The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-26

lhtNEONs July - AttFE ptAghhk hNS
and seek with the Democratic nomi-
nation for Governor Of New Jersey for
months Frank = Katzenbach. Jr.. for
merly Mayor OF Trenton and Governor
Forts opponent three years ago. an
nounced to-day that hs would accept
another nomination should IL be- rendered
him. He said that for personal and
other reasons he did not desire to be q
candidate again, hut being neither un-
grateful nor insensible to past honors he
would respond to the call OF his party.
This In the way he defined his attitude:
n my position with respect to the Demo-
| cratic nomination for Governor II not under-
stood will then sndeavor to make Il clear a.
as Il IL possible for mo to do.
Three years ago I desired. sought and
reoeived tho nomination. white the cam
paign did not result in my election. ] deeply
appreciated tho honor Of tho nomination
and tho splendid effort Of the party In my
behalf. This year I have stated without
reserve that I was not a candidate and
felt that some one else should receive the
nomination. In this | was actuated in part
by what believed to be- for the best interests
OF tho party and In part because for personal
raasons I do not desire the nomination.
My friends and tho party will. I am sure.
heed and respect my wish not to 10 a candi-
date. especially a. In Messrs. Carroll. Cole.
Hughes. Kenny. Silzer. Wilson or Wttpenn
tho party has both excellent and available
material from which to solect a winning
nominee. In view OF those circumstances
u seams to mo somewhat presumptuous
on my part to consider tho contingency
Of my nomination.
In order however,. to leave no doubt as
to my position I will even state how in the
event OF the happening Of such = contingency
! would act. No loyal Democrat would fail
to respond TO n draft 10y his party. II
drafted, being neither insensible 20 nor un-
grateful for past honors. ! would respond
to he call
II is however nv earnest wish during
tho coming campaign TO work IN tho ranks
and to render for another tho services
have received In the past
The announcement Of Mr. katzenbach.
though guarded and qualified like all his
public utterances. will have the effect
OF placing him IN the field OF active can
didates IL his friends in this vicinity have
any say in the matter. He has long
b cen 20 regarded by his most intimate
pol itiCal advisers though always pro-
testing that he did not wish To run again.
Nothw ithstanding his declarations, Mr..
Katzenbach has managed To keep pretty
well in the limelight as tc the politics of
his own party and has carefully avoided
making any statement that might put
him definitely out OF the running IL
had become more OF less accepted in
inside circles Of the party that Mr.. katzen-
bach would like To have the nomination. but
would like to have IL forced upon him. II
successful such plan Of campaign would
have enabled the candidate to dictate
terms where he might otherwise have to
accept them IL would also have freed
him from any charge Of being a too per-
sistent office~eekerI and might have
made acceptable a much smaller cam
paIgn contribution than an aggressive
candidate would he expected to make
The plans 81 the katzenbach mAnagers
were working smoothly enough until ten
days ago. when President Woodrow Will
son Of Princeton University was prevailed
upon 10 saw that should Il turn out To he
the wish % "A decided majority OF the
thoughtful men OF his party that he
should accept the nomination for Gov
ernor he would do 80. Mr.. kafzenbach' .
friends first tired 10 offset the impetus
thus given the Wilson boom by arguing
that he would not be acceptable TO the
rank and file Of the party They cIrcu-
lated reports that he was the candidate Of
the wicked trusts. that he was not IN
sympathy with union labor and thar he
adhered 10 the old fashioned idea that the
government through commissions should
not undertake To regulate the Affairs nf
quIari-public corporations tut should
make and enforce laws equally applicable
to all
Even IN the face - these and similar |
charges the movement IN favor % Preei- |
dent " wilson thrived 10 such an extent ~ |
10 threaten the eclipse IL katEenbach. I
Some ~ Mr.. Katzenbachs most cordial
supporters. among them Charles " |
Gallagher the Mercer county member ~ |
the Democratic state committee. de- |
clared themselves for President Wilson |
They gave AZ a reason that katzenbach = |
-rpaated assertions that he did not wish l
To 10 a candidate justified change u !
allegiance
II was IN such circumstances that Mr. 1
Kat lenbach made his statement to-day
He had heen plainly told that n he did not \
make known his wishes IN" nomination
these arguments MIR. Kat zenhach declared
has candidacy just IN time for the Demo
cratic rally To- be held az the Interstate
Fair Grounds next Wednesday. when
half a dozsn Guhernat orial candidates are
expected To b. in attendance The out
ing will he gwen under the auspices ~ tbs. !
Democratic League and will include ad- |
dresses nv the candidates Secretary /
Alfred W Parker ~ the league received .
a letter from President Wilson to-day
r.gretting his inability tn attend. He
wrote.
Nv DFNp Mn r,RKTH | warmly apprs-
rate tho Kind invitation convened m vour
latter of tho nth. witch r"1chad me IN
this somewhat tNhr'"-Sthl" plac" only
last night u would give me raal pleasure
10 accept " did not feel bound nv an en-
z cement already made for ~" 18th from
which cannot In courte-v ~ fairness With !
draw Please express 30 the COMMITTEES. ,
" IN" league my warm appreciation aud |
SINGER" regret WIN much regard s'n- |
. erelN yours. Wo"pTov WiIsoN
y MAY n" not hope ths' after fhi~ 1
outing our party NAV soon have IN inning
Wv
Rol,ert DAVE. the Democratic lsadar
81 Hudson county. sad yesterday that he |
- tired of the efforts To get him to talk
about Dr Woodrow Wilson's canciida,.y
for IN" Democratic gub@rna' orial nomi- !
nation and other things
am going away on nv vacation soon
he said. and I don't propose TO toll any
body NV whereabouts ! want 10 find a !
nice quiet lttl" SPOT where I can swing
in a hammock. read and sleep ard forget !
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