The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-07-07
WILL KNOW II
ON AUGUST I
Woodrow Wilson to be Told That He
is the Candidate OF De.
rnocracy for Presl.
dent.
RAISING THE NONE
Contributions Coming In by Mall and
Popular Subscriptions
VIII BE Solicit
ed,

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SEA GIRT N. j., July 6.-Governor
Woodrow Wilson will officially learn
that he is to lead democracy's hosts
in the coming campaign, on August
T, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. That
date was decided on at conference
held between Senator elect Ollie
James, chairman OF the notification
committee and the governor The
fifty-two members of the notification
committee will meet at the Hotel I'M
perial in New York city. on August
z, and will come to this village by
special train.
That there will be no difficulty in
financing the campaign, and that
most of the funds needed will be
raised by popular subscription was
the declaration of Governor Wilson
tonight. This statement followed the
receipt by the governor of numer-
Gus letters containing checks none OF
which were for more than one hum
dred dollars. incidentally the COVER
nor had another conference with Will
liam G.. McAdoo, the Jersey tunnel
builder, at the conclusion of which
McAdoo made it plain that he is out
of the running for the treasuryship
of the democratic national committee.
THE suggestion that l am being
considered for the position IS without
foundation said McAdoo, y am not
a politician, and have supported Coy
ernor Wilson because he stands for
all that is clean in American politics
Bat So far as desiring political office
such thing is farthest from my
thoughts. will do all that can to
elect Governor Wilson president, but
my acts will be as citizen and not
as an official of anv committee
Senator ollie James spent
most of the afternoon mere He and
the governor held a lengthy confer
ence at which the plans for the noti-
fication were thoroughly discussed.
With the exception of the time he
devofer to James and McAdoo, the
governor was chiefly engaged today
with his correspondence He an
nounced that he intended personally
answering all of the important let
tiers, and kilograms received, and will
spend much of the next three days in
that task Between times he expects
to prepare both speech of accept
- oi,,o yn&t
to be made puhlic at the time he ia
officially notified in which he will
discuss the issues Of the campaign
from hfs standpoint.
The governor today declared that
there was no doubt in his mind that
the tariff will be the real issue In the
coming campaign. He declared that
1t over-shadowed the trust question
and that there was no doubt that it
would be the paramount issue from
the opening to the closing of the
campaign.
'tJust as sure as you start from
The center of the tariff question you
arrive at the trusts" declared the
governor.
1t was announced tonight that the
notification ceremonies. August I.
would be marked by the utmost sim
plicity, consisting only Of the speech
by Chairman Ollie James, and the
address of acceptance by Governor
Wilson
1t was indeed rocky road to Dub
En town. for four travel-weary and
sand-covered M;Ssaurians, former
c.erF boosters, who long after sun
down wobbleo up to the Little White
Honse,'' in limping automobile. the
third that they had used in the trip
from New York. They had set out
on their journey to pay their respects
to Governor Wilson and assure A.nl
of Missouri's whole-hearted support,
at o'clock this morning.
The four were arnong Missouri's Sc
at the Baltimore convention, most of
whom already had visit+i the sum
me, capitol They We, warmly re-
ceived by Governor Wilson and com
miserated upon the gicissiudes of the
journey by the governors wife and
daughters. After conference with
the nominee, in which MissourI-s
votes were pledged and acknowledge
ed, the four set out on the return
trip, dev0utly hoping that their bad
luck was over, for all of them had