The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-10-15
Wilson Non Is Sure
He Wilde Reelected
Asks Pennsylvanians to live Him Support for Con-
gress-Attacks Colonel Roosevelt and
"Old Guard"

LONG BRANCH. y. j., Oct. Is
Speaking to a crowd which packed the
terrace in front OF the summer White
House. President Wilson yesterday aft
ernoon prophesied his reelection, at
tackled Colonel Roosevelt for surrender
ing his progressive principles to reac-
tionary interests. and asked for the
election OF a Democratic Congress TO
ment.
publican party in the most severe Ian
guage he has yet used as still under
the complete control OF reactionartes
and special interests.
Fully 1--WE thousand persons were pres
ent, the largest audience the President
has had at Shadow Lawn since the
speech Of acceptance.
II was Pennsylvania Day. and be-
tween three and four thousand Pennsyl-
vanians tourneyed to Shadow Lawn in
eight special trains.
The delegation standards were mass
ed on two sides OF the porch where the
besides the regular party emblems.
these three attracted particular atten-
ton:
,,nPennsylvania womsnrs woodrow
wilson League.
Pennsylvania Germans OF Berks
County All for wilson"
Don't Worry. Wilson, for Hecktown
Is With You"
The President was greeted In the
name OF Pennsylvania by A. Mitchell
who was introduced by National Chair
man Vance Mccormick.
Sees Distrust Of Root.
In expressing his complete confidence
in the result In November, the President
referred to the defeat OF the proposed
new constitution for New York, which
was framed by the convention over
which Elihu Root presided.
IF you want to know how New York
is going this time" he said. look up
the records Of what II did to the con-
stitution." He declared that, the State
defeated the constitution. which he de-
scribed as "tolerably good" by an un-
heard-of majority, "not upon a careful
examination Of what the constitution
contained. but upon the universal repute
Of those who had proposed the con-
stitution."
The audience appreciated especially
the scarcely yelled references to Colonel
Roosevelt. The Colonel's name was not
used, but the applause that greeted the
Il. R.puSes Gst HSrY
showed that there was no doubt In tho
minds Of the listeners as to the speak
er's meaning. The FIRST reference to the
Colonel came in Mr. Wilson's opening
comparison between political conditions
In Pennsylvania and those In New
Jersey at the time he became governor.
Speaking OF Vance McCormick's cam
paign for the governorship Of Pennsyl-
vanla. the President said:
There were allied with Mr.. McCor.
In (,,l
interests" He hesitated a moment, and
then added: Not then discredited,' .
The crowd caught the reference, and
there vas a roar OF laughter.
Back to the Machine.
A moment later the President made a
more direct attack by saying;
"At that time certain gentlemen who
/ hope, have not forgotten that gallant
night. allied themselves with Progressive
Democrats, and undertook to rescue the
State OF Pennsylvania from the infiu-
ence which had held her back from be.
ing a full partner With the other States
OF the Union In going forward with a
new spirit Of progress and Of enterprise
And now, you see what happened.
'They have Joined their fortunes with
the very machine which they were Their
trying to berak up. They have done
what at that time they would have sail
was a betrayal or every interest OF the
State of Pennsylvania"
In his continued attack on the reuc
tionary element in the Republican party
the President made what was construed
as a direct thrust at Walter u. Edge
New Jersey. Describing the "silen
government" OF the State, which h,
declared he had driven from power Will,
governor, the President asserted tina