The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-25
JERSEY B0ITERS
ATTACK SMITH
HEARST DlssENTERs IN DEMO
CRATIC CONVENTION LAST
APRiLIN LONG ADDRESS
RAKE VI OLD SCANDALS.
FORMER SENATOR is
BLAMED.


From tl;e Iew York IEer.ld3
Democratic state convention in Tren
tom. " j.. on Agsii IL lass trey up
pointed . committee 20 prepare ~ ad
dress setting forth their reasons. Yes
terday the address was made public
in NewarN under the caption Can Out
ragged Democracy.
The document Is addressed TO the
Democrats .of the State OF New Jer
zey." and is signed by representatives
OF eighteen of the twenty counties OF
the State. some OF whom are leading
Democrats of their sections. Among
I them are Colonel E. l.. Price. OF Els
sex county, chairman of h commit.
tee which prepared the address, and
a member-at-large OF the regular State
Democratic committee: John a. Smith.
OF Camden; John T. French, OF 1Atlan-
tic City: Edgar Conrow, leader of Bur
lington: orIne State Senator John r.
Foster, of Hunterdon: Herman A.
NewboId, of Morris, and Paul Breen.
OF Passaic county.
In what the address refers 10 Is a
review of the "~wreckins'' of Democ-
racy, a long story of alleged outrages
by or at the dictation of the party
leaders is given. and the blame for the
plot by which the regular owen
ton was controlled is laid on the.
shoulders of former Senator James
Smith. Jr., and the same old band"
The boilers, among whom We're all
the signers of the address. We're all
Hearst men. and the greater part of
their paper is devoted to a personal
attack upon former Senator Smith.
They go back to the time when the
State government was in control of
the Democratic party, dig up and re-
hearse all the old political scandals,
and bring to public attention all the
things which the better element of
Democracy has been trying for years
to put in the background and forget
for the good of the party OF the pres
ent day, which is seeking to present a
united front for the coming election.
The address reiterates the charges
hat the Hearst men were forcibly ex-
cluded from the State convention, and
continues:
Democrats of New Jersey, the fore
going is a condensed story of the be-
trayal of the party you love. From it
you may learn to what depths treach-
cry Outlines descends. In it's perusaI
you will learn that sometimes unprin-
cipled men, in the race for place, pow
er and pelf, strike down the most SAL
cred rights of their fellow men. The
task set for us by the convention of
true Democrats at Trenton has not
one of pleasure; but we have
tried to do our duty as we understand
that duty. Naught is here set down
in malice, and we have understated
than o~yerstated the facts. Our
whole desire, as was the desire of the
convention whose representatives we
are, has been to acquaint the rank and
file Of the Democracy of New Jersey
with the reasons not only for the pres
ent disorganized and defeated condi-
ton of the party in the State, but for
scandals which have been associat-
ed in the public mind with our con-
yention and other organized proceed
4
How much longer will you submit
to the destructive Vaccinations of the
men who have no sympathy with the
Of the real Democracy of
country? When will you arise in
your might and rescue from the con-
-rol of trust magnates and corpora
lion attorneys the party in which you
have had such pride in other days
to which you must look now and
hereafter for relief from unjust bur
and enlightened and peaceful
progressive government? We
iare to hope the time has come when
will join with those whose COM
we hold in an effort to turn
rascals out"
I'm this spirit and with this hope
We ask your thoughtful consideration
# the condition of the Democratic
party of New Jersey"
Senator Bate, Of Tennessee, is a pas t
ionate lover Of tobacco, yet the cigar s
e carries in his mouth is always I'm ]