Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-17
WILSON WARNS
PEOPLE AGAINST
| HIS JERSEY FOES
Says He Will Con
tinue Interest in
State.
NO UNFAvORABLE TALK
/ AGAINST SPEAKER TAYLOR
President-eIect Emphatic in
Denouncing Reactionary EIe-
ment of Democratic Party.
IFrom q staY Corrcspondent. j

IFrom Stan C0rrcspondent.1
q TRENTON, N J., Dec. 17.-Gov-
ernor Wilson arrived at the State
House from his home in Princeton
about o'clock, and at once took up
routine matters For more than an
hour he was going over papers and
signing his name About IL o'clock
he gave an audience to the news
s paper men. One of the first ques-
tions asked him was as to his feel
ings over the selection of Assembly,
man Taylor for speaker
He said he had heard nothing about
any proposed second caucus to make
new choice, and. while apparently
avoiding any remark that might be
construed as censure Of the men
7Ewho assumed to speak for him in ad-
vocating the selection of Mr.. Hen
Messy, he said: HTaylor has always
been ready to do the right thing"
He repeated this remark more fully
Z when the matter was brought up
aagain.
To Stick in Jersey Politics.
81 Governor Wilson declined to dis
cuss the State treasurership or the
candIdacies for that Office of State
Comptroller Edwards and State
chairman Grosscup. He also would
hot discuss his forthcoming message,
but said from now on he would
buckle on to New Jersey affairs. He
did not believe the Legislative session
4 would be materially different in du-
ration from previous sessions. He
also said there was nothing In the
talk that he would give up his resi-
dence in New Jersey after taking up
the presidency His interest in things
political in New Jersey would con-
tinue after his going to Washing
s ton.
The Governor had no important en-
& gagements for today, but will receive
all his callers, among whom are
Mayor Wittpenn, of Jersey City, who
came to the State House early this
8 morning.
f The Governors attention was
called to former Justice Van Sykeps
opinion that a constitutional conven-
tion could not be called until after the
present constitution was amended
through the initiative or two success
sive legislatures to provide for such
a convention. The Governor was
greatly interested. and asked num-
ber of questions about the matter,
particularly about Justice Van Sykers
opinion, which he had not yet read.
but he expressed no opinion of his
own on the subject.
slams Reactionaries.
Following his interview with the
newspapermen the Governor gave out
the following formal statement:
II have been surprised by numer-
Gus inquiries as to whether / would
continue to take interest in the po-
litical affairs of the State after as
suming my duties as President and
vet L realize the Significance of these
inquiries. Last summer | warned the
voters of the State very explicitly
that the men who formerly controlled
and discredited our politics were
awaiting their opportunity to recover
their control and were expecting TO
find it. What l then said has been
abundantly verified by what has hap
pened in the interval.
IL am keenly aware of the fact
that these men have SO little respect
for the voters of New Jersey that
they think all they have to do is wait
to come back into power. They will
be sorely disappointed They cannot
again impose on the voters of New
Jersey
Acknowledges N. j. Debt.
s'If they should in some evil moment
recover control of the party ma
chinery they win only ruin the party
and put 1t permanently out Of power.
Every step they take, therefore, to
reestablish their power should be at
once exposed and stopped. The peo-
pie of the State need not fear that
l will become Indifferent so long as
their confidence encourages me to
believe that they wish my aid and
counsel.
II shall in the future use every
power and legitimate power / have
and every influence at my disposal
to support and assist the new forces
which have regenerated our life dur
ing the past two years. l shall not
go back in this business, for | un-
derstand my duty to be to stand
back of the Progressive forces in the
Democratic party everywhere and at
every juncture, and I feel that in
these matters / am under particular