The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-09-28
MARITIME HELD Up
AS W|LSONNEM
New Jersey Politicians Figure
Senator'S Victory as Pres
aging Wilson's Defeat. (,

NEW YORK, Sept. D.-New Jersey
politicians figured that United States
Senator James z. Marines 1900 piu-
raiity over Attorney General John w.
wescott in the Democratic contest for
the domination for United States Sem
ator at Tuesdays statewide primaries
,yson rs Ssieb g h moton sSs m
chinery designed to bring about the.
farmer orators defsaty. 90 LIZA
Republicans profeased to see In Mar
ne he q srs. ee%sni N tSs
Democratic party 70 register again on
election day their disapproval OF Prssi-
DemocrN :. admitted openly that tho
quiet s>~rVrt which The White House
gave " escott and its skif In lining
uR the Democratic organizations IN
various counties for iim were factors
The. rank ana file were not no trss
mendously interested In honorinR Far
mer Jlm." Democratic politicians said,
as they were In teaching the national
no business to butt into the party's
ei FSrtS sss; the question of :.
square DEAL was at stake. and there
MARITIME wasn't entitled by party usage
| to a denomination simply because he
| got independent at times and. voted m
oppostuon TO the 'Presioeute Wtanes- =.
Irish and German Vote.
II was evident that the Irish and Ger
man voters in the party saw n chance
to register their dislike for President
Wilson by voting against the man who
was considered the Administration can
didate. This IL shown by the heavy
MARITIME vote In sections where Irish
| men and Germans are numerous.
There were many. not politicians. who
l declared that MARITIME was really more
popular In the Democratic ranks than
| the White House had dreamed. Much
Of thik popularity, they said. was due TO
his habit OF refusing to do as he was
told In the matter Of Administration
measures. II Is known that effective
team work for the farmer orator" was
| done by committees representing vari-
Gus Irish and German organizations In
the preprimary campaign.
handwriting tour throughout the state.
telling Democrats that he hadn't any
apology to offer for a single Senatorial
act and that he would do the Same
The fact that he isn't any slouch Of "a
| turns.
J IAN American Victory"
John d. Moore, national secretary of
4
of which worked side by side with Ger
man-Americans for MARITIME on primary
day. made the following statement:
The Wilson-wescott Waterloo n IN
American victory, won by real Ameri.
cans of Irish and German blood. II ID
not only a defeat for President Wilson
but Il Is a defeat for the sinister pro.
English interests. who for obvious req
sons stand 30 solidly behind him.
I'VE are now so organized that fhs
triumph of Senator MARITIME. a pro.
American. indicates precisely what q
going to happen in every debatablt
State next November, and every candi.
date who believes that American neu.
trality consists In silently enduring Eng
lish aggressions on land and sea viii dc
well to watch his step
| president Wilson fnsulted every
American of Irish blood when he malig-
nantly coined the word 'hyphenate' al
the dedication of the Commodore Barry
monument three years ago. He has At.
fronted them In a hundred ways sinoe
them