Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-12-19
WILSON VISITS
STATE CAPITOL
TRENTON TODAY
Meets All Heads of Depart
ments as Guest of Gov
ernor Fort.
HOLDS AN IMPORTANT
CONFERENCE LATER
(Special Corresnondenee !


Trenton, Dec. 19:--Woodrow Will
son, in this city this afternoon, ia
participating in one of the most i'm
portant conferences over the United
States senatorial situation that he
has had since the question of who
shall be elected to succeed John Kean
In Congress has been intensified and
localized in the public mind by the
determination of the governor-elect
to induce the Legislature to ac-
quiesce in the popular ciheiee vat
James e. MARITIME and reject the can
dldacy of James Smith, Jr., for the
Office.
The point that is being discussed
this afternoon and which win prob
ably be settled before the day Is
ended, is whether DR.. Wilson is to
speak at public meetings held in va
rious parts of the state In further
ance of his plan to rally public opin-
ion in such form as to overcome all
opposition to the carrying out OF
campaign pledges in relation to the
senatorship, which requires the cleo
ton of Mr. MARITIME Among those
who are comforting with the govern
or-elect are Senator Harry v. Os-
borne, Of Essex county, who is pled-
ged to abide by the direct primary
results, and Assemblyman Joseph P.
Tumulty. Of Jersey City, who is lead
ing the fight for the Wilson Martins
side in Hudson county, where's ~ ssss..'of
the thirteen members of the iegisla-
tive delegation have withstood tre-
mendous political pressure seeking
to make them vote for Mr.. Smith.
The meeting of DR.. Wilson in this
city this afternoon. instead of at his
home in Princeton, was arranged be-
cause he spent this morning at the
State House as the guest of Govern
or Fort 1t was the first visit of the
governor-elect to the capitol Mr..
Fort had invited the heads OF a
number of state departments and iu-
stitutions to meet in the State House
this morning, and when they gath
cred there they were presented to
the next governor. Although ar
ranged for several days ago, the fact
that DR.. Wilson was to visit the State
House was kept a secret until he
actually appeared in the building.
Those who are comforting with
DR.. Wilson this afternoon represent
not only themselves but a number of
other prominent and influential Nex-
Jersey Democrats WIN, nave nan cons
sultations with view to suggest
ing ways and means by which the
governor may effectively fght
out the challenge of his party lead
e~ship as represented in the political
antagonism and senatorial preteil-
tons OF Mr.. Smith. AS already told,
these Democrats are unit In the be-
lief that the next serious move nec-
essary for DR.. Wilson to make in his
fight for honest politics and good
government is the holding of mass
meetings in the counties where there
are legislators whose sunport and
-t0r ara necessary to the success of
his cause.
AS i tesult of today's conference,
it is practically certain that DR.. VIII
son will permit 1t to be stated au-
thoritatively that he will return to
the political platform Immediately tn
discuss the senatorship with the neo-e
pie direct. The question OF whether
there are to be public meetings was
brought to a head today by Mr.. Tu-
multy telling the governor-elect that
plans have been made in a tentative
way for a public meeting In one of
the largest halls in Jersey City for
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