Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-12-26
WILL HUDSON
STAND FIRM?
Politicians Much Inter-
ested in the Assembly.
fFrons the NEWS Correspondent.

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Trenton, Dec. 26.-There Is con-
siderable speculation in state politi-
cal circles as to whether the follow
ers OF former United States Senator
James Smith, Jr., will be able to re-
tain through the legislative session
the advantage which they secured
Wednesday night In Jersey City In
the election OF AssembIyman Thomas
F.. Martin. a Smith man, as minority
leader In the assembly, I'VE Charles
M. Egan, who is an enthusiastic
Wilson supporter, and who was the
logical choice for the position. The
vote which made Martin the candi-
date for the leadership was Z to g.,
and another question which is being
discussed by the State House POLITE
clans is whether the unanimity
which 1t is said marked the cancus
at its close, will be maintained after
the legislature opens.
The Hudson county assembly del
egation. with It's twelve members,
constitutes a majority of the twenty
three Democrats in the House. and
il they shall stand together. the cleo
ton of Mr. Martin as minority lead
er on January 8 is assured. II, how
ever. there would be q break along
the lines Indicated by the Z TO S vote
the Hudson men would be unable to
control the situation, In which event
the Egan followers, by combining
with enough Wilson men from the
other counties. could put the Smith
hackers OF Assemblyman Martin to
fight. There Is one factor which
the politicians think might possibly
lead to a break in the Hudson dele
| cation, and that is that the Hudson
assomblymen have ignored the other
counties, and have also named a
candidate for speaker.
Assemhiyman Meyer, CT Sussex,
who is a member for the fourth con-
s~ecutive term, thinks he Is entitled
Ito some honor, and 1t is believed will
not take kindly to any move to name
d candidate for speaker from Hud-
been considerable talk that this
honor would be given 70 him.
Martin YVES one of those marked,
labeled and remembered assembly
men who broke their party pledges
at the las session OF the legislature
and defi6d the expressed will OF the
/ pGUptc OIL the Stdt3 by SotlHE tQf
flames Smith. Jr., for United States
senator. Although the governor
picked the label OF. Martin and
approved OF his candidacy at 3
speech made In Jersey City, he ap-
i~parently did not remove from Martin
the influence Of the Newark ex-sena,
tor, for ills said that # was through
1.-THE Instrumentaiity Of former Sena.
tor Smith that Martin entered ths
race against Asselnblyman Egnn FOL
the leadership.
With the policy OF the minority IN
1.-The assembly confided to the hands
OF Assamblyman Martin, the opinion
Is being expressed that the presiden'
tial a~sniratfons of ceuapnaw rss1.-.
have received a setback. Just how
far this movement will affect Cover
nor Wilson will not be known. how
ever. until the Legislative session
opens. Frlenda uf Governor Wilson
say. with confidence. that he will b
able to hold his W eeurae againg
former Senator Smith as he WAS Il
the session last winter.
Any AFFAIR o. happening. ox cir
cumstance, wnIeh ii too eEnaTi 1t
make ~ Want 49, wHekh wAfl@ al AZ
ad3uHsinx force q koo Small &
worry eb0ae.