Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-11-26
Woodrow Wilson
AS | Know Him
BY JOSEPH p. TUMULTY
CHAPTER X.
EXIT THE OLD GUARD


in PREPARATION for the great
senatorial fight having been
concluded, the scene of activities was
transferred to Trenton, where short
ly after the inauguration plans We're
laid for the final battle.
Immediately upon the conclusion
Of the inaugural ceremonies, the
"hand to hand conflict for the
great prize and, incidentally, the
leadership of the Democrats was on
in full swing. At the beginning of
the fight the bosses counted upon
the active support Of the influential
Democratic leaders throughout the
state, like Johnson Cornish, of War
rem county; Barney Cannon and Pc
ter Daily, of MiddleseX county; old
DR.. Barber, of Huntington county;
Otto Wittpenn, of Hudson county;
Billy French and Judge Westcott, of
Camden; Dave Crater, of Monmouth
and minor bosses or leaders in south
and middle Jersey. But in utter
amazement they found that we had
captured these fine pieces of heavy
political artillery and that through
them we had acquired and taken
over some of the most valuable po-
litical salients in the state.
Going After the Irish Vote
A little incident in the campaign is
worth reciting. In managing the
campaign I found that for some un-
accountable reason the so-called Irish
vote of the state was massed sol
idly behind ex-senator Smith and in
bitter opposition to Governor Will
son. We were constantly coming in
contact with these currents of oppo-
sition, and how to overcome them
and bring the Irish vote into our fold
was the task that devolved upon me
as the manager of Marines cam
paign. Seated in my office one day
1 recalled that years before 1 had
read in the Congressional Record an
account of a speech delivered in the
United States senate by James Smith
upholding in terms of highest praise
| the femous Hay-Pauncefote treaty.
The speech in all it's details, partic-
| uarly the argument it contained
| calling for closer relations between
the United States and Great Britain,
was still fresh in my memory. Evil
IDENTIFY Senator Smith and his Irish
friends had forgotten it, for he was
now trying to mobilize the Irish vote
Of the state in his favor On re-
reading this speech of the old sena-
tor l smiled with satisfaction, real
izing the campaign use that could be
made of it. After considering the
matter carefully, I sent for a devoted
friend Of mine, a fine, clean-cut Irish
man, who stood high in the ranks of
the Clan-Na-Gael and other Irish So
! cieties in our country. After he had
read the speech we discussed the
method Of using it, for we felt sure
that our Irish friends, when they be-
came acquainted with this speech
upon reading it, would not find them
selves in agreement with Smiths at
titude toward England and the
treaty. My friend consented to write
letters to the leading papers, par
t1cularly the Irish papers Of the
state, setting forth the treaty. The
effect upon The Irish vote was imme-
date, and soon resolutions began to
be adopted by the various Irish So
cieties throughout the state de-
nouncing Smith for having advo-
Gated the much-despised "Anglo-
Saxon alliance"
While L opposed Senator Smith
in this contest, there was nothing
personally antagonistic in my atti-
tude. We were, I hope, friends
throughout the conflict and many
times since then we have discussed
the events leading up to Marines
election to the United States senate.
1t was only few months ago, while
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ham hotel in Washington, that the
old senator, genial and debonair as
ever, was discussing the fights of
events leading up to his defeat for
the United States senatorship. In
discussing the New Jersey cam
had been made by "some one" in
the Wilson ranks of his senate
speech on the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty. He said that his reason for
making this speech was his sincere
desire to bring about more amicable
relations between the United States
and England, and as I listened to
this frank recital I felt that, al
though the use I had made of his
speech was legitimate in the circum-
oIcIIlCCo, IIlC1C was 1lOIlIAiASo " w
proud of in having exploited the
senator's really fine speech for po-
litical purposes.
BalIOUlng at Trenton
The state house at Trenton on
the night previous to the balloting
for the senatorship was a place
of feverish activity. The Essex
chieftain, Smith, kept "open house"
in the then famous Room 100 of the
Trenton house. The goVernor-elect
calm and apparently undisturbed,
but anxious and ready for a con-
test, quietly moved about the execu-
tive offices attending to official
matters.
He felt confident of the result of
the vote if the members of the leg
islature were left free, but we were
certain that every kind of pressure
would be put upon them to change
the votes of the wabblers in our
ranks. All night long and until
or o'clock in the morning, the
governor-elect and I remained in
the executive office, keeping in close
contact with our friends both by
telephone and personal conference.
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