Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1912-03-28

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ex-Senatof is ( gentleman Of taste. Of
Chestekieldian manner and leIirhtful
conversation, and his congratulations,
we may depend upon It, were Rrace-
fully phrased. Equally graceful was
his modest confession that he found hir
health now greatly bettered. and ia in
ti,nat;on that IL ,,,,,, ;,,g,ss,s ss,t f,,st;.
t;ad = fsI;,o ;,,ts, sar;,,,,r ..,.:ss..ss,.
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Governor Wilson. when he had
Satisfied himself that he heard Alright.
expressed the very great astonishment
which be felt; be then said to Mr.
Smith that he regarded the idea as inn
possible, and he begged him to abandon
it forwith Followed long converse
ton, In which Smith sourh to Justify
his political past. while the Governor
elect made ,nort and mora .vSy,l;c;t b;s
warning that he womb never. ,, 3 ~.
election The ex-senator tnrnsd tha
talk on Marines nual;ticat ion. u. lacl,
of them-which M Wilson raf,,sad =
discuss. The Issue was MT Martino
but the nartv'a. faith The nr;yna s,
had elected MARITIME and was noth;n,
for The Legislature r. 40 b,t rat;fv that
election
''The primary wSs joke. . said
Smith,
It was very far from joke" re-
Joined the Governo. elect. But as
sumo that it was. Then the way to
save it from being joke hereafter, is
to take it seriously now. 1t is going to
be taken seriously. and there will be no
more Jokes. The question who is to
enjoy one term in tbs Senate is of small
consequence compared with the cues
ton whether the people of New Jersey
are to psin the right to choose their
own Senators forever,
Smiths candidacy was now made
publicly known, and the party sharply
divided, the Org anization declaring its
purpose and its ability to carry the
legislature for him, and the decent rank
and file donouncinp the attemnt To steal
d Senatorsbip for a discredited politi-
clan who dared NOT RIM n the pr;narv
Tha araottast ase,arras., 40. &c., =
= the att;t,,da q f,oaa,,.,.r 49, ms,
go H. hs.,,a,.a. sae-aa - -. =.
!, 0n -, no~essr lei'a.neu' !or ny
sis Wn,ie' ifoin saRing eltner sloe pup
ncly, hoping ms PUBIC interference
would not be necessary. Privately. he
sent many men OF influence to Smith to
urge him not to try the race. These
measures availed nothing
AZ last effort to save Mr.. Smith
from the humiliation he was determined
should overtake him if he persisted,
Mr.. Wilson called on Mr.. Smith by APP
pointment at his house in Newark. It
was in the late afternoon Of Tuesday,
December 6. The Goyernor-elect said
he had come to say that, although he
had ae yet taken no public stand, it was
his intention, unless Mr.. Smith with
drew from the Senatorial contest, to
announce his opposition to him.
WIN you De content ~ having thus
spuoiicly announced your opposleion!2
asked the aspirant.
NO. l shaii aetlyeiy oppose you Win
every honorable means N my power,
.fe !.naas si,e go y. =.
-. - s. 49, $50 no ~ o.,
-; = ~ 60 . oss : * An'es ~
asNo arswered. Wilson 81 sbo,,ld
not regard that az an honorable meana
Resides that will NOT ba nssaasarv
The Governor=alect tJ,enalo;d .doy,n.
this ultimatum:
UNLESS / hear from. you, by or be-
fore the last mail delivery on Thursday
night, that you abandon this ambition,
] shall announce my opposition to you
on Friday morning. . -
The last mail Thursday night brought
no message from Smith. and Mr.. Viii
son by telegraph released to the morn
ing newspapers 4 statement he had pre-
pared denouncing The Smith candidacy,
Half an hour later came a special de-
livery letter from Smith. asking for a
few davs' delav Tho danupc;at;on had
gone out. -
1t was bitter fight. The Governor
did not wait for the assembling of the