The Calumet news., 1912-09-23
FIGHT WARM IN
WILSON'S STATE
Primary Election Tomorrow Brings
Bitter Campaign to End

Trenton,-N. j.. Sept. 2S--Candidates
seeking nomination on state. legisla-
tive, congressional. county and muni-
cipal tickets throughout New Jersey
today completed plans for getting out
| o large vote at tomorrows primary
the state senate. a new house of as
i'm the primaries will include twelve
members of Congress, six members of
the tate senate. new house of as
sembly with sixty members, mayors
i'm several cities, and a long list of
city and county officials.
A preference vote for United States
senator 20 succeed Frank o. Briggs
will be included in the primary and il
is this feature that is attracting most
attention from the voters Senator
Briggs will appear unopposed for re-
election on the Republican ballot. The
/ faith in Democratic success I'm the
senatorial contest is reflected in the
presence of three Democratic aspirants,
lciilled from field of twice that mum.
Der several weeks ago.
| WILSON pefplI lF'NolNtus
Governor Woodrow Wilson, the Dem
cratic candidate for President. is deep
ly involved in the contest for the
| United States senatorship. The anti
! Wilson faction has agreed upon former
u. S. Senator James Smith, Jr., as the
! candidate to succeed Senator Briggs.
\ Governor Wilson is employing every
effort TO defeat Smith in tomorrow's
primaries The break between the two
occurred almost two years ago. after
Governor Wilson's election. but before
| he assumed Office. Mr.. Smith had
supported Wilson and after the cleo
| tion announced his candidacy for the
| United States senate. Governor Will
son opposed him and i'm the ensuing
contest was victorious winning his
contention that James f. MARITIME. the
primary choice at that time, should be
elected by the legislature.
Senatorial Situation.
The breach between Governor Wilson
and Senate Smith has never healed
and as soor as the latter announced
| his intention to enter the primaries
| again Governor Wilson began to plan
for his defeat. The Governor lost no
time in making public his opposition to
Senator Smith. In q long statement
given to the press the governor de-
clared fatty that Smith had worked
"covertly and adroitly against every
thing that has substituted hope and
! pride for discouragcment and shame
in the politics of New Jersey and
warning the people that they would
be making a great mistake if they let
the former senator come back into
power.
In the fight against Smith the VIII
sonites have been handicapped by the
| TACT that they have been unable toI
| agree on any one candidate TO oppose
him. The anti-Smith field started with
half Dozen aspirants. but by a pro-
| cess of elimination this number has
been reduced to two They are Con-
gresham William Hughes of Paterson
and former Judge John w. WestcottI
Of Camden. who made the nominating
speech for Governor Wilson at the Bal
timore convention.
No Progressive Ticket.
Another feature OF the primaries
that is attracting attention ~ the Sc
lection of six new members of The
state senate. Upon the results Of these
State senatorial contests viii depend
the choice of Democratic or Re
publican governor to All out the uncx-
pired yeaI OF Governor Wilson's term
i'm the event Of his election TO The
Presidency. The president of the new
senate will become acting governor
next January and hold office until the
beginning of the next year.
The third party men will have no
standing in tomorrows primaries, be-
cause their ticket has never vet been
voted at an election and its candidates
cannot appear on the official primary
ballot. The third party proposes. how
ever to name a complete legislative
ticket by petition so that II can have
convention OF It's own to name Roose-
welt electors for tho people 10 vote for
In November.