The sun., 1916-10-23
FARMER ORATOR"
HAS HARD FIGHT
Marines "Boys' Going Over
to Republican Candidate for
Jersey Senatorship.

The election OF United states Sena-
tors by the people. which will he tried
out in New Jersey for the hrs, time on
election day. will determine whether
Farmer Jim" MARITIME will succeed him
self or hand over his toy TO ex-State
Senator Joseph 8. Frelinghuysen, the
Republican candidate.
II has long been admitted by many
Democrats that Mr.. Marines presence
IN the Senate was an accident" The
history Of the preferential Senatorial
primary Of 1910. when Mr.. MARITIME re-
ceived only 47.45S votes as his party's
choice and Mr, Wilson. AZ the newly
elected Governor OF New Jersey. com
pelled the Democratic Assembly and Sem
ate in Joint meeting TO elect Mr.. Mar
tine. IL well known. It was during the
making OF this interesting hit OF politi-
cal history that Mr.. Wilson turned
down ex-united states Senator James
Smith. who believed he was entitled to
the p~osition n. part reward for bringing
about the nomination OF Mr.. Wilson as
Governor.
II isn't so well known. however. just
how Mr.. MARITIME happened to become
, the preferential candidate NJ the 1910
primaries. Democratic politicians neves
took seriously the law providing for a
preferential primary vote for United
states Senator. 1t was known amone
politicians then prominent In the Old
organization that Mr.. Smith wanted 10
60 back TO Washington and everybody
was willing.
However, there vas the law calling
for the expressed preference of th'
voters and n mere handful OF Democrats
decided that the chance to vote for
somebody at the primary shouldn't &c
to waste.
The big idea star.edtn Hudson county
long the banner Democratic county II
the state. Bob Davis. the last leader ii
Hudson 10 hold the entire party H. 'h'
hollow OF his hand. was then alive
Some Of his lieutenants began TO lool
around for a candidate. They asked
several to permit them to circulate pc
ti,ions OF nomination placing their names
on the ticket. All refused. including 10
seph =. Tumul,y. now President vii
sons secretary. In fact. most Of then
laughed at the idea OF running for al
empty honor.
way uONn Ue'D NHe b'N~ lN'l w
MARITIME and. knowing that he had mad,
the good fight several times when Their
wasn't the slightest chance for a Demo
crat TO win. they decided he was en-
titled to the honor of running as IN,
party's preferential candidate n cir
culated throughout the State his pc
titions for nomination. Later. when Nh
Wilson had his own way about II an,
Mr.. MARITIME was sent to the enats th,r
was more than one Hudson county Dem
ocrat who was sorry he hadn't conseute
20 run.
Ex-State Senator F~relinghuysen'
candidacy has struck n popular chorl
In New Jersey. His primary campa z
slogan was Let the Peopl. Decide
and he In still sticking to II as his recu
lar campaign motto. He was nominate
because the Progressives were back q
his candidacy. Regular organ zatio
an organization man with progressiv
tendencies and they are Loyalty supper
ing him. II IL becoming more cyidcr
every day that many Democrats wi
vote for Mr.. Fr~elinghuyscn.
In all his public addresses Mr.. Fro
liughuysen is making II clear that h
stands for protection OF American IN
|, dustries and labor the immediate pr.
~paredness Of his country for defenc,
the immed ate establishment of a mel
chant marine for the development Of on
Of New Jerseys harbors and waterway