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Show 'PERFECTLY ! DELIGHTED' Thus Spoke Wilson on Learning of His Success Sagirt, X. J., July 2. Governor Wilson was seated on the vcrenda ' of the Little Whito House with "Mrs. ' Wilson and his daughters when he received news of his nomination from his managers. "The honor is as great as can come to any man by the nomination of a party," he said, "especially under un-der the circumstances. I hope F appreciate ap-preciate it at its true value; but just at this moment, I feel the tremendous tremend-ous responsibility it Involves even more than f feel tho honor 'T hope with all my heart that the party will never have reason to regret re-gret it" Sea Girt. N. j, July 2. Governor Gover-nor Wilson was in the bath tub when the reporter burst Into the executive home and shouted "Governor, Ullnoia baa gone to you." Thcrp vere sounds of vigorous splashing within the bathroom but no other response. The governor's three daughters danced with delight when they heard the news A moment mo-ment later the governor sent word to the reporters that he was "perfectly "per-fectly delighted" After the governor had finished his bath, he came out t the newspaper newspa-per men on the lawn. "II has occurred to me." he said, addresseing the reporters, "that you may bavo wondered why I have not shown more emotion during the convention con-vention proceedings, that some of you must have thought I felt so cocksure of the result that I took tho details us a matter of fact. N'olhlng could be further from the truth My omotlon Is so deep that It cannot effervesco and I feel more solemn as the nomination draws closer "1 feel that the delegates at Baltimore Balti-more In voting for me are voting not for a man but a principle. I feel that they believe I represent them and not mysedf. Under a responsibility so gTeat, I could not find it in my heart to kick up my heels In action." At this moment Joseph P Flamu-ty, Flamu-ty, the governor's secretary, announced an-nounced tho forty-third ballot. "Six hundred and two votes for you, Governor, Gov-ernor, he said. "It looks like business," the governor gov-ernor remarked. Then ho said: "Have you told Mrs. Wilson''" "No sir. I came first to you." "Please tell her at once," he replied- Govornor Wilson was posing for a photograph with his wife! when he was Informed that Underwood had withdrawn. "Well. I declare" said the governor, gover-nor, 'that will give me enough if tho all go to me." Mrs Wilson, whose native state Is Georgia, said: "Tha onlv thing T regret Is that Geoigia did not vote for Mr. Wilson." Goveruoi Wilson said that at one time during the convention he completely com-pletely despaired of leeching the nomination That was on Friday evening eve-ning when Speaker Clark received a majority of the total vote. Governor Wilson then wired to his manager at Baltimore, William F. McCumbs, to release tho Wilson delegates. Mr. McConjbs, according to Governor Gov-ernor Wilson, told the delegates they were released, but they refused to change their voto During the time immediately pro-ceding pro-ceding his nomination, the governor walked back and forth on the lawn, chatting informally with newspaper men and residents of tho town who came to be od hand for a celebration. Mrs Wilson and her daughters had been keeping tally of the steadily increasing in-creasing vote for rile governor When the nomination was officially announced, friends and neighbors, both Republicans and Democrats, came to offer their congratulations and an impromptu reception was held on the lawn. Militia officers at the statu rifle range near here deserted their practice prac-tice and came ovor to Bhake the nominee's nom-inee's hand. A mile away a brass band had been held In readiness at Manasquan, aud It was immediately dispatched to the Wilson cottage when news came of tne' governor's nomination. The govornor played his golf alone this morning and did not even I icp a score. He returned to the cottage about the time the convention resumed re-sumed its session |