Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1912-08-29
WILSON MEANS TO
SPEAK HIMSELF
Most of Campaign Work, How.
ever, to Be Done by Bryan,
Clark and Others.

New York. Aug. Ex-Governor Woodrow
Wilson spent the day at the University
club. resting from week of activity and
preparing for a conference here to-mor-
row destined to have an important bear
ing on his presidential campaign.
With Vice-Chairman William G. Nc
Adoo and members of the campaign COM
mittee, the Governor tomorrow will map
out the sections of the country where he
will speak and n schedule of addresses
will be agreed upon. Present plan. call
for few speeches from the candidate him
self but larger number from William j.
Bryan, Speaker Champ Clark. Rcpresen-
tative Oscar w. Underwood, Governor
Harmon of Ohio and Governor Foss of
Massachusetts, Senator-elect Ollie James
of Kentucky and scores of members of
both houses of Congress.
Though the Governors idea al pres
emit is to make a number of speeches
i'm some Of the more important cities
of the country, these speeches in no
sense to he swing around the circle
or stumping car. 1t is admitted that
the cXigcncics of the campaign may
nccossitatc changes in the kind of
program adopted.
MIR. Bryan has arranged his own
itinerary. to begin about September
10 He VIII speak for the most part
in the rlicdlc West, beginning, it is
said in Nebraska, and taking in Wis
consin. Minnesota. North and South
Dakota. Montana. Washington. Ore
gon. Utah, Missouri, Illinois and Ohio.
In these States Mr.. Bryan will make
hlIf b. al ,,-ill
devote as much time as possible to
states east of the Mississippi river.
While Mr., Bryan is concentrating on
the Northwest and the middle West
Speaker Clark will tour the Southwest.
After his three speeches in Maine next
week, he will proceed to Missouri
Colorado, New Mexico. Arizona and
California where he was largely sup.
ported In the primary vote for the pres,-
dental nomination.
Representative Underwood will speal,
for the most part in the East and prob.
ably will discuss chiefly the tariff The
| democratic house leader wishes to res,
until the end of September but will then
begin active campaign work He will
| make a number of speeches in New Yorh
State. New Jersey. Delaware, Connccticu,
| and Massachusetts.
| Governor Harmon OF Ohio Will sneak
! in the middle West and Governor Foss o.
/ Massachusetts, who has been campaign.
| Ing in Vermont for the national ticket
will ill IA number OF engagements outsid,
of New England. according to presen,
plans
| Governor Wilson said tonight that II
| was confidently expected that Chairman
| McCombs who Is i'll. would resume
active work at headquarters within
couple of weeks, Rumors that there had
been friction between the other member.
of the committee and Chairman McComb.
and that the chairman might not return
to lead the campaign We're emphatically
denied by Governor Wilson.
Il never knew any body OF men tt
work in more thorough harmony thar
the members of this campaign com
mittee" said Governor Wilson, "ant
their relations with Mr. McComb hav,
been those of intimate confidence ant
enthusiastic corporation His alb
sence Is an embarrassment and a dis
tress to them. as 1t IL to me, and tbs
plans they have carried out are plans
which were worked ont first of al
with him"