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When the Governor concluded his talk, I turned to Hennessy in the most familiar way, and spoke of the Governor's desire to elect Martine and of the unselfish purpose he had inthe way I said to hi You ain” He finally stood up and said to me: ”What do you want o to the Hudson delegates and give word that the ”jig” was up and that they must throw their support to Martine Shortly after this reed to support Martine

When Se they practically surrendered

The balloting which began at ten o'clock was a es in the early balloting that Martine's election was assured Martine's election was a fact; and Woodrow Wilson was the victor in the first battle for the Presidency

I have stated that I am not proud of the way I used Senator S veterans in the political game, men who knew all the tricks and who did not scruple to play any of theht that ”you itimate in politics as in war to deceive the eneher levels during the eight years in the White House, when htcan be conducted without resort to the tricks and duplicities of those who place political advantage above principle Woodrow Wilson ame, and they were the rules whichtheir private business on principles of good faith and truth-telling

CHAPTER XI

EXECUTIVE LEADERshi+P

The election of Martine having been settled and the preferential vote having been validated through the courageous handling of a delicate situation, the new Governor was firmly in the saddle His leadershi+p had been tested and only the fragments of the Old Guard machine were left The road was thus cleared of all obstacles in his own party that islation

Having delivered his first e, which contained a full and detailed discussion of his whole progray and industry to the task of preparing bills for introduction in the Senate and House Not content with the e, he put hiislature and industriously applied hi ulation of Public Utilities, Corrupt Practices Act_, _Direct Primaries Act_, and the _Employers' Liability Act_, were in shape to be introduced

While his leadershi+p was vindicated as a result of the Sht, the contest had undoubtedly left many bitter scars and enmities which soon manifested themselves in the unfriendly attitude of the Sislature toward the new Governor and particularly toward his prograislation For awhile after the election of Martine they seened to defeat; but when the new Governor launched his legislative prograerly to attack it in roup who honestly opposed the Governor's programme because of their conservative tendencies, theit to sleep,” because, forsooth, it bore the Wilson label The new Governor quickly grasped the full significance of the situation and openly challenged the opposition To acco He invited the Deislature to meet him in the Supreme Court Room of the State House and there, face to face, he laid before theed the opposition to lay their cards on the table In the course of this conference one of the leaders of the Sent faction expressed his dissatisfaction with the whole prograht to be present at the conference; even inti that his presence was an unconstitutional act which ht subject him to impeachment The new Governor, undisturbed by this criticisht to be present at the conference, and said:

You can turn aside from the measure if you choose; you can decline to follow me; you can deprive me of office and turn away fro as I steadfastly stand for what I believe to be the interests and legiti you to remember, in this which pro the question of the power or inoenerosity have offered the conduct of their affairs

Soislature careat speech the Governor had just delivered and how defiantly he had ave an eramme and in a feeeks the House of assembly had acted upon it, and the various bills that constituted his entire programme were on their way to the Republican Senate How to induce favourable action at the hands of the Republican Senate was a problem There were very few reement with those of the Governor

When the bills reached the Senate, the Governor began daily conferences with the Republicanwith the speedy action upon the the Republicans to support him, a friend of mine as on the inside of the Republican situation reported to me that it was the opinion in the Republican ranks that the new Governor was too ood-fellowshi+p and coislature who had conferred with hiht there was a coldness and an austerity about him which held the Governor aloof and prevented that intiramme we had outlined

We finally decided that the fault lay in the lack of social intiislature In my social and official contact with Mr Wilson I always found hireeable When ere at luncheon or dinner at the old Sterling Hotel in Trenton he would never burden our little talks by any weighty discussion of i before hiave hihtful stories How to ood-fellowshi+p of thewith the members of the Senate was a problem I very frankly told hiislative bodies felt that he was too stiff and academic and that they were anxious to find out for theive hied a delightful dinner at the Trenton Country Club, to which we invited both De was a delightful one In the corner of the little room where the dinner was served sat three darky roup with fine old southern melodies It was real fun to watch the new Governor's conduct in this environer the college professor or the cold hted thestories, witty rehtful bits of sarcashuysen walked over and challenged hiinia Reel He accepted this invitation and the crowd of hted to see the Somerset senator lead the new Governor out on the floor and his long legs were soonin rhythraton

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Windsor, Vermont, July 5, 1915

Hon Jos P Tuton, DC

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