Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-09-01
WILSON CONSU[TS
LEADERS IN EARLY
VISIT TO CAPITOL
Apparently Satisfied with Out.
look In Arranging Strike
Troubles
GOES TO LONG BRANCH TO
/ Be TOLD OF NOMINATION
Expects To Sign Eight Hour
I Bill Slndav---Due In Ken
lucky Monday Morning
By Robert J. Bender.

(United Press staff correspondent
Washington, Sept. 1.-If settlement
of the railroad controversy isn't one
of the things President Wilson will
have to talk about at his notification
party in Long Branch tomorrow, it
won't be because he didn Z work hard
at it today.
The president went to the office of
Chairman Newlands Of the senate inter-
state commerce committee and went
over with the latter the "strike preven-
ton" bill which Newlands planned to
introduce today After approving this.
he went to his rooms off the senate
chamber.
The president remained there less
Senator Kern. Apparently satisfied
with the outlook, he left at 1910 for
the White House.
Departure for Long Branch at
clock loomed ahead all day and there
was always the chance of tangle that
would make all his peace efforts use
less.
The president hopes to find an eight
hour day bill ready for his signature
when he gets back to Washington Sun
day. He will have the signature ready
Although the program agreed on by
house and senate leaders to the joint
sessions Of congress Tuesday, he ipdi-
Gated today willingness to accept the
emergency legislation which the rail-
road workers say will avert strike and
which many of the railroad heads -
though not all by any ineans-say is not
Objectionable to them.
There was some hope even that the
bill might be passed by noon tomorrow
and delivered to the president by spe-
cial messenger for his signature in
Long Branch tomorrow night, SO that it
would actually be law before midnight
Saturday.
Goes to Long Branch.
| Accompanying the president this aft
ernoon on the trip to Long Branch will
be Mrs. Wilson, Secretary Tumulty and
DR.. Grayson. Most of the cabinet Of
ficials win attend the notification cere-
monies also as will some members of
congress, including Speaker Clark.
Mrs Grayson and Miss Helen Woodrow
Bones, the presidents niece, left early
today to motor to Tahe shore.
The president will reach West End,
N. j., at s:45 tonight Advance infor-
nation indicates great crowd will
greet him there and II is likely the
president may make brief address of
greeting TO his fellow Jerseymen. To-
morrow morning he will be in confer
ence with democratic leaders. At 1p.
m. he will entertain the democratic
national committee, together with other
prominent guests, including the Amer
lean members of the Mexican peace
commission at luncheon.
Following his address Of acceptance,
the president and Mrs. Wilson will hold
q reception.
The party win leave for Washing
ton in The evening, reaching here Sun
day morning. He will be here only a
few hours, leaving for Hodgenville, KY,
at l0:30 a. m. He win reach the birth
place of Lincoln at 11:30 a. m. Monday,
starting for Washington the same after
noon after concluding his speech there
He will return Tuesday morning and
leave again Thursday for Atlantic City
where he plans to address suffrage
convention September 8. He will remain
in Washington between and after these
trips until after congress adjourns. Inn
mediately after the session ends he will
leave for Long Branch and establish
himself in the summer White House un-
fiji the election is over.