The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-02
WILSON CONVINCED
old GANG IS BACK
Continued From First Pase.)
selves, am your man, enlisted for the
battle.
Kisses In Crowd.

Kisses In Crowd.
Before Mr. James Nugent, of Essex
County. took charge OF the Legisla-
ture'-hissing began in the crowd. and
the President waited moment and
continued: Il don't know for whom
those Kisses are, but l hand them over
&c Jim Nugent, to whom they belong
a sinister private agent, openly con-
Quoting affairs on the floor of the Leg
islature, who did ont dare to do it
as long as some one would go home
and point him out as man not com
missioned TO speak for the people and
g the man opposing the processes Of
law which he dare not submit to-"
The crowd cheered. and the Presi-
dent announced that he would be will
ing 10 submit the jury reform ques-
ton TO q referendum las had been pro-
posed by the Nugent faction, but he
knew. he said. that il would not be a
genuine referendum and that the ma :
chine" would count the vote at the polls
to suit themselves, since the processes
OF the election law were controlled In
certain counties by sheriffs in league
with the political machine. These
counties. he addede, were the ones in
need of the reform most
1t made all my pulses beat" said
the President In his speech at New
ark, ito think that / was TO come 70
this great county OF Essex that wants
to govern itself, but does not. I have
come therefore, to speak not TO you
but for you. have exercised a great
sclf-denial about New Jersey My
great temptation III choosing sum
mer home, was to pitch my toni where
used TO- But there is going to be a
contest for Governor in New Jersey
next summer, and / did not want any
body TO think wanted 20 boss the
lob. 4 have 1HnH i1af "a
out i am opposed to whomever is de
sired by certain gentlemen. [ don,
want TO see any Governor privately
owned. I'm going to New Hampshire
noXt summer, but New Hampshire is In
Geographic communication with New
Jersey. Any ono who wants to know
what I think can learn by asking
Country Not Democratic.
But | want TO gay "a few words
about the Democratic party. want
everybody to realize that I have MOI
been taken in by the results OF tn,
last national election. The countr,
did not go Democratic In November
IL was impossible for it to 30 to Re
publican. because 1t could not tel
which kind OF Republican to go Tn,
only hopeful and united instruInen
through which il could accom- plIsh II.
purpose was the Democratic party
lHcTo were certain thlnSS we wan
done, the country said, not Certain
persons elevated. There were certain
things we want demonstrated, such a,
/ that the government of tho Unite,
! states cannot be controlled by privat,
! intcrcsts. Now the Democratic part,
is going to have n try at maxim,
| these things successful, and IL no
were not going to have another try.
| The President applied his reforenc
| TO the national election to tho Stat
situation, saying that lf the Dernocra
tic party In the state did not redeem
It's pledges, incluptns Jury reform. tn
people might try another politica
parry In the next election.
MIR. Wilson declared that when In
| Democratic party in New Jersey thre
years ago had como into power, every
body wondered III the old gang wo,il,
run 1t, but II did not
The speaker said that when he wa
preparing to go to Washington :ron
the Governorship. he was told that -
! old gang would come back"
+ II did not believe it, he continued
I until SAW IL. Once more that bulk,
form Of tho gentleman who used 4
personally lead the New Jersey Leg