Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-08
Wilson Not to Attend
Gathering in Chicago
Former Senator Hudspeth Will Represent Him at Meeting OF
Democratic National cornmittee-Kern Among Wis
itors to the Candidate.

as you probably are taken up with
the Lorimer affair.
you can rest assured" said Sena-
tor Gore, that I will be In Washing
ton to cast one ballot"
Upon the arrival of Judge Wescott,
of Camden, who made the nominal
ing speech at the convention, Gov
ernor Wilson shook his hands warm
ly and complimented him on his work
in his behalf.
"I have heard so many fine reports
of your work at the Baltimore con-
vention," said Governor Wilson.
that my meagre praise seems little
indeed. 1 thank you from the bot
tom of my heart"
Word reached the Governor during
the forenoon hat former United
States Senator James Smith, jr.,
would not come to Sea Girt with the
other New Jersey delegates. The
Governor was told that Mr.. Smith
had said he had not received an in
yitation, and that he knew nothing
more of the matter than he had read
in the newspapers. To this the Gov
ernor replied that he has asked e. e..
Grosscup, chairman of the delegation,
to invite every delegate, and he was
under the impression that Mr.. Gross
cup had told him he had done sc
Governor Wilson amended his dec
laration of last night that he 'proba-
bly would not go to Chicago to at
tend the meeting of the Democratic
National Committee with a spositive
statement today that he would not
make the trip.
81 shall not co." he said. II find
it is not customary, and | shall re-
main away. Judge Hudspeth will be
my representative at the meeting"
Judge Hudspeth is the national
committeeman from New Jersey.
The Governor plans to leave Sea
Grit for Trenton tomorrow morning.
He will return Wednesday night.
The remainder of the week and prob
ably all of next week he will spend
here attempting to catch up with his
correspondence and in working upon
the first draft of his speech of ac-
ceptance, on August Z.
After spending tomorrow at the
capital, attending to State business.
Governor Wilson will take "a late
train for Atlantic City. He will
stop at the Chalfonte and Wednes-
day noon officiate at the cornerstone
laying Of the new Atlantic City Y.
M. G. A., later addressing the ma
tional convention of building loan
associations.
There was a report here yester-
day that while in Atlantic City Gov
ernor Wilson would be met by Champ
Clark and Oscar w. Underwood that
the three might confer on plans for
the national campaign.
The Governor mas received from
Mr.. Underwood a letter of strong
indosement and a pledge OF sup
port. He had 1t. from Senator
elect Ollie James also that Clark
will give him his full support
When the matter was preached to
the Governor he said he did not know
of ANY such appointment. He ad-
mitted it was possible that such a
meeting might take place.
AS the days pass William F. NC
Combs is looming up more ronsl
for the Craftsmanship of Nationai
Committee with intimations that
Robert Hudspeth will get the vice.
craftsmanship. 1t is certain that the
latter will he one of the candidates
r%ight-hand l~ieutenants in the man
agement of his Eastern campaign
with headquarters in New York
The Governor had conferences yes
terday only with McCombs, Senate
Kern, of Indiana. who arrived late
in the evening. and William McAdoo
with whom he also conferred Satur
day and the day before.
Notwithstanding McAdoo's state
ment Saturday that he is not a can
didate for the treasuryship of the Ma
tional Committee, it would not be
surprising If he got the appointment
Sunday visitors thronged to thu
summer capital in such numbers tina
Governor Wilson was exhausted b,
five or six hours of almost continuoul
handshaking. largely with strangers
He says that hereafter he viii yr
70 guard aaainst these Sunday re