Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-23

TO select party choice for a candidate
for United States Senator 10 succeed
John Kean. It will be shown that the
senator's and assemblymen, Jointly as
sembled, will line UP as follows:
For James Smith, Jr............. 30
For Janses e. MaKtino. .........., 2
Undecided ...........-s....@.... o
ToSA s..ssssss. 10 . = ssss... 81
The foregoing figures show plainly
that the election of former United
States Senator james Smith, jr., Is now
assured.
Wilson's stand ArOuses stOYx.
The alleged opposition to the election
Of Mr.. Smith was regarded by many as
somewhat 3ocular until Governor WE-
son declared that the candidate
of tho Democratic party was
James e. MARITIME, and that the
latter should be elected. This
aroused storm OF indignation from
one end OF the State to the other. II
was intensified when the fact became
generally known through the admission
Of Governor Wilson that in addition
to favoring the election OF Farmer
Orator. MARITIME as Senator he had also
selected George L. Record. a political
operator of the occult, As one Of his
chief advisers.
This was resented on all sides By
men in every walk OF life. Merchants,
manufacturers, financlers. professional
men and mechanics became aroused
when they found the Governor, In
uGyi.N oil h.
trust, allying himself with two such
chimerical characters as James n. Mar
tine ana George L. Record.
Petitions signed by more Democrats
than all who voted for either MARITIME
or Frank NJ. McDermit were secured
over night and sent to Democratic legts-
lators urging them not TO commit the
initial blunder Of being swayed by the
mistaken, or as he admitted, false
theory" OF Governor Wilson on the
Senatorial question. Former United
States Senator James Smith, jr., these
petitions declared. was not alone the
logical choice OF the party but he had
been made the real Issue" OF the cam
paign by the opposition.
A sample of the sentiment aroused IS
shown IN an advertisement which ap-
pears in this newspaper today. The
subscribers. not satisfied with hay-
ing their Views expressed through the
ordinary medium OF the news columns,
determined to acquaint the public on
cially as TO where they stand In their
determination to save the State from
false step In the selection OF United
States Senator.
Support Ia widespread.
Many OF the signers to the advertise
ment i'll question employ more men
than the total number OF signers at
tached to the MARITIME and McDermit
primary petitions combined. AS stated,
had time permitted the list would have
included practically everyone inter
ested In the welfare of the State. This
applies to every other county as we'll
as Essex, according to dispatches
which are constantly arriving
The sentiment conveyed In those re-
ports, as we'll as in the statement
which appears elsewhere In this paper,
are practically the same as those
voiced by Attorney General Edmund
Wilson since, as we'll as prior to, the
election. The latter presided at the
convention which nominated Vivian NJ
Lewis as candidate of the Republican
party for governor.
In opening that convention Mr.. Will
son said in part; THE real Issue OF
this campaign is not whether the gem.
tlenen named by the opposition--Wood-
row Wilson-or the nominee Of this
convention Is elected Governor, the real
question is shall James Smith, ST., re-
turn TO The United States Senate, and
tell you now that II the Democrats con-
troll the Legislature that will be the re-
suit"
The attorney generals opening
speech was accepted as the keynote VI
the campaign. All their orators made
Mr.. Smith the real issue" Tho list
included former Governors John W.
Griggs and Edward c. Stokes, the lat
ter high man in the Republican Sena-
torial preference contest
Refrain from Making Choice.
All of the sixty Assembly and seven
Senatorial candidates elected knew the
real issue" and they refrained from
taking advantage OF the law of. 1907,
which gave them the opportunity to-
pledge their vote for either MARITIME
who was high man on the Democratic
ticket, or Stokes, who was high on the
Republican ticket at the primaries.
They all seemed to realize that for
mer United States Senator James
Smith, jr., was the real ISSUE" as
Attorney General Wilson put it, and
so did Sthe voters who gave the Demo-
Gratis a majority in the Assembly by a
plurality of more than 14.000. 1t Is for
this reason that a majority of the
Democratic Legislators feel they are
morally bound to vote for Mr.. Smith
as the successor to Senator John Kean
Attention has been directed to q pc
culiar coincidence in connection with
the Senatorial contest by Assistant
Secretary Of State ]. E. II. Smith. who
opines that the result will be q parallel
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