New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-09-29
His Speeches in Five Cities
Will Be More political"
than in Past.
PILGRIMAGES NOT
THOUGHT A SUCCESS
President Feels Foes Are
disappearing Adam
son Law Attitude.

Long Branch, n. j., Sept. 2S.-Presi-
dent Wilson has at last yielded to his
campaign managers regarding the ne
cessity Of a "stumping tour" In ad-
dition to confirming dates for the Presi-
dent TO speak in Buffalo the latter part
Of October and in New York City some
time during the month, it was an
nounced at the executive Offices to-day
that the Presidents addresses would be
more political" than they have been
in the past. Outside speeches already
scheduled include Omaha and India
nepolis, with Chicago tentative.
Twice before the Democratic Ma
tional Committee has laid out plans for
Presidential speaking trip, 10 which
President Wilson refused TO accede,
holding it was not compatible with the
dignity Of his Office, and instead, at his
request, the Shadow Lawn campaign
was determined upon. the President
receiving" various state delegations
and addressing them. While these pill
grimages cannot yet be said to have
really begun, Democratic managers are
already becoming skeptical of the re-
suits.
Too Great a Burden.
They maintain it is too much of 8
burden to put on the party organiza-
ton in distant states to ask them 10
arrange journeys to Shadow Lawn.
They feel not only that the money,
none too plentiful this year anyway
might be spent in states where 1t IS
needed, but it is the President who
should come TO them. They are I'M
patient with precedents that would give
all the advantage of the campaign 10
his opponent and limit him purely to
the defensive, but to their appeals the
President until now has turned deaf
ear.
In his speech on Saturday those close
10 the President say he will, while In
dulging in no personalities, return blow
for blow in the criticisms Mr. Hughes
and others have made of him. lie is
getting impatient, particularly at what
he feels is misrepresentation of the
Administration on the Adamson law.
II is probable that his Saturday speech,
therefore, will be an even more vigor-
Gus defence Of that measure than that
of week ago.
President Wilson has been reluctant
to believe, it is understood. that the
Republicans would make the eight-hour
law the chief issue, but now that they
have done so he realizes that a change
in his campaign plans is necessary. The
Administration cannot stand merely on
the defen sive with regard to that meas
ure. as with the Federal Reserve or
rural credits law. The method of its
passage prevents that, while the unrc-
deemed promises of the President as to
further legislation 10 give justice 10
the railroads and prevent similar oc-
currences in the future need 10 be am
plihed and reasserted.
Mccormick Sees Tumultv
Chairman Vance Mccormick has had
much 10 do with changing the Presl-
dents views. After his conference at
Shadow Lawn last night the chairman
this morning conferred with Secretary
Tumuty. As he left the executive Of
fees he said he believed the tide had
turned definitely toward the President
and predicted that Hughes would begin
TO lose ground.
In letters TO Miss Leona Larrabee, Of
Portland, Ore, and TO Howard ). VIII
Jams, president Of a young mems bust
ness club at Jackson, Miss, President
Wilson again echoed his stand on sui
frage and business.
lie deplored the partisan use TO which
the suffrage cause was being put and
expressed the hope that Oregon women
would not thus be inundated. Some
thing Of the che kept US out Of war"
attitude was also evident III the Presl-
dents assertion that the question
about TO be determined is whether we
shall keep the nation upon its present
terms OF peace and goodwill to the
world, or turn 20 radical changes OF
policy which may alter the whole aspect
Of the nations life"
Replying to an invitation for an extra
speech by the President on one of his
Middle Western trips, Secretary Tu-
multy wrote tonight that no plans
were being made for any rear-platform
speeches.
A suggestion has been made here
that "Wilson Day" be celebrated be-
fore election in all parts Of the coun-
try, the President TO write message
for the occasion. The plans, however,
have not been finally approved by Mr..
Wilson.
The President accepted an invitation
to-day TO review the 4th New Jersey
Regiment at Sea Grit on Saturday. The
review will be held near the house in
which he lived in the summer while
Governor OF New Jersey. Monday af-
ternoon he will have a conference with
Representative Patten, of New York.
To-day the President discussed po-
litical questions with Miss Ida Tarbell.
and late this afternoon received a
group of moving picture operators, who