The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-11-05
WILSON SPEAKS FOR
STATE CANDIDATES
Spends Last Night Of Cam
paign Talking to
Jerscymcn.
SHOWS HIS CONFIDENCE
Will Get Returns From Ticker
Which Told Cleveland
His Victory.
SHOWS HIS CONFIDENCE

Gov. Wilson ended his campaign last
night with speeches at Paterson and
Passaic in behalf of local candidates
for Congress. the New Jersey Senate
and the Assembly Then he hurried
into Newark by automobile and caught
train for Princeton. saying he was
going home 80 as to be up and vote early.
His brother Joe. the Nashville. Tenn.
editor and the Governor will get
election returns together tomorrow
night.
In his addresses last night Gov. Wilson
more than once indicated his confidence
in the result Of the election. All the
recent reports brought TO him have been
encouraging and 1t had been his intention
to retire early tomorrow evening and
read the returns in the Wednesday papers.
He appeared quite surprised when told
he was expected to stay up little later
than usual because some one might want
to know what he thought about things.
The high school building at Paterson
was crowded to the doors when the Gov
ernor appeared on the stage after an old
fashioned torchlight parade In his honor.
There had been dinner at the Ham,
ilton Club first. The Passaic meeting
was in the high school too. and at both
places the crowd was evidently made up
OF ardent supporters OF the Governor
and the men for whom he spoke
Wilson told his hearers he came to plead
in behalf Of those men he knew would
carry out the programme upon which the
progressive people Of the State entered
two years ago when they elected him
Governor and gave him a Democratic
Legislature to help along the programme
he had advocated Robert G. Brenner is
the candidate for Congress to take the
place OF Judge William Hughes. who re-
signed because of his aspirations to the
seat in the United States Senate now oc-
cupied by Senator Briggs, and in his be-
half Gov. Wilson made an eloquent plea.
Peter McGinnis il the candidate for
State Senator from Passaic county. and
against his regular Republican opponent.
Thomas +. McCran. the Governor di-
rected some pointed shafts. He declared
the election of Mr.. McCran would mean a
step backward toward that control of a
few reactionary leaders which New Jersey
has broken in the last two years Then he
told his audiences how he regarded Mr..
Hughes. the candidate whose election
to the United States Senate is dependent
upon the regaining of the State Senate
and Assembly by the Democrats
The question is." said the Governor,
whether or not New Jersey is going to
adopt the means of carrying out the re-
forms she started in 1911. l want the
state to keep the place she has won for
herself during the last two years, and |
fiattered myself that after that session
Of the Legislature in 1911 New Jersey
would keep the pace, but she did not.
A Republican Assembly was returned,
and while We increased the Democratic
majority In the Senate l felt that New
Jersey had failed to support me.
Il asked myself If she had repented SO
soon Of her real progress The session
Of 1912 was not only barren but reac-
tionary. The Republican majority did
We had accomplished great deal
remains to be done and it depends upon
what men you send to the Legislature
whether we 60 forward or backward.
The Governor touched again upon the
panic Of 1898. and regarding his attitude
toward the business interests OF the coun-
try said:
There appears to be no impending
furry OF despair in Wall Street over the
prospect Of Democratic success business
is still to be done at the old stand. but
business will not be done in the same
way In the event of Democratic sue
cess the firm name is going to be The
People Of the United States instead Of
Special Privilege"
The Governor will get the election re-
turns through the same telegraph instr,i-
ment that licked out the majorities for
MIR, Cleveland in 1892. The instrument
was sent to him yesterday morning by
Commodore F. c. Benedict, who was with
MIR. Cleveland that night playing cribbage.
Joseph p. Tuinulty. the Governor
secretary. arrived late in Paterson to-
night from Jersey City and announced
that a Junior Timulty had appeared
The Governor fastened TO congratu tulate
him and the future statesman was imme-
diately dubbed Woodrow Wilson Tumulty
by every one present.