The Washington herald., 1916-09-28
Political Notes

Shadow Lawn, n. j., Sept. N.-Judge
Samuel Seabury, Democratic nominee for
governor of New York. after another
conference with President Wilson, said
before departing today:
The tide Is turning away from Hughes
President Wilson will carry New York.
He added that Mr.. Wilson probably
would speak twice in New York State
during the campaign. Vance Mccormick,
Democratic national committee chairman.
and Walter Lipmann. editor OF the New
Republic, are expected here for confer
ences with the President. a
MIR. Wilson showed deep interest today
In the New Jersey primaries, but had no
comment to make. A woman presented
the President with a four-leaf clover
today which she had found on Shadow
Lawn. telling him it was a good omen for
his reelection.
New York. Sept. T.-Judge Ben Lind
say, of Denver, called at Democratic
headquarters today and at once declared
that President Wilson would carry Colo
rado. Judge Lindsay was formerly a
Progressive leader in that State.
The Progressive vote in Colorado will
be split about 50-5o," said the judge. 1T
is possible that President Wilson may
get the majority of the votes. Edward
p. Costigan, Progressive candidate for
governor in 1912 and again in 1914. has
come out against MIR. Hughes"
New York. Sept. 27.-George w. Per-
kins, former chairman Of the Progressive
party's national committee, today aimed
few broadsides at President Wilson be-
cause Of his speech in Baltimore Monday.
MIR. Perkins, who is now supporting the
candidacy of Charles Evans Hughes,
made the attack through a letter sent to
Joseph Tumulty, secretary to the Presi-
dent
From the beginning TO the end of that
Baltimore speech, its evident intent -
said Mr.. Perkins. was TO make the peo-
pie believe that during the Wilson ad-
ministration vast amount of construc-
tive legislation has been enacted by Con-
gress to promote business interests of
the country. Every weII-informed citizen
knows that nothing OF the sort has been
done
President Wilson," also asserted Mr..
Perkins, has allowed our commercial re-
lations with England to become so tan
gled during the war as to make the
situation almost intolerable for our busi-
ness concerns"
Boston. Mass. Sept. H.-Frederick W.
Mansfield, Of Boston, who had the sup
port Of organized labor and was opposed
by the Democratic State machine, won
the Democratic nomination for governor
in the primaries. over Gen. Charles H.
Cole. Final returns early today showed
Mansf1elds majority to be 6,S7
Mansfield will be opposed for the cleo
ton by the present Republican governor,
Samuel w. Mccall
The Republican State machine got a
setback in the nomination of State Audi
tor AlonZo B. Cook. over its own candl-
date, Joseph H. Brown.
New York, Sept. T.-Frank H. Hitch
cock starts on his third tour of inspec-
ton OF Hughes fences within n few DAYS.
He will 60 TO Chicago first. Then he will
visit the danger zones of the far West
and Southwest
Chairman Weeks, Of the United States
Senatorial Campaign Committee, said to-
day:
Mr.. Hitchcock's advice as to a big
drive for five additional United States
Senators in the far West has been acted
upon. We are waging an aggressive
campaign in Arizona, New Mexico, Ne
oraska, Montana and other States where
we need Senators to make up a Republic