New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21
CONGRESS DELEGATION
VISITS GOV. WILSON
Greeted by the Candidate for
President as Future
Associates"
SPEAKER CLARK ESCORT
Warns Governor to Get Along
with Congress-Wilson Elk
plains Men of Meaner
Sort" Reference.
Icy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

icy Telegraph to The Tribune
Sea Girt, N j., July 9O.-Speaker Charlp
Clark at the head Of about 40 Demo-
cratic members Of Congress came to Sea
Girt to-day, and warned Governor Wilson
that in the event of his election he would
have to consult with the members of the
House of Representatives if he wanted TO
make q success of his administration.
Those Presidents who have succeeded
best" the Speaker said, were those who
have been on the best Of terms with the
Congress. and those who came to grief
were men who did not take the members
OF the two houses into their confidence"
After imparting his advice TO Governor
Wilson, the Speaker jumped into an au-
tonobile and, accompanied by his son
Bennett. went 10 the home of Colonel
George Harvey at Deal Beach. where
Dir. Clark's daughter, Genevieve, is q
house guest There was a prolonged con
ference at the Harvey home between the
colonel and the. Speaker, the latter getting
back to Sea Girt just in time to board the
special train.
Representative SABBATH, OF Illinois, who
came here prepared to say that he wasn't
going to support Governor Wilson If he
found the Governor entertained race
pretudices, had long and earnest talk
with him.
He's fair and broad enough for me-"
Mr.. SABBATH said afterward. I'VE talked
about what Governor Wilson described in
his history as men Of the meaner sort l
wanted to know what he meant by that
phrase. and he told me so plainly that
am going to support him and work for
him"
What did he tell your
He said that he meant men of no par
ticular nation. but especially referred TO
the lower element of many nations from
which we draw immigration. He said:
You know every nation has an evil ele-
ment, although a small one, sometimes;
even our nation has a lower element :; and
I said, Yes, that's So and then he sad
that he had written at time when the
special interests were bringing that sort
Of men over here to compete with Ameri-
can laborers, born and raised here, and
that they were the men he described, the
men who were stimulated by the steam
ship companies working under the direc-
ton Of the special interests to come over
here and underbid the American laborer
for wages. He asked me II l did not think
they were men OF the meaner Sort and !
told him l did. But he did say that
healthy immigration was a good thing
and should be encouraged
When Speaker Clark finished his little
speech on the steps of the Governors
cottage he presented to the Governor an
album containing the autographs OF the
Representatives who made up the party,
and then listened to some words Of Wis
dom from the Governor anent the carry
ing out Of what is expected to be the chief
promise of the Democrats in this cam
paign-a reduction in the cost Of living
the Governor incidentally remarkins that
he expected to be elected.
Greeted as Future Associates.
The Governor said:
This country expects US to make living
easier for it; now that Is hope. that is
a cOnidenCe in as, which is. felt oE tnS
plain people OF this country. 1t isn't golns
10 be easy to concert the counsels which
will make that easy. That Is a. duty the
more solemn because Of its difhcuity ana
completely And l look forward TO being
your comrade and partner. l greet you
to-day therefore, as l should like TO be-
lieve, my future friends and associates
The special train carrying the Demo-
cratic statesmen reached tho summer
capital of New Jersey at / o'clock, ano
with Speaker Clark and Representative
"Biny'' Hughes in front they marched
two abreast TO the Governors cottage,
TNvl1 be-, A. h.
head Of the little walk in front OF II. Tho
Governor and the Speaker shook hands In
a way more cordial than that Of week
ago, although there were unmistakable
traces on the part Of the Speaker that
when no quit Washington this morning he
had left not more than three-tifths Of his
crouch behind.
The Governor and the Speaker walked
10 the porch together, while the Congress
! men seemed to hold back, az II waiting
! FOR something TO happen, when the
Speaker suddenly wheeled around with
{ this remark:
! you fellows come up closer; want to
say something"
! And then the Speaker freed his mind of
| the following
Governor Wilson. the Democratic mem
bers of the House of Representatives have
made this pilgrimage because OF the eteI
nal fitness Of things. Men who are, en-
gaged.in the same great work shouio pc
come acquainted with one another. You
in your high duties as President will have
frequent occasions to consult with the
members Of the two houses of Congress,
and history has shown.that those PTesl-
dents have succeeded best who have pecn
on the best terms with Congress, ana
most of them who have come 10 grlSL
have come to grief because of quarreis
with Congress. -,,.ss ,,,,.b
| have got better acquainted wlth
tho House of Representatives., ana speak
FOR A.. You will find that II is composed
OF o very fine set OF men. nave n So
frequent occasions before to DEFEND the
membership OF the House, and IL is my
opinion that there isn't u more enthusl-
astic or patriotic body OF men 10 De as
sembled anywhere on the American con-
tinssnt than the House of RepreSentatiNes;
IndiyIdua1Iy | hope that the relations OF
the President and the Rouse VIII DC eA
tremely pleasant, and at their request l
present 70 YOU, with their compliments, a
hook containing the autographs OF fracS
tjcaIly ali of the Democratic members OF
the House.
Wilson to Consult People, Too.
Governor Wilson. in his reply, said that
the words Of the Speaker were admirable
but no intlmated, without much feeling
that he intended TO consult with their
constituents, too He added:
The Speaker has said that those'Presi
dents of the United states who nave not
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