New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-01-24
JERSEY CONFERENCE
VOTES FOR MARITIME
But Smiths Fourteen Ballots
May Cause Deadlock in the
Contest for Senate.
FIGHT OPENS AT TRENTON
Governor Wilson Expresses Sat-
isfaction at Thirty-three
Votes Democrats Cast
for His Favorite.
rRy Telegram IN The Tribune. |

Trenton. n. j.. Jan. 23.-Former Sena-
tor James Smith, jr., was completeiy
routed at a conference of the Democratic
members of the Legislature here to-
night. when James T.. MARITIME, who re-
ceived the highest vote at the recent
Democratic primaries, got 33 votes TO
II for Smith, one for Katzenbach and
> for Representative Hughes. Only one
legislator was absent-Assemblyman
Cole. Of Warren.
When the vote was taken Assembly
man Burke. Of Morris. wanted to make
Mr.. MARITIME the unanimous choice OF the
conference. but Thomas T.. Martin, Of
Hudson. and others Of Smiths friends
refused TO agree to It. The vote was as
follows:
For Smith Bracken. Brown, Leven,
MCGOWAN. Shalyey. Macksey. Phillips,
Bacles, Martin. Christie. McGrath, Mat
thews Ramsey and Booraem.
For Martine-Johnson, Osborne, Field
or. Gebhardt, Silzer, Fitzherbert. Low,
Price, Cornish, Alyea, Hinners, Mylod,
Boettner, Ballentine, Lafferty. Kenny,
Davidson, Agnew. Simpson, Donnely,
Egan. Griffin, Walsh, Streitwolf. Geran,
Hendrckson. Bum. Burke, Newman,
Lamonte, Brodhead. Mclaughlin and
Cole.
For Observation-Disclosures.
For Hughes-Ford and MAYER
The conference-it was not a CAUCUS
was held in the room Of the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee when the Legislat-
ure adjourned for the night. All through
the day the Smith men had been claim
ing a big majority for their candidate,
and had intmated that they would force
a caucus. but their hopes vanished into
thin air when on a test vote on the ques~
ton Of a candidate for State Controller
the ex-SenatOrs supporters found them
selves I'm hopeless minority.
Smith marshalled more votes al the
conference than some Of those in touch
with the situation had figured, and II he
holds them all. a deadlock will be
brought about. He got eight out Of the
twelve votes from his own county, and
gathered only three from Hudson.
Asscmblyman Booraem. of Mddlesex.
voted for him, although it was under
stood he had practically assured Gov
ernor Wilson that he would do otherwise.
Many Politicians Gather.
The contest drew to Trenton tonight
every prominent Democrat in New Jer-
sey and many prominent Republicans as
well. among them Senator Kean, who Is
soon to lose his office; his brother Ham
ilton Kean. aud Representatives Gardner
and Loudensl1gcr. These Republicans
denied that they were here in the inter-
ests of Smith. They asserted that they
had come over Ito see the fun.
Some persons however. suspected that
the real object Of the visit was to pre-
vent Ex-Governor Stokes from being
r,ade the choice of the Republican con-
ference Tomorrow as the minority choice
for United states Senator
Assemblyman Brodhead, Of Union,
nominated Mr.. MARITIME, and Assembly
man Donnelly, of Hudson, seconded II.
Mr. Ford. Of Hudson. placed Congress
mar Hughes in nomination. and then
Assemblyman MCGOWAN. of Essex.
placed the name of Mr.. Smith before the
conference. Mr. Taylor. Of Monmouth,
dominated Mr. Katzenhach.
Edwards for Controller.
BEFORE the vote on the senatorship was
taken. the Smith men tried all kinds Of
tactics to delay the vote for a candidate
for State Controller. MIR. Matthews, OF
Hunterdon. the Smith spokesman. lead
ing the fight. The effort was unsuccess-
ful. however. and Edward |. Edwards,
II Hudson. was made the unanimous
choice of the conference.
When the conference got together AS
scmblyman Ford was Immediately on his
feet urging that the newspaper men be
allowed 10 hear the proceedings. This
was vigorously opposed by Senator Sill
GER Mr.. Silzer. however. did not have
many followers, because when the roll
was called only eight Of the forty-one
lawmakers present favored the exclusion
OF the members Of the press. Assembly
men Davidson. Rallantine and Donnelly
protested vigorously against Mr.. cilzcr's
proposition.
This question out of the way. Assem-
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