Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-10-11
SOUTH JERSEY NO
LONGER CERTAIN
FOR REPUBLICANS
Woodrow Wilson'S Campaign
Has Set Democratic Tide
Running Strong.
CROWDS EVERYWHERE
APPLAUD CANDIDATE
His Broadnlinded Tolerance and
Liberal Views Prove At
tractIYe TO Voters.

TRENTON, Oat. 11.-Now that the
week OF campaigning by Woodrow
Wilson in South Jersey has beeh
finished. it is profitable to consider the
Impressions that were gained from the
events that happened during the, days
of that itinerary in the "enemy's
country. The candidate entered
Gloucester county Tuesday with the
conception that while there might not
be any visible manifestations OF dis :
agreement with his utterances at any
of his meetings, still ,he would not
probably meet anything in the nature
of reception comparable to those he
had already received at Jersey City,
Newark, Trenton and Plainfield. But
from the time Mr. Wilson entered
Gloucester county and made his ad-
dress at Woodbury. to q house that
was filled to its utmost capacity, with
many unable to gain admittance, until
the last meeting Saturday night, which
was held at Wildwood while a severe
sea storm was sweeping over the
town, there was not a man in the
party who could not see that Wood
row Wilson's first invasion into the
enemy's territory could not be more
truly characterized than by the use of
the word triumph" instead of the
common campaign trip hunting votes.
The reception which he received in the
strong Republican counties of Glouces-
ter, Burlington, Cumberland and
Cape May showed that, irrespective of
parties, all the voters feel that the
r,,ft tot,
this present campaign has done more
to uplift the political life of New Jer-
sey than anything that has occurred
in the last decade.
AS one old farmer at the Cape May
Court House meeting expressed him
self at the conclusion of Mr.. Wilson's
great speech Saturday afternoon, "he
is a man big enough for the job"
The size of the crowds that gathered
everywhere to hear the candidate was
revelation in Republican South Jer-
sey when 1t is considered that 1t was
the Democratic candidate that was
making the tour last week, and not
the standard bearer of the majority of
the voters of those counties. In every
town where he spoke it was asserted
that the audiences were larger than
those which three years ago greeted
either of the candidates, Fort or
Katzenbach. This remarkable fact in
itself furnishes food for serious
thought, and while it cannot be pre-
dicted that all who came to hear
Woodrow Wilson will vote for him
next month, yet it did show great
desire to hear the man who is at
tempting to lead the Democratic party
of this State to a new era of life and
experience.
Attitude Toward Republicans.
Another impression that was gained
by those who made the trip last week
was that the tolerance of Woodrow
Wilson toward the rank and file of the
Republican party was gaining him
thousands of votes throughout South
Jersey. Again and again he stated
that he had no quarrel with the Re-
publican party, and freely admitted
that it had accomplished many great
and helpful things for the people, but
that in these latter days the voters
had been betrayed by the leaders who
had so long been robed with power
that they were running the party in
New Jersey for their own private
pleasure and profit He struck at no
great national leader of that party,
paying tributes to Lincoln and McKin-
ley, but he had only bitter words for
the so-called board of guardians" of
New Jersey, who have been running
the Legislature for number of ses-
sions and who are running the present
campaign.
No one can question in the slightest
the absolute sincerity of Woodrow
Wilson. Several times he stated that
if he consulted his own personal pref
erences he would be a league away
from the platform where he was talk
ing, that he personally did not care
fig for the honor that would come to
him If he was elected the Governor
of this State, but he stated he looked
upon the summons of the Democratic
party as a call for distinct service for
the benefit of his fellow-men, and if
he could contribute to the improve
ment of conditions among his fellows
it was not for him to consult personal
choice and convenience, but it was his
duty to obey and do what the State
might desire him to perform. Not once
at any of the meetings where he made
that statement was there any feeling
manifested by the people that they in
the slightest doubted the sincerity of
the man who made the declarations
about his honesty of purpose. They
looked upon him as a new and re
markably strong moral leader and were
impressed with his absolute modesty.
Can Care for Himself.
1t is equally evident that Woodrow
Wilson will be fully able to take care
of himself as the campaign lengthens
and that the Republican leaders need
not indulge themselves with any false
hopes that he will be winded on the
last lap of the race, and they will be
able to compass his discontinue. When
it is remembered that he had made
thirteen speeches before an audience
that practically meant the entire State,
so fully were all the leading news
papers publishing every speech he
made. and that his opponent had not
made a single speech to furnish him
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