The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-19
GOVERNOR WILSON
CHOOSES CHAIRMAN
AND COMMITTEE
Names OF Foueteen MembeA.
Announced After Seven
Hour Conference
WILLIAM M'COMRS
is MADE MANAGER
Campaign Headquarters Ar
to Be Opened in New
York and Chicago
Within Next Week

SEA GIRT, n. J., July tS.-Thq4
campaign committee which is to rux
Governor Wilson'S campaign for pres
ident was selected at a conferences -
the nominees summer home here thu
afternoon and evening.
II consists OF fourteen members -
follows.
William r. McCombs. New York;
chairman; Josephus Daniels. NoftlN1
Caroline; Judge Robert s. 1HudspNt1S
New Jersey; willard Salisbury. DeloS
ware; Col. Robert Ewing. L~ouisianat
A Mitchell Palmer. Pennsylvanias5
Joseph Il. Davis, Wisconsin: Formor$
J Judge Will X. King. Oregon, all mems
bers of the national committee "a
from outside the national committ6o{8
Senator Thornas =. Gore. OkiahomAsK4
Senator James A. O'Gorman, N0WE.
York. Senator James A. Reed, MAJ
souri,; Congressman Daniel j. Ned
Giliicuddy, Maine: Congressman ALL
bert 5. Burleson, Texas and Willian1ES
@. MeAdoo, New York. IA
The announcement Of the se~lectiOng#
Of committee was made by Govern0EA
Wilson himself at 3 o'clock after the
conference had been in session sincOa#
2 o'clock. The only members Of the
committee who were not present att
this conference are: Senator Rec0x8
Colonel Ewing, Congressman McC3fi~sa
iicuddy and Judge King. Din
The choice of a vice-chairman t9H
for tho present postponed. M
Headquarters will be opened withtmS#
a. week In New York and ChicagUs5
and as early as possible in somex3
city futher west. 3
Mr.. McCombs will assume charge OIL
the campaign Immediately and make
his office in the New York headquMrSss
tiers. A
w have not finished the work
| ha nrIn a rI. Sh{s a ffarprap - uaf1 fsnN~Ma
ernor Wilson, after he had made pub
lie the names of the committeemen,4
but no further announcements VILE
be made tonight"
VIII the campaign committee BE-
added to later" he was asked.
NO. This is the complete coInNA
mittee. We are continuing the cOriSa
ference tonight. not to make n ado
dltions to the committee. but to dis
cuss the various departments that
hirye to be developed" Ri
Governor Is Pleased.
The governor was we'll pleased with
the days work, 1T seems to me to-
be a very satisfactory arrangements
he said,
at is a matter of c~ratifcation td@
me that 1t has all worked out ~
admirably"
OF the men selected, how many
were your own personal choice ant
how many were suggested TO
Il could not answer that question
without embarrassment" iii
What names are under c~ossiderAAa
ton for treasurer and for the finano4s
committed" q
Il annot answer that question:"
Formulated No Plans.
Have you formulated any pIat11z
for the collection of a ca,npaigl1E
und?T #
Nose whatever"
Governor Wilson said The confer
eHce had been entirely informal an
that he had acted as secretary. taktu2
only a few long1ani notes, and tn4f
$ NJ McCombs had presided.
senator Reed, o. Missouri, who w.
nHt present at the conference, b1a3R
! who was made n rite fnbaer of The az
paign committee. is the man VT
made the speech In the BaltimuA
convention nominating Champ Clax
for president. and who. when Sen~3l
tor Stone released the Missouri d01&N
gates from their obligation to cO1S
! tinue voting for Speaker Clark. @
' up and declared that he would cot
e tinue casting his vote for Mr.. ClaY1
g to the end. 5a#
e Representative McGiliicuddy u
new member of congress. He Como
I from Lewiston. Me, and will ~repreeoSa@
New England in the campaign coxr
8 miittee.
Colonel Ewing, of Louisiana, 49,
originally a Clark man, but In IT,
Baltimore convention voted for W&
soI.
. Former Governor Kiog is the m
9 who landed down a decision uphof<
ing the principal of the Initiative N
: referendum in Oregon, which decf1S&
1 was recently confirmed 10y the una4G
: States Supreme court
> The remainder OF the commit141
: men are pretty well known, tAx
: : selections having been foTecasted G9
: eIat times within the fast week. ##$
q Start Within a Week.
Chairman McCombs said late
night hat the Wilson campaign W.
be in full swing within a week. 4S7
a tha there would then be no aeU
q until the election is won.
The campaign committee IL n0&1S
Ire regarded IS supcrsaiing tho
? tiGnal committee IN any sense oG#
word. 1t will merely have the ax&
management Of the campaign.
4, a large body as the national
mittee must of necessity doth
work OF this character to q nxn&
body. This has been the custom f%3
!, campaigns" said Governor WtI112'|
The committeeman will return
. New York together.
: Leigh . Visitor.
Among the visitors to tho
: White House today was COnf1
man Gordon Leigh. who reprcaeu91
. district in Georgia In which
: woodrow Wilson went to gchO0H
, she was a girl. Leigh comCG
: Rome. Ga. and came here 0sIenfn
nav his respects to the G0x41
: wife. s4a#a
Mine was the only sGecr1iA
thar gave a majority snr en-
Wilson In the psestdential pH1M1
Il. thit oSSt1k e.