The Washington herald., 1912-08-06
WILSON TO MEET
MARSHALL TO-DAY
Vice Presidential Candidate to- Ar
rive at Point Near Seagirt
this Afternoon.
HEAD OF TICKET WILL
VISIT RUNNING MATE
New Jersey Governor Puts Foot
Down on Plan to Have Police
or Militia at Notification.

Seagirt, n. J.. Aug. 5.-Gov. Thomas R.
Marshall of Indiana, Gov. Wilson's run
ming mate on the Democratic national
ticket. will arrive at the New Monmouth
Hotel. Spring Lake. mile from here,
tomorrow afternoon. He will be accom-
panied by Mrs. Marshall. Gov. Wilson
will call upon Gov. and Mrs. Marshall
tomorrow evening II Mrs. Wilson, who
is suffering from a cold. Is sufficiently
improved, she will accompany the Gov
ernor. This will be the first meeting OF
the two Governors since the preconven-
tion campaign when Gov. Wilson was
entertained by Gov. Marshal at Indian
apoiis The running mates viii take this
opprtunity of discussing plans for the
campaign.
Gov Marshall comes to attend the
Wilson notification plans for the cam
paign, for which have been perfected
In Difference to Gov. Wilson'S wishes.
Adjutant General Sadler has abandoned
his plan of having a company of militia
men on hand to keep the crowd In order.
Neither will the Governor have any po-
licemen on the scene. He insists upon
Jeffersonian simplicity in every detail
OF the arrangements.
Five Thousand to Attend.
1t is expected that no less than 5000
people will attend the ceremonies. and
when 1t was suggested that the crowd
might overrun the veranda and perhaps
do some damage to the Little White
House. the Governor replied:
81 would rather have that happen than
to have soldiers or policemen on the
grounds"
! Senator-eIect Ollie James and his mott
| fication comittee of fifty-two members,
together with as many of the twenty-five
Democratic Governors who may attend,
will arrive here about / O'Clock Wednes-
day afternoon and be the guests OF Gov.
and Mrs Wilson at luncheon. The noti-
fication ceremony will begin at O'Clock
sharp, with Senator James notification
| speech. Gov. Wilson will Immediately
deliver his speech of acceptance. The
entire proceedings should not take more
| than two hours.
The speeches will be delivered from the
north wing OF the veranda. space on
the lawn is being roped of for the invited
guests, and chairs will be provided for
them.
Washington Women Write.
No invitations for the notification cere-
monies have been sent out from Seagirt
| A number of letters have beyen received
her. notably on from a Woman's Dmo-
cratic League, with headquarters In
Washington, to Mrs. Wilson asking IL 1t
would be all right for them to come.
In this instance Mrs. Wilson replied
that everybody was welcome. The Gov
ernor himself has not invited a single
| person, excepting in the case of Gov.
i Marshall. In a personal letter to Gov.
Marshall he supplemented an invitation
| that had already been forwarded by
! Ollie James.
Gov. Wilson would give no intimation
1 ,fott % ftt- nF ~h
who has been agreed upon for treasurer
of the campaign. The prospective treas
| urer has been communicated with and
| the Governor and Chairman McCoombs
| of the campaign committee are awaiting
| his reply. This will probably come to-
| morrow. The Governor made several
| unsuccessful efforts to get into tele-
phonic communication with Chairman
McCombs to-day.
| Mr.. McCombs is so busy seeing peo-
ple," he said, lit is practically impossi-
| bic TO catch MIN on the phone. Gener-
/ ally, when I try to get him he has just
left one place and has not reached the
other. But l certainly hope to have
definite announcement regarding the
| treasureship to make within twenty-four
| hours"
Golfer T. Bride Arrives.
Gov. Wilson goes to Trenton to-ma4w
morning to attend to State business.
There he will be called upon by Gov.
Emmett O'Neal of Alabama and a delega-
| ton of 100 Delaware Democrats under
the leadership of William Salisbury, of
the campaign committee.
Among Gov. Wilson's callers to-day
We're Representative James NJ. Graham,
| of Illinois, and Cotter T. Bride, of Wash
| ington, the latter an intimate friend of
William Jennings Bryan Mr.. Bride con-
firmed the report that Bryan will fol-
low Col. Roosevelt about the country on
a stumping tour. He said:
when Mr.. Bryan returns from the
West early in September he will trail
| the bull moose candidate into all the
debatable States. President Taft has
| been entirely eliminated, and the contest
is going TO be between Gov. Wilson and
| Col. Roosevelt. / have not talked with
! man of any political faith since the
Baltimore convention who does not pre-
dict the election of Gov. Wilson. l re-
ceived letter a few days ago from Mr..
Bryan. and I am certain that he will do
his part to make sure of the election of
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