New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-11-15
MARITIME DEMANDS TOCA
Iersev's Farmer Orator" Will
Stick to Senatorshlp Fight.
GOES AFTER BOSS" SMITH
In Letter Challenges Former
Senator to Show if He Is Not
Popular Choice.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Plsinfield, y. J.. Nov. Thames Martina
,he Farmer Orator." who has the s,Innort
# some forty-eight thousand Democratic
voters in his candidacy for United States
senator from New Jersey. issued a spirit ed
letter to-day, i'm which he challenged
former United States Senator James Smith.
ir, who bosses things for the Democratic
machine in New Jersey. to meet him either
in person or through friends. to consider
the reasons why the voice of the people
should be ignored in regard to the selection
of a United States Senator.
Nj Marines letter. which was directed
to MI Smith. said:
NV Dear Senator: ! was amazed to read
Your public declaration of yesterday to
the effect that the recent expression of
the Democratic voters Of the state, pre-
ferring me for United States Senator, had
no meaning and was not binding As the
duly selected choice of over 5000 Demo
era tic voters. who Went to the primaries
and voted for me. l must at once protest
and resent this declaration on your part.
These votes were cast at the same prl-
selected the delegates that nominated our
splendid leader of the new Democracy.
Woodrow Wilson, for whose nomination and
election I was ever as ardent and faithful
a worker as Yourself
MARITIME then declares his principles, and
adds:
You had ample time to present your name
10 the voters after my petitions had neen
prepared and my Platform 6o 81 for2rd e8d
n1ybIicly declare How little the vote IN the
primary meant was shown by the facJ ina /
there were only two candidates, ana one o.
them Frank NJ. McDermit- Cnul now l
have been reluctant 10 credit the report so
widely circulated at the time that you tIau'
directly or Indirectly. influenced Mr.. Nc
ho
The EXPRESS purpose of placing yourself IN
the position of belittling the entire primary
vote by being able to sheer at MI Meier
mit'S candidacy. II you were guilty or thdt
act Won seem to have accomplished your
purpose
Declaring that his service deserves recos-
milton. he disputes MI Smiths right 10
oppose him. saying:
You say that if your friends think YOU
should enter the race against me for the
Senate tou will do and II you do declde
to enter II the majority OF the caucus VIII
give you the nomination. l dispute your
right to speak for the Legislature. chal-
Ienge YOU. either in person, or through any
of your friends, 10 meet me in public debate
10 consider the reasons why the voice OF
the people as EXPRESSED at the primaries.
Shrould be ignored. I viii meet you either
at Newark. or anywhere else in the state:
or before a joint meeting of the Legs
latuTe. and in the presence of the new
leader of our party. GoVeruOr-elect Wilson.
! stand squarely committed and pledged
70 vote for and support measures intended
70 give the people their rights: and against
any further entertainments by privilege or
the special interests a Washington. Your
public record as q member of the United
States Senate is. of course. your platform
and your claim to recognition. We can
debate our relative positions, either on the
rostrurn, or if YOU prefer, we can do it
through the newspapers. as DR.. Wilson and
George L. Record so successfully did in the
late campaign. But I shall insist that we
meet in the open Dr. Wilson has we'll said
Insist upon il that there is nothing CON
ceivable about the government that is pri-
Tate"; and so I insist
Mr.. Marines letter was supplemented
by a statement from Calvin E. Brodhead,
who has been elected to the Assembly
from Union County, in which he asserts
that the Democratic party is bound to sup
port Mr.. MARITIME and that his vote will be
cast for him. Assemblymen Davidson and
Agnew of Hudson. also came out in favor
Of the Farmer Orator yesterday.