The sun., 1910-07-16
DIR. WILSON WOULD ACCEPT
DE NOCRtTIC NOMINATION FOR
GOIERNOR az NEW JERSEi.
PrIaee,sas Prrslsieni Passive Candidate
Nsither Mayer Wntpeaa Ner seaa-
tor sUisrr WIN Give Nay TO Hin'
OpposhIoa Ia eIs Home Csanty.

TRENToS. y j. July Is President
Woodrow Wilson Of Princeton Uni
versity contributed to day to the interest
of the summer campaign in New Jersey
by announcing his willingness tn accept
the Democratic nomination for Gov
ernor in the event of it being the wish
OF decided majority OF the thoughtful
men OF his party In his statement to
his supporters he said:
There has recently been so much talk of
the possibility ot my being nominated by
the Democrats Of New Jersey for the GOV
ernorShip of the State and ! have been
asked by 50 many persons whom ] respect
" hat my attitude would he toward such
nomination that II would be an anectation
aud discourtesy on my part to ignore the
matter any longer
need not say that am in no sense
candidate for the nomination and that
would not In any circumstances do any
thing to obtain u. Ny present duties and
re- ponsib ibilities are such az should satisfy
any man de@irous of rendering public
service They certainly satisfy me and
do not wish to draw away from them
But my wish does not constitute my duty.
and " II should turn out TO be true. as so
many we'll informed persons have assured
me they believe it will. that u is the wish
snd hope OF a decided majority Of the
thoughtful Democrats OF the state that
I should consent to accept the partys
nomination for the great ONCE OF Governor
should deem II my duty as well A. an honor
and q privilege to do 80
! cannot and do not venture to assume
that this i- the case II remains to he seen
whether Il - OF not should not feel
personally disappointed II Il should turn
out otherwise hut II ~ clearly due TO the
many public men and tn" many representa-
iivss Of the public press Who have urged
me to say how l feel about this very i'm
portant matter that I should make this
statement rather than seem 10 avoid their
legitimate inquiries
since the conference held az the Law
yers Club in New York city last Tuesday
the report has gained ground that MIR
Wilson ~A- in receptive mood toward
the nomination. though his supporters
feared he would be unwilling to relin-
quish HE place at the head Of a great
university for any political position
within tls gift Of the state A. Governor
MIR Wilson would be eK officio president
of the trustees OF the university. though
the prerogativeS VI that position are
seldom. Il ever. exercised by the Chief
Executives Of the state
One Of the Arguments used 20 induce
DR. Wilson tn consent to become q can
didats was that IL he could demonstrate
his political strength in q State hka-&s<
Jersey. which has been Republican for
fifteen years. Il would place him directly
ia line for the Presidential nomination
In 1912 This has been the dream Of for
msr Unite States senator James Smith.
Jr. who tried To put Wilson against Bryan
IN the last national convention. Mr..
Smith has lost no opportunity since To
try to induce Dr Wilson To enter the po-
litical arena.
A. vote getter the strength Of Prince
tons president i - problem which has
been puEEling political wiseacre- for
somo time Many believe that Dr. Will
son would sweep the State hands down.
Will. others predict that his defeat at
the pols would be "A foregone conclusion.
As a man Of high reputation. great at
tain ments and free from entang clement
with shy Of the discorIlant elements Of
his party b. would admittedly start in
the campaign with much in his favor.
On the other hand the candidate must
fac. "A peculiar situation in his own party.
calling for the utmost tact and diplomacy
II harmony is 10 be restored
The first decided opposition within the
party has come frcm Dr Wilson's own
county. where the Democratic leaders
are exerting themselves 90 secure the
nomination of Frank \ katZsnbach. Jr
also a PRINCETON man and the opponent
Of Gov Fort In 1877 Already they have
said that President Wilson could not
hope 20 MIKE a successful campaign
I-caus.. of his avow.d attitude toward
labor and particularly union labor He
has i,.en quoted as referring la his hacca-
laureate last year 70 the usual type OF
workingm.n a. undesirable servants
saying You know what the usual stand
ard of the employee IL in our day IL Is
TO give as little as he may for his wages
labor il standardized hy th. trade
unions and this IL the standard 70 which
II - made to conform
Mayor otto Wittpenn of Jersey City
and senator George y Silver of MiddIesex
county. both In the field Of candidates
for the Gub-rnstorial nomination. each
announced to-day that he would not
withdraw from the fight 10 make way
for DR. Wilson. should they continue in
tn. contest 10 the end IL would no, neces-
-arily preclude the nomination of Prcsi-
dent Wilson IL his supporters succeeded in
corralhng a majority Of the convention
for the nomination would be made
unanimous. and DR. Wilson. in view of
his statement to-day. would respond 20
the call Of duty.
H4II STREETERs STING.