Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-25
LOOKING TO WILSON
Keen Interest in New Jersey
Senatorial Situation.
DEMOCRATIC VIEWS VARY
Reactionaries Are Chagrined, Pro-
gressives Satisfied.
INTERESTS ARE DISAPPOINTED
Smith Faction Will Work Hard to
Block Governors Possible Presi-
Dental Aspirations.
DEMOCRATIC VIEWS VARY
INTERESTS ARE DISAPPOINTED

Profound interest is manifested by dem
ocrats in Congress in the senatorial sit
uation in New Jersey. especially in the
attitude of Gov. Wilson. Deep sisnif-
canoe is attached to his course in the
senatorial struggle and it's bearing upon
democratic national and presidential pol.
tiles.
Intense chagrin is felt by the reaction
airy democrats, while undisguised salts.
faction is expressed by the progressive
democrats. Gov. Wilson has turned out
to be a great disappointment to the re-
dictionaries. I'VE have been gold-bricked
Is their plaintive cry.
To appreciate their disappointment il
is necessary to bark back to the last
campaign and recall the circumstances OF
Gov. Wilson's nomination, his backing
and the 'frame-up'' which was attempted
by the reactionary element in the party
which Gov. Wilson has now utterly de
molished.
1t was well understood last fall b,
politicians in touch with democratic
national politicians that Prof. Wood.
row Wilson was selected to run fol
Governor of New Jersey because it wa:
thought he would prove a popular
candidate and might carry the state
He was enthusiastically supported by
the Interests" in the democratic party
and his candidacy was approved by
democrats in Wall street.
Supported by J. r. Morgan.
The house of Morgan in New York
was known to be in favor OF his cleo
ton. The night Of election. when
Pierpont Morgan heard Of Wilson's vic
tory, he cried, Good! Good" Former
Senator Smith and all OF his afnliate6
interests. with their wide manifestations
in business and politics. lent loyal sup
port to the Wilson campaign, financial
ly and otherwise.
At that time 1t was wondered whether
Prof Wilson was fully apprised o,
what was going on and II he was 9
party to it. Some Of his friends sug.
gested that the answer to the query OF
whether he was a party to the plans OF
the reactionaries would be found ir
his course after election.
And it has so fallen out. The very
first thing Wilson did was to denounc'
former Senator Smiths senatorial am
bitions. thereby giving practical demon
stration OF the claim Of his friends tina
he would not be tho tool OF the reaction
airy element and that the Wau stree
hackers had reckoned without their hos
in assuming to place their tag on BIN.
In Contrast With Dix.
In striking contrast to the course o
Gov. Dix of New York, who has stead
lastly remained aloof from the sena
torial' contest In his state, Gov. Wilson
went into the New Jersey contest will
a vim and took sides against Smith ant
in favor OF the party's choice expressed
at the primaries.
In doing so he has taken opportunit!
several times to cast in his lot with thu
people as against the machine In New
Jersey, and therefore in opposition t
the Interests" in the democratic party
It was said by democrats at the Capito
today that Gov. Wilson in his course hat
served notice on the country that what
ever the. reactonary element In the part!
may have had in mind for him, he hal
shown that he was not q party to thet
plans. They say the only other construc
ton to be placed upon his actions would
makers, and that charge does not III
against him in the light Of his consisten
attitude throughout.
Smiths Friends Up in Arms.
Former Senator Smiths faction has de
clared open war on Gov. Wilson, and
will from now on work to block his presi
Dental aspirations. If he has any. The
plan Of action will be to try to prevent
his securing the delegation OF his own
state to the national convention.
They figure that, with free-for-al
contest in the next national convention
with at least half q dozen candidates in
the field, Champ Clark, Dix, Baldwin
Folk and Harmon leading, and others
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