The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1912-07-26
REPUBLICANS BY
THE THOUSANDS
SUPPORT WILSON
Democratic Nominee Receives Count
less Letters From Prominent
Men.

Seagirt, July Ex-Governor Wilson
eschewed politics and remained in Sc
elusion all day Sunday at the home
of friend not far away. He slept
twelve hours and expected to retire
early again Sunday night and dupli-
cate the feat He was thoroughly
tired, he said, from the activities Of
the week and did not intend to return
to Seagirt until Monday, when he will
see Senator Reed OF Missouri, mem
Der of the national campaign commit
tee. 1t will be the first time the per-
sonnel of the committee was announc-
ed. Representative Henry of Texas
probably viii accompany Senator
Reed
A telegram received here Sunday
from Colonel Robert l.. Ewing, ma
tional committeeman from Louisiana
and a member of the campaign COM
mittee, announced that he had started
a public subscription list for the cam
paign fund through the columns of his
newspaper. Several other publishers,
including Norman E. Mack, of Buffalo,
also have sent word of the opening of
similar subscription funds. One Of
the things the campaign committee
has in mind Is the opening of dollar
subscription lists throughout the
country.
Edward <. Grosseup, chairman of
the democratic state committee of
New Jersey, announced Sunday that
he was planning rally day" at Sea-
girt early in August for all the demo
cratic clubs in New Jersey He ex-
pected to get in touch with all such
organizations in New Jersey he said
he has already consulted the officers
of several-and ask them to come to
Seagirt with as many members as
possible. Mr.. Grosscup hopes to have
a New Jersey democrat on every rec.
ord OF the rifle range which extends
], 200 yards in front of the governors
cottage to the ocean, and is half a
Emile wide The date for the rally
has not been fixed, but probably will
Ibe after the formal notification of the
nomination,
Republicans Promise Support.
From more than 1000 letters from
prominent republicans which Cover
nor Wilson has received assuring him
that the writer's would vote the demo
cratic ticket this year, not to mention
Inncounted letters from more obscure
members of the republican rank and
file, there were made public Sunday
night the contents Of 100 or more
which the governor has answered per.
sonally. In no case was the name OF
the writer given for publication, but
the original of each letter is on file
at the governors office. A large por
Ition of the nominees correspondence
lis composed of these unsolicited let
ters.
Il have always been republican
and never voted for any other party,
wrote the president of a college in
| Pennsylvania but | so thoroughly be
lieve in you that | intend to give you
my vote and my influence. Depend
on me for any service / may be able
to render"
Your candidacy appeals to the peo
pie of the whole country" wrote the
president of Brooklyn bank.
From the head of trust company
in Chicago: Il shall be happy to aiC
you in any way within my power"
A leading republican lawyer o
North Dakota You may count OF
the support of not only the democrats
party in this state. but of large pro
gressiye republican vote Pray feel a
liberty to call upon me at any time t.
assist you"