The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-12-27
President Intends TO Make Thirty-fi.e
Speeches While He Returns
Home From Cali
fornia.
BIGa1raasPR1NG JUNKEI
His First Swing Around the Circle
Wjl be Made in Bee Line
to the capl-

iBv John Edwin Neyin, United Press
Staff Correspondent
WAS HINGTON, Dec. 26.-President
Wilson is planning to give personal
account of his stewardship to the peo-
pie. it leaked out tonight. He Will
make his first swing around the
circle" in less than three months.
Starting at San Francisco he will
make upwards of thirty-five speeches
enroute home to Washington. In
these he viii appeal to the people in
connection with ali the various allega-
tions that have been made charging
him as leader OF the party In power,
I'm the nation with dsreiction OF duty.
He Will give his own side of all pat
ronage rows. Ever since his election,
the president has been held close to
Washington by the particularly con-
tinuous session of congress. He is de-
termined there shall he no extra ses-
sion next summer. He plans to take
the opportunity full year before the
next national congress to make his
own record for the benefit Of his own
party. AZ
Starting from this city on the even
ing of March ), the president. accom-
panied By nearly every member OF his
offfciaT family viii go direct to Nor
folk There he will board the battle
snip New York. He will review the
international fleet that will gather
there for the trip that is to dedicate
the Panama canal and will then head
the procession straight down the coast
through the Panama canal and up the
Pacific coast. The first stop will be
at San Diego. From there he will go
to San Pedro. the port Of Los Angeles.
and il present tentative plans are per-
fected, his first speech will be made
in Los Angeles.
But the real political efforts will
not be forthcoming until after he
starts back east. II present plans can
be worked out, SO that he can spare
the time. he will speak in Salt Lake,
Denver, Omaha, Minneapolis, st. Paul,
Chicago, Cleveland and certain other
eastern cities yet to be selected.
Ever since the announcement was
made that the president would visit
=
been deIuged with Invitations to make
speeches enroute home. Up to the
present these invitations have been
held under consideration, but it is
stated by those persons who are
closest in the confidence of the execu-
tive that attacks made upon him by
his political opponents and by certain
,bar orf.. har dnfa
mined him TO have his own say. So
lie will, il present plans work out, de-
fen9 not only the party policies that
have been enacted into the nations
laws, but his own course on every
great question that has been the sub
ject OF debate since he assumed Of
fee
Up to the present time President
Wilson has travelled less since his
term began than any other president
since Cleveland. He has saved prac-
tically the entire allowance for trav-
cling expenses But the exigencies OF
the situation, resulting from the Euro
pean war which have threatened the
success OF the San Francisco exposi-
lion. have made Il necessary for him
10 do his part in making the show Il
success. Enroute home he will essay
real swing around the circle. and
according to those most In his conf
dence. he will at that time open the
next presidential campaign by outlin-
ing what he believes should be the IS
sues. Only one thing can interfere
with this plan That will he deyeloD-
ments in the European war which
would require the presence in Wash
fngton Of the president 10 ale in peace
negotiations.