Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-30
SALT IN WILSON
SPEECH WRITTEN
/ ABOARD YACHT
Better Than His Ordi-
nary Compositions,
He Hopes.
EFrom a star Correspondent. !

lrIonp Il StdH correspondent
SEA GIRT, July Ex-Governor Will
son returned last night to his Sea
Grit home. The tan he accumulated
while on board the yacht that had
would have lone credit to a return
Ing vac~ationist. The yacht was the
Corona, owned by Cleveland H.
Dodge, of New York.
The Governors speech of accept
anee was completed while on board.
1t contains more than six thousand
words. The document is written In
shorthand and was dictated to a
stenographer in Trenton today.
The Governor had been in the house
only a few moments when the fol-
lowing statement, written in the low
errors W handwriting, was given
gut by his secretary, Joseph Tumulty:
Went to. Huntington Harbor.
Just as j had completed my plans
for a week away from interruption
at a friends country place my old
friend and classmate, Cleveland II.
Dodge. generously suggested that l
take his yacht and run into quiet
waters somewhere as a complete es-
cape from business. 1t was a de-
F. 1ightful solution of my difficulties,
for 1t is not easy to get away from
business nowadays. Mrs. Wilson, my
daughter Margaret and Mr.. Dudley
Field Malone went with me. we
boarded the yacht on Tuesday even
ing at Atlantic Highlands n on
Wednesday morning made u way
through the narrows and the East
River to Huntington Harbor in the
sound.
THE weather was ideal. 1t was
hard to go below and write, but I
summoned up strength of mind
enough tn do it. My speech of ac-
ceptance is written. / hope 1t will
show some of the wholesome fresh
ness of the surroundings amidst
which it was composed. 1t ought to
be better than my ordinary compost
tions and have a little salt in it. At
any rate. no one need take what I
say in it with a grain of salt"
He was asked to define his attitude
on the question of an adequate navy.
His attention was called to a state
ment made in Washington by Repre-
sentative Gregg, of Texas, who is
quoted as saying that he has received
word from Governor Wilson to the eff
feet that the Governor would mot in
terfere or intervene in the plans of
the Democratic members in the House
of Representatives.
Il do not recall the exact contents
of my letter to Mr.. Gregg" said the
Governor, but the gentleman from
Texas voices my opinion. l have al
ways held that I have no right to in
teryene in the plans or inject myself
into the program of the members OF
the House OF Representatives"
Governor. allovous to call your at
tention to the report from New. York
that you read and approved the re-
port of the Stanley Steel Trust inves-
tigating committee"
Has Confidence in Congress.
There is no truth in the report. ]
have not seer It," replied Mr.. Will
son.
The Governor showed his displeas-
ure at the statements coming from
Washington to the effect that he had
criticized Champ Clark and other
members of Congress for the stand
they had taken on pending legisla-
ton. The Governor said he was con-
fident in the ability of members of
Congress to make wise laws and to
deal with any controversy that may
come up. :
United States Senator's Hoke Smith,
of Georgia, and Charles A.. Culber-
son, of Texas, will be here tomor-
row On the same day Representa-
tive Redfield, of Brooklyn, will come
to talk "tariff'' with the governor.