Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-14
WILSON is NOT
GOING TO ESSEX
Governor Declines Invitation
to Speak in Newark.
frrom the NEWS correspondent.)

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Trenton, Oct. 14:-Governor
| Wilson will not speak in Essex
| county this fall. The governor de-
cided the question yesterday when
he wrote a letter to Charles F. Herr,
chairman of the campaign commit
tee of the Essex County Democratic
Committee, declining to advise the
voters through a meeting to be car
ried out by the regular" organiza-
ton. The governors letter to Mr..
Herr is as follows:
my dear Sir:-Allow me to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your letter
of October tenth, and TO express my
warm appreciation OF the desire of
the campaign committee OF the
Essex County Democratic Agsocia-
ton that / should be present and
address the mass meeting when the
committee is planning to hold In the
new auditorium in Newark In behalf
of the candidates nominated on the
Democratic ticket in Essex county,
and also for the compliment hat
the committee has paid me In ieaF-.
ing to me the choice of the date.
while / warmly appreciate this
action on the part Of the committee,
I feel that the best interests OF the
party would not be served by my
participation in the meeting, and,
therefore. feel constrained to de-
cline"
The governors refusal to CAM
paign In Essex county under the
patronage of the Smith-Nugent fac
ton has been anticipated by those
who were familiar with his ideas OF
the situation in that county follow
ing the defeat OF the Wilson faction
in the primaries. In his speech at
Princeton Thursday night Governor
Wilson plainly ~forecasted what his
decision would be on the invitation
issued by the Essex county "regu-
lars" AT that time he severely at
tackled the political integrity of for
mer United States Senator James
Smith. The governor said that
there was little consolation for the
Independents In Essex county. THE
Democratic ticket is a n~on-progres-
sive one and the Republicans have
gained a standpat outfit, and the
only thing for the Independents to
do at election day Is to go fishing.
Is Lie Way the EOfcthUN 1uiiiiAt1u VIZ
hts view on the situation IN Essex
ally of the opinion that the cover.
norts refusal OF the Invitation IL
speak in Essex under the Smith
Nugent wing of the party makes
certain the election of the Republi-
can legislative Ticket In that county.
1t Is calculated that Essex Is nor
mally Republican by q large major-
ity and that the only hope of Demo
cratic success this ear would be on
the basis Of Independent vote, to-
gether with Republican admirers OF
Wilson supporting the Democratic
candidates. The fact that the goy-
ernor has now openly repudfated
the Democratic ticket, ana is ac-
centuating conditions by making
speeches In every other coanty OF
the state in favor OF democratic
candidates for the legislature, raissa
an obstacle in the path of the Smith
Nugent ticket that will be almost
impossible for them to overcome.
The action OF the governor Is CON
sidered to be a death blow to the
candidacy of Senator Harry ",
Osborne for reelection. Senator
Osborne Is one of the ~staunchesl
supporters of the governors polf.
eies. The governor would like te
help Senator Osborne to secure q re-
election to the legislature, a situa.
ton which will now have to be car,
ried out without a f~ace-to-face ples
with the Essex voters.