Ogden Evening Standard | 1913-01-08 | Page 4 | He Opposes His Friends

HE OPPOSES HIS FRIENDS Gov. Wilson Is Against Banker Edwards For State Treasurer Treuton, X. J., Jan. 7 Governor Wilson gae today an example of his system of political persuasion when I he saw Individually nearly all of the Democratic members of the state legislature leg-islature and nrg-'l that they earnestly earnest-ly vote for Edward E Orosscup Democratic Dem-ocratic stute chairman for taio treasurer treas-urer as against Edward 1. ErtwardB al. so a Democrat and at present -omp-I broiler of the state. The governor armd that while he was a warm personal friend of Mr Edwards, he bettered the latter' banking connections made it inadvls ! able to elect him state treasurer, a position which controls 'he deposit of public fund. Wilson Confident l "1 feel perfectly sure of the re-I re-I suit and confident that there will be a larne vote for Mr. Grosscup," wan the governor's comment tonight 'Friends of Mr. Edwards however, disputed dis-puted tho claim, declaring the fight was not over. The legislature meets a week from today. The governor had only one othor kinj of business before him Delegations of men and women representing repre-senting labor organizations made a formal appeal for the rc-appolntment of Lewis T Bryant, a Republican as commissioner of labor in this 6tnte One of the spokesmen remarked that "both sides" meaning Democrats and ! Republicans favored Mr. Bryant's re-I re-I appointment. Should Be Non - Partisan. "I am sorry thot there should be any Bidos in a mattor of this kind," said the governor with a smllo when ho replied to tho delegation, "and though T do not usually nay In advance ad-vance what I am Roing to do In appointment ap-pointment I want to tnVe this opportunity oppor-tunity of adding mv testimonial to Mr Bryant's excellent aervice.