Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-23
GOVERNOR SCORED
BY ASSEMB[YMAN
Hudson Legislator Answers
Wilson's Secretary's Ap-
peal for Votes.

JERSEY CITY, Nav 23.-That the VIII
son campaign managers In Hudson
county are In a state of frenzy due to
the apparent collapse of the Governors
Presidential boom is evident from the
fact that the office holders brigade
that is talking nightly from cart tails 10
a handful of spectators has adopted new
tactics. Unable to attract voters to the
street corner meetings they have taken
10 issuing statements.
Joseph P. Tumulty, private secretary TO
Governor Wilson, who has been dubbed
1.-THE %hshmonger orator. because of his
abuse of Democrats who have opinions
- of their own and are not in accord with
his, adopted this method yesterday of get
ting back at the Hudson County Assem-
blymen who have made public their req
sons for opposing the Governors can
= didacy.
Tumulty tries TO make 1t appear that
the opposition of the Assemblymen TO
Governor Wilson Is because he did not
- appoint them to office. OF course, he
- doesn't tell how he managed to feather
his own nest.
Tumulty intimated that Charles Egan
is disappointed because he did not get
the appointment of judge of the new
Juvenile Court. As Assemblyman Egan
voted for the measure aud under the
: State Constitution is prohibited from
holding the office, he consequently could
not have sought the appointment.
II wanted no office from the Governor, y
said ~Assemblyman Egan today. MY op.
position to him is based on principle and
not because of any disappointment on
not getting o;ce for myself or my
friends.
Governor Wilson has not played fair
with the Democrats OF the State and he
has not done as much as he might have
done for the people. We Hudson Assem-
blymen helped TO put through remedlsl
D, legislation in the session of 1911. and al
; though Governor Wilson did not prepare
9 one of the bills, he claims the credit fol
having caused their enactment.
= I'VE stood by the Governor during the
: first year of his administration because
he showed q desire to do what he thought
= was right for the people and the State,
This year 1t wns different.
Instead of staying in Trenton and at
% tending TO the duties of his high office
he was running around the country seek.
ing support for his Presidential candi
dacy. lie did not confer with the mem
bers of the Legislature on any of the
pending measures and did not offer the
Democratic members any advice or sug
gestions pertaining to legislation.
AS a result of his continued absence
from the State he was uniformed or
what was being done by the Legislature
and his lack of knowledge was shown in
his veto messages. Que veto-that of the
important grade crossing biil-was sent
TO the wrong branch of the Legislature
and is NOW n subject of litigation.
As a Democrat | cannot approve oil
his selection of George l.. Record as his
chief political adviser. Record is the
q arch-enemy of the Democratic party and
= Governor Wilson took him under his wing
giving him an appointment on the State
Board of Assessors.
H appointment of Professor Ford, OF
Princeton, another Republican, TO thu
/, important Office of State banking and in
suranee commissioner was also a slap a
the Democratic party.
Governor Wilsonit campaign manager,
urge State pride as n reason why b,
should be supported for the Presldentia
nomination.. If the Governor was pos
sessed of State pride why. ] might ask
did he not select a resident of New Jer-
sey for the position Of State superintend
ent Of education? Why did he bring O
. imam from Indiana and put him at the
shead of that department?
I'm all of his appointments the Gov
hernor played the game of politics for al
i 1T WINS worth. lie bartered Offices for the
support of politicians and in several in
kstances because Of political expediency
+ Irefused reappointinents to faithful public
z servants.
''These are the reasons why | am
4 against Governor Wilson, and as a free
man | will express my views whenever
aud wherever | please