New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-03

some simple ejaculation, followed by
funny story.
The Governor received his first report
from the convention a week ago when
he visited the newspaper tent. "My time
for the golf links has arrived" he said.
ard l guess III 60" He spent two
hours on the golf links in a heavy rain,
and did not know that Parker had been
selected as temporary chairman until he
got back to his cottage.
He was awakened at o'clock on
Thursday morning by Jack" Mendelson,
the chief operator. with the report OF the
first ballot. which showed him to have
324 votes.
From then on through the nerve-rack-
ing struggle for votes the Governor
maintained a Calmness that was remark
able, spending his time when not with
his family in taking exercise and in tell
ing stories TO the newspaper men.
This lack of emotion became so pro-
nounced that the Governor, explaining il
in answer to query from a newspaper
man, said: You must sometimes have
wondered why did not show more emo
ton as the news came In from the con-
vention. and ] have been afraid that you
might get. the impression that ] was so
self-confident and sure Of the result that
] took the steady increase in the vote for
me in Baltimore complacently and as a
IT., f.,Cs tS
emotion has been too deep TO come TO the
surface as the vote has grown, and as it
has seemed more and more likely that |
might be nominated I have grown more
and more solemn
Feels the Responsibility.
Il have not felt any Of this rs Il II
were thing that centred on myself rs
person. The fine men who have been
fighting for me in Baltimore | have not
regarded as my representatives. II has
been the other way around. ! have felt
eli the while that they were honoring me
by regarding me as their representative
and that they were fighting for me be-
cause they thought could stand for and
fight for the things that they believed in
and desired for the country. ] do not
see how any man could feel elation as
such responsibilities loomed nearer and
nearer to him, or how he could feel any
shallow personal pride"
The Governor motored to the golf links
this morninr and returned to his cottage
Just before the result Of the forty-third
ballot showing him over the 600 mark.
was received. He was in the bathtub
when the bulletin reached the cottage,
and in response to the frantic shouts %
his daughters he poked his head out Of
the door inquire, What's the mat
ter?"
you've passed the GOO mark father"
shouted Eleanor, the youngest.
"Oh, is that so; thank you" responded
bath. He afterward said that the result
Of the ballot was perfectly delightful"
While the reception following the news
Of his nomination was In progress the
Governor stopped long enough TO take
part in the meeting Of the State House
' COMMISSION III his Oii't, 'OIItl
ward ]. Edwards coming from Trenton
for that purpose.
Daughter Opens Campaign.
Governor Wilson was posing for Il
photograph with his wife and daughters
when he was Informed that Underwood
had withdrawn.
well ] declare" he said. THAT Will
I've mo enough votes if they all go to
me"
Mrs Wilson whose native state is
Georgia. said: THE only thing J regret
IS that Georgia did not vote for Mr..
Wilson"
Miss Jessie Wilson opened the Presi-
Dental campaign Of 1912 for her father.
She gathered poCkctful Of Wilson but
tons and pinned them on every one of
the callers. She did not forget -four
brawny railroad brakemen who came in
TO shake the Governors hand and tell
him that they were tired of being Re-
publicans and would cast their first Dem
ocratc votes for him.
Governor Wilson has not decided
whether he will resign as New Jerseys
Governor to make his Presidential cam
paign. His close friends say he won't
al least, not for o while, and probably