New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-18
WILSON AND BRYAN
TO MEET THIS WEEK
Conference Expected to Settle
Whether NebraSkan Is to
Head Cabinet.
GOVERNOR HAS BUSY DAY
Declares Smith and Nugent
Can't Come Back" and Says
He Enlisted for Fight
to Keep Them Out.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune


Trenton. Dec 17.-William Jennings
Bryan will visit President-elect Wilson at
Princeton on Saturday, for a conference
at the State House, there to discuss with
him some Of the ponderous questions now
agitatng their fellow Democrats through
out the country. Mr. Bryan. according TO
some close friends of the President-elect,
has left his winter home in Miami. Fla,
and IS now on his way to Washington.
From there he will go direct to Princeton.
1t is probable he viii stay over Sunday.
as Mr.. Wilson did on his recent visit to
the Nebraskan's home at Lincoln.
The coming conference between Presi-
dent-elect Wilson and Mr.. Bryan Will
have a far-reachlng Importance so far as
the future relations Of the two leaders
are concerned. and will in all probability
settle once and for all the question Of
whether Mr.. Bryan is going to be the
leading member OF the Wilson Cabinet
The Nebraskan will be the first big DEM
ocrat to be called into conference by the
Presdent-elect and while this Is looked
upon as significant, no great importance is
attached to this point by Governor VIII
sons friends
The outcome Of the conference between
Presdent-elect Wilson and Mr.. Bryan VIII
be watched with considerable anxiety
throughout the country, for in addition to
finding out his standing with Mr.. wilson
the NebraSkan statesman Will, In all prop
ability. get a line on his chances for being
the Democratic candidate for President
four years from now.
President-elect Wilson has maintained
a discreet silence on the onc-term plank
I'm the Democratic platform and there
are many persons familiar with the am
billions Of the Nebraskan who say that
the latter IS going TO find out Mr.. VIII
sons feeling toward it If he possibly can.
Governor Wilson remained at his desk
until 100 o'clock tonight. and was wen
tired out when he started for New YORK
10 speak at the Southern Society dinner.
He hadn't had chance 10 prepare
speech. but said he would do SO on the
way to New York.
Smith and Nugent Targets.
Governor Wilson had a somewhat siren
nous day here between swatting Jim
Smith and Jim" Nugcnt receiving dele
cations Of local oiiice-scckers and going
through his correspondence. lie was at
his desk shortly after o'clock, and one
Of the first things he did was to confer
with number OF his friends TO get a
line on the activities OF Smith and Nugent
in his absence. Governor Wilson has no
z
man Leon Taylor as Speaker Of the
House. but he was -ed at the way the
defeat OF Charles O'Connor Hennessey.
hls own candidate. was brought about
and he did not lose much time in giving
vent TO his thoughts on the subject.
Mr.. Hennesscy. IT may be remembered.
was defeated In the Democratic caucus a
week ago by Jim" Nugeut whom the
friends of Governor Wilson had supposed.
was no longer a factor in the Democratic
politics Of the state. The caucus was
preceded by a near fist fight between
James T.. Tumulty. the Governors score
tary. and AssembIyman Martin one OF
the Nugent men.
Nugcnt did not appear at the state
House to-day but his ears must have
burned as the Governor early in the
day handed out typewriter statement
AS his answer to the Essex boss's actiyl-
ties. H. which ne said that even II he was
going TO Washington he was going to
keep a wdtchfui eye on New Jersey.
The statement was as follows:
have been surprised by numerous in
ouiries as TO whether 1 would continue 10
take interest Ca the political affairs or
the state after assuming my dulles as
President. and yet ! realize the slSnul-
cauce OF those inquiries. Last summer l
warned the voters Of the state very eN-
plicitlv that the men who formerly con-
irollrd and dscredited our politics were
awaiting their opportunity 10 recover
thrIr control and were expecting TO ma
H. What I then said has been abundantiy
verified by what has happened IN the
Interval ! am keeuly aware OF the iact
that these men have 80 little respect for
tho voters of New Jersey that they think
ain they have to do is TO wait TO come
back into power
Says They Cannot Come Back"
FrhaN