THE U.S. PRESIDENCY.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIV, Issue 71, 16 November 1912, Page 5

THE U.S. PRESIDENCY.

THE TARIFF QUESTION. (By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (United Press Association.) New York, November 15. C. J. Pugsley, closely associated with the Democratic campaign, states that the tariff is unlikely to be much altered as the result of Dr. Wilson’s election, Certain readjustments are pending, but a wholesale revision is not contemplated. A CHIVALROUS OPPONENT. At one stage of thp campaign, when Champ Clark was leading for tne Democratic nomination, Dr. Wilsons friends began to give up hope. Mrs. Wilson tells the story“ There was a time when we felt dubious f about this, and despaired of success. '1 lungs looked so dark on Friday night, when Mr. Clark achieved a majority, that Dr. Wilson sent a message to Mr. McCombs (his campaign manager) releasing the Wilson delegates, and asking him to tell them they were not to vote for him any longer if they felt they ought to vote for someone else. Dr. Wilson thought that it was all ended, and wo tried to pretend to think wo were glad it was so. My husband said, ‘Now we can see Atyda.ll again.’ That’s the place in the Wadsworth county of England, where we spent four months five years ago, and have longed to see it again. Dr. Wilson showed the correspondents a paintini’- of a charming scene, and said, ‘That’s the place.’ When he received positive information that he had been nominated the Governor said, ‘Well, 1 (mess we won’t get to Rydall this year.’” McCombs, it appears, amply tore up the telegram, and allowed his man to emerge triumphant on the iGth ballot. And when Woodrow V ils~.ii got the nomination by 990 votes againa. Champ Clark’s 84, an army of reporters from all parts of the States (lunged down upon his beautiful summer homo at Sea Girt, New Jersey, and camped upon his lawn, so that they might adequately, perform the task of writing up for their millions of readDr. Wilson’s wife is an artist, who lias distinguished herself in portraiture. They have three daughters, one of whom, Miss Jessie Woodrow Wilson, is a member of the National Board ot the Young Women’s Christian Association. She had intended to become a missionary, but was dissuaded by friends, and*has contented horsed with settlement work in Philadelphia. Another daughter, Miss Eleanor Ranclolph Wilson, has inherited her mother’s artistic ability. Dr. Wilson has filled the office of‘ elder of the Presbyterian Church at Princeton. During his professorship himself by his success in coaching the famous football team of that institution when it defeated the University of Pennsylvania by the score of 10 to 2, and overwhelmed Amherst by 39 to 9.