Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-24
VOORHEES, RIDICULES
FOWLER'S PLOT CHARGE
tFrom a staff Correspondent

From q Statf Correspondent.
TRENTON, May 24.-State Treasurer
Daniel S. Voorhees,, when seen at his
Office in the State House today. der
clined to make formal reply to the
Fowler letter. He admitted that he had
read the letter. He declined at the
moment to reply. stating that he mghS
do so later. N1 afk
He disclaimed any feeling of uneasts
ness over the Fowler Illumination and
expressed belief that the people of tbs
State would need no word from hfai
to prove that the charges were utterly
false and scurrilous. It was to Stase
Treasurer Voorhees, that Fowler was
alleged to have made the promise two
years ago that he would never again
seek denomination.
The State treasurer intimated that hs
considered Mr.. Fowler a dead subject.
When asked about Mr.. Fowlers denial
that he had said he would not again
be candidate for Congress when l.o
secured the nomination in 1908. MIR.
Voorhees, said he did not know such.
denial was q matter of common knowl-
edge.
He said that last night he had been
remained by John Capstick, of the
State Board of Health, that he ana
several others had been present in 1903
when Mr. Fowler had made a state-
ment to that effect.
Mr.. Voorhees, declared that he had np
knowledge of any deal to prevent the
denomination of Mr. Fowler. He said
1t has always been the policy of tho
Morris County Republican leaders.,-tb
yield to the wishes of the delegates
from unon county in the Fifth Con-
gressional district convention. s
He did not say that such would he
the case this year. 1t is understood
that Voorhees, is backing James II.
McGraw, of Morris County. to succeed
Fowler. The Fifth District is made up
of Union, Morris and Warren counties.
A close friend of the State treasures.
commenting upon the Fowler letter to-
day, said to an EVENING STAR man:
Fowler speaks of a conspiracy u
defeat his denomination and names
Senator Kean and state Treasurer
Voorhees, as the conspirators. HID
makes the charge, but submits no proof.
1t is true that Uncle Dan showed y
woeful lack OF a sense of the proprieties
when he failed to make that New
Years call. He should have known
better. When Fowler had been bearing
the title and drawing the salary of =
Congressman even though he had been
neglecting his duties, and it was only
right and proper that he should receive
obeisance from his subjects. But
Uncle Dan passed by without stopping
to partake of the intellectual and ply
sical refreshment that awaited witniH
thus laying the ground work for a
charge of conspiracy.
How sad to reflect that an act 50
slight should be the cause of our repre-
sentative turning the loving face OF
Uncle Dan to the wall and lnscriDln8
across the back the word 'consplrator.
"In speaking of delegates Fowler
saws: Indeed, If they, Kean and Voor-
hees. ever do deliver any delegates.
you may assume with assurance that
thev have been bought Here Is strik-
ing evidence of a lofty mind speaking
to a lowly people.
''Fowler is candidate for renomina-
ton. Kean and VOORHEES, are the
recognized leaders in their respective
counties. Allegiance to the latter y
proclaimed a crime. support of Fowler
is argued the highest duty of citizen
shin and conversely. failure to vote for
Fowler proclaims that the delegate has
been bought The reasoning of the
CONGRESSMAN is not nearly so apparent
as the threat. The delegate may be
coerced by it, but it is not improbable
that he may see and be influenced by
the grossness. of the insult.
Fowler says public Office is public
trust to be used only for the public
good. If he holds such exalted views