Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-13
GALLAGHER is
OUT ASSA|LS
THE GOVERNOR
Mercer County Follower of
Nugent Resigns from Demo-
cratic State Committee.
CAN SEE NO HARMONY
(From the NEWS Correspondent

LAANSh 80 eAN ~ ~
other things of a similar character,
Charles H. Gallagher. the Mercer
county member of the Democratic
State Committee, SEN a long letter
today to Chairman Edward E. Gross
cup, conveying his resignation. In
the fight between former United
States Senator James Smith, Jr., and
the Governor, Mr.. Gallagher has
stood solidly by Smith, and his res
ignation is inspired by the Govern
or's latest attack on Smith in the
statement issued a few days ago and
in which he claimed Smith was not
fit to be senator again. Ever since
the former fight against Smith, when
the Governor vanquished him and
caused the election of James E. Mar
tine as United States senator, Gala
CHER has been the bitter enemy OF
Governor Wilson and has taken no
part in the work of the State Com
mittee. He declares that he is weary
of the Hypocrisy Of such leader
ship as that displayed by Governor
Wilson, and so he resigns. His let
ter follows:
Gallagher's Letter.
Edward E. Grosscup, Esq,
Chairman Democratic State Com
mittee,
Jersey City, n. j.
Dear Sir:-I desire to tender to
you my resignation as the member
from Mercer county on the Demo-
cratic State Committee, an act which
[ have contemplated some time. 1t
had been my earnest hope that, fol-
lowing the Baltimore convention,
party harmony might be restored,
and that Governor Wilson might
prove himself big enough to forgive
the past; especially in view of the
fact that the old-time Democrats,
whom he a~ntagonized, had all ten
dered to him their hearty support as
he candidate for President.
But his latest attack on former
Senator James Smith, Jr., proves
conclusively that he was insincere
two years ago when he turned upon
Senator Smith upon the pretext that
James p. MARITIME had received the
Senatorial primary endorsement, and
was therefore entitled to the support
Of the Democrats in the Legislature.
At that time, he openely declared
that he was fighting for the direct
primary principle, and expressed re-
greet that he had to antagonize Sen
ator Smith, who had played such an
important role In nominating and
electing him Governor. Now, how
ave when this same Senator Smith
from whom he willingly accepted the
nomination, and whom he permitted
to finance his election, stands ready
to 60 into the prifaries and permit
the Democratic voters to pass judg-
ment, Governor Wilson makes a
Wanton and vicious attack upon him
as an unfit person to be senator.
Z When Senator Smith was forcing
the NOMINATION OF Woodrow Wilson
TOR governor, and when Senator
Smith was spending $4,000 Of his
money to elect Woodrow Wilson,
there was never any question raised
as to his fitness; now, when Wood
row Wilson thinks 1t may aid him to
appear as q ~boss-buster, he coldly
Surns upon Senator Smith and
brands him unfit.
Such a course, at such a time, not
only proves conclustyely the charges
of ingratitude that have been made
by Wilson's old-time friends at
Princeton University, and more re-
Gently ny Colonel Watterson and
Colonel Harvey, but indicate that IN
the Smith case there is some hidden
motive. Does anyone believe that
Wilson honestly believes Smith Is
tho least fit of the five Democratic
candidates that i In the field?
This is an industrial state, greatly
INTERESTED In the tariff problem. Sen
dior Smith Is a business man OF wide
acquaintance. He knows the tariff
question both from the standpoint
of the manufacturer and the work
man. The other four Democratic
candidates are lawyers, not one OF
whom stands high In his profession.
One of the four has already been
disbarred for improper practices;
another has been before the Su-
preme Court on a charge that was
considered sufficiently grave to war
rant disbarment proceedings; q third
has not been entirely free from cr1m-
cism in the practice OF his profess
sion.
Does Governor Wilson think that
the Democratic voters OF the state
are going to believe him honest
when he singles out of such a list Of
candidates the u man who created
him politically? Is the man who Will
deliberately and coldly do such a
deed likely to have any c~onsidera-
ton for his fellow men after he has
finally had the full greed OF his am
bition gratifed7 Governor Wilson,
in his attack, recalls the fact that
Senator Smith, during the Cleveland
administration, refused to consent to
free trade legislation. If the facts
were as Governor Wilson presents
them, how does he account for the
warm friendship hat existed be-
tween Senator Smith and Grover
Cleveland right up to the day Mr..
Cleveland died? When Grover Cleve-
land vent to North Jersey he made
his home with Senator Smith, and
the latter frequently visited the
Cleveland home at Princeton. Why
was Governor Wilson not able to
retain the friendship of Grover
Cleveland until the end? Or-for
that matter-was Governor Wilson
able to retain the friendship of my OF
the important men at Princeton any
more than he has in public life!
Only recently we witnessed the spec
tacle of Governor Wilson remaining
in his home at Princeton While
President Taft and Chief Justice
. White and other ~dignitaries OF the
-o4iz. ,ra~o soJ-;~. g., tho inaUpTra-