New-York tribune., 1907-01-28
DR.. WILSON'S BACKERS.
AIM At WHITE HOUSE.
So Story Rams at TrentOn-Dryden
.SlumD RumOred.

Trenton. Jan. . (SpecaD.-The story OF
Woodrow Wilson's persistent boom for United
States Senator has curious inside history De
spite the continued and emphatic protests OF
Princeton's president that he must not be con-
sidered i'm connection with The Office. ana his
expressive letter the subject to his old class
mate Charles c. Black, of Jersey City. just be-
fore he sailed for Bermuda, about half Of the
Democratic members Of tie Legislature insist
on voting for him. He cannot be elected under
any circumstances. The Stevens men will never
desert the colonel for Wilson, just as ex-senator
Smith viii never support candidate Robert
Davis wants. Yet the Democratic delegation
from Essex and most OF the men from Passaic
stick 10 the Princetonian. Smith is anxious TO
have Wilson balloted for as long as possible.
The matter was considerable Of a mystery
until few days ago, when the problem began to
be solved. The day when the first ballot of the
two houses was hegun man from Orange ap-
peared at the State House and said he was sent
down by Colonel George Harvey, editor OF the
Harper periodicals and manager Of the house
that has published most Of Wilson's histories.
Harvey was formerly resident of New Jersey,
manager OF a prominent Democratic newspaper
in Newark now defuncD and the State Bank
ing and Insurance Commissioner for several
years
He knew all the Democratic leaders and re-
the late Governor Abbett's staff. From his lieu
tenant and elsewhere it was learned that Har
vey and several prominent Democrats in New
York and the East were al the bottom of
movement TO nominate Wilson for President
next year They consider that Wilson would be
an excellent antidote TO Bryan and Hearst and
the radical element of the Democracy.
II is reported that talk between Colonel
Harvey and ex-senator Smith. who are great
Wilson boom. It was agreed that the Princeton
president should he pushed into political promi-
nence in some way. and that as a candidate for
United States Senator he could be kept before
he people and proclaimed as the next Demo-
cratic candidate for President. Smith thought
there would he little trouble> about it. and
Harvey said, so IL is reported. that he would
spread the movement quietly among the big
Democrats IN New York, and probably in some
Of his Journals Smith is understood to have
seen Wilson on several occasions before the
latter sailed. While he did not get the encour-
agement he hoped for. he decided to the
risk and give his man the Democratic nominal
fion. He even made light Of the Wilson letter
TO Black.
The second week or the Senatorship struggle
promises to he even more exciting than the
first. While there viii not be another ballot
taken until Tuesday. the crowd viii gather to-
morrow and the different factions will do the
hardest work possible The Dryden men win
try TO stem the tide against them and prevent
votes from leaving them, al any rate for a few
days. They still think they are certain to win
in the long run. Dryden's opponents. however
say that the hest the Senator hope for is the
prolongng Of the deadlock until the session
threatens 10 end with no one elected The Dry
den men think that the independents and anti
Dryden advocates Will give In rather than have
the struggle go along another year and result. as
II very likely would, in the election of a Demo-
cratic Legislature and a Democratic Senator.
But The anti-Dryden men apparently not
81 al alarmed. Even If Dryden could succeed
y blocking election and hold over another
year. he would surely he beaten by a Democrat
then. A prominent anti-Dryden leader said to-
day that hundreds of Republicans would prefer
10 take chances with a strong Democrat than be