The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-09-04
TALK POLITICS
STATE HOUSE Is SCENE OF
CONFERENCES.
Justice Forts Son Telephones Denial of
Withdrawal Canard-chances Favor
Essex turist.

TRENTON, Sept. Att looked like old
times in the state house yesterday, when
SO many leaders of the Republican party
came down to confer with Governor
Stokes. The first one here was Congress
man Fowler. He is interested in the can
didacy of ~Assemblyman Randolph Perkins.
of Union county, for denomination. Per-
kins says that he is opposed because he re-
fused to vote for the candidacy of United
States Senator Dryden. Those who are
opposing Perkins say that they are only
following precedent in not giving to an
as~semblyman more than the usual two
terms. Perkins already has three terms to
his credit.
Close on the heels of Congressman Fowl
er came Mr.. Perkins. He was looking for
the members of the Hahn Investigating
committee, of which committee he was a
member. He complained that the com
mittee adjourned without giving him any
notice where it was to meet the next time.
The newspaper men told him that the
committee would meet in the state house
today. Asked as to the chances for re-
nomination, Mr.. Perkins said that there
was a stiff fight on, but that he was in
the midst of the fighting. He has appealed
to the public to support him and a bitter
primary contest is expected.
Neither Congressman Fowler nor Mr..
Perkins would tell about their conversa-
ton with the Governor.
Former Governor Voorhees, was another
caller. He said that potable water was
his mission. H, is the president of that
commission. But 1t was noticed that the
former Governor was in close conversation
with some of the other leaders, and poll
ties were certainly talked about.
State Treasurer Voorhees,. Comptroller
Morgan, United States Senator Briggs
were also callers on the Governor. None
of them would admit that a conference
was on. and, as they did not visit the Gov
ernor at the same time, the idea of a con
ference was disabused.
None of them would pick a winner foi
the Republican nomination, nearly all OF
them saying that the primaries would
have to be gone through with before a
winner could be seen In the present mixup
State Assessor David Baird, State Asses
sor 'Dory" Strong and Carl Lentz, as wei
as Secretary of State Dickinson, were
among those who crowded the ante-roon
of the Governor. all talking politics.
Seemingly there was no light on the sit
%uation. The names most spoken as prob
able winners were Justice ]. Franklin For
and former Justice Gilbert Collins.
A rumor went the rounds of the Stat
house, which could not be confirmed, tina
Justice ]. Franklin Fort was the man VIII
would get the nomination. and that h
would not be beaten at the polls, becauS
the Democrats would surely nominate
former Judge Francis Childs, of Essex.
This rumor was probably ~accentuated be
cause Franklin Fort, son Of the justice
telephoned from Newark that the stor,
set afoat that his father would not be
candidate. was without foundation. 1t wa
said that this story was set af1oat in tn
Interest of Sheriff Sommer, the Colby can
didate.
Harry Sharp. 1t was learned, will be tn
Assembly nominee of the Republicans /
Camden County to fill the place vacate
by the elevation of Judge Jones.