Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-13
NEW CAMPAIGN STARTS.

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With the election over a new
campaign Is under way Immediately.
The latest developments, however,
are confined almost exclusively to
the Democratic ranks with the dele
gates to the national convention next
year as the bone of contention.
ing a candidate for President has
not bothered the political bosses.
They have always manipulated the
entire proceedings to their own sat
isfaction without let or h%indrance.
To be sure, the voters were sup
posed to send delegates to a state
convention where the delegates to
the national convention were chos-
en-. AS is the custom with practical
ly all conventions, however, the del
egates carry out the program ar
ranged for them by a few leaders,
who see to it that the men sent to
the national conventions are in har-
mony with them.
But, thanks to the influence of
Governor Wilson, things are some
what different In New Jersey this
year. The delegates to the national
convention instead of doing what
Smith tells them, are going to fol-
low out the peoples instructions.
This change is brought about by
abolishing the state convention and
having the delegates to the national
convention selected directly by the
voters at a primary to be held in
May next year.
The fact that the people are given
this opportunity to select their own
delegates to the national convention
Is one OF the reasons why Woodrow
Wilson Is sc unpopular with James
Smith, Jr. Incidentally, 1t explains
why a new campaign Is on SO soon
after the regular rail- election. Smith
is working tooth and nail to prevent
the nomination of Wilson for Pr asi-
dent. He has Just returned from a
trip to Chicago and Detroit where he
was In conference with Democratic
leaders in the middle west with a
view to prevent the endorsement oil
Wilson there.
But it Is in New Jersey where
Smith must fight hardest for If he
cannot control the delegation from
his home state his prestige as a ma
tional leader is gone. There will be
candidates at the primary In May
who, II elected, viii go TO the Ia
tiona1 convention pledged to vote for
Woodrow Wilson as their party's
choice for President. Smith and
Jim" Nugent are already at work
to defeat these candidates. They
will have men of their own running
at the primary who can be depended
upon to obey the orders of Smith.
These are the men that Smith viii
make the fight of his life to lave
selected as the delegates to the IA
tfonal convention. But Smith must
fight outside the regular Democratic
organization in the state, for the
state committee has endorsed Will
son and Will maintain permanent
headquarters to further his inter
ests. For once in their lives Gin
Smith and Jim Nugent becomes
the insurgents-bolter of their reg
ular party ticket. But they have a
perfect right to do this. The best
part OF 1t IL the tight must be made
in the open, Heretofore 1t has been
made in "a conference room behsus
closed doors. The delegates on the
primary ballot who are pledged FOR
Wilson viii be plainly marked so
that there need Do no mistake In
voting. The people eav h trusted
TO do the rest. In the meantime
Jim" Smiths campaign to dis
credit and defeat Wilson goes on
But We do not believe the people can
be deceived.