Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-16
ANDREW IS OUT
IN MONMOUTH
MiddIetoWn Man Would be
State Senator.
Sneo4n1 to The EKENING NEWS.

state SENATOR.
Special to the EVENING NEWS.
Keyport, Aug. 16:-William z.
Andrew. Of Middletown, has issued
the following open letter announcing
himself a candidate for the nOmina-
ton for state senator in Monmouth
county:
Dear Sir:
notice the declaration of princi-
pies published in the different papers
throughout the county of Monmouth,
supposed to be the platform pledges
of Aston Beekman and John W.
SlOcum, my opponents in the coming
senatorial primary contest. Having
been asked since said publications
why my views were not likewise ex-
pressed I thought perhaps it would
be proper for me TO make a statement
to my Democratic friends, and voters,
of the county Of Monmouth. 1t Is
not necessary for me to state that l
am a Democrat, as my forty years OF
service to my party and my friends
should be sufficient proof OF my loyal
ty to the cause of democracy. l have
also been asked my attitude toward
the chief executive, Woodrow Wilson.
He is the governor of our state, and
no man, in our county or state, will
do more than ! to aid him CshOuld l
be nominated and elected to the
senate) in carrying out the Demo-
cratic principles and policies in &C
cordance with our platform pledges
as adopted at our last state Conven-
ton. And these principles are not
merely q dream as they were my
principles before the last election.
To prove this conclusively, I refer to
the following telegram which l sen
to a mass meeting at which Woodrow
Wilson spoke:
'Hackettstown, N. J., Oct. I, 1910.
To Chairman OF Democratic Meeting,
tricks Opera House,
Red Bank, n. J.
The nomination of Woodrow Will
has united the Democratic party
# our state and ssure his trium-
liant election. I pledge myself to
edeem the senatorial contest next
ear, and represent Monmouth in the
enate, that l may aid him In fulfill
u platform pledges.
Signed. William E. Andrew"
My Views on the different issues
,at XII ha embodied ip+h-s
ampaign VIII be fUIIY discussed GrTT
expressed by me direct to the voters
Il every polling district in the coun-
when 1t will be my effort to, as I
said before, show and prove to
he voters why my opponents should
lot represent Monmouth county In
The senate. In 1893 Henry S. Ter
hume represented Monmouth in the
and from 1893 to 1895
George T. Werts was our Democratic
governor. On the retirement Of Henry
S. Terhune, In 1894, by the election
OF James A. Bradley and the election
of John w. Griggs (Republicans) to
succeed George T. WeTts in 1896,
was the beginning Of the downfall of
the Democracy in our county and
state and continued until the great
victory OF 1910. Why was not this
great result obtained before? Be
cause IN 1898 and 1895 such Demo
Gratis went into oblivion as Rip Van
Wrinkle in his sleep OF twenty years.
Suddenly they awake and are ready
to grasp anything In sight, In their
decayed garb they wipe the mist from
their eyes and behold IN sight the
gun that laid by their side, and upon
it was inscribed, a chance now tC
grab the senatorial honors, and with
both hands, and both feet, they
plunged upon their prey and seizeC
the battling gun, and as they were
about to clasp it in their arms, and
cry out aloud, that after my sleep o,
twenty years, l have succeeded Fl
capturing the ambition OF my life
and as they attempted TO exhibit theil
precious jewel 1t fell to pieces upoI
the ground, as their senatorial
visions will vanish at the close of the
! coming primary contest. And WI
Democrats. that believe in true Dem
ocratiC principles, whether in or GU.
Of power, have stood by our gun anC
fought u opponents year after yea.
for the past twenty years, and at las
received the reward by %electin!
! Woodrow Wilson as our chief eXecu
tive Of our great commonwealth b,
the largest majority ever cast for an.
of his predecessors.
In conclusion, I desire to state tina
if nominated and elected my pledg,
is, as l have in the past. and will il
the future, endeavor to the best 0
my ability, to not only help but to ad
vocate amending, or wiping off of tn,
statute book by repeating all law.
that are not directly in the interes
and for the protection Of the people
and to reduce the number of commits
siOners, upon certain commissions
wherein one commissioner, or a
most three commissioners should d.
the work, now done by a commission
of five or more. And I ask the sup
port Of my Democratic party anC
Democratic friends to aid me, If they
believe in my principles, at the com
ing primary election.
Sincerely,
WILLIAM z. ANDREW,
M~iddletOwn Township
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