Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-02-24
SEVENTH DISTRICT
DEMOCRATS BLUE
Depressed Over Outlook for
Electing a Successor to Late
Congressman Bremner.
TURNING TO WILSON
AND SENATOR HUGHES
Will Insist on Help Similar to
That Extended to Archibald
Hart, in the Sixth.
Especial to the Newark start

PATERSON. Feb. 24--Few. il any,
rays of hope or encouragement. are
filtering through the gloom and de-
preston that surround the Passaic
County Democracy over the selection
Of q candidate for Congress in the
Seventh District. to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late Rep
resentative Robert Gum Bremner.
That is to say a candidate with
winning chance.
The Seventh District comprises all
Of Passaic County with the exception
of Pompton and West Milford town
ships.
Primary day is set for March "a, the
election date April Z.
It Is admitted by Democrats who
have studied the situation that they
they are up against a stiff PROPOSE
lion. To make even q good showing,
they must have a strong, popular
candidate, big man, whose per-
sonality will appeal to business men
as well as the rank and file. who vote
FOR the party standard bearer because
his name is on the ticket, disregard
ing all other considerations.
What VIII wilson Do:
what is President Wilson going to
do for us?' is a question asked by
".
helm Archibald c. Hart. in the Sixth
Congressional District after Congre SIS
man Lewis Martins death. What
course will he pursue now to assist in
the election of q Democratic success
sor to Representative BremnerF'
Win he look ahead and finding the
problem a doubtful one dodge the
issue to protect his reputation as a
winning factor and. after defeat for
us, sigh and say: ooh, dear, it's too
bad Sorry l didn't have time to put
in few good ticks for my admins
tration and for my friends back there
in New Jersey. But I've been SO aw-
full-- busy you know"
"But," the anxious Democrats go
on to remark, 1--WE are determined to
have full, wholesome help from the
same sources that gave Archie Hart
help or we will know the reason why.
There will come another day II GER
tain persons fail us now, and then
something will drop with the dun,
sickening thud that you newspaper
fellows used to write about IN de-
scribing hanging matches.
what Is Hughes Doing:
I'VE have a United States senator
I'D here in PaSSaic. That's Billy
Hughes What is he doing or what
does he propose to do? is another
query put forth by the worrying dis |
ciples Of the party of Thomas Jeffer-
son.
''Splendid chance for Senator |
Hughes to prove his popularity and |
ability to corral votes for Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress, a man |
to go TO Washington to help hold up |
President wilson's hands and support |
the Wilson policies. What will |
Hughes do? We will stand for no
elucking or lodging on the part of |
Hughes or the President or anyone |
else. II we have a hard battle ahead, |
and we surely have, il is all the more
reason why the great men at WASH
ington should rally to our rescue. But
we will see. We win watch and wait,
but we don't want to wait too long.
1t is declared by so~le, however,
that Washington has been appealed
to for assistance. and that Senator
Hughes has been in consultation with |
persons there relative to the manner |
In which the campaign for Congress |
should be conducted in the Seventh |
district, but Senator Hughes has not |
made public as yet the result of any |
of his moves in the matter.
In some quarters il is said that |
President Wilson is anxious that the !
fight be made on a tariff platform, as
worked out in the Simmons Under |
wood act. This comes as joyful news |
10 the members of the Republican |
marty, II Is rImored, who would well |
come fight on this question, espe- |
ciaily in a district such as this, where |
manufacturing is carried on extern |
sively.
The Man Is the Need.
But platform" is really a Sec
otltarv consideration to Democrats. !
What they want first is a Democrat |
who Is big enough politically to stand |
a little more than a ghost of a show; |
bis enough financially to stand the |
blow that will be forthcoming, and |
big enough intellectually to com |
niand the respect and esteem of the !
voters.
Although the names of two or three |
Democrats have been advanced their |
candidates. are not taken seriously, |
An effort was made today to learn /
something concerning the situation
from some of the Democratic leaders. |
Chairman John Boylan, of the Dem |
ocratic County Committee, it was |
learned, is on a pleasure trip to the |
South. State Committeeman John |
Hinchliffe is in Florida recuperating |
after an attack of grip. Senator |
Peter McGinnis was out of town. |
DR.. Frank j. Van MORT, when asked, |
said he believed efforts were being |
made to get a prominent Passaic man |
to enter the race. He would not dis
close the prospective candidates |
name Neither would William L. |
Din, secretary to Senate.
DR. Van MORT has positively re-
fused to enter the race himself, al
though importuned to do so.
SO far three Democrats haUa Nan-
tured to circulate petitions for the |