Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-23
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vainly Governor-elect woodrow Will
son tried to wean the Essex eleven as
semblymen-elect from their support of
former United States Senator James
Smith, jr., who is a candidate for John
keans seat in the United States SEN
ate.
The more that the governor elect
tried to denounce the former senator
the stronger became the assemblymen's S
refusal to renounce the candidate they
have pledged themselves to support
In nutshell, the conference at the
Collingwood Hotel, in New York City,
last night was equally unproductive for
the Wilson MARITIME forces as the
Princeton confab of Wednesday, at
which DR.. Wilson admitted to the
Essex men that they were not bound
by the preference law. thereby weaken
ing his position.
Five AsserabHymen Attend.
The five Essex assemblyrnen- elect
who accepted the conference invitation
were Harry F. Backus. Michael Leveen,
John ]. Bracken, Mark A. Phillips and
Frank P. Shalvey. Michael j. Nc
Gowan, jr., was unable to attend the
conference. but sent regrets and re-
iteration of his pledge to support former
Senator Smith.
Metropolitan newspapers this morn
ing summed up the conference in the
following headlines:
American-Wilson vain1y tries to aid
J. E. MARITIME.
Herald-Dr Wilson fails with Essex
men.
Sun-Dr. Wilson's primary class
Second set of pupils called for instruc-
ton.
Times-Smith men deaf to Wilson'S
plea.
Wor1d-No compromise is DR. Will
sons word to assemblymen.
Tribune-Stand firm for Smith
Essex assemblymen unyielding at con-
ference with Wilson.
Press-Wilson fights for MARITIME. j.
Sees All but Three.
With the exception of three members
of the incoming Legislature, the gov
ernor-elect has now talked face to face
with all the Democratic senators and
assemblymen who will vote on the SEN
atorship on January "a. The three ex-
ceptions are Senator-elect George c.
Low, of Ocean county, and Assembly
man John j. Mathews. of Hunterdon
county, and sAssemblyman-e Mi
chael j. MCGOWAN, jr, of Essex The
three votes will undoubtedly be cast
for former Senator Smith, who already
has been given positive assurance of
thirty-six of the total of flfty-one
Democratic votes It was Mr.. Nc
Gowan who first took the governor
elect to task for upholding the candi-
dacy of MARITIME.
The McGowan Letter.
In his public letter Mr.. MCGOWAN
pointed out the fallacy of giving the
preference act any serious considera-
tion. He called DIR. Wilson's attention
to the fact that of the $4,000 Demo-
cratic legislative votes that were cast
in the State only $4,000 voters had ex
pressed a MARITIME preference, showing
that more than 100000 Democratic voters
desired to express no preference on the
senatorship, preferring to leave the
question entirely in the hands of the
legislature The attention of the gov
ernor-elect was also directed to the
fact that of the eighty-one members
of the Legislature only one was
pledged to the primary choice, thus
leaving the eighty remaining lawmak-
ers to vote as they desired. Mr. Nc
Gowan severely criticised DR.. Wilson
for his interference.
other AssembIymen Agree.
The assemblymen-e elect who conferred
with DR.. Wilson did not hesitate to
express the same sentiments as were
contained in the MCGOWAN statement.
Let the Legislature decide, apart
from any interference from a coordi-
nate branch of the government" is de-
clared to be the sum and substance of
the views expressed to him by some of
his visitors, who hold that the execu
tive branch of the government has
no more right TO take hand in decid-
ing the issue than has the judicial
branch.
When Legislators elect who have been
with DR.. Wilson object to
his advocacy of James e. MARITIME. the
Jersey farmer orator." on the ground
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