Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-08
PRESIDENT SEEKS NO
PERSONAL ADVANTAGE
Frowns on Boom for 1915 Started
by His Friends in New
Jersey.
TUMULTY WRITES LEITE
Generosity of Suggestions Appreci-
ciated, but Whole Idea Is Incon-
sistent With Whole Thought and
Spirit-No Endorsements Sought.


WASHINGTON. September 7.-Presi
dent Wilson has again let II be known
that ii would be an embarra ssmcnt tc
him should his personal friends in New
Jersey start n boom for him for the
presidential nomination next year Be-
sides that, tho President let's il be
known that he does not wish to CAPT
talize the present "eXtraordinary situa
ton" by seeking personal advantage
The Presidents views are made
known through a letter Secretary Tu-
muliy to-day wrote to Sheriff Eugene
kinkead of Hudson county, y. j.. hut
there is said to he no doubt that the
President was aware of the contents Of
the letter, which empha sizes that the
President will do nothing TO promote
his own interests fer the presidential
fight next year Resolutions indorsing
the President were recently passed by
the Kentucky Democrats in state con-
vention and by Wisconsin Democrats
in the Tenth Congressional District Of
that State. In each instance no sug
sestion was made frNm the White
House or any enc connect. 81 there that
The hi~orsemcEts N'.G'd he welcome.
ENDORSEMENTS NOT SOUGHT
BY wHrC'i HOUSE
Endorsements of this kind are not OBJ
though not sought by any one there.
There is pointed out a distinction be
tween the efforts of personal friends In
New Jersey, planned in advance, and
the EFFORTS OF admirers elsewhere, who
have tot communicated with AIS one in
the y" hite House, nnd proceed volun-
t2rily w!;h whateva.' action they take,
The president is ALSO uhIV"lo ii 10
object strongly to the booming of per-
sonal friends at a time when "extraor-
binary" things are happening. and
when the Indications point to the Pres
ident holding strong place in the
hearts OF his coUntrymen.
Sheriff kinkead wrote Secretary
Tumulty inviting Mr.. Tumulty to be
present at a meeting which was de-
signed to indorse the President and
boom things for him.
MIR. TUMULTY'S LETTER
TO MIR. kISKEAD.
Nj. Tumulty's letter to Mr.. kinkead
is as follows.
II received your letter inviting me
to he present at the meeting of the
Hudson County Democratic Committee
scheduled for September IL, the OBJ
jeCt of which. as YOU state. is the In
dorSemeut of the President. II was my
understanding when we discussed this
matter some weeks ago that the meet
ing YOU had in mind was merely a
meeting OF the HUDSON county DcInO =
cratic Committee, for which you were
anxious to procure the services of SEN
ator Lewis, of Illinois, as the speaker.
Il had talk with the President
about this matter and he deeply appre-
ciatcs the generosity of these sugges
lions. hut New Jersey is his own Sta te.
the men who would act in this matter
are his own personal friends and he
feels that 1t might seem as II he were
| taking advantage of the extraordinary
situation now existing 10 gain some
personal advantage through such an
expression of confidence by them.
LAS I said In my letter to state Chair
man Grosscup a year ago. this would
he inconsistent with his whole thought
and spirit and he shrinks from II as
from something that would cmbarrass
him rather than help him.
Il feel confident that YOU Will I'M
derstaud the spirit in which he SAYS
this. and that In urging the Democrats
Of Hudson County not 10 no this he is
not ahating In the least his deep appre-
citation. OF course If your meeting has
no connection with an Endorsement Of
the President and is one TO be held
under the auspices OF the Democratic
County Committee and shall! be parti-
cipated in by all factions in hudson
County, | viii gladly aid YOU in procur-
ing as a speaker the services OF either
senator James or senator Lewis