Evening star., 1912-07-17
SHOULD He RESIGN
Wilson to Decide Whether to
Drop Governorship.
EARLY DECISION EXPECTED
Hundred and Fifty Democratic Rep
resentatives in Congress to
Visit Seagirt Saturday.

SEAGIRT, n. j., July 17-Whether
Woodrow Wilson will resign his office
of Governor of New Jersey or retain it
during his presidential campaign will be
known definitely within short time
perhaps within a few days. The gov
ernor said today that he expected soon
to set at rest speculation upon this point
Edward E. Grosscup, democratic state
chairman, and other New Jersey leaders
have been foremost in urging him not
to resign. Their views have been
strengthened by those of party leaders
outside the state, and it is believed that
the governor will decide to hold his office
at least until the first of the year, II he is
elected. His decision, he says. will be
ther with friends.
The governor said today that he had
been so pressed for time by his numer-
Gus callers he thought he would have to
steal away to write his speech of ac-
ceptance. He has not begun it yet, and
is anxious to start soon and have plenty
of time to give mature thought to the
platform and the issues he wishes to dis
cuss. He hopes to have it completed ten
days before his formal notification of
nomination August Z.
Invitation to Marshall POSTPONED.
1t developed today that Gov. Wilson
would defer his invitation to Gov. Mar
shall to visit Seagirt until after the
democrats in Congress come to see him
here next Saturday. The nominee said
today that he wanted to have a long
talk with his running mate. and that he
would be unable to do this until the 200
or more democratic representatives and
senators had made their visit.
Go Wilson's list Of what he calls de
batable states, which formed the theme
of his talk with Mr.. Underwood at Tren-
ton yesterday, is by no means complete.
The governor said today that there were
many states whose political status had
not been taken up, among them being
Massachusetts, which he regards as "ex-
tremely debatable." and Wisconsin. The
latter, which was reported last night as
having been removed from the list Of un-
certain states, he said today had been
placed aside for discussion later.
At the same TIME he thought that his
chances Of carrying the state, based on
reports of party leaders, were excellent.
So far as Massachusetts is concerned, the
governor said there was no reason to be-
lieve that the success of Gov. Foss could
not be duplicated In a presidential cam
paign.
William F. McCombs, the new national
chairman, and the group of other leaders
Will WuOHl ne anu the governor VIII ulS-
cuss the proposed personnel Of the COM
mittee to direct the campaign, are ex-
pected here tomorrow afternoon.
Congressman Going to Seagirt.
One hundred and fifty democratic rep
resentatives. headed by Speaker Clark
will visit Gov. Woodrow Wilson Satur-
day at Seagirt, N. J.
The party will leave Washington on a
special train over the Pennsylvania rail-
road at 8 o'clock Saturday morning and
arrive In Seagirt at 1:15. They will be
heralded by Speaker Clark in q brief
speech and introduced to the governor by
Representative William Hughes Of New
Jersey. The committee in charge Of the
excursion consists OF Representative
Foster Of Illinois, Allen of Ohio and
Reilly of Connecticut. The arrangements
will be reported to the House caucus this
evening