Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-05-23
FOWLER CHARGES
LEADERS PLOT
HIS DOWNFALL
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fOr several years MT. NoOrHeeS ndu
come to my house on New Years Day,
and usually, If not always. before going
to the home of Senator Kean: but last
New Years Day he did not come to my
tor Kean's home. l then said that he
had sold out a friendship and sold out
himself, body and soul, to Senator kean.
In eonside alton OF the four votes from
Union county for himself as state
treasurer, one of the considerations On
his part being to deliver tho Norris
county delegates to Senator kean, for
the purpose of defeating me in the con-
gressional convention next fall.
Cannon's Action Explained.
Ever since / entered public life.
from my first nomination down to this
present despicabie plot, the Chief am
billion of Senator heah seems TO nave
been TO defeat me. For what reason l
do not know, unless it be nvy jeai-
ousy, hate, malice or some other 'ul-
speakable impulse that Is unworthy
OF any true man.
THE present scheme is a simple and
complete transaction-one boss trading
the people of one county TO another
boss for the people of another county.
But there has been one OF the most
amusing, interesting and suggestive In
cidents connected with the deal that
has come under my political observa-
ton.
1T will be remembered that after
Mr.. Cannon had failed to leappoint ne
to the craftsmanship of the banking
and currency committee on the 5th day
of August, 1909, less than nine months.
ago, certain people and certain papers.
assuming that l was down and out,
Immediately began to name my sue
cessor in Congress.
These people and papers also, either
of ignorance or positive dishonesty,
are constantly saying that my oppo-
sition to Cam nlsm was due to his
appointment of my successor. when the
fact is that my opposition to Cannon
ism is several years old-my first break
with cannon being over the passage OF
the pure food law, which he was de-
to defeat.
MFR. Cannon did not appoint me to
the Craftsmanship of the banking and
committee for the following
"First-Because for four or five
n onths / fought to the best OF my
ability to prevent the passage of an
measure known as the AID
rich Vreeland currency bill This was
more than two years ago.
"Second-Because ! announced myself
as q candidate for speaker in Novem-
Der, 1908, upon q platform thaTlimited
power of the speaker to the single
duty of presiding over the deliberations
of the House of Representatives, only
to bring his issue before the country.
"Third-Because I did everything in
my power to prevent the adoption Of
the present rules by tho House n
year ago last March. five months be-
fore he appointed my successor TO the
craftsmanship Of the banking and IT.
rency committee
Blames athe Long Green"
ut will be readily recalled tina while
nine months ago, in the opinion of GER
tain people my political career was
ended, very recently indeed. wkhin the
last three weeks. they all with n
accord had announced that there would
be no opposition to my denomination.
apparently because they felt that pub
lie sentiment was favorable to me,
more particularly on account of my OPP
position, to Cannonism.
Again there seemed to be another
reason for temporarily Withdrawing
their opposition to me n that was
that under the particular circumstances
it would be unwise, for their lord and
master, Senator John Kean. was be-
ginning to realize that his chances of
succeeding himself we're rapidly wan
ing.
almost simultaneously Frank H.
Smith, the Kean echoing parrot boss
let of Union county, who Is always
here or there-wherever the wind
bloweth or listeth, or the long
green is ready for distribution
stated and PUBLICLY an
nounced tina there would be no OPP
position to me. And Daniel $. Voor-
bees declared in my Office at Washing
ton during the very last days of April
that all candidates in the district now
mentioned would disappear as III
before the convention arrived.
Prom my office MIR. Voorhees, went
to see Senator Kean. and Senator kean
took Mr.. Voorhees, to see Joseph u.
Cannon. Presto, all was changed. Sen
ator Kean proceeded Immediately to
f~oreclose his mortgage on voorhees,.
presumably at the dictatfon or sugges-
ton of Cannon. This lis the story OF
the crime up to date, SO far as | can
read and interpret the evidence.
IF the Republicans of the Fifth Con-
gressional district want to vote for
Joseph G.. Cannon and help Voorhees,
and Kean In the execution of their
corrupt bargain, and il the Republicans
of the state of New Jersey want to
vote for 'Aldrichism' in a pure and I'M
adulterated form, they should elect
Senate Kean to succeed himself by all
means. But Senator Kean will not
succeed himself If the people of the
State have anything to say about 1t.
However, under the old practise by
which the candidate for the United
states Senate has been furnishing the
election to the candidates for
the Assembly and Senate of the State.
he would undoubtedly have n good
chance to find his way in again. But
are the people going to continue this
rotten, corrupt, polluting policy when 1t
Is in their power to name their own
Senator, make New Jersey militant in
political morality, and save the good
name of the State from the degradation
Of being called a rotten borough and a
.cesspool Of political corruptionT
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