Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-03-22
Gov. Wilson Flayed at
Democratic Dinner
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that in order to placate the Democratic
Senator'S Mr.. Silzer was to be named as
Nce-chancellor to succeed Mr.. Walker.
reckoned with. The Senate has a Rspuh-
Acan majority, and II wss not at all GER
tain that that majority would acquiesce
in the appointment OF another Democrat
to the chancery bench.
Suddenly 1t Is discovered that we
need another yice-chancelIor. The lack
OF one was not realized by the people,
was not realized by the bar. Nas not
even suspected by the court itself, but
at the very end of the session IT Is ap-
pretended by the Republicans Of the
Senate. A bill providing for another
vice-chanceIlor Is introduced by the
majority leader and goes through the
senate In advance Of legislation which
has been pending in that body for
months. II will, of course. go through
the House and be signed by h Gov
ernOr. Thus. there will be two Vice
chanceIlorships to Ill. and IL Ia well
understood that MIR. Sflxer, a Democrat,
Will have one of the berths and that
another one will be turned over to a
Republican. as yet unidentified outside
of the inner circle.
| will leave you to make up your own
minds about this recent transaction In
New Jersey politics, contentins myself
with the observation that any organization
with which l have ever been connected, If
It had attempted such a thing would have
been execrated from one end of the State
to the other.
The national convention for the selec
ton of a candidate Of the great Demo,
States will assemble in a little more than
three months. The representatives OF the
will be chosen at the party primaries In
May, less than two months hence. i
The Democrats of Essex County and OF
Newark are entitled to an opportunity
to express a preference for to the
national convention.
The fact cannot be denied, and should
not be concealed, that the position of
the party organization I'm this county
has been openly and without the slight
est Justification attacked by the mnn
whose ambition to become the nominee
of his party for the Presidency tram
scends his official and personal concern
for the welfare of the state which has
hOnored him above most of Its other
citizens.
Governor Wilson would shntter and
destroy all party organization. He has
declared himself TO be the "organiza-
tion." He has arrogated TO himself and
himself only the right to speak fop the
Democratic party of New Jersey When
he speaks the oracle speaks. (Bet all
men await his word and WHOM he has
spoken let all obey his COMMAND. That
Is his viewpoint. 1t Is nOt mine. and If
my Intimate relationship, based upon
personal friendship as yell AS political
association of many years duration,
has enabled me to get the proper angle
OF your conyictions,I believe hat you
do not agree with Governor Wilson,
but do agree with me. II
We are going ito have a Aght- Ii will
be a fair fgFf and an open one. on our
of the party organization or its destruc-
ton. There is no better place, no more
opportuhe time, nor more fitting occasion
than this to open the campaign. Here in
this organization. whose Democracy has
ever been of the staunch and stalwart
kind, whose zeal for the welfare and sue
CESS of your party has been unfinching
through dark and trying periods. as well
when the sunlight of success. Was with
the grand old Democrat, who's name
you proudly bear, Judge Gotttried Krue-
ger, has ever aba ed. | am inspired to an
nounce to you. my fellow. members, tnat
I propose to take an active part In the
coming fight.
1 offer myself as one of the candi-
dates for the Congregational district In
which 1 reside for delegate to the ma
tiOnal convention. ] ask that you sup
port me and my running mates. 1 do
so not from any motive that has per-
sOnaI ambition or personal enmity be-
hind IT. / desire to stand before the
for the FIRST time since 1896,
when 1 ran on the same ticket with
william Jennings Bryan, In defense of
the party organization and as Its hum-
BILE champion. 1 desire TO make that
the issue in my campaign. Let 1t be
decided by the votes of he men of the
party In this district whether they will
remain loyal to the organization, which
has been this instrument through
which Republican majOrities of appalI-
ing size have been transformed as III
by magic into Democratic ma1Orities as
large and sometimes larger, which has
made Newark "a Democratic city and
given us the highest Office I'm the county.
1 believe the Democrats of this county
have a keen appreciation of their party
organization. They know it has been a
truly representative body and that Its
course has always been a DISTINGUISHED
cratic party and the forwarding OF Its
sacred principles. ] do not believe that
the Democrats of Essex County agree
with Governor Wilson when no says that
he needs only to seek support from the
independents. whoeYer they may be,
and the Republicans, because, as he is
credited with saying, the Will
have to come to him.
This fight Is TO be one for Democrats
and by Democrats. 1t will be a battle
for party organization against the au-
tocracy that one man has been striving
to perfect ever since he rode into power
on the strength, unity and unseIfsh
support or the organized OF
New Jersey. Having attained one goal
hat his ambition craved with that sup
port, he nov seeks to demoIish II and
step into greater power over Its frsg-
ments.
The Democratic organization is respon-
sible for the Democratic administration
this city has received for the last five
years. Who shall deny that it has been the
most progressive administration Newark
has ever known. Many steps forward