Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-23
WILSON
ISSUES ANOTHER
TOGA STATEMENT
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my nomination and at the very time I
was told that he would not desire he
seat, he had made an agreement with
the leader of the Hudson county organ
iaztion that the votes of the Hudson
county members in the Legislature
would be cast for him as Senator in
case the Legislature should be Demo-
cratic. The gentlemen who were to be
nominated for the Assembly from Hud-
son were not consulted; 1t was an
agreement between leaders. The yote
was to be turned over to Mr.. Smith by
the organization in case of a Demo-
Watic victory.
Mr.. Smith has at last publicly an
nounced his candidacy, but he has been
a candidate from the first. Ever since
the election he has been using every
means at his disposal to Obtain the
pledges of Democratic members of the
Legislature to vote for him as Senator.
He has assumed, in dealing with them.
that the State organization would be in
control of the Legislatures; that Its
offices would be distributed as he should
suggest; that members would be as
signed to committees and the commit
tees made up as he wished them to be.
He has offered to assist members in OBJ
tanning membership on such committees
as they might prefer. In brief, he has
assumed that he and other gentlemen
not elected to the Legislature by the
people would have the same control
over the action of the houses that Is
understood to have been exercised by
the so-called Board of Guardians of the
Republican party in recent years.
"I said in my former statement re-
garding this matter that IL Mr.. Smith
should be sent to the United States
Senate he would not go as the repre-
sentative of the people. l meant n q
he would go as the representative Of
particular interests in the State, with
which 1t is well known he has always
been identified. 1t is significant
that his candidacy is supported by the
Camden paper known to be owned o.
controlled by Mr.. David Baird. Mr..
John w. Griggs, in a letter recently
published, has condemned me for a X
ing any part in this matter and has
thereby confirmed the impression that
he also has clients who are interested
in being represented In the Senate by
Mr., Smith. So far as the voters of the
State are concerned and the State s
essential interests, there Is no reason
why a change should be made from
Mr.. John Kean to Mr.. James Smith,
jr. They are believed to stand for the
same influences n to represent the
same group of selfish interests. II
should be a matter Of indifference to
both Republicans and Democrats which
of the two represents the State at
Washington.
Regrets Condition.
IT say these things with genuine re
gret. I made every possible effort con-
sistent with dignity and self-respect to
induce Mr.. Smith to withdraw from
his candidacy. 1t was my sincere de-
sire that he should earn the credit
which is due him for the ~undoubted
service of the Democratic State or
ganization In the recent campaign. By
Withdrawing he would have Won re-
spect and applause and I should have
been very glad to join in according him
all Just praise. I had hoped that y
would be possible for me 70 assume
office and enter on the performance Il
my duties without giving utterance &c
anything about individuals that would
give them pain or draw me away from
the attitude of entire respect which ]
had tried to maintain. But I have
been left without a choice IN the
matter. =
1.-THE issue is plain. II Mr.. Smith i.
sent back to the United States Senate
the Democratic party and the State
itself is once more delivered into thu
hands of the very influences from which
1t had struggled to set itself free
Nothing could have been more unfor'
A---l- H. AZ. C,@s&1b nn~5tIanr II
revives the alarms and ~prejudices