The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-13
WILSON MIKES
WITH NEW YORK
STATE LEADERS
Goes to Syracuse to Make
Speech and Is Embarrassed
by Presence Of Murphy,
McCooey and Mack.
Ry international News Service.


YRACUSE, y y. Sept le.-Gover-
nor Wilson came 70 Syracuse to-
y day to make speech at the state
~ fair and he entertained at the
state fair BY the state officials.
To his surprise he found himself among
the states political machine leaders and
state office holders, including Tammany
LEADER Murphy: John II. McCooey. Muir
phys deputy in Brooklyn. Norman E.
Mack. Governor Dix and their friends.
Governor Wilson spent very uncon-
Portable day. The governor sat at the same
table with Dix. Murphy and McCooey at
luncheon, but the governor ate mono OF
the luncheon save a little OF tho bread
and butter. He excused himself from
tho table before the meal was half over.
saying he would like 10 see one trotting
race. Dix and Murphy and the others
followed him to the grsndstand and got
into the same private box with him. The
governor. looking rather unhappy. ling
cred a few minutes and departed. The
politicians followed. 4 photographer
tried to get Governor Wilson to pose.
The candidate took position on the
lawn and Murphy. Dix and McCooey fell
In alongside OF him. The governor dis |
covered their presence as the photog- !
rapher was leveling his camera and |
walked briskly away. leaving his com
pauions 20 be taken without him
Confers With Dix.
Then. Ia cap the climax. Governor VII
son was led into granting a private In |
terview to Governor Dix. At the Oman
dsgo hotel. shortly before Governor Will
son left for New York. he was taken In
hand by Charley White. the prize fight |
referee. whom the governor did not
know, and led into private room.
There. to his establishment. he found |
himself alone with Governor Dix. Ref
cree White guarded the door while Gov
ernor Dix poured out his troubles TO the
presidential candidate. Governor Wilson
merely listened respectfully and made no
reply.
When the Seagirt correspondents saw
Governor Wilson later he anticipated
their question, saying:
You boys evidently want TO ask me
II I allowed myself TO be made use OF
!n any way. l Will answer your ques
ton without your asking II. Nobody can
make use OF me by merely meeting me.
i merely met the New York leaders. met
them In public and came away as abso-
lutely free as l went. My speech to the
committeeman will enable anybody who
can read 10 understand what stand for
and what shall always stand for"
No Intimation Given,
Governor" he was asked, when you
were invited TO attend tho state fair to-
day, did you know that the state COM
mittee and the association of country
chairmen were going 10 meet here also
today?"
mo. had no intlmatlon OF 1t what
ever vas the reply.
Governor Dix sought tho private inter-
view with you, did he not?''
Yes. he stated his feelings about the
political situation in the state. I, OF
course. expressed no opinion Of any kind
AS matter of fact. Governor Wilson
held very little conversation with either
DS MuFPhs Phs or goys26SE M2G99ey Was half way
through his speech at the fair grounds.
the part OF the grandstand on which
was injured. but Murphy got OF the
stand and disappeared.
Leaves Clubhouse.
His speech finished. the governor was
taken TO the clubhouse at the race track
away from this as soon as possible. leav-
ms the other $50 guests with the meal
Aalt finished; Back 20 the Onondago
bctel be sped. Here he found he was
scheduled TO address the state committee
lie was then in a frame OF mind TO
speak in the franksst possible terms, In
the course Of his speech he said:
"Ih tell you frankly. the people OF the
United states are tired Of politics. They
are sick OF politics. They long. down in
the bottom OF their natures. for a re-
lease from everything except that which
makes the public service look like public
duty and legislation look like the trans
alton OF the public need into the public
act
Discusses Tariff.
Governor Wilson discussed the tariff
before tho largest crowd that has yet
gathered 10 hear him In his presidential
campaign.
we have the right TO look TO our gov
ernmont." he said. mot 10 support us
but 10 remove the obstacles TO our indi-
- tst tIssn1