The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-09-13
WILSON SPENDS
DAY SURROUNDED
BY STATE BOSSES
Goes to Syracuse for Fair and Is
Adopted by Dix, Murphy.and
Other Leaders.
SHOWS HIS DIsPLEAsURE

Syracuse, n. Y, Sept. 12.-Gov. Wilson
came to Syracuse to-day to speak at the
State Fair and was entertained at lunch
con by the State officers. To his sur
prise he found himself among the States
political machine leaders and State ONCE
holders. including Tammany leader Muir
ply, John H. McCooey, Murphy's deputy
in Brooklyn; Norman Z. Mack. Gov.
Dix, and friends. As result. Gov. VIII
son spent a very uncomfortable day. The
Governor sat at the same table with Dix.
Murphy. and McCooey at luncheon but
the Governor ate none of the lunch save
q little of the bread and butter. He
excused himself from the table before
the meal was half over. saying he would
like TO see netrotting race.
Dix and Murphy and the others fol-
lowed him TO the grand stand and got
into the same private box with him. The
Governor, looking rather unhappy, lin
gered a few minutes and departed. The
politicians followed. A photographer
tried to get Gov. Wilson to pose. The
candidate took position on the lawn.
and Murphy. Dix, and McCooey fell In
alongside Of him. The Governor discov-
cred their presence as the photographer
was leveling his camera and walked
briskly away. leaving his companions to
be taken. without him.
Meets Gov. Dix.
Then, 10 cap the climax, Gov. Wilson
was led into granting a private inter-
view 10 Gov. Dix. At the Onandaga
Hotel shortly before Gov. Wilson left for
New York he was taken IN hand by
Charley White, the prize fight referee,
whom the Governor did not know. and
led into a private room. There, to his
establishment, ne found himself alone
with Gov. Dix. Referee White guarded
the door while Gov. Dix poured out his
troubles to thu Presidential candidate
Gov. Wilson merely listened respectfully
and made no reply. When the Seagirt
correspondents saw Gov. Wilson later he
anticipated their question, saying:
You boys evidently want to ask IL I
allowed myself to be made use of in any
way. / will answer your question with
out your asking II. Nobody can make
use Of me by merely meeting me.
merely met the New York leaders, met
them in public and came away as abso-
lutely free as went. Ny speech to the
committeeman will enable anybody who
can read to understand what 1 stand
for. and what 1 shall always stand for"
Governor" he was asked, when you
were invited to attend the State fair to-
day did you know that the State COM
mittee and the Association of County
Chairmen were going TO meet here also
to-day"
Taken by Surprise.
mo: I had no intimation Of 1t what
ever was the reply.
Gov. Dix sought the private interview
with you. did he not?''
Yes. He stated his feelings about the
political situation in the State. / of
course. expressed no opinion OF any kind
about it."
As a matter of fact. Gov Wilson held
very little conversation with either Dix,
Murphy, or McCooey. Gov. Dix met him
when his train pulled in. and assigned
a young member of his military STAFF to
be Gov. Wilson's personal aid. The can
didate was escorted to the hotel, and
in the corridor the, first thing Gov. Dix
did was to bring Leader Murphy over
to him. Gov. Wilson merely acknowl-
edged the introduction. and was driven
to the fair grounds. How Leader Muir
ply got there ahead of him he will never
know, but the Tammany leader was sit
ting on the grand stand when the Gov
ernor entered. When the Governor was
half way through his speech the part of
the grand stand on which Murphy was
seated collapsed. No one was injured
but Murphy got off the stand and dis
appeared. His speech finished. the Gov
ernor Was taken to the clubhouse at the
race track for the luncheon. The Gov
ernor got away from this as soon as
possible, leaving the other $50 guests with
the meal half finished. Back to Ononda-
ga Hotel he sped.