Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1912-07-21
First Time in History of Coun-
Try When House Of Repre-
Sentatives Has Adjourned to
Greet Candidate.
AUTOGRAPHS GIVEN
IN LITTLE BOOK
Before Governor Can Begin Re-
ply to Speakers Words Law
makers Join in Hearty Cheer
for Standard Bearer.

for Standard Bearer.
ny Morning Jour-as Special Tsased wirc.1
Seaglrt. N. J July 20.--Champ
Clark, speaker of the house OF rep
reseptativcs. led his caravan of fol-
lowers torturous way along the
dusty roads of Soagirt, to Governor
Wilson's summer home here today.
They came. l6 strong. from the
house Of representatives In special
train from Washington to shake
hands with the nominee and bid him
God speed for the presidency II was
the first time in the history of the
United states that democrats or re-
publicans In congress had quit their
work to dash across the country and
hail the party standard bearer.
Governor Wilson met them half way
down the walk stretching away from
his front porch to the roadway, es-
corted Mr.. Clark to the wide porch
ana there completed the welcome by
grasping every pilgrim by the hand.
Mr. Clark had something to say and
did not wait until the long line of rep-
resentaticves had filed by and had It's
collective say. so he held up the pro-
ccsson for a minute or two and told
| the governor that they had come TO
see him and wish him well In his fight
and that they had brought along their
autographs IN little book to remind
him some day that the democratic
majority Of the house had closed up
office and Travelled down to Seagirt
to get acquainted with the next prosI-
| dent.
The governor was confused AS he
| looked out over the crowd of expect
ant faces ON his lawn and started to
speak. The words died away before
II
| volume uft "a hearty cheer. Presently
the noise ccascd and the governor
told them that he would treasure the
hook aa greatly as he had welcomed
their coming
There We're two kinds of ways for
a president to get along with the
! house of representatives, the COVER
nor said. ono was not to keep in in
innate touch with its members, but
to be concerned in its deliberations
only That would not be his way II he
had the chance. He greeted them as
his partners ana comrades In a sol-
cmn duty which they an owed the
American people.
After the governor ceased speaking
and Mrs. Wilson had come out on the
porch to take her place beside him.
the long line filcd past shaking hands
with both.
Speaker Clark stayed and chatted
for quarter OF an hour or more
with the governor. then took an au-
tomobilc to the hop.u Of Colonel
George Harvey, at Deal Beach. where
Miss Genevicve clark, his daughter is
u guest.
The visitors then separated The
governor sat harcheaded In a rocker
on his Town with Representatives
llardwicke, Of Georgia. and Henry or
Texas. on either side.
I'VE folks down south" Mr. Hard
wiclc told the governor, ''are for YOU;
but we feed that we are sort of out
of the reckoning. So some Of us talk
ed il over ON the train coming up ana
we've decided To 70 back home and
raise hair a million doi'srs for you
ana give it TO your campaign manager
to spend whore 1t is needed"
Afterward Mr.. Hardwiclxe told re-
porters he and his friends planned to
raise the money by going to all edi-
tors Of country newspapers in their
districts ana getting them TO start
campaign fund through popular sub
scription. They thought this scheme
should add at least half a million
dollars to the fund. 1t might be
even more.
Representative Gregg, Of Pennsyl-
vania interrupted to say that Penn
sylyania was going for Wilson in No
vcmber.
Representative Fitzgerald. of New
york. chairman Of the house appro-
priations committee, later Joined tho
governor for fifteen minute con-
\ Nersation
I'VE talked OF legislation in gem
oral way" Mr. Fitzgerald said after
wards. "It looks to me as IL con
gress IS not going To adjourn until
August I Z. ana the chances are that
whom Governor Wilson reaches the
White House next March he will call
e special session and we viii be at
work all summer"
Representative SABBATH. Of Illinois.
who came here prepared TO say that
le WAS not going to support Governor
Wilson II he found the governor en-
.ertained race preludices. had Il long
md earnest talf with him.
Hes fair and broad enough for
me- Mr. SABBATH said afterwards.
We talked about what Governor
Wilson described in his history as
non Of the mcaner sort. wanted
% know what he meant by that
'hrase aud he told me SO plainly that
am going TO support him and work
or him.
what did he tell you2'
"llc said ihst he meant men OF no
particular nation. but especially re-
erred to the lower element of many
lations from which we draw immi-
.ration. lie said. You know every
lation has an evil element although
small one. sometimes. even our
,wn nation has a lower element ana
said Yes, that's So and then no
aid that he had written at time
shen the special interests were bring
ng that sort of men over here to