Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-21
SAYS WILSON IS
PARTY D|STURBER
AssembIyman DonneIIy, of Hud-
son County, So Charac-
terizes Executive.
JERSEY CITY MEN WILL
FIGHT AGAINST APPROVAL
Decision Made at Conference Is
Binding, Say Members Who
We're Present.

JERSEY CITY, May 21.@That Gov
ernor Wilson neglected the duties of his
office so he could run around the country
In his chase for delegates to the Demo
cratic national convention; that he is a
party disrupter; hat he ignored the
Democratic members of the Legislature
during the session this year. and that
he bartered patronage at his disposal
for support of his Presidential aspira-
~tions-these are a few of many charges
that were made tonight by members of
the Hudson County Assembly delegation
at a conference held in the office of
Thomas NJ. Donnelly. At the close of
the discussion the delegation went or
record as being opposed to the Gov
ernor's nomination.
Nine of the twelve Assemblymen took
part in the conference, They were Mar
tin, who was the minority leader: Egan,
Donnelly, Davidson, Ford, Griffen,
James. BrensiDger and Steuerwald.
Mr.. Martin announced tina Brannegan,
Simpson and Agnew. who were unable
to be present, Ind signi1ed their willing
ness to stand by the majority.
Opposed to Instructed Delegates.
After ~Assemblyman Griffen. who is the
chairman of the delegation, had ex-
planned the purpose of the conference.
which he said was to decide whether the
delegation as a whole should favor in
structed or uninstructed delegates, As
semblyman Martin took the floor.
Il am opposed to instructed delegates,
he said, for the reason obvious to any
one who reads the signs Of the times.
While l have as much State pride as any
other man, / do not think New Jersey
Is going to cut much OF a figure in the
Democratic national convention. and l
am opposed to sending delegates who
will be tied down to the Governor Of this
State. nave reasons for believing that
the New Jersey delegation will be pretty
evenly divided and would not be sur
prised il a majority opposed the Gov
ernor.
81 don't think Wilson has even an out
side chance for the nomination. He
won't have 200 delegates in the conyen-
ton and it is not fair to ask any man
TO support a losing candidate.
81 have had quarrels with Governor
Wilson. but they have been for prin-
CHILE. not for patronage. He owes me
nothing and l owe him nothing. do
not think the Governor always used
proper methods in bringing about the
results he was after.
Loser Before He Starts.
cit Is not fair that she Democrats of
Hudson should be asked to make the
sacrifice of tying the delegates to the
- --hoaIa Of a man who jg known
TO be a loser before the convention
starts"
Assemblyman Donnelly said he had
observed the Governor closely and had
discovered that he paid more attention
TO policies thar statemanship. He de-
clared the Governor took the credit for
the Progressive legislation enacted dur
ing the session of 1911, when, as a mat
ter of fact, without the support OF the
Hudson delegation he would have been
a rank failure.
''There are other things to consider be-
sides State PRIDE said Mr.. Donnelly.
THE Democratic party is to be consid-
cred. | venture to say IL Governor VIII
son became President there would be no
Democratic party. He is a party dis
rupter and as President he would dis
rupt the national Democracy just as he
has disrupted the State Democracy,
~ had supposed he had wise advisers
but | soon found out my mistake. He
figured that Crater's appointment as Sec
rotary OF state would keep Monmouth
safe. 1t was base ingratitude on the part
Of the Governor not to give Senator
Silzer the position of secretar of state
Siizer had stood by the Governor In his
so-called reform crusade"
The Governor didn't have time" con
tinued Mr.. Donnelly, ito confer will
his Democratic associates. He wat
away from the State too much. He had
to look after his Presidential boom.
don't think he has a possible chance fore
the nomination. l am for uninstructed
delegates. If l thought Governor Wilson
was the right kin of a man for Presi
lent would give him my support