The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-10-18

Following the news from Hudson county
that Woodrow Wilson must go back there
to speak at meeting presided over by
the Wittpenn forces, so that these men may
be placated over the snubbing which Boss
Davis gave them the first time Wilson
spoke, comes the news that Boss Davis has
gone into private sanitarium until after
the campaign; that the Davis forces are
madden than March hsres over Wilson try
ing to placate the Wittpenn forces, and,
last, the words of Sheriff Harrigan, of
Essex county, that he is out against Will
son with all the Harrigan forces. This
last piece Of news has caused much gloom
in the camp of the Democrats, for Harri-
gan is the man who, two years ago, ran
independently for sheriff and won out In
triangular fight, and that, too. in Re-
publican county. He is one of the old
time Seymour Democrats, the men behind
Seymour when Seymour ran against Muir
ply and was defeated by the treachery of
former United States Senator James
Smith, Jr., fact which Harrigan re-as-
serts. Sheriff Harrigan says:
IT am out against Woodrow Wilson. As
an American citizen / could not be
otherwise. His nomination was secured
In q high-handed, outrageous, fraudulent
manner, and representatives of 6, 900 Dem
ocratic voters In this county were barred
from the boss-ruled convention which
named him as the party candidate for
governor. Myself and those 5000 men
registered protest against bossism at the
polls at the primaries, and would we be
consistent in supporting the candidates
forced upon us by ex-United States Sena-
tor James Smith. Jr.2 No, we would not.
We would be simply india rubber men.
Wilson and the Democrats of this
county massed solidly behind him, reminds
me of mirage once saw In the west"
the sheriff said. 1--WE thought upon that
occasion that an army of men was APP
preaching us. To our amazement we
found 1t western dust picture. The
army was miles and miles away on a drill
ground. In fact. 1t was in another state. |
So 1t Is with Wilson. Wilson leading the
army of Democrats In this county is a |
political mirage. 1t is miles away from
the real state of affairs. But don't think
we are being deceived. When the mirage
dissolves you will find myself and great
many others separated very far from the
crowd that ex United States Senator James
Smith. Jr., would have you believe are
supporting his new man In this county.
You know two years ago that ex-
United States Senator Smith said he would
name Wilson for governor. He accom-
plished his purpose and kept his word with
Wilson, but know of other men with
whom he did not keep his word. DO you
suppose for moment that the friends of
the late Mayor Seymour have forgotten
Smiths treacheryf And there are hun
dreds OF others in this state to-day that
know OF his treachery. Are the people of
this state ready to stand for the contin-
uance In power Of man of his calibre
for one am not, and know of thousands
of others in this state that will not.
Strange to say in the fact of my stand
have nothing against DIR. Wilson. Know
ing his sterling qualities. am positive
that he would not have accepted the nomi-
nation had he known the manner In which
his nomination was secured. Ex-United
States Senator Smith, Jr., voted $50 dele
gates for him. In the authorized call for
election, 1t was stated that Essex was en-
titled to 2S4 votes. At the Trenton con-
vention, they discovered the county was
entitled to 240. Six were added and six
voted who were delegated by the people.
On the other hand thirty-seven duly
elected by the citizens of this county, with
the exception of six, were barred from the
convention. Had not Owen Conlon forced
his way into the hall and in his able man.
ner appealed to the chair those six would
not have been heard from.
would we be men to countenance such
treatment? Why, no, no more than VIII.
SON would be man to accept the nomina.
ton had he known of the Smith deliver
ance of fraudulent vote. State Gazette.