Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-09-28
| HAVE ARRIVED IN
POLITICS, SAYS
WILSON
"But | Am Battling for Principle
and. Win or Lose, viii
Continue the Fight"

NEW YORK. Sept. 2S.-"l feel that
! have arrived in American politics"
This was the humorous utterance to-
DAY Of Governor Woodrow Wilson, the
Democratic nominee for the presiden-
cv during short talks he gave reporters
who awoke him at his hotel After he
had talked TO the reporters he went
back TO bed. tired out with his long
New England campaign and expecting
to be up late tonight at the dinner to
he given to National Chairman Nc
Combs. He expected during the after
noon to confer with several national
leaders. but no definite plan for these
talks was made
Discussing his New England inva
Sion, the governor said:
Il feel immensely gratfied and en-
couragod by my receptions in New
England was especially impressed
with tine fact that everywhere great
crowds with whom | came in contact
and the people whom met personally
seemed to take il for granted that the
Democratic ticket would be elected.
Tai STRUCK me as being remarkably
significant. The size and enthusiasm OF
the CROW DIS that wanted to hear me
speak and see me also impressed me,
and il was gratifying 70 find it 90 in
tcresting
There can be no doubt that they are
thinking seriously, that they are anX-
ious TO find out what ! had 10 say
"Of course, YOU feel that the Demo-
gested
Fighting For Principle"
81 hay, not allowed myself TO form
any conclusion on the subject" was
the prompt answer. 1T viii be the
same TO me whether | win or lose-l
Shall keep on fighting for a principle.
However / feel that | have arrived in
American politics. When l was can
didate for governor Of New Jersey |
thought ! had arrived when a stranger
in a campaign crowd slapped me on the
back and exclaimed: How are you,
Doc%
Il felt sure Of it the other day when
a man in overalls called out to me
when / stood on the rear platform OF
the private car; You're all right,
Woody
Now l know it, for somebody in the
audience al Bridgeport cried out in the
middle Of my speech; Say, you're all
right, Kid
The governor and his party enter
tanned three women on his private car,
Federal" from Bridgeport 10 Stamford
last night They were Mrs, Homer $.
Cummings. wife OF the national com
mitteeman Of Connecticut and two Of
her friends The ladies were scorted
through the car on a sightseeing expe-
dition by the governor himself. who
remarked that all the car needs is the
tender feminine touch TO make II per-
feet"
Looks to me as If it needed the
touch of feminine broom" retorted
Mrs. Cummings
Enthusiastic Committees.
Local committees from all over the
towns in which the governor spoke had
been overseeing the car, boarding it
miles in advance Of their own towns to
assure their candidate that he would
gel = fitting reception, and scattering
cigar ashes and cigarette butts and
burned matches all over the plush car
pet
The governor Will rest in Seagirt to-
morrow. He goes to Atlantic City on
Monday TO attend a conventions and on
Tuesday he will attend the New Jer-
sey Democratic convention at Trenton.
Then he viii leave in the morning and
board his private car for Denver. Colo,
on his second Western tour.