Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-10-10
HUNDREDS DEFY
RA|H TO ATTEND
WILSON MEETINGS
South Jersey Farmers Pl0d Over
Muddy Roads to Hear
Candidate Speak.
JFrom a Staff Correspondent. j.,


WILDW Oct 10-Through a
severe storm of driving rain and winds,
Woodrow Wilson had a day of marvel
lous successes in Cape May county Sat
urday. Both at Cape May Court House
In the afternoon and here at night,
great enthusiasm was shown.
When the candidate and his travel
Ing companions arrived at Cape May
Court House between II and l, the
rain was torrential in it's character,
and 1t was predicted the audience
would necessarily be a small one, but
citizens Of the town and vicinity not
only filled every available sitting-room
in the quaint old court house, but
stood halfway up the side aisles.
Conditions were not one iota bet
ter at Wildwood at night. If anything,
the storm coming directly off the sea,
was intensified in it's severity. Pedes-
trians could scarcely distinguish their
paths, and yet, there were between
goo and COO persons in the Hlppodrome,
on the board walk to greet the candi-
date.
Mr.. Wilson was more deeply i'm
pressed by the size of the two audi
ences Saturday than by any expe-
riences he has had since the inaugura-
tion of his campaign. He said it was
an indication of deep interest by the
/ people in the issues of the campaign,
disclaiming with his inbred and native
modesty that he personally could have
had a direct responsibility for 1t.
Mayor Fred j. Melvin. of Cape May
! City, who presided at the Cape May
| Court House meeting, Is being picked
| as the next sheriff of his Republican
county lie has carried the Republican
town of Cape May City, the stronghold
of Senator Bob" Hand, four times and
Is said to be the strongest Democrat
in the county The editor of Repub-
lican paper admits that Melvin would
win out easily. o. T. Blackwell, OF
Wildwood, is making vigorous can
vass for the Assembly.
Big Gains This Fail.
Cape May county gave Governor Fort
800 majority three years ago. but the
chairman of the Democratic County
! Committee. Evans G. Slaughter is con-
fdent those figures yill be heavily cut
this fall
1t is very evident that many of the
Independent Republicans are tired OF
the methods of the, old gang, both in
the county, district and State and will
register their feelings next month by
voting for Woodrow Wilson for gov.
ernor.
Mr. Wilson left as strong an impres
sion with the sturdy citizens as M
usually does wherever he goes. They
chuckled at his direct shots at Re,
publican misrule in New Jersey Soutf
Jersey, where the political machine.
get their inspiration from Philadelphia
knows in the concrete what misrule is
The "schoolmaster in politics." the pc
culiar condemnation that John w
Griggs poured on Wilson, got back a
that gentleman once more.
II am proud to be schoolmaster,
he said, ''and 1 wish that some of tn,
gentlemen who are opposing the poll
cies am in favor of had attended {
school to more purpose"
DR.. Wilson swung his seasoned fai
over the State Republican leaders
again. After describing how their ma
rchine was working for the benefit O.
its chauffeurs instead of the people
he said:
Not Partisan Speech.
II want you to understand that an
not delivering partisan speech.
want to say very frankly that thi!
same thing in past years has happened
to the Democratic party. and the pitt
} of politics is that If you leave men il
power long enough to give them thu
impression that their party machin,
can at its pleasure command the ma
jority of the votes. then this thinf
viii happen to it-they will become in
different. as they have become indiffer
lent to the real movement Of conviction