Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-19
BlameS Governor for
Freezing Out Cam
den FayOrite in
Senatorial Fight.
BIG SOUTH JERSEY VOTE
FOR ESSEX MAN PREDICTED
State Committeeman Davis
Says Score With Wilson Will
Be Evened by Former
Judges Friends.
! Especial to the Newark star.l


action of William G. McAdoo OF New
York; Josephus Daniels, of North
Carolina, and Senator James A. O'Gor-
man, of New York. in shutting out
former Judge John w. Wescott, Of
this city. from the senatorial contest
in favor of Congressman William
Hughes of Paterson, State Commits
teeman William B. Davis announced
here today that he would support
| former United States Senator James
| Smith r Mr.. Davis has been a Wes-
colt man. swM
''The withdrawal of former Judge
! Wescott," said Mr.. Davis, Twill in no
wise lessen the chances of James
Smith. jr., and predict that he will
be elected the choice for United States
Senator in New Jersey.
THAT Governor Wilson has had
hand in this affair there can be no
doubt, and when the votes are count
ed next Tuesday the public will find
that the voters of South Jersey will
even things up by his turning down
of a Camden county man and cast
their votes for Mr. Smith.
"In this ight I have been supporter
Of Mr.. Wescott, but when the governor
sanctions such e-out as in tho
national committee yesterday am for
Smith. More than half OF the wcscott
votes In Camden county will be cast for
Mr.. Smith. salem county will give him
a majority, and I confidently expect
Gloucester county to do likewise. FOR
there Is absolutely sentiment thero
! for Hughes. li
| No Doubt OF Mr.. Smiths Election.
nSn1ith was second choice IN
! Gloucester county. with wescott first.
4 Like Camden county, there is a feel-
ing against the governor, and this
feeling will be represented by the
Wescott votes turning over to Smith,
If Mr.. Smith will carry Hudson and
Essex counties there is no doubt of
his election, for South Jersey will
throw heavier vote than anticipated
for him.
William J. Craft. a law partner or
Judge Howard Carrow, said
'Of course I ann always for VIII
son and will support Mr. Hughes.
There may be some few weseott
votes going to Mr.. Smith, but on the
whole the followers of Wilson will
follow his choice for Senate.
Judge William C. French said:.
81 am not In active politics since
my appointment to the bench by
Governor Wilson. / would not care
to make a prediction in the senatorial
contest, but l believe a large por-
tion of the Wescott vote will 90 to
; Mr.. Hughes, since he seems to be
the choice of Governor Wilson,
Wescott to Explain Posit;on
Judge Wescott this morning an
nounced that the first of a series OF
three mass-meetings in the State
would be held in this city tomorrow
evening, at which time he would ex-
plain why he withdrew from the sem
atoria fight in New Jersey
Until that time Mr. Wescott de-
; clined to express an opinion of the
situation. Mr. Wescott said that
William Hughes, of Passaic county.
the Wilson candidate for senator. will
be present and tell why he is Remains
ing in the fight, while Senator O'Gor-
man, of New York, will tell the audi
enee why voters should\ support the
Wilson choice for senator
The other two meetings in the se-
ries are to be held in Newark and
Jersey City prior to the primary elec-
tion.
Camden Friends Resentful.
Surprise. anger and disappoint-
ment were openly expressed here by
the friends and supporters of former
Jndge Wescott when the news of his
enforced withdrawal from the pri-
mary race for United States senator
was received.
There was no attempt to explain
the action of Acting Chairman Nc
Adoo, Josephus Daniels and Senator
O'Gorman who constituted the COM
mittee which rendered the decision.
the feeling here having to do only
with the result.
These friends of Wescott, all Of
: whom were among the 5000 voters
who signed the petition placing him
In the race, feel that the withdrawal
was not voluntary on his part. espe-
cially in view of the statement he
! made on September 8, after he haG
submitted to William C. Gebhardt
and Judge Hughes a proposal to SUBJ
nit to the decision of a committee of
five. of which Governor Wilson was
to have been a member To this pre-
posal no reply was made and Mr..
Wescott said that two difficulties
stood in the way of withdrawal after
that date, FIRST whether after the
nomination proceedings became a
record that record can be voluntarily
revoked by a candidate; second. the
right of q candidate to repudiate the
unsolicited action of a large body of
: citizens"
rha friends of Mr. wescott exnresz
no doubt as to his acceptance of the
verdict which puts him out of tho
race. declaring that he will prove
loyal to the rival in whose favor he
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