Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-09-27
|GRIGGS To AID
VIVIAN LEWIS
Former Governor Agrees to
Stump the State for Re-
publican Candidate.
OTHER BIG MEN HELP
Especial Correspondence


Trenton, Sept. 27:-John w.
Griggs, who retired from the gov
ernorship of New Jersey to become
attorney general under President
Mckinley, will, aside from Vivian
M. Lewis himself, be the chief
speech maker in the republican cam
paign against the candidacy of DR..
Woodrow Wilson, the democratic as
pirant. Mr.. Griggs will be the ora
tor whose efforts will be particular
ly devoted to ofrsetting the work to
be done by DR.. Woodrow Wilson on
the stump
Mr.. Griggs has volunteered to de-
vote practically all OF his time from
now until election day to advocating
the election of the republican candi-
date. 1t will be the first time since
he himself was a candidate for gov
ernor that he has taken such an ex-
tended and active interest In a New
Jersey campaign. He has an intense
desire to see Mr.. Lewis win the gov
ernorship, not only for political rea-
sons. but also because he has inti-
mately known the latter since he
was a boy. AS a fellow townsman
In Paterson and an ardent admirer
of Mr.. Lewis, the former governor
has had much to do with the ad-
vancement of the republican stand-
ard bearers political fortunes, and
he Is determined to do all Within his
power to secure his election as Il sue
cessor to Governor Fort.
According to tentative plans, Mr..
Griggs will do most of his speaking
at meetings to be arranged for the
same town. as will be invaded by Or.
| Woodrow Wilson, the former follow
ing the democratic candidate in as
many instances as seems practical
| Realizing that DR.. Wilson will be
more or less scholarly in his cam
paign talks Mr., Lewis and his ad-
visors feel confident that In the per-
son of Mr.. Griggs they will have an
| ally who will be able to campaign on
| as high a plane of discussion as the
college man.
Former Governor E.. G. Stokes,
| who received the high vote as a re-
publican candidate for United States
senator through the direct primaries,
will also be one Of the principal
speakers in the campaign for Mr..
Lewis. Mr.. Stokes will devote him
self especially to discussions of the
administration of the state govern
ment by republicans for the last M
teen years.
Mr.. Lewis, Immediately after his
nomination, wrote to Governor Fort
asking the latter to make some
speeches during the campaign. The
governor replied that he Will be glad
to take the stump for Mr.. Lewis, al
though he will not be as active as
either Messrs. Griggs or STOKES.
Former Senator William M. john
son, of Hackensack, will also do con
siderable speaking for Mr.. Lewis.
Mr.. Lewis was In conference today
with Attorney General Wilson who,
as chairman OF the Republican State
Convention, Is empowered to appoint
the members-at-large of the State
Committee after advising with the
candidate. 1t has been suggested
that all the present members-at-
large. former Governor Murphy,
Senator Kean, Frank H. Sommer
and Samuel X. Robbins will be con-
tinued on the committee, while two
additional appointments are made In
order to avoid the embarrassment OF
eliminating any one OF the men now
in the berths. One OF these under
consideration in this proposed ar
ragement is former Governor Griggs.
The New Jersey republican lead
ers are much concerned in the out
come of the contest in the New
York state convention between
Roosevelt and the "Old Guard
They realize that there are thou
sands of North Jersey voters who
do business in New York city and as
a rule are more deeply concerned
In the political affairs of the Empire
State aside from local interest, than
they are in New Jersey. A large
number of this class Of voters, 1t Is
calculated, form opinions from a
New York point Of view, which in
fuences them to a large degree in
their voting in New Jersey. This
commuter vote is chiefly aligned
with the progressives. On this ac-
count 1t is figured that If Roosevelt
wins his political battle IN New
York 1t will have an in~vigorating eff
feet for the New Jersey republicans
among the commuters.