Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1916-01-24
WILSON CAMPAIGN
WILL SMOKE OUT
]. CRITICS OF POLICY
Roosevelt and Bryan Expected
90 Add to Weeks Polit-
icaI Developments.

WASHINGTON, Jan. "A week of
politics opened today. Political pots
of Democrats, Republicans and Pro-
gressiyes We're bubbling. Politicians,
parties and legislation were involved.
The chief political development
scheduled was the appearance of
President Wilson "on the stump in
behalf of his preparedness plans. He
will make the first of his appeals Ito
the country Thursday night al New
York. While he is planning to escheW
politics in this speech, ana also dur
ing his Middle Western tour next
week, his speech -makinE plan was
pregnant with political erect.
Before the president today was laid
The itinerary for his trip next week
into what the administration regards
as the heart of anti-preparedness ter
Titory
President Wilson decided today to
include st. Louis in the itinerary of
The Middle Western trip. He will
visit st. Louis on the morning of Feb
ruary on the way back to Washing
ton from Topeka, Kansas. The addi-
tlon of st. Louis means that he will
make eight formal addresses during
the trip.
General Policy Put Forward.
The political aspects of the presi-
dents trip are expected to be en-
phasized in his eXhortationS to the
public to support the general idea of
increasing the nations defenses-not
the exact program recommended to
Congress, but the general policy.
Speeches on the Mexican situation are
expected to deepen the political tinge
to his appearance before the country
Another important political develop
ment of the week is meeting at Chi
cago of Republican leaders to make
preliminary arrangements for the ma
tional convention. Still another is the
movement under way by Progressive
Republican senators and representa-
tives to affect a working agreement
for progressive legislation in Con
gress, working toward Progressive
control of the national convention
platform and nominee.
Colonel Roosevelt also may enter
the political arena this week He is
being urged to speak at Chicago on
preparedness.
w. J. Bryan will soon begin 4
speeehmaking tour against the ad-
mlnistration and all other prepared
ness movements if plans of peace ad-
yocates carry. He has told them he
will do what is asked of him in that
direction.
President Wilson, apparently re
freshed by his two-day trip down the
Potomac aboard the naval yacht
Mayflower, today began tho task of
clearing up all pending routine bust
ness preparatory to starting on his
speech making trip.
The president had business and So
cial engagements which were expected
to keep him busy from now until
he leaves for New York. 1t called for
conferences today with members of
Congress, a cabinet meeting tomor-
row and several dinner engagements
Except for an unexpected visit to
Yorktown the trip down tho river with.
Mrs. Wilson was uneventful. The
president spent most of the time
working on his speeches.
Invitations Pouring In.
More invitations to speak in the
Middle West and on later trips were
received at the White House today,
and the president replied TO all saying
he wanted to visit as many cities as
possible, but was uncertain about his
exact plans. AT the request of Sena-
tors Stone and Reed, the president de-
cided to visit st. Louis as we'll us
Kansas City.
Secretary Wilson and Senator Oil
yer asked the president 10 speak at a
banquet of the Pennsylvania StHte
Society at Philadelphia this month or
next; Representative SABBATH, of HI
nois, asked him to speak before the
Industrial Club, of Chicago, during his
stop there; Mayor w. J. Pierpont, of
Savannah, Ca, wanted him to visit
the South; Senator Chiffon, Of West
virginia, invited him TO speak in
Wheeling: Representative Keating, of
Colorado, asked him to visit Pueblo,
and committee from Baltimore IN
vited him to speak there.
Senator Tilman and members OF the
South Carolina congressional delega-
ton invited the president to speak be-
fore the South Carolina legislature.
Representative Gallivan asked him to
visit Boston.
President Wilson wants the meet
ipgs at which he will speak TO be open
to the general public as FAR as pos
sible. The committees in charge have
been notified that the president does
not desire entertainments of poltl-
cal character arranged for HIM
Most of the meetings VIII be
arranged by chambers of commerce or
boards of trade. but the president IS
desirous that attendance he not re
strcted to members of these organ
izations In some Instances, however,
this probably will be impossible.
The object of the president in max
ing the trip, White House officials
said. Is to speak to the average citizen
In the Middle West.
Al st. Louis the president will speaN
at breakfast given in his honor by
the business mems association.