Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-05
ATTACKS HEADS
OF WILSON LEAGUE
McTague Brands Quintet In
iorsing Mr.. Aronson as Disap-
pointed Office-Seekers.
DECLARES DEMOCRATS
SHOULD SUPPORT PARTY
Saws Sentiment of Members OF
League Are Not Expressed
by the Few.

II is evident that the FIVE
az tho executive committee of the
Woodrow Wilson League dld MOI
voice the sentiments of the members
of the league.
William McTague, a oil the
County Board OF Elections, who tool
an active part in the workings OF the
league until he learned that efoV-
ernor Wilson was opposed to the use
nf his name. in a statement today
places himself on record. Like others
he brands the quintet that indorsed
Louis y. Aronson as disappointed
ofTice-seekers.
The statement follows:
ret all real Democrats not forget
that principle of the Democratic party
laid down by Thomas Jefferson, AID
solute acquiescence in the decisions
of the majority / believe, If one is
a Democrat, he should vote for the
candidates of his party who were
successful at the primaries. Governor
Wilson and state Chairman Gross
cup publicly announced that they Ia
vored an open primary. I agree with
them in this. I do not think the
county committee should indorse any
candidate before the primaries.
"Gladstone said, Il confess | look,
If not with suspicion, at least with
disapprobation on anyone who is dis
posed to treat party connections as
matters Of small Importance The
public statement of a few disappoint-
ed office-seekers on the executive
committee If the Woodrow Wilson
League, a Democratic organization,
lndorsing the candidacy of Louis V.
Aronson, a heretofore happy recipient
of many nominations, which he was
glad to receive at the hands of the
Republican County Committee, now
~repudiated by him, is a startling
anomaly. This Endorsement, however,
does not by any means express the
opinion of the members of the Wilson
League.
MANY persons, of whom | was one.
Joined the Wilson League for the ex-
press urpos of %furthering the can
didacy of Woodrow Wilson for the
nomination for the presidency. When
that purpose vas contaminated, by
It's most happy issue, many members
were of the opinion that the Wilson
League, existing as such, should come
to an end
Ex-Governor Wilson objects and al
Mays has objected TO the use of his
name by this organization, and has
Repeatedly asked members of the
executive committee to change the
name of the organization, but the few
men who are in control of the execu-
tive committee, and who can be con-
victed of .pernicious political activity
for personal advancement would not
obey his expressed desire. The self
evident reason for their refusal was
that by using Governor Wilson's
name they think some personal adj
vantage might accrue to them.
THE committees published state
ment proclaims that 1T Is a fact. how
ever, that nearly every Wilson Demo-
crat prefers Mr.. Aronson to his OPP
ponent.' This may be the opinion of
n few members of the executive com
mittee of the league, but 1t is not the
opinion OF stle WILSON democrats OF
the city of Newark. The person who
published that statement had no au-
thority to speak for the Wilson Demo-
Gratis. and : further assert that the
person who wrote the statement is
not qualified to speak ever for the
members of the Woodrow Wilson
League. for the simple reason that
there has not been a meeting Of the
general body of the Wilson League in
months.
What the Wilson League general
body, those of them who are Demo-
Gratis, should do. is to indorse the en-
tire Democratic ticket as the Pro-
gressive Democracy organization has
already done, From the results of
the last primaries I should conclude
that all Democrats OF whatever fac
ton, residents of Newark. favor Mr..
Ifaussling. 1t vas evident that they
did not vote for Mr.. Harrigan.
"~Speaking for myself ! will vote a
straight Democratic ticket"