New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-05
NEWARK MAN PROTESTS
Ex-AIderman Says Signature to
Smith Petition Is Fake.
HUGHES MAY ENTER RACE
Stokes Tells Why He Failed to
File Petition as Repub.
lican Candidate.

Almost soon as the ink had dried on
the petition Of James Smith, jr., former
United States Senator. who has entered
the New Jersey race. a charge Of fraud.
was made with reference to one signature
on the document Former Alderman
Philip \. Mcguire, Of Newark. treasurer
of the Essex County Progressive Democ-
racy. and long a political opponent OF
Smith. made the accusation.
Among the thousand OF more names
attached TO the Smith petition was one
Philip A. MCGUIRE" with an address as
No. 10 Howard street. Newark. That is
the home Of the ex-aldermsn, and he de-
clared that he never signed a petition IA
voring the candidacy OF Smith, but that
he did aff1x his name TO one offered him
by Tho as Boyle, Smith lieutenant and
friend Of Mcclure, who explained that he
Boyle was in the race for the Senator
ship.
Boyle and another man, who proved to
be customer of Mcclure. met the last
named at Market and Washington streets
to Mcclure, was filed out as the Senate
petition OF Boyle. The latter is a saloon
keeper and has never been looked on as
anything more than a ward heeler i'm
Newark politics. so that when news OF
the Boyle petition got in circulation IL
was regarded with suspicion.
II was not until yesterday that Nc
CURE learned that his name appeared ON
the Smith petition. Then he told Of the
BOYLE petition and said that the only in
ference he could draw under the circum-
stances was that Boyle had turned over
the names attached TO his petition to
Smith. and that the latter used them.
Edward Burrel and Thomas p. Wall. the
latter a saloonkeeper, made the affidavit
by which the Smith petition was filed
! with the Secretary Of State.
II met Boyle and another friend Of
mine" Mr.. MCGUIRE said, in Newark last
night. "and they asked me to sign the
petition | laughed when Boyle said he
was going TO make the run for United
States Senator. / asked him IL he was
serious ana he said he was. Then told
him TO go TO il and / placed my name on
the document which bore Boyle's name
as the candidate. There was something
like 10 names on the list when | signed
it"
Boyle denied that he had turned over
any of the names he had obtained in his
own behalf TO Smith or anybody else He
admitted having had Mcguire sign petit
ton for him.
Mcclure signed a petition for me, but
I did not turn over any names TO Smith,
BOYLE said. "and il McGuire's name was
given TO Smith il was not done by me. nor
! with my knowledge. | have some OF the
sheets OF my petition yet but some OF
them have been torn up.'-
II was rumored yesterday the Progress
sive Democrats would put up Congress
man Hughes TO oppose Smith for Senator.
Trenton, y. J.. Sept.-4 --Decisring that
his ambition TO be United States Senator
! from New Jersey still lives and that he In
1 tends TO realize it at the first opportunity.
/ Ex-Governor Edward G. Stokes issued a
statement to-day giving his reasons why
/ he failed To file his petition az Republ-
/ can candidate for the Senatorship at the
! coming election.