The Detroit times., 1911-11-11
JERSEY ELECTION RESULTS
MAKE WILSON STRONGER,
SAYS CAMPAIGN LEADER
Democrats Beaten Were Those
Nominated BY Boss Smith,
Whom Governor Overthrow.
w. F. McCOMB IN DETROIT.
Declares Sentiment For Wilson
For President Gathers
Strength Every Day.

William f. McComb. OF New York,
leader OF the Woodrow Wilson cam
paign for the presidential nomination,
was in Detroit. Thursday. on bust
ness trip, but found time enough TO
discuss the political situation in New
Jersey, and the Wilson outlook
throughout the country.
The overthrow OF the Democratic
majority in the New Jersey assembly
is by no means defeat for Gov. VIII
son." said Mr. McComb. Rather 1t
was a real victory for the governor.
The loss OF the assembly can be di-
rectly traced to the loss of the II as
semblymen in Essex county. who
were nominated by former Senator
James Smith, whose rule Gov. Wilson
overthrow. and VINO were openly OPP
posed to Wilson. Only one seat was
'lost outside OF Essex county, and the
Democrats gained one senator to of
set that The refusal of the voters
to indorse the candidates put up by
Smith, cannot be taken as anything
but slap at the New Jersey boss.
who has complete control of the DEM
ocratic machine in Essex.
all elected on a Wilson platform and
are pledged to carry out the program
of the governor. The Republicans
were compelled to indorse his pro-
Gressive measures to make a stand at
the polls. and he will probably have
no difficulty, therefore, In getting his
reform measures through the legisla-
ture. In fact, all that he has done
so far was through a Republican SEN
ate. II the Republican assemblymen
do not live up to their campaign prom
. ises. the governor will subject them
TO the same pitiless publicity that
has so far proven very effective In
carrying through his plans. He will
tell the people just why he has been
thwarted.
at must be remembered that Gov.
Wilson carried New Jersey in face or
a Republican majority, which had
been rolled up regularly for 10 years.
In the campaign this year, 1t was not
the governor who was running. The
candidates were local men, and there
was not the personality in the cam
paign that there would have been II
the governor had been making d.
rect appeal TO the voters. The dra-
matte element was lacking. Then.
too. all the forces opposed TO Gov.
Wilson not only within the state but
from the outside as well, conferred
their efforts in taking the legislature
away from him. We found abundant
evidence OF this during the campaign.
Such opposition as there is TO Gov.
Wilson is very bitter. His opponents
seem to think il necessary TO take
all sorts OF shots at him and trust TO
chance that he will not get the oppor-
tunity of denying the statements they
make. On this order is the canard
concerning his interference In the
Texas campaign on the liquor ques-
ton. Gov Wilson has repeatedly SAID
that he. considers this a purely local
question. to be decided as the social
situation in the locality demands, and
!, he gave no ground whatsoever for the
talk OF interfering on behalf OF pro-
hibition In Texas. We take these
lies somewhat in the spirit of the edi-
tor who said the paper must be
success this week when the brick
came crashing through the WINDOW
of his sanctum. The most malicious
statements have come from the he
publican press for they seem to con
slider Wilson the strongest man In
the running.
THE opposition from within the
Democratic party is also more or less
Indirect. find generally that wher-
ever Wilson sentiment runs high
there il a strong effort made TO bring
an uninstructed delegation TO the con-
vention Gov. Wilson is strongly In
favor of the presidential primary
and he believes It to be the only
,nroner course where il is at all pos
sihle He Is willing to abide by the
rehult of such a primary in every
state and as he says IL the people do
not want TO nominate him, private
life has no terrors for him.
"The sentiment for Wilson is grow
Inc stronger every day. am In com
munication with representative men
from all over the country, ana the re-
nort everywhere is the same. The
neonle are for Gov Wilson and the
onIy problem before us is TO get the
sentiment Of the people crystallized
in the Democratic convention. In
this we realize that we are MP
AGAINST some strong forces, but we
.believe that the expression OF the
wishes of the Democratic voters OF
tho country will be SO definite and
pnmistakable that the convention can
do nothing but obey
TRENTON. n. j.. Nov. 10.-The
members OF the Democratic state COM
mittee today pledged themselves 10
EARNESTLY support Gov Woodrow VIII
son 70 the end that he may become
tho Democratic candidate for the next
president Of the United States.
WANTS CASE AGAINST
anrnAIr ora GIIEn