left for New York early today
to have his portrait drawn. From the
picture will be reproduced campaign
photographs.
The governor appeared cheerful and
refreshed after the busy ordeal of yes
terday's notification ceremonies. AS he
boarded the train his secretary handed
him a number Of kilograms Of congrat-
ulation on the governors speech of ac-
ceptance yesterday.
Gov. Wilson expected to spend most of
today and tomorrow at the Artists Stu
dfo, returning here Saturday. National
Chairman McCOmbs and other members
of national committee, it was said, might
meet him during his visit to New York.
Plans for the campaign in Maine prac-
tically have been completed. Gov. Mar
shall will stump there before the Septem-
Der state elections, but Gov. Wilson will
not speak in Maine until after the state
elections, II at all.
Gov. Thomas r. Marshall of Indiana,
vice presidential candidate ON the demo-
cratic ticket, dropped in at democratic
national committee headquarters today on
his way home to Indianapolis from the
Wilson notification ceremonies at Seagirt,
N j. Gov. Marshall said he was delight
ed with Gov. Wilson's speech and re-
marked: 'Tt is most pleasing that the ills
of the country are to be treated by a
physician and not by a surgeon.
Gov. Marshall conferred with National
Chairman McCombs and other members
of the committee.