Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-09-21
Mr.. SMITH TO GET
M|DDLESEx VOTE
Interference of Wilson in U. S.
Senatorial Contest Resented
by Democrats.
Especial 10 the Newark start

Especial TO the Newark star
METUCHEN. Sept. 21.-Middlesex
County Democrats are in grave earn
est in their deliberations over the
contest for United States Senator and
leading party workers make no secret
of the fact that they resent the inter
ference of Governor Wilson in the
Senatorial affair. Oliver Kelly, of
Oak Tree, near Metuchen, member of
the Democratic State Committee and
leading Democrat of the county. is an
avowed advocate of former United
States Senator James Smith IT,, as a
representative of New Jersey in the
Senate.
Nathan Robins, county seaier OF
weights and measures. former post
master of Metuchen, and staunch
Democrat, says that Middlesex will
vote for former United States Senator
Smith against all others. especially
since the recent attack on Smith by
Wilson. Robins goes into every nook
and corner of the county on official
business and has ample opportunity
to sound the people in the various To-
calities. He says the sentiment is
strong for the Newark man.
There is considerable feeling mani
tested among Democrats beeause-of
the Governors interference in the
contest and 1t is said Mr.. Wilson
will not get the vote In Middlesex
that he got when he ran for Gov
ernor. The effort to create enthu-
siasm here for Congressman Hughes
has fallen fiat. 1t IS pointed
out that Hughes, while both judge
and Congressman, setting out to be
United States Senator, does not give
him any better reason to aspire to
the shoes of United States Senator
Frank o. Briggs than it does any
other Democrat. The Smith advo-
Gates of Perth Amboy, South Amboy,
New Brunswick, Roosevelt, Metuchei,
and Jamesburg say that former
United States Senator Smith has
served the Democratic party faith
fully and we'll for many years. hat
he is not filing any position in the
party and hat If any man deserves
to be selected for Senator it is Mr..
Smith.
The forced withdrawal of Gebhardt
and Wescott by enemies of Smith is
nothing short Of the very kind of
bossism which Wilson would do away
with, say some ofo the Democrats.
One man said
Wilson should have and has
enough to attend to running for
President and acting as Governor.
What right has he in either capacity
to issue statements for or against any
candidate for an office at the hands
of the people. Is 1t not an insult to
Democracy to say that Democrats
cannot give the candidates themselves
a respectful hearing and then go into
the Embossed primaries and vote to
suit themselves? Why all this exer-
ton to force candidates out of the
fight in order to crafty the ambition
of a certain few who desire to hold
the balance of power in the Demo-
party2 Why RAM against boss
ism and then practise it to the
limit ."
1t Is the personal knowledge of the
man that prompts many to rally to
Mr.. Smiths support now when they
see the strenuous efforts being made
to defeat a man as valuable to
as he has been. 1t is the
love of fair play which leads many to
condemn the actions of the anti
men in their apparent attitude
of anything to beat Smith,"