Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-08-30
Mercer, ReSenting VIII
son Rule, ReIuSey TO-
Name Ticket.
COUNTY Committeeman
NOW IN OPEN REVOLT
Ia Absence of Candidates News
paper FranticaIIy Appeals
for Volunteers.
Especial to the Newark stqr.l

TRENTON. Aug. 3o.-Open revolt
against dictation and interference pS
Governor woodrow Wilson has broken
forth in earnest in his own county,
Mercer. After spirited debate the mem
hers of the Mercer Democratic County
Committee last night decided not to in
dorse any candidate for public office or
se,ect any Individual for such office
George b. Labarre, who introduced
resolution to this effect gave as his
reason that he was of the opinion that
Governor Wilson had interpreted the
Geran law to mean that the organiza-
ton should keep its hands off anc that
he for one would take no part IN Sc
lecting or indorsing candidates. MI
I.abarre closed his remarks by saying
.since Governor Wilson has taken
Office he has never seen III to consult
with or give the local organization any
consideration In the matter of appoint
nents or amy other matter thnt might
he for the advancement of the party of
this county"
Mr.. Labarre also resented the re-
marks Of Governor Wilson some time
ago when he said that the politicians
should keep their hands of.
Not Convincing.
At this point Assemblyman Allan b.
Walsh attempted to come to the res
cue of the Governor by saying that the
remarks of the Governor wer not in
tended for the organization in this
county. AS the Governors remarks
were considered general, Mr.. Walsh
did not succeed in convincing the MEM
bers of th.i committee that the re-
marks did not apply to Mercer county
as well as other parts of the State
One of the members of the commit
tee said: I'VE have had foisted upon US
the provisions of the Walsh commits
sion government law and lot of other
legislation which had for its purpose
direction to the organizations to keep
their hands off. When the commission
government proposition was being dis
cussed the organization was given no.
tice that they should keep out, and
when a few attempted to exercise their
rights as citizens they we're attacked
by those who are supposed to be in
charge of the matter of seeing that the
policies of Governor Wilson are carried
out.
ssrhis being so, why should the Or
Eanszation or its members be put In .
position where they will surely be the
target for attacks of those who have
decided that public matters In this State
shall be guided by q few who have sud-
denly constituted themselves leaders of
the peopiefc
"Not Me-" Says walsh.
Assemblyman Allan B. Walsh spoke
in favor OF the committee carrying out
the Wishes of the Governor. One Of
the members suggested that "if he
was so anxious to have men selected
for the Assembly who would be in
sympathy with the Wilson administra-
ton, he should run again himself"
Mr.. Walsh, however, said that he
could not afford to run again, for the
reason that since the adjournment of
the Legislature he has been placed in
the berth of secretary of the county
tax board. and for this reason he
could not accept the nomination and
at the same time retain the secretary
ship.
After denying that there had been
any friction at the meeting, Erwin E.
Marshall chairman of the CITY Demo-
critic Committee, this morning gave out
the following statement:
MarshaiPs Statement.
THE views of the members as ex
pressed at the meeting were that it is
the spirit of the primary law, as inter-
preted by the governor, that the Doliti-
cal organizations, as such, should not
attempt to select or indorse candidates
for Office, but that it is their function
to aid in the promotion of the election
of candidates nominated at the pri-
n1aries
TT is not true. as stated in this
mornings issue of the True American,
that mo Democrats gre preparing a
petition to be filed
There are to my knowledge three
petitions being circulated for the nom
ination of Democratic members of the
Legislature, and there is no doubt but
there will be at least as many petit
tons filed as there are places to be
rlled.
Il believe that the action of the
Democratic committee in declining to
select or indorse candidates for these
offices is exactly in line with the views
of Governor Wilson and with the spirit
of the primary law.
"At the committee meeting held last
eN ening there was full attendance of
the committee, and it's deliberations
were harmonious and it's action unan-
imous
The resolutions adopted by the
committee was seconded by Assem-
5lyrnan Walsh, who spoke in favor of
their adoption"
Following the action of the commit
tee, the Trenton True American this
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