Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-01-16
Anent Anarchy suppression.

Anent Anarchy Suppression.
In taking the chair President Francis
made a lengthy address, in which he
expressed his qualification for the high
honor conferred upon him. He refer
red briefly to the assassination Of Pres
ident Mckinley and commented upon
the urgency of stringent laws making
it u criminal offense for men of the
stripe of the assassin of Mckinley to
form or maintain societies for the
spreading of their depraved anarchistic
doctrines and to forbid public advo-
cacy of those doctrines either in speech
es, writings or at meetings. Violators
of these laws should be dealt with in a
summary manner. There is no room
in the state for those who are hostile
to all forms of government and justify
the numbering of those in authority.
President Francis further said there
We're too many laws on the statute
books of the state Careful cOnsidera-
ton is required of all matters which
may come before the legislature, that
the enactment of every law may really
be for the benefit and happiness of the
people of the state. He also spoke on
the necessity of a new senate chamber.
the present quarters being entirely in
adequate. In conclusion he paid fit
ting tribute to the late General Sewell.
The Senatorial Contest.
The organization of the legislature
seems to have been virtually lost sight
of in the contest now on for the seat
in the United States senate left vacant
through the death of General William
]. Sewell of Camden. The fight wakes
warm, and it would be most difficult
matter to hazard a guess as to the out
come of the struggle. The several
avowed candidates are working indie
fatigably and are not losing a point
which might strengthen their chances.
The avowed candidates number sew
en-, as follows: Former United States
Attorney General John W. Griggs,
Passaic; John F. Dryden, Newark;
Clerk in Chancery Edward G. Stokes,
Cumberland; State Assessor David
Baird, Camden; Congressman John ].
Gardiner, Atlantic; John w. Herbert,
Middlesex, and County Clerk Barker
Gummere, Mercer. Congressman Lou
denslager has withdrawn.
Each one of the candidates processes
| to be in the fight to win, and, while
none of them is willing to announce
that he has enough votes to capture
the prize, they all declare that their
chances are good and that the outlook
for them is encouraging. Another
week will tell the tale. The Republic
an legislators will probably hold joint
session on Thursday of next week, at
which time the matter will probably
be settled. The fight, while it is to.the
finish, is being carried on good natur-
eddy, and the best of feeling exists
among the candidates. The leaders
are not in the least alarmed that the
fight will resolve itself into bitter
struggle, and they are confident that
the party will in nowise be injured by
| the result.
The political wiseacres are talking of
political deals, but this is largely spec
ulative Those who claim to under
stand the situation thoroughly say the
fight will eventually narrow down to
| Griggs and Dryden or Stokes and Dry
den. The Baird boomers are -enthusi-
astic over their candidate and claim
that he will be in the fight at the fin.
! ish. The supporters of the other four
candidates are working quietly and
saying little except that their candi-
| dates are in the field to stay. Another
week should clarity the situation con
siderably. The Republicans have six
ty-three votes in joint session. The
successful candidate, therefore, must
have thirty-two votes in the joint eau
Gus to win The question now upper
most in the minds of the politicians of
the state is which of the eight candi-
dates can secure enough votes from
the other seven to give him the neces
sary number in the caucus
Governor Murphy's Inauguration.
Next week will be given up to the
Inauguration of Governor Elect Frank
lin Murphy, which event promises to
be the most notable held in this state
in years. The military display will be
the finest seen in New Jersey in some
time. About 1000 national guardsmen
will parade, and fully as many men in
civic organizations will follow them. A
feature of the pageant will be the ap-
pearance of General ]. Madison brakes
veteran zouayes of Elizabeth, every
member having had a good record in
the rebellion.