The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-10-31
WILSON ASKS FOR
!. UNITED CONGRESS
WANTS DEMOCRATIC SENATE AND
HOUSE IF HE Is ELECTED
PRESIDENT.
TALKS TO NEIGHBORS
DO NOT PUT ME UP ALL ny NY
SELF AND THEN DESERT Me-
HE TELLS PEOPLE OF
BURLINGTON.
TALKS TO NEIGHBOR

BURLINGTON, n. j.. Oct, 3o.--In
three stirring speeches TO large au-
licences In Southern Jersey this after
room and tonight, Governor, Wilson
declared that he did not want 10 be
elected president of the United States
and thus be placed upon pedestal
unless he had with him Democratic
senate and Democratic house of rep
resentatiyes. He said that without
the cooperation of congress the next
president would be unable to carry
out any substantial reforms. He ask
ed. therefore. that the citizens either
vote for every candidate on the Dem
ccratic ticket or not vote the ticket
at ALL
The candidate was hustled out OF
his comfortable berth on the Phila
deiphia sleeper at O'Clock this
morning. He had about an hour To
shave and get breakfast. This neces
STATED rush to Camden. where he
and his party caught train for Cape
Nav courthouse. The town waa
reached at 10 o'clock. The candidate
was hurried to a little courthouse that
seated about four hundred persons,
There were hundreds outside VINO
were unable to gain entrance. but
many of them looked in through the
omen windows and caught snatches OF
his speech. All the local candidates
snake in advance Of the governor, IN
Guiding J. Thompson Baker, candidate
f,yr congress. who afterwards enter
famed the governor at lunch, ana
Harry Wheaton candidate for state
senator. n former blacksmith, VINO
saia he felt very uncomfortable De-
fore the governor. land III you brought
a mule up here I'd be in my own
company"
NJ Wheaton's address was bad
English. but good horse sense, ana
~ certainly entertained the governor.
who laughed until his face must nave
ached.. william Hughes, the candi-
dare for United States senator, spoke
hrieffy" and tire governor was~ftnaais'
introduced. He got spiendid re-
oans;or The governor stepped down
Off the platform. and stood AMIDST the
audience as he spoke. 1t was neais
=, heart talk to neighbors, in wnich
The governor talked of State iegisia-
ton he had considered for the ad-
vantage Of fishing communities Ike
Cane May and its vicinity.
Coming down TO the questioh az
issue. the governor said:
81 cannot. as president. or as gov
ernor do anything but what great
hodies ~ free mer assist me to 20
and If they are Wilson men IN cape
MAY county. they Will vote the Demo
cratic ticket. Ii you cannot vote TOT
these gentlemen. do rot vote Tor me-
am not q candidate for ii pedestal
am not candidate to be set up N
lonely dignity 70 suffer the intolera-
bic disappointment Of being left alone,
urable 10 do the great things which
the American people will expect O.
me. IL they honor me with their SUI
frages.
III you cannot back me up. do NOT
nut me up all by myself. and then
dsrert me. II you believe In me,
make II possible for me to do some
th,rv. No man in great Common
wealth. or in a great nation car DO
awning By himself. except talk. And
n my voice comes TO me. shall con-
tin,ts 10 talk Rut talking Ii not
business. unless II means that men
are going to be drawn together by
the public discussion Of great qpes-
tions into common co-opefative
frresistinlA forcA