Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-07-30
LULL COMING
IN POLITICS.
Leaders in the Colby Movement
Plan to Take a Vacation A.
ter Weeks Campaign.

"
TRENTON, July 30.-After the
present week there is to be a little
lull In state politics, even among the
enthusiastic Colbyites, who have not
let up for a moment in some sections
of the state since the legislature adj
journed. There will be another of
the so-called whirlwind campaigns
during the week. New places will be
visited and old places gone over
again. Then the leaders of the move
ment purpose to take a rest. They
will then take a fresh hold and re-
tain their grasp until the primaries.
Everett Colby is going back to his
cottage at the Thousand Islands. Ma
guire is going for a trip somewhere,
and Martin, who has been so faith
full and forceful, will get some vaca-
ton, but has seemingly not determin-
ed where he will put in his time.
The carttail tour that was so sue
cessful in Newark and the Oranges
during the campaign a year ago is to
be tried in Hudson county this week.
1t will be under the direction of May
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score of speakers. Meetings in the
open air will be held at,night, as we'll
as those from wagons in the day
time. 1t is asserted that open air
meetings in the interest of reform
have proven both novel and success
full in Passaic county of late, and
there is many a crowd, ever though
"a c,0V1 o,riOcifu NY En11nmnG
Morgan and several of the Essex as
semblymen have promised to join in
the meetings in Hudson county dur
ing the week. \
Governors days at Sea Girt have
been we'll attended, notably the one
on Thursday last, when the members
of the legislative correspondence
club Joined with members of the leg
islature and prominent politicians.
The regulars have had things pretty
much their own way, the reformers,
for some reason, not being much in
evidence. Chairman Martin says
there was no desire to shirk Sea Girt
and he hopes to pay his respects to
the governor before the latter leaves
the camp.
Great interest attaches to the hear
ing that will be held and the argu-
ments presented today before JUS
tices Fort, Reed and Trenchard on
some features of the bishops bill. II
it should so happen that the courts
should regard the act as ~unconstitu-
tional in some particulars, it would
add to the tangled condition that
promises to exist. There is nc doubt
of the Importance attached to the
new law. If the screen section and
the section regarding the appoint
ment of excise boards should be de-
clared null and void, the statutes
would practically be restored, pend
ing further appeal, to the condition
they were in before the passage of the
bishops bill.
The real result of the elections,
both at the primaries in September
and at the polls in November, prom
ises to hinge on the temperance ques-
ton or questions. 1t is becoming
apparent to the leaders II politi-
clans in all the camps that popular
interest in the liquor problem over
shadows all other features in some of
the counties. The effect will, OF
course, be felt first at the primaries.
The voter who is Indifferent to the
temperance question, but wants to
see some friend OF favorite of his
nominated for a certain office, will be
likely to ignore everything else. The
voter who is very much concerned
about the Sunday closing and the
= saloon in general will probably for
get about the names of delegates and
support the ticket that appears to
come closest to his views This may
make complications and cause sur
prises all around. The democrats
hope to gain more than the regular
and reform republicans in such a sit
uation, but their lack of organiza-
ton may prove a big handicap.
The city nominations agreed upon
by the Colby leaders in Newark have
so far elected very little comment
certainly not enough to furnish any
idea as to how they are likely to be
regarded by republican voters at the
primaries.