The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-09-15
FIGHT TO FOLLOW LINES
OF ACCEPTANCE SPEECH
Stress Will be Laid on Nations Pros.
perity and Plans for Industrial Pre-
(. paredness"-wiIl Not Enter into
Personalities-Henry Ford viii Sup.
port wiIsOn-WiIl be No Politics in
Speech to be Delivered in St. Louis.

Long Branch, N. j., Sept. i5.-The
part President Wilson is to take in
the campaign for his reelection was
discussed iiere today by the President.
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo.
Postmaster General Burleson and Sec
retary Tumulty. The plans, it was an.
nounced tonight, will be put into final
shape at a meeting here Monday be,
tween President Wilson, Vance Nc
Cormick. chairman of the Democratic
national committee, and Homer S.
Cummings, head of the speakers bu-
real Of the national committee.
win Accept Hughes Challenge.
The President will not begin his
"porcle campaign" at Shadow Lawn
until next week. In the meantime he
will write a number of letters to
Democratic candidates in doubtful
states. Although he has definitely de.
cided to make no speeches away from
here except before non-partisan or
ganiSations, his political advisers said
today the President expected to be
able to get his views before the coun-
try effectively.
A decision has been reached that
the campaign for the reelection of
the President will follow closely the
lines of his speech of acceptance.
Through speeches to delegations here
and through letters he will amplify
points made in that address, and will
accept the challenge Of Charles E.
Hughes, the Republican nominee, on
the issue created by the settlement OF
the recently threatened railroad strike.
Not to Enter Into Personalities.
Mr.. Wilson also has decided to avoid
as much as possible and
devote himself strictly to telling of
the achievements of his administration
and to attacks on the Republican
party
The President will dwell particular
ly on the prosperity Of the country
asd on his plans for the industrial |
OF the country to meet |
the problem which he expects will de-
velop after the close of the European
war.
In this connection it became known |
today that as soon as Congress con
venes in December he will make fur !
ther efforts to have passed bill all
lowing American exporters to utilize |
common selling agencies abroad A
threatened filibuster prevented the |
passage of a similar measure by Con
gress during the closing days of the
last session.
No Politics in st. Louis Speech.
President Wilson made tentative !
plans tonight for leaving here next
night for st. Louis to address
an association of underwriters. His
speech on that occasion win be de-
voted almost entirely to business. 1t |
is possible, however, that the trip may
be cancelled if there should be sud
den turn for the worse in the condi-
tion Of Mrs. Anne E. Howe, his sister,
who is critically ill at New London, |
Conn.
The presidential yacht Mayflower is
being kept off Sandy Hook, forty
minutes by automobile from here. so
that the president can hurry to New
London il necessary.
The president spent the afternoon
playing golf at Spring Lake, near here.
with Mrs Wilson.
FORD For Wilson.
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