Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-11
WILSON, EvASIvE,
WILL NOT DENY
MARTIN CHARGE
Prefers Not to Discuss Hudson
Assemblyman's Statement on
MARITIME Declaration.
IS NOT WILLING TO
GRANT INTERVIEW
Declines to Remove Seal from
Lips of Hudson County Men
Regarding Conference.
Lp'rom . stan Correspondent. /,

/ positively Governor elect Woodrow
Wilson today declared that he preferred
TO remain silent concerning the fusi-
lade OF charges OF untruthfulness THAI
! are piling up against him.
He was told that his reputation for
vsracity was being torn into shreds
1 throughout the State OF New Jersey
and that in fairness to him the columns
of the NEWARK STAR. Morning and
Evening, were open to him.
! DR.. Wilson received the Evening
STAR reporter in the large reception
room at Prospect" He seemed to pe
greatly agitated as he paced the long
rug. He was In a a,receptive but not a
/ talkative mood
| His irrelevant reply to the first ques
tion was an apology for the topsy~turgy
condition of the house explaining that
today was moving day" The ques-
ton referred to was: Governor, do YOU
care to say anything in reply To tho
statements OF Assemblymen Ford and
| Christie confirming the statement cf
Assemblyman Martin that you said
/ the Democratic party had played a.
| joke on itself by nominating James y.
MARITIME, and II is up to us to swallow
/ the joker"
Or. Wilson Evasive.
"I'm sorry that the house is SO
upset." was the doctors evasive reply.
The question was repeated, but .he
doctor simply said Il beg that YOU
excuse me from an interview on that
! subject"
But. Governor, it has been printed
that you on Monday night denied that
| portion of the Martin statement by say
ing that you never made that state
rnent to anyone, and 1t seems rdie.: stS
that you should even take the trouble
20 deny it, Will YOU now say, sinee
the confirmation of the Martin state
Inent, that you never made the state
ment2'
| "I- prefer TO say nothing snid the
doctor after a pause for reflection
will you reply TO the subject iater
! In statement or speecl1% he was
I asked.
The doctor remained noa-committal
"Will you give me permission 10 say
that you remove the seal on the door
of confidence 50 far as your conterenoe
with the Hudson county legislators Is
concerned
'I beg that you excuse NE will
not be forced into an interview and
I
leave the room.
But Mr.. Ford says that if YOU per
nit them all the legislators who were
present will speak out and either con-
firm or deny the truth of Mr. Martins
statement"
You are the most persistent Of all
newspaperinen," commented the doctor,
but still remaining uncommunicative,
Il beg you will excuse me. Doctor
Wilson, but the STAR readers would
like to know something OF your side
of the very important controversies.
Dr. Wilson Is Excused.
Before the STAR man had an oppOrg
tunity to remind the governors elect
that he failed to name the man. whom
he says told him that former Senator
Smith would not be q candidate or TO
ask him II he cared . reply to the de
mails of certain New, York and Phila-
delpl1ia conferences" by David Baird.
of Camden, and Louis kuehnle, OF At
lantic City, the doctor spied in the nall
an understood authenticated young
man, wearing glasses and the air OF
secretary, to whom he appealed thusly.
Were you looking for me?''
Yes wac. The conference is wait
ink lOI Jphf toitt ltVbi thp
young man in the hall.
Quickly, and as If somewhat relieved,
the governor elect. walking towards the
door, said as politely as the embar-
rassment of his position would permit:
Really, now you must excuse me-
and he added as II fearful of something
or somebody. you must excuse me
from an interview
There is nothing in the State ar
New Jersey 30 important to the public
in general and the Legislators in par
tlcuar at this time as for you TO say
whether all these people in Hudson, in
Camden in Atlantic, in Essex and in
other parts of the State have been
actually lying about you"
Good morning, good morning and
the doctor in his excitement forgot his
politeness in refraining from the good7
by handshake. 1t was whispered around
the doctors household that for several
DAYS the governor has been much eN-
cited over something and is shutting
himself from callers. 1t was remarked
that his rule is TO see no NEWSPAPER
reporters, and why he broke 1t TO-DAY -
a mystery to those around prospect