Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1904-09-01
ALL ACTIVITY
IN POLITICS NOW.

On or before Saturday, September
3D., at noon all petitions endorsing
J persons as candidates for public
offices, or as delegates to political
conventions, shall be filed with the
municipal or township clerk. This
is in accordance with section $500 of
the State primary law.
As result of this stipulation of the
law all persons to be voted for at the
primaries must have their petitions
| filed with the clerks Of the municipal
tiles in which they live. This simply
means that both Republican and Dem
ocratlc candidates must be named by
petitions endorsed by at least ten per-
sons, by noon of Saturday.
The Republicans are actively en-
gagged in being fully prepared for the
demands made by the Statute.
In this city, during this week there
| will be Republican conferences in
| each ward with view of making
| selections for candidates to be voted
for at the official primaries on Tuesday
| Septebmer1 9th.
| In municipal affairs the interest of
Republicans seems to be centered in
the nomination of good men for local
positions. So far as Council is con-
cerned the Republicans Of the First
Ward are talking of William Barker,
| North T,aural cfraot T., +l,o ,oo,..1
ward William Messic seems to be
| considered as most available In the
Third ward W. Frank Woodruff and
Frank McGalliard are being consider
ed while in the Fourth ward William
Marks and David is. Blew are being
urged to start. Thus far little has
been done from the Republicans of
the Fifth Ward regarding Council
In the Fourth ward the Republicans
will probably renominate Freeholder
Eli E.. Rogers. There has been no de-
cision as to who will be named in the
First ward. So far as delegates are
concerned there must be delegations
selected to attend the Gubernatorial
Convention, to be at Trenton; the
Congressional Convention to be held
at Burlington the County Convention
to be held at Bridgeton the Assem-
/ bly, convention to be held in Millville
and to the City Convention to be held
here in the city Hall. In all of the
conventions there will be the same
4 number of delegates excepting the
| state which is but half of the repre-
sentation allowed in the others.
| So far as the political situation is
concerned there is little new transpir-
/ ing. There is absolute harmony pre-
vailing throughout the County upon
| the Republican side excepting very
considerable expressed opposition to
| the denomination of Assemblyman
Miller for fourth term This oppo-
sition is particularly expressed on the
Western side OF the County. While
there does not seem to be any particu-
lar organization in opposition of Mr..
Miller, it seems more likely that some
other name will be placed before the
Convention, but whether or not the
opposition can command majority of
the convention remains to be seen.
! One reason that there is no absolute
organization Of the anti Miller senti-
ment here is due to the fact that this
| side OF the County is not anxious for
the nomination, being entirely willing
to concede the candidate to Vineland
or Lands township in the event of
the organization there selecting some
other person for assemblyman honors
There have been many expression
from Republicans from all the various
municipalities in the county, and
they agree with rather remarkable
| unanimity that any nomination for
assembly other than Miller would be
very considerably strengthen the
| ticket. "a
On the other hand the Republican
organization in Vineland declares that
it is highly important from loo a
standpoint, that Mr.. Miller be named,
and that under existing circum-
stances it will be impossible, at this
time, to substitute any other candi-
date from Vineland
| Every indication points to the fact
that the Republican primaries will
be unusually harmonious and without
any factional bitterness or feeling,
which should result in Conventions
which should be highly creditable and
favorable to the party.
Entertained Friends.