The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-07-08
NJ COMBS GAINS
POPULARITY AS
WILSON LEADER
Likely Pre-Convention Man.
ager Will Have Charge of
Democratic Presidential
Campaign.
GO TO ATLANTIC CITY
TUESDAY FOR COUNCIL
Nominee Will Confer With
Norman Mack; Clark and
Underwood Also VIII At
tend Meeting.
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~ EAGIRT. n. j., July Woodrow
Wilson will go to Atlantic City
1 Tuesday night for the purpose
of holding conference with
Norman L. Mack and other members OF
the national committee. It Is said that
Speaker Champ Clark and Representa-
tive Underwood will attend il they can
get there. The business to DO taken MP
has 70 do with the organization Of the
campaign committee aud the analysis
of the platform 10 be made in the
speech Of acceptance.
Governor WILSON has abandoned his
expressed plan to attend tho meeting
of the national committee in Chicago,
July IS. The candidate said tonight
his wishes concerning the selection OF
officers wonld be made known TO the
committee by Judge Robert s. Huds-
peth, national committeeman from New
jersey, who is his conidant and clos
est personal friend.
Hudspeth to Act.
This change in the original plans has
no significance and is due entirely to
a misunderstanding,
"The men who invited me TO 90 to
Chicago" said Governor Wilson. "in-
timatcd that il was customary for the
nominee TO attend the meeting at which
the permanent organization Was effect
ed. | find now that it will not be nee
essary for me 20 attend personally.
Judge Hudspeth will be my represen-
tative.
"My time is much taken up here and
there is much to be accomplished be.
fore the days of the official notiGca-
ton, which will mark the opening of
the campaign
McCombs's Chances Grow.
The chances of William McCombs TO
be made national campaign chairman
grow stronger every day.
Objections which cannot be over
looked have beer made to both Joseph
f. Davies of Wisconsin and Fred 3.
Lynch of Minnesots. Davies Is a can
lidate for governor in his own state
and could not be as independent OF ac-
ton as bis duties of chairman OF the
campaign would require Mr.. Lynch
S eliminated by reason of his connec-
lion with the railroad interests of
James J. Hill.
Senator John ". KEN was visitor
1t seagirt today.
"Iudiana will 90 for Wilson bv
Dig vote, said Mr.. Kern. 1.-The Dem
,cratlc candidate will win over Taft
md Roosevelt and as many candidates
Is the Republicans put up,
Kern in Conference,
~ came TO Seagirt to talk the sit
iation over generally with Governor
Wilson. We discussed the permanent
organization Of the campaign commit
ee and 1 agree with the governor that
uch man us William F. McCombs
II 4. Mitchell Palmer Of Pennsylvania
hould be selected 70 engineer the tight.
{ must be man thoroughly in SYM
,atby with the Democracy.
Senator Kern stayed with Governor
Wilson so long that he missed the last
rain out OF Sesgirt. He went to
Spring Lake TO spend the night.
The Sunday holiday brought thou
anis Of visitors who camped on the
nwns that surround the "little White
ouse" all day in spite Of heavy fog
hat rolled in from the sea. White
ummer dresses soon became limp but
he curious who did not have an entire
o the house sought shelter under um-
,rcllas and eagerly sought the name
nd identity Of the politicians and more.
intimate friends who came and went.
Third Party.
Edward Lazansky secretary of state
Z New York, was an afternoon visitor.
lie said:
'.Tbe popular acclaim with which
overnor Wilson is being received as
10 Democratic nominee is alone suff-
cut to discount the talk of Roose.
el, and a third party.
Thomas 4. Pence. who had charge of
lie publicity work at the Wilson head
lartcrs in Washington. and w. w.
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