The story of Woodrow Wilson’s 1916 Shadow Lawn campaign for president began a year earlier when the Asbury Park Press broke a story stating, “TRENTON, Oct. 13. – It became known here today that a delegation from New Jersey will wait upon President Wilson at the White House at 10 o’clock Friday morning to urge him to make his summer home in this state next year.

“The delegation will be headed by Congressman Thomas J. Scully of the Third district, and they will request the president to make his…