The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-01-18
BRYAN TO SUPPORT
GOVERNOR WILSON
New Jersey Governor the Most
Commanding didate at
Washington This Week.-Mrs.
, Appearance Served to Dis
close His Popularity.
WASHINGTON ID C Snec

WASHINGTON. ID. c. Special
Governor Woodrow Wilson Monday
put i'm one of the most strenuous DAYS
OF his career, holding comic. c.i,.s In
washington with a score OF p4olnl-
nent supporters OF his from various
parts OF the country, shaking hands
and chatting with more than 700 peO-
pie who called on him at his hotel
making three speeches and attending
two dinners.
Among the zoo callers who came
to see him and shake his hand at the
New Willard. where he arrived at
1880 in the morning, were Senator'S
members of the House, mem ers of
the National Committee. enthusiastic
Wilson boosters from ali parts of Jer-
sey and citizens Of Washington. More
than 200 Wilson Democrats from New
Jersey were in Washington for the
purpose OF impresSing on the mem
bers OF the National Committee the
fact that the Governor has his own
State behind him TO the limit in the
contest for the party nomination for
the presidency.
The Governors stream Of callers
kept him busy every moment up to :
O'Clock, when he had to hurry away
TO keep an engagement to receive the
members Of the National Press Club
at their clubhouse. Here he made a
brief but significant speech in which
he touched ia an amusing way on the
Joline letter that has been exploited
so eNtensl, t4y the past few days by
newspapers opposed TO his nomina-
ton.
All Of the 200 Jerseyites had been
anxious TO attend the jackson Day
banquet 70 hear the Governor speak
and whoop it up for him. But. Of
course, il was impossible for them to
secure places, so they decided to or
ganize an overflow dinner Of their
own, which was held at the Shoreham
Hotel More than IFS covers were
laid at this Jersey dinner. which was
presided over by Colonel Alfred T.
Holley, Of Hackensack. Here Cover
nor Wilson made his second speech
OF the day.
When he appeared among the Jer-
seyites he was given an ovation that
6hook the rafters, and similar one
when 40 minutes later he was com
PEELED to hurry away to attend the
jackson Day banquet at the Raleigh.
where he made his third speech OF
the day.
He took as his topic at the Jersey
dinner his favorite subject, The Res
toration of Representative Govern
ment. He said he was especially GLAD
10 nave the opportunity to address the
gathering OF his fellow-citizens of New
Jersey, as he knew they were in fun
sympathy with him and with the sub
1ect OF his address. He was not sure
he would have the same sympathy
from the gathering at the other din
ner, to which he was going-at least
at the outset. But he hoped before
ne got done his second audience would
grow into as close sympathy with him
and his subject as the first.
The Jersey dinner was also adj
dressed by Dudley F. Malone. of the
corporation counSel's office in New
york, who stumped the State for Gov
ernor wilson when he ran for his
present position.
Bryan Stands by Him.
One concrete political outcome
OF the Governors presence at this
gathering OF Democrats is the
winning over OF William Jennings
Bryan finally and conclusiveIy TO
the Wilson cause, according to
statements made by Wilson lead
ers- In fact, IL Is asserted IL will
not DE denied by MFR. Bryan that
ne has passed TO his stanchest
friends the suggestion that tbev
~ ernor.
This, ii is stated. is the answer that
ihe Nebraskan has made to the pub
ncation Of the Joline letter. and To
the publication Sunday night of the
excerpts from the Wilson address be- |
fore the Virginia Society of New York |
In which he was quoted as saying that |
the South owes il as a duty To rid the /
party of the character of leadersbin
that mas been exercised in the party /
since 1896.
Governor Wilson, it was expected. |
would give out statement in regard /
contented himself with a brief Incl |
dental statement to the newspaper
men he met at the Press Club recep- |
ton He made an informal, diversi- |
he'd talk on the subject of gathering
and dissemination OF the news and
especially the important political
news, and he laid great stress on
frankness.
Explains at Press Club.
A man may even write a letter"
he said, laughing, as the audience !
showed 1t saw the point, lust so it is
frank expression, and YOU have
nothing to be ashamed Of
THE letter may even be printed. |
That's a matter OF taste; sometimes
bad taste. 1t may sometimes prove
announcement, but if it is a frank ex-
preston, ii is nothing to be ashamed
of.
"A man may even change his mind
II is nothing to be ashamed of TO
change your mind about some con-
cIuSlonS YOU may have reached perhaps |
on Insufficient information. The man |
VINO reaches a conclusion and refuses I
10 change mis- mind when he finds that |
ne is wrong ought to be blown apart |
by dynamite so that his parts can he /
properly and normally readjusted"
1t is certain that the efforts TO prv
Bryan from Wilson by giving out the |
Joline letter and the anti-Bryan eX-
tracts from the Wilson speech before
the Virginia Society in New York have
FALLEN Hat The Wilson men and
Bryan are still on terms of thickest
friendship, and, while Bryan men, like
National Committeeman JOseDhus Dan |
fels. would not undertake to quote Mr.
Bryan, they left the most Tangible i'm |
presslons upon their listeners that Mr. |
Bryan at the proper time will come ont |
openly for Wilson.