Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-01-21
NORTHERN JERSEY
VIEWS TWISTED BY
THE BUSY CHORUS
Governor Wilson's Supporters
Have Hard Time to Harmon
ize Facts and Claims.

Governor Wilson's newspaper
chorus" In it's extravagant claims, Is
trying to make it appear that the
sentiment in North Jersey Is favorable
to the election Of james E. MARITIME to
the United States Senate. False fgur-
ing OF legislative votes is as easy for
the Chorus as to concoct lies n put
them into the mouths OF members of
the Legislature. Especially is this true
In regard to the conditions in Morris,
Sussex, Bergen and Warren counties.
Facts Don't Conform to Claims.
Scarcely q day passes but one Of
the senators or assemblymen in those
counties spikes q misstatement as to
their attitude in the senatorial contrc-
versy. To find out the true pulse of
the Democratic voters IN these coun-
ties petitions are being circulated and
largely signed requesting Democratic
representatives to vote for former Uni
ted States Senator James Smith. jr.. as
SUCCESSOR to John Kean In the national
upper house.
James e. MARITIME ie opposed because
of his well-known radical n semi
socialistic views His advocacy of free
trade Is well-known. He was n or
the most pronounced advocates of free
silver, outside OF Bryan himself. in tho
United States and chung to that doc
trine in the second and third Bryan
campaigns long after every other ad-
herent of the principle had abandoned
1t as a deluelon.
Urged Net to Vote for MARITIME.
In Sussex, Morris and Bergen
ties particularly the Democratic repre-
sentatives are being urged to cast their
votes against MARITIME m the ground
that he cannot capably represent he
State in the United States Senate.
MARITIME was three times a candidate
for the federal lower house from the
Fifth district, but he was rejected by
the voters each time. He has been a
candidate for State Senate and the
House of Assembly in his own county;
also for sheriff, but on no occasion did
the voters have enough confidence in
him to elect him TO any office. He was
usually rejected in Union, his home
county, which went Democratic at the
last election by an overwhelming ma
jority. -
It is generally conceded hat the Mar
tine candidacy would not have received
any consideration from any source had
not Governor Wilson been led to take
up his cause by q small clique. most
of whom were In conference with him,
along with George L. Record, at the
Hotel Martinique, in New York city, a
few days ago.
Petition sent TO Senator.
With the names of s12 Madison
Democrats affixed. an anti-Martine
petition was sent to State Senator
Richard F~Ytzherbert and members OF
the Assembly Albert Bum n Eugene
8. Burke, Of Morris county, yester-
day afternoon, ~cautioning them to be
guided mot by the false plea of a
small primary preference, but by what
your best Judgment conceives will be
for the good OF the State"
A petition In Morristown for former
Senator Smith has been largely. signed.
Norris county Is almost as much
wrought up as Hudson county over the
selection of George l.. Record by Gov
ernor Wilson as one Of his advisers. A
petition from Chatham and Stirling,
with many names attached, will be sent
to the Morris county representatives
In the Legislature asking them to vote
for Mn Smith and against James D..
MARITIME. The petition has now 1bQ
names and will contain many others
before il is completed.
Colonel Prices Views.
Colonel E. L. Price, of Newark, who
was In Sussex county yesterday. told a
newspape correspondent at Newton
that he was surprised at the extent OF
the sentiment he found in Sussex
county in behalf OF former Senate
Smith. Mr.. Price said hat he a
made no statement favoring MARITIME
for the Senate, despite the fact that he
had beer quoted TO hat effect.
Assertions that the sentiment for the
election of Mr.. Smith is being manufac-
tured in Sussex county is rapidly being
disproven by the attitude of me- who
employ hundreds of workers through
out the county and the large numbers
who are attaching their signatures to
petitions favoring Mr.. Smith. Despite
the fact that the MARITIME boomers have
men daily riding through the various
farming districts of the county, but
few signatures to The petitions are be-
ing obtained, and even many OF the
signers that have been gotten are not
members Of the Democratic party.
Manufacturers Favor Mr. smith. =.
The heads Of nearly every manufac-
turing nee In he county are In ia
vor of Mr.. Smith and AVE so advised
the members Of the Legislature from
SUSSEX County. They have made their
protests so strong against the cleo
ton of an advocate Of free silver, free
trade and the various other isms which
tend to demoralize the business OF the
State and they cannot DO carelessly
laid aside. One of the most prominent
manufacturers of the county has as
serted that 1t Is not conceivable that
a manufacturing and industrial state
of the rank Of New Jersey should be
represented in the United States SEN
ate by q man whose every utterance
has been detrimental TO the financial
welfare OF the State.
senator Price Denies story.
mate Jacob L. Price has denied a
story that he had made public a state
ment that he is opposed to the election
of former Senator Smith.
In Bergen county there Is 8 strong
trend in favor of the election of Mr..
Smith. MARITIME supporters there have
been able to make a lot of noise, but
there is no, strength behind their agita-
ton. The solid sense OF the community
favors the election of Mr.. Smith. Ber-
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