The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-23
HANDS HOT ROAST
TO JAMESSM|THJ R.
Governor-Eleet Wilson, Says
New Jersey Boss Has Used
Base Deception
ASSUMES THAT HE
OWNS LEGISLATURE
Smith Acts as if He, and Not
the Legislature, IS the keal
7hing-keptesents the
Powers That Prey

TRENTON. y. j.. Dec. 2s.-aov-
ornor-elect Woodrow wilson to-day
addressed TO the newspapers s'set
eaustic declaration on the sdb;ect 81
the t-aited states senatt rsiav III
general and on James Smith. u. In
pai tteuitr.
er Wilson. while praising james
l.. MARITIME and reiteratia4 Ills 0eiie!
that TIE pihin:ieid nan IL the ioYleai
SEraidats -or the berth To sue$ eco
JsLr kear. taxes occasion To direct
~ accuse smith Of base deception.
BEFORE consented to asiow my
name to- he put before the state
democratic convention fer the noini-
nation as governor" the statement
gays. L asked the gentleman who vas
acting as Mr.. smiths spokesman
Mr. Smith would eesire 10 return 10
the Senate In case the Democrats
should win a majority IN the state
Legislature. / was assured that ne
would not. Was toto that the state
of his health would not permit I, aHG
that he did not desire 1t
Immediately after the election Mr..
Smith came 10 see ME and said that
that had been his feeling before cleo
item. hut that he was feeling stronger
aud hoped that the Legislature woaid
ofYer HIN the seat. ! pointed oat 10
him that this action on his part would
confirm all the usiisst suspicious OF
the campaign concerning him. ana
urged him very strongly not 10 al
low his name 10 tat used at all: hut
my arguments had no effect upon him
smiths Double Dealing.
Il subsequently learned that be-
fore my nomination ana at TIE very
time / WAS told that he would at
desire the seat ne had made an asTee-
mens With the .aaner of the tfaasoii
county organization that the votes uf
the Huds.n eoMnss members IN the
Legislature would he cast for him as
Senator IN case the Legisaature should
be Democratic. The gentlemen who
were 10 bs nominated for the assem-
hlv from Huds.a Mere not consulted.
II was an agreement between ieauers.
The vote MAS 10 100 turned over u
Mr.. smith ny the orsanizaaon In case
Of IA lsen4vC eatte victory
Mr.. Smith has at last publicly an
naunrea 1is canoistasg. but he has
been eanutaate.lram the iirst Ever
sitiee the election he mas been using
every means st his nisposai 10 OBTAIN
the pioages Of democratic menauefs
OF the Legislature IN Note Tor aim
Senator. lie has assumed. in dealing
with them. that tn. state of9as1i1a-
Ien wnutd he III control CT the lts~ss-
lature. that its o4lacas would ha ais
trlhnted as ne should sussess, that
members would Ia. assigned to COM
mittess ana tho committees naue up
as ne @isled them IL ne. lie has
offered Ia assist mem 5ers IN OBTAIN
Ing membership oi. such committees
as they might prefer. Iii hfitI. ne
has assumed that hc and other gen
tsemen not elected To the Legislature
ley the peopl. would have the same
control over the action of the houses
tina. Ia understood II have tteea CA
ercised ty the SPECIALIZED board oil
xuard,ars Of the Repubt!can patty III
recent .eafS.
Dave Hsirds Paper supports Him.
III IN significant that MS tSintth'st
candidacy IT, supported by TIE cam
den p.l,,a, knN~n III be ownea or CON
.-olied ~ air. laid Easre.
AR. john ". 6rixks n IS letter re-
osntgs 2ar.iAhhd. has condemned ma
tak.ay aEY part IN This matter and
ia. .Eerso! coi.iirmed the IA .session
tnat II. a,sp Lar 2ti..r.s %io as ia
.r9estea IA sa.l.e 9ey.asea3se, IN tae
seIasc ay Ar, nsgisa. $50 far as tise
voters es tao state are .U4se-. ne.
una lac Estes osse.ttia; Interests,
&at.a is - teast'4s NAY change
s!,ea.a hs naaa lsala sir. John hean
- l:r. Jse.es Si..lth. IF. They are
asiinsed - sta..a t.r the same in
hess.ces and to .e.rs3es. tho Sum.
xroap % zs.stsh interests.
1i;e iseue Il :.,a,.s. II Ar. Smith
Is s.Is back Z, th@ a:iitso states sen
a.e. TIE Democratic Part. ana the
S.asa ...ss. Is .ncs mere delivered into
sha aan1a OF lie .'er.f influences from
which II t.GG struggled 10 set itself
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