The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-09-22
WILSON IS NOT To-
STUMP COUNTRY
FIRST SPEECH SATURDAY
president to Carry Out Plans
Already Tentatively Made
For Speeches.

TUT SpeeCneS.
Long Branch, N. j., Sent. 10
PRESIDENT Wilson announced tonight
that he has no intention of making
any campaign tour, but that he win
carry out plans already Tentatively
made for several speeches on public
questions before non-partisan organ
izations. This announcement follow
ed conference between Mr.. Wilson
and Vance Mccormick, chairman Of
the Democratic National Committee
6oth the President and Mr.. McCor-
mick expressed indignation over
stories printed to the effect that as
result Of uneasiness over the Re-
publican campaign Mr.. Wilson had
changed his plans and would stum,
the country.
secretary Tumulty authorized the
following statement:
The President has no intention -,
making any campaign tour. He does
not intend to change the program AL
ready agreed upon by those in charge
or his campaign to accept invitations
from non-partisan ORGANIZATIONS to
dlcuss political questions"
In addition to the speeches in diff
ferent parts of the country the Presj-
dent plans to make addresses on tbe
porch OF Shadow Lawn to delegations
from various States who will call
upon him. The first of these speeches
VIII be made Saturday afternoon to
q delegation of business men with
whom Mr.. Wilson will discuss the
record of business legislation made
by his administration.
President Plans Addresses.
Chairman Mccormick arrived here
late today with portfolio filed with
letters from Democratic leaders and
invitations from political and non
political organizations. He urged
that as many as possible be accepted
With Chairman Mccormick, the
president planned to the general
trend Of his addresses. In them he
Will avoid personalities and confine
himself strictly to pressing public
questions. Among other things he
will discuss the settlement of the re-
Gently threatened railroad strike.
which Charles E. Hughes has made
an issue in the campaign.
The President displayed his inter-
ton of taking an active personal in
terest in his campaign. From now
on, administration officials said. the
Democrats will push the campaign as
vigorously as possible Plans are al
ready being made for sending several
cabinet members into the Middle
West and all doubtful States to re-
cite the record of the President and
the Democratic congress
Gets New York Returns.
The President met Mr.. Mccormick
at the railroad station here within a
short time after Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
returned from Columbia. S. c.,
where they attended the funeral OF
the Presidents sister. Mr.. McCor-
mick remained at Shadow Lawn
overnight. Early returns from the
New York State primaries were tele-
phoned to Shawdow Lawn tonight.
Preparation of the speech the
President will deliver next Monday
at Baltimore before the convention
OF the National Grain Dealers Asso-
citation has been begun. In it Mr..
Wilson will refer particularly to the
rural credits bill passed by congress.
In addition to discussing politics
with Mr.. Mccormick the President
today gave time to selecting mem
bers OF the tariff commission, the
shipping board, the board createR by
the ,eight-hour law for railroad en-
ployes and the board to carry out the
provisions of the working mems COM
pensation law. He is expected 80
name some Of them within a few