The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-25
GOVERNOR WILSON
STANDS0N RECORD
Presidential Aspirant Issues .Ad
dress to Voters of New
Jersey.
MAKES ATTACK ON SMITH
Says Former Senator Is OPP
posing Him in Seeking I'm
instructed Delegates.

Trenton, n. j.. May 2i.-Governor
Woodrow Wilson to-day issued an "ad-
dress to the voters OF New Jersey" IN
which he explained why he did not
take the stump to ask for their votes
at the coming primaries and attacks
his opponents, who have organized
against him and placed on the primary
ticket a full set of "uninstructcd" Hell
egates to the national convention. The
New Jersey Governor is the only can
didate for the Democratic presidential
domination openly seeking votes at
the State primaries
After announcing his candidacy the
Governor says:
Il was unwilling 10 canvass the
State for Your vote. have spoken
frequently IN the past few months in
other States because my friends
thought / ought to make myself per-
sonally known there. but that could
not be urged as reason in New Jcr-
sey. You know me.
/ For eighteen months have sou~ht
10 serve you as Governor OF the state,
with fun sense of the responsibility
. my record all the state knows. Moth
ing that could say upon tho public
platform could alter ii either FOR bet
, Ter or for worse. 1t would be un-
You or to seek 10 give IL color by
MY own exposition OF it,"
Reviews State Political History.
Governor Wilson then takes UP State
affairs He reminds voters OF his
night against former United States
Senator smith. Jr.,. and tells them
Senator Smith and favored James r.
MARITIME. the incumbent or the Office.
because the people of the State had
oppressed their preference for Mr..
MARITIME at the primaries He reviews
recent state political history and con-
This is the whole ground Of nv of.
Tending; insisted that the party
should keep faith with the people in
the ratter OF the senatorship. as in
al others. Senator Smith wanted 'ts
might be returned to the Senate He
seeks revenge. as do the guardians
and all others who have boon deprived
OF their private control. Their pur-
pose is to regain their power and rule
again as they please.
What is happening within the Re-
publican party Is obvious to the whole
country, and very modifying spec
s. But What .. is happcning In this
state within the Democratic party is
not so obvious 1t is. indeed. being
done very quietly and Very secretly.
because ii is being done by AR. James
OF acting in politics. and who has
no suggestion to make to tho voters of
the state which he can quite venture
10 make in public.
"oniy Opposed to Me-"
He does not. | understand, avow
himself as in favor Of any particular
candidate for the Democratic non'nn-
ton: he is only opposed to me: and
the men he has induced to offer them
selves as candidates to represent New
Jersey in the National Democratic
Convention wish to be sent without
distractions 1t Is interesting to note
how large n proportion of them are
men who were candidates for appoint
mcnt to office and whom l did not APP
point.
What concerns us and makes the
matter very much larger and more Sc
rious than the more Incidental uues-
ton OF whether | am to be nomina ted
at Baltimore or not is the fact that
this is Mr.. Smiths attempt to re-
establish his control over the Demo
cratic party, and put himself once
more in a position TO make the Demo-
cratic machine an adjunct and part
ncr of the old Republican machine in
serving the special interests in New
Jersey. 1t is the last desperate at
tempt of the discrcditcd old regime to
destroy and supplaut the new.