The Washington herald., 1912-12-28
MARITIME Leads the WAY.

During the brief pause of the President
elects car. there was no extended con-
versation. Mr.. Wilson would not discuss
Inauguration plans. He stood near the
rear end Of the car. and Mrs. Wilson was
in the doorway of the drdwing-rOOm
Whence she smiled and spoke to those
OF the visitors who had met her pre-
vIcusly.
Senator MARITIME OF New Jersey led
the boarding party that swarmed into
the car when a switch engine deity
edged the Wilson's car, taken from the
incoming Pennsylvania train, into con-
neCtiOn with the waiting Chesapeake and
Ohio train. He was followed by nearly
all of the hundred or more persons who
had gotten through the gates and down
to the level of track g. Among the
District men who were there to see Gov
Wilson were Democratic National Com
mitteeman John +. Costello. William c
Eustis, chairman. and Walter w Wick,
secretary. Of the inaugural committee,
who merely paid their respects, and did
not eTdeavOr to discuss any business
with the next President.
There were few members OF Congress
TO see the President-elect. because most
members Of both Houses are absent for
the Christmas holidays. Senator Swan
ron and Representative Carlin. of Viz
ginia, boarded the train. and with the
President-clcct rode into Virginia. Among
other NirglnIans were DR.. r. Washing
ton, the nearest collateral relative of
President George Washington; William
\. Jones, and Henry Stewart. former
corporation commissioner of Virginia.
Go to Staunton.
Joe SinnOtt. dOOrkC"per of the House.
and Col Edwin IIaIsey, n member Of
the staff OF Gov. Mann of Virginia
took places on the train. and made the
pilgrimage down to Staunton.
Gov. Wilson would not leave his car
at Union Station 10 be photographed.
because while his Illness had not been
dangerous. he had been advised by his
physician, DIR. James Kcrnochan, at
Princeton. not to take any unnecessary
risks. He expressed regret that he could
not comply with the requests of the
photographers, who had been massed
formidably awaiting the arrival of his
car, and some OF whom had boarded the
car.
William F. MCCombS, chairman of the
Democratic National Committee, was
quite as busy as the President-elect
shaking hands with friends and acquaint-
ances. The Washington visitors greeted
him after speaking to Mr.. Wilson.
President-elect was accompanied by a
delegation of Virginians who had gone
to meet him and act as an escort to
Staunton. They expected to be met by
other Nirginians at every point where a
stop was made, and this anticipation had
been realized when the train reached
the Capital Besides the Virginians and
the members of Mr.. Wilson's immediate
party there was corps of newspaper
and photographers.
The President-eect's car, which had
arrived at 300, left Union Station at
3:lJ. the schedule being accurately fol-
lowed. After the train had emerged
from the tunnel the party aboard the
train had a good view of the Monument
and Potomac Park, and Gov. Wilson
smiled much and said little when he
was asked what he thought of his pros
pective home. He seemed especially i'm
pressed with the majesty of the scenery
when he got a sight of the river spark
ling under the afternoon sun.