Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1913-05-02
Campaigu Opens 10 New len
Sey for Reform of System Of
Drawing lurIesi Failed In
Last Legislature,
SHARP CRITICISM OF
CORPORATION BOSSES
Contest Nationwide In Inter-
est Though Local la ApplI-
cation Declares Woodrow
Wilson In Speeches

Wilson IN Speeches
as, Morning journal special Leased Wlrel
NcNark y. j. Ma, President
Wilson hatted hard tonight in two
speeches at Newark aud Elizabeth 90
wrost Neu Jersey politics from what
he termed resumption of control
bv Jim Nuecnt and the old political
machine.
Groat crowds. frequent Interruptions
of applause aud demonstrations of
approval greeted the president when
he pat on bis "wnr paint af he de-
scrihed Il. and campaigncd in earnest
to hnve the power of drawing jurors
taken from the sheriffs aud placed ln
the hands Of uon-pnrtisan .commis-
slDns. tie aiso pleaded fof the calling
nf % constitutional convention And
pointed out that IL no longer was
regarded as D. radical procedure 60
change constitutions in the United
states
his two speeches were filled wiih
satirlcm Characterization oi what hr
called the sold gang in New Jersey
but here Il was clear that his fight
for apparently logi issue WAS madf
ior the rank and flo OF The nation
n am SORRY hc snid at Elizabeth
"that ! should huke 10 come back To
speak words OF criticism, but ] must
sax that 10 ia familiar to have the Wat
paint GA in Nrw Jersey again And II
e. NOT singular that we should always
ha,e to he nsatina 60 set control ot
ON own affairs
wv want To- redeem the iurlsnia-
dence of this state not only Of The
susulrian. bat 81 the stain that men
are nat equally treaied la THESE eouff
of hw Whore the political machine
is misused IN this state as la every
other state 81 the union Is where the
machine controls the sheriffs office
Tho machtne mstnetiVely fights Tor
fhe sherffs office the citadel qi pow
en- and immunity from punishment
NJ vnu want 90 strike at the cenifl
ana heart of corrupt politics see TO
il that eou put the control of grand
nrios into impartial and non-politlcal
hands
when il Vas suggested that ! re-
turn to Ncw Jersey % speak. ! was
asked III it was not imprudent for me
10 leave affairs which hourly need
mn, attention lu Washington Would
come 10 my beloved state II was
Ike being asked would ] 80 back ana
takc n hand Ia the fight for the rank
and file Of the American people. !
ann not Of saneuinnN ~ bellisef-
cnt nature but got ou the train to
dav with light heart, for II YOU II
tell me that there IS something Woot
to cheat people ia getting somethlns
for themselves / am your man. en-
listed for the battle
"liefore. Mr. James Nusent Of rs
sex county. took charge of the lesis-
lature %
Kissing began ia the crowd and the
president waited moment and con
tnued
don't know for whom these misses
are. hut hand thcm over 10 Jim Nil-
gent to whom they brlone -a sinister
private agent openly conducting af-
fairs on the floor of the legislature
Who did NOT dare do IL as long as some
one would 10 a. HIM and point him
out as man not commissioned to
speak for the people and as the man
opposing the processes of law which
hc dare not submit to-
Thev chcered u.s. the president am
nounoed that he would be willing e.
submit the iHry reform question to
referendum as had been proposed by
the Nueent faction but be- knew he
said. that il would not be genuine
referendum and that the machine
would count the votes at the polls "a
suit themselves. since The processes
ef the election nw were controlled III
certain COMMITTEES by sheriffs in league
win the political machine. lheac
counties. be added were the ones most
in need OF the reform
IA made an my pulses ncat' said
the president ia his speech AZ New
ark. TO think that vas e. come %
this great county OF Essex that wants
to govern Itself but does not MY
great temptation ia choosing "a sum
mer home was @ pitch ms tent where
I used TO- But there Is going to pc e
contest Tor governor in New Jersey
next Summer and ! did not want any
i ody to think wanted 70 boss the
lob
'Bat want to say few words
about Tho democratic party Wtnt