The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1910-05-26
FOWLER CHARGES
Says Senate Votes Are
Bought in New Jersey
CORRUPT CONTRACT ALLEGED
Makes a Sensational; Attack % 0 ;
Senator John Kean ant chai-
lenges Him TO Deny Truth
Of His Statement

Washington. May s4-Deciar:ns tha,
II is necessary 10 buy seat In the
United States senate from New JeT
sey. Charles n. Fowler. insurgeni
member OF congress from the FlftE
New Jersey district. issued d public
statement announcing his oppositiou
TO the reelection OF Senator Johr
kean. and charging that kean. with
Speager Cannon. and Daniel 5 NooI
hees. state treasurer. were In a deal
TO prevent him from being sent back
TO congress.
In direct and unmistakable language
Mr.. Fowler declares.
OF all the subservient. truculent
literal 'me-tOo's and perfect cuckoos
OF all the political poodle dogs that
Senator Aldrioh priced most highly
undoubtedly Senator Kean wears the
blue ribbon
But Senator Kean will not succeed
himself II the people OF the state have
anything to say about y.
However. under the old practice by
which the candidate for the United
States senate has been furnishing the
election expenses to the candidates for
the assembly and senate OF the state.
he would undoubtedly have good
chance TO md his way In again But
are the people going 10 continue this
rotten. corrupt. polluting policy when
IL Is in their power to name their own
senator. make New Jersey militant in
political morality. and save the good
~ - h. asa 4 10,
ton OF being called n rotten borough
and 'cesspool OF political corrup-
tom"
Corrupt Contract Charged.
Mr.. Fowler. in his statement. which
reviews at length his services and his
deposition by Speaker Cannon from
the Craftsmanship OF the committee on
currency. makes these charges:
Convinced from all the facts in the
case that John Kean and Daniel :.
Voorhees, entered into a corrupt p0lit-
teal deal. deem Il my duty under the
circumstances to state the facts and
point out my position on several pub
lie questions for a more complete and
perfect understanding between the
people Of the Fifth congressional dis.
trlct and myself
The corrupt contract which I have
been compelled to conclude was en-
tered into by John Kean and Daniel :.
Voorhees, was .quadrilateral. or con.
sisted OF four distinct propositions.
"One-Voorhees wanted TO be elect.
ed state treasurer and therefore bar.
gained for the four votes from Union
county.
'Two-John Kean wanted 20 cut my
political career short. and therefore
bargained for the delegates from Nor
ris county TO consummate this pur-
pose by defeating my denomination.
''Three-John Kean wanted TO sue.
coed himself as United States sena-
tor and therefore bargained that the
assemblymen and senator from Nor
ris county vote for him for United
States senator.
'Four-John Kean was willing and
anxious TO pay the freight whatever
It might amount TO: in other words
to spend whatever money was neces-
sary TO be reelected.
Part of the goods have been deliv.
ered-John Kean delivered the votes
OF Union county 10 Voorhees, for state
treasurer. and now the second act in
the drama. the delivery OF the Morris
county delegates TO anybody TO beat
Nowler has been undertaken.
John kean and Daniel $. Voorhees,
are plaoemongers. pure and simple
They are Office brokers. They are po
litical merchants. But these two self.
constituted proprietors OF the voters
/ of Union and Morris counties call
themselves leaders. Leaders in what
II the moral growth. progress. ad'
vancement and elevation of the people
which is the very soul of our national
life. must depend upon such leader.
ship as theirs. God help this repub-
lici"
In conclusion. Mr.. Fowler challeng-
es Senator Kean TO enter a defense or
TO make any answer at all to his
charges.