Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-06-20
OUR TRENTON LETTER.


New Jersey met Governor Wilson at
the State House in special confer
ence yesterday afternoon to talk over
the outlook for the Presidential nom
ination to be made at the National
Convention in Baltimore next week.
Fresh from mingling at Washington
with Democrats who favor all of the
various candidates being mentioned
for the nomination, the Congressman
told the Governor that in their opin-
ion he would win the place as head
of the Presidential ticket
As they outlined the situation, the
real fight will be between Governor
Wilson and Speaker Champ Clark.
The visitors said to Governor Wilson
that he, undoubtedly, was the strong
est candidate and that this would be
shown upon the first ballot This,
they claimed, would lead to a break
in the Clark ranks in favor of the
New Jersey Governor and that before
many ballots were taken Governor
Wilson would win the necessary two
thirds vote to give him the nomina-
tion. The Congressman were all en-
thusiastic as to Governor Wilson's
strength as candidate and expressed
the belief that among all the candi-
dates being mentioned by the Demo-
Gratis, he was the man who certainly
could win at the polls next November.
Those present were: Thomas J.
,Scully, of the Third District; William
E. Tuttle, Jr, of the Fifth District;
William Highes, of the Sixth District;
Edward W. Townsend, of the Seventh
District; Eugene F. Kinkead, of the
Ninth District; and James A. Ham
mill, of the Tenth District. Congress
man Walter l. Mccoy, of the Eighth
District, was unable to be present.
While the Congressman were at
the State House they were all inter-
viewed by Adjutant General Sadler,
who asked them to use their infu-
gress of a bill making the appropria
tion for the summer military maneu-
vers. The appropriation was in the
bill vetoed by President Taft to pre-
vent the removal of General Leonard
Wood as Chief of Staff Unless an
appropriation bill can be passed by
July list, no New Jersey troops can
participate in the regular army man
envers, as planned, and only three
regiments of the National Guard can
be sent to Sea Girt. All the Con-
gressmen promised to use their in
fuence to save the appropriation.
Before leaving for Baltimore last
Saturday to open the New Jersey head
quarters, Edward E. Grosscup, Chair
man of the Democratic State Com
anittee, expressed the strong belief
that Governor Wilson will be nomin-
ated for the Presidency. Robert E.
Hudspeth, the New Jersey member of
the National Committee, also declar-
ed that in his opinion there was no
doubt of the nomination of the Gov
ernor The New Jersey headquarters
were opened at the Hotel Emerson,
where everything is in readiness to
promote the cause of Governor Will
son. Chairman Grosscup is being as
sisted by Thomas H. Birch, of Bur-
lington, who is Chairman of the Will
son Campaign Committee, and also a
Wilson delegate from the Second
Congressional District; Judge Daniel
A. Dugan, of Orange, head of the
Publicity Bureau, and William Dill,
of Paterson, as Judge Dugan's as
sistant. The official statement of the
Wilson delegates issued in behalf of
the Governor has already been sent
to the National delegates throughout
the country New Jersey Democrats
are already f1ocking to Baltimore and
the State Chairman says that the
indications are that thousands of
Democrats from this state will be in
the Convention to aid the Wilson
boom.
Governor Wilson refuses to dis
cnss at this time the question of
whether or not he will resign the
Goyernorship in case he is nominated
for the Presidency. 1T will be time
enough to discuss that question when
we see whether / get the nomination"
is all the comment he will make.
Robert S. Hudspeth, in an interview
last week, expressed the opinion that
the Executive would not resign. This
was only his private opinion, however,
and was based upon his notion that
the people of the state would desire
the Governor to remain in office here
as long as possible, Some of the
State House politicians think that
the Governor could best serve his
party by resigning the Governorship
as soon as he is nominated, If he shall
he fortunate enough to win the prize
at Baltimore. To relinquish the Gov
ernorship would strengthen his chan
ces for election to the Presidency,
they say, because of the disfavor with
which many voters look upon a can
slidate who holds one Office while
striving for another one. Should the
Governor resign, the election of his
successor would take place next No
ye1nIber for full term of three years.
Another reason why the Governors
resignation would help his party, is
pointed out to be the fact that the
election of a Governor next November
would give the Democrats the adj
vantage of having him run on the
same ticket with DIR. Wilson which
ruoit1d no a great advantage