Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-21
Committee Urges Him to
Bow to Wishes of
Constituents.
CLUB RESENTS ATTITUDE
OF MAN IT HELPED ELECT
Attitude Toward Mr.. Smiths
Candidacy Resented by Mem-
bers of Organization.


With the rooms of the Seventh Ward
Democratic Club packed to capacity
last night, and with enthusiasm for
former Senator Smiths candidacy run
ming high, the following resolution was
adopted by rising and ringing vote:
"whereas, Frank A. Boettner. q
member of the General Assembly, did
reauest the Honorable James Smith,
r., to become d candidate for United
states senator and agreed to support
such candidacy, and, after the sccept-
snce by Mr.. smith of such request and
pledge Mr.. Boettner did announce pub
/ licly that he would not support MIR.
smith because of the views OF HIS com
stituentsy and
seWhereas, Mr.. Boettner has been in
vited to appear before this club ana ex-
plain his course, which seems at vnrf-
ance with the requirements Of honor
aud with the welfare of his constitu-
ents, and
@yyhereas. After full consideration
and deliberstion 1T appears that MT.
Boettner wns in error in stating the
views of his constituents and was us-
wisely Influenced in the announcement
of his latest purpose, therefore be IT
"ResoIved, That IL is the sense of the
cIub that there be chosen ms United
States senator ono whose fitness, ex-
perience, commanding influence and i'm
teErity of character will insure efi-
cheney in offlce and conserve the peoples
interests. The Honorable James Smith,
zr.. In such a candidate. We have here
tofore indOrsed his candidacy and we
again give II our unanimous approval
He is n respected citizen Of this COM
n.sanity. He H. In the forefront of pub-
lie opinion. He has the ability and
the wish 10 faithfully represent our
state and the people of this community
desire his election. IL becomes the duty
of the club. therefore, 40 say to Mr.
Boettner that his latest course IL In
oppesition to our best interests, and to
advise him, through this renolutions
that II Ia q duty which he owes to his
A honor and TO the peoples welfare to
work and vote for the election of the
Honorable james Smith, jr, 40 the
United states sennte.'
Committee Appointed.
Following the adoption of the reso-
luton a committee was appointed to
wait upon Assemblyman Boettner,
consisting of Freeholder John j. Brady
Alderman Cornelius j. Harrington,
former Alderman Adolph Holzner, Pat
rick Campbell and Police Commissioners
| John Scanlon. This committee, with
the exception of Mr. Scanlon. waited
upon Boettner at his Office this MORN
| ing. They found him in a retiring
mood. He refused to speak for pub
lication until a representative of one
| of the papers which has been melting
his revolt was represented. When
such representative appeared the COM
mittee through ITS several members,
' called Boettners attention to the reso-
luton adopted by his club. 1t was
pointed out to him that he was vio-
lating the requirements OF honor and
running counter to the wishes of his
constituents by his present unwise
! course
He was also informed that the county
organization had indorsed Mr.. Smith
and that Democratic clubs aggregating
membership of $4,000 had unanimously
lndorsed such candidacy, and that every
force consistent with honor and Demo-
cratic success urged Mr.. Boettner to be
guided thereby He still refused to re-
lent He was asked If he would vote
for Marine. He replied. Il will not"
.wiu you be guided by the result of
. caucu. in the event OF such caucus
giving II. vote to Senator smith," he
wss asked.
| ~ will not" Doettner replied, "I will
not be controlled by any caucus. I VIII
not go into "a cnucus IL one is held"
Reminded that this put him ouside
the ranks of any party he still refused
to accede to the wishes of the commit
tee. He sought to justify his course
| in withdrawing his request and pledged
support to Mr.. Smith, after the latter
had acted upon 1t, by saying that he
did not understand the difference be-
tween a CAUCUS and conference. He
referred to the meeting of the Essex
assemblymen when the senatorial re-
quest was signed He did not explain,
| however, why he permitted period Of
nearly two weeks to elapse before
awakening to the understanding.
The committee is to report the re-
suit of the meeting to the full club
at it's next meeting.
The meeting last night was attended
by Democrats from all parts of tho
ward. The object of the meeting was
to bring out in the open the real senti-
nent of the Democratic voters Of the
ward on the senatorial controversy
Boettner had been invited but he failed
to show up.
Only the fact that commit
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