Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07

Nomination for an office paying $500
annually brings no Illusions to s20-a-
week Camden leather worker. Possibility
that he may be called upon to serve the
sovereign state Of New Jersey as "A mem
ber of the Senate of the United states
hasn't led William G. Doughty to discard
his ovoralls to be measured for the froclS
coat and top hat that are the working
clothes Of many members Of the august
lawmakers in the national capital.
Furthermore, this young nominee, for he
lacks yenr of his S0th birthday, admits
that 1T isn't so much the dignity of a Sem
ator that counts as II is the dignity Of
those that help to elect him"
Back Of Doughty in his nomination for
the seat in The Millionaires' Club" at
Washington stands the Socialist party of
New Jersey. Doughty has been secretary of
the Camden County organization and an
efficient worker in the cause. His selection
to be the candidate of the party, which was
made on Tuesday of last week, at Newark,
came as no surprise to his fellow Social
lists, however 1t confiicted with the per-
sonal ambitions of the nominee himself.
Mrs. Doughty in the well-kept, honey"
cottage Mt 1886 Penn street, shares her hus-
bands views in the matter of ambition. She
and their two children complete the family
of the young candidate, and the appear
ance of the tidy modern home bespeaks the
true ambition of the couple.
II am not eager to go to the Senate
said Doughty, "and did not seek the NOM
ination. 1t appears to have been the ambi-
tion of my party and 1 am too good a
Socialist to set up my individual prefer
ences against the wish of the majority.
Whether in the Senate or down here at the
leather works, my constant ambition Is to
do something for humanity at large, even
II that something is not in itself of large
dimensions.
TYPICAL AMERICAN WORKER.
Square-jawed, with dark blue eyes that
peer straight from behind glasses, pleasant
in manner, direct in speech, Doughty is typ
ical of the young American workman, well
informed and intelligent.
His type is the antithess of the tradi-
tional fiery Socialist that many persons
used to hold synonymous with the anarch- |
ist.
Clad In his working clothes, overalls and |
all, as he stepped out of the glazing de- |
partment Of the leather plant, he discussed |
the conventions action, and his own aims
and views.
NO, haven't platform yet" he began. |
TN fact, 1 really haven't had time to con- |
slider Just what my plans will be and it may |
be a month or so before I can make any
thing like a definite statement. / do not |
say at this time I will be elected, but do |
expect to poll larger vote than the So |
cialists have registered in Jersey for many |
years Our party Is growing stronger every |
day and the vote for our ticket in Novem- |
ber will be far higher than we have ever |
had in previous years.
FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE
II have been a Socialist for 10 years |
since my schooadays, in fact. Consequently, |
I hold all the fundamental Socialist views |
I am in favor of abolishing the wage sys-
tenn and the substitution therefor of the
social ownership of all the means of pro-
duction, distribution and exchange, to be
democratically for the benefit of
all the people.
IT am emphatlcally for woman suffrage
I believe that 1t would bring about better