The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-07-21
Suggested He Speak on the Same Platform With
 Former Opponents
REFRESHMENTS
 VISIT SEAGIRT
Present Autograph Book to the Nom- inee, Who Is Much Affected. Plan to Raise Half Million
 Dollars in the South

form as each of his Baltimore opponents has been suggested to the democratic presidential nominee by members of the national committee. They propose that he speak in Birmingham with Represen- tative Underwood; St Louis with Champ Clark; Cincinnati with Governor liar mon; Boston with Governor Foss: New Haven with Governor Baldwin; Indian apolis with Governor Marshall and in some middle western city with Governor Burke of North Dakota. The governor has the suggestion under consideration.
 Champ Clark, speaker of the House, led his caravan of followers along the dusty roads of Seagirt to Governor Wilson's summer home here today. They came llo strong from the House of Representatives in a specia! train to shake hands With the nominee and bid him godspeed for the presidency. It was the first time in the history of the United States that demo- crats or republicans in Congress had quit their work to dash across country and hail the party standard bearer.
 Shakes Every Hand
 Governor Wilson met them on his walk and escorted MT. Clark to the porch, and there completed the welcome by grasp ing every pilgrim by the hanu
 MT Clark had something to say, and he did not wait until the long line of representatives had filed by and had it's collective say so. He held up the pro- cession and told the governor they had come to see him and wish him well in his fight; and that they mad brought along their autographs in a little book to re- mind him some day that the democratic majority of the House had closed up of flee and travelled down to Seagirt to get acquainted with the next President Would he please take 1t? The governor was quite confused, he looked out over the crowd of expectant faces and started to speak. The words died away before they reached his lips, repressed by fha volume of q hearty cheer. Presently the noise ceased and the governor told flietn he would treasure the book as great ly as he had welcomed their coming, and he wanted to say he hoped it was just the beginning of long acquaintance.
 There were two kinds of ways for a President to get along with the House of Representatives, the governor said. One way was not to keep in intimate touch with It's members, but to be con- cerned in its deliberations only. That would not be his way if he had the chance.
 After the governor ceased speaking and Mrs. Wilson had come out on the porch to take her place beside him the long line filed past shaking hands with them both. Representative Hughes of New Jersey introduced his colleagues to the governor.
 Clark Chats an Hour
 Speaker Clark stayed and chatted for quarter of an hour or more with the governor, then took an automobile to the home of Col, George Harvey at Deal Beach. where Miss Genevieve Clark, his daughter, is a guest.
 After a photographer had grouped all about the lawn they separated. Twenty-fiv or 30 went over to Asbury Park A delegation of inland mem bers treated themselves to a sight of the Atlantic ocean. mile from the governors cottage The governor sat bareheaded in rocker on his lawn with Representative Hardwick of Georgia and Representative Henry of Texas on either hand
 We folks down south." MT. Hard wick told the governor, are for you, but we feel that we are sort of out of the reckoning. So some of us talked 1t over on che train coming up and we've decided to go back home and raise half a million dollars for you and give it to your campaign manager to spend where it is needed.
 Afterward MT. Hardwick told re- porters he and his friends planned to . have editors of country newspapers start a campaign fund by popular sub scription
 Cotter Bride of Washington, at whose home w J. Bryan generally stays when in the national capital, said he thought the Nebraskan ought to come east some time In August and that Seagirt might get a glimpse of him then Representative Fitzgerald of New York chairman of the appropria- tions committee. rejoined the governor, for 15 minute conversation.
 Talked of Legislation
 ''We talked of legislation in a general way" Mir. Fitzgerald said afterward We reviewed at some length the woork before the House and what it has already ac- complished. It looks very much to me as if Congress isn't going to adjourn until August 15, and the chances are that when Governor Wilson reaches the White House next March he will call special session and we will be at work all sum mer"
 Representative Sabath of Illinois, who came here prepared to say that he was not going to support Governor Wilson if he found the governor entertained race prejudices. had long talk with him.
 He's fair and broad enough for me- MT Sabath said afterward. I've talked about what Governor Wilson described in his history as men Of the meaner
 
 by that phrase and he told me so plainly that I am going to work for him.
 ''He said he meant men of no particu- lar nation, but especially referred to the lower element of many nations from which we draw immigration. He sai1 that he had written that at time when the special interests were bringing that sort of men over here to compete with American laborers, born and raised here. and that they were the men he described, the men who were stimulated by the steamship companies working under the direction of the special interests to come over here and underbd the American la borer for wages. He said healthy immi- k grafton good thing and should be encouraged"
 Others Greet Him
 Representative McGilic-ddy of Maine said: Maine is going just as democratic as Texas is this year"
 Major steadman of Greensboro. N. C.. and Joseph T. Robinson, governor-elect
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