The Washington herald., 1912-07-23
WILSON RETlREs
TO WRITE SPEECH.
Governor Goes Into Seclusion to
Prepare Address Of Nom-
ination Acceptance.
STONE AND REED CALL
AND DISCUSS CAMPAIGN
Missouri Senator Says Champ Clark
VIII Take Stump for
Candidate.

Seagirt. July 22-woodrow Wilson hal
gone TO quiet retreat. name unmen'
toned. TO write his speech Of acceptance
OF the Democratic nomination for Presi'
dent. He viii be away from Seagirt Al
least three days and possibly for the
balance of the week. When he left al
$50 o'clock. he said:
This will be no vacation for me
am going TO do some hard work"
The speech must be out Of the hands
OF the printer and ready for distribution
to the far points OF the country at least
a week In advance Of the ofiicial notinca-
ton which takes place here on August
z, so that 1t can be published stimuli
taneously with The notification
The Governor has been so busy receiv-
ing visitors and discussing plans for the
campaign that he confesses he has not
had time even to study the Democratic
platform. and this document no VIII
want to digest before he undertakes to
write his speech. The speech, he says,
will be as short as he can make IL with
out emitting any important subject
The Governor would not have returned
TO Seagirt last night had II not been Tor
an appointment he had with Senators
w. j. Stone and James A. Reed OF MIS-
souri, Senator Reed is a member OF the
campaign committee selected here last
week. The two Missourians were IN con-
ference with the Governor until nearly
4 O'Clock, though both had been ardent
supporters of Speaker Clark in the Bal
tiInote convention. and though Reed was
a last ditch" Clark man. voting for him
even after the Missouri delegation had
been released from its instructions poth
have determined to devote themselves TO
the election Of Wilson.
Speaker to Take stump.
Senator Reed was asked IL Clark would
take the stump for Wilson
He certainly will was the reply. "A
Missouri Democrat is one of those fei-
lows who takes on his coat and starts TO
work for the ticket as soon as the conven-
ton is over, and Champ Clark Is Mis-
souri, Democrat"
Senator Stone was asked what was the
subject of discussion at the conference
with the Governor.
I'VE talked about plans for the cam
paign." he said. I'VE discussed more es-
pecially the Democratic chance in the de-
batable States. ! feel reasonably sure
that Gov. Wilson will have 23o-odd votes
in the electoral college. exclusive of the
debatable States like New York, Con-
necticut, Massachusetts,, Wisconsin, and
Ohio"
Senator Reed here interposed to say:
You know Senator Stone is pessimist
in politics, and when he says thing is
reasonably sure, you or I or some other
folks would regard it as an absolute GER
tainty There is no doubt of wilson's
election. When Roosevelts gets going
and Taft gets of some of his stuff. there
will be nothing left of the Republican
party"
Representative Robert Henry of Texas,
chairman of the House Committee on
Rules. was another visitor. Henry said:
This is certainly a unique campaign.
1t is a fight between a past President. the
present President. and the future Presi-
dent. Texas will give the future Presi-
dent SOO, 900 plurality"
William Bayard Hale, who is writing
Gov. Wilson's biography; Walter Page.
and Josephus Daniels have been commits
stoned TO write a Democratic campaign
text book for. distribution to the voters.
They will be engaged in the work about
a month, and intend TO turn out COM
prehensive document.