Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-08-10
FRANKLIN MURPHY
SAYS LET PEOPLE
CHOOSE SENATOR"
Continued from First page.)

to do all i'll their power to secure the
election Of the one receiving the ma
.jority vote they would. as the latter
suggests, be open to the charge of an
unwillingness to have the voters pass
upon their candidacy.
While stating his willingness to meet
any or all of the candidates on the
platform Mr.. Murphy adds that he
considers a personal campaign unneces-
sary, as the views of all are we'll
known to the voters of their party.
Should either or both Kean and Baird
decline to accept the proposition 1t
would in view of the source from which
it emanates put them off the list as
active candidates because no matter
how small the vote cas- at the prt-
maries might be it would be a ma
jority against them, as their names
would not appear.
In that event, in the Judgment of Mr..
Murphy, no candidate would care to
accept a subsequent election by the
Legislature, ana a majority of the lat
ter body would hardly favor a candi-
date opposed by a majority of his W
party.
Coming as it does right upon the an
nouncement that David Baird will nave
the organization support there was lit
tie else talked OF in Republican circles
except the Murphy letter. 1t was adj
mitted on all sides to be the most in
teresting contribution to the pending
campaign.
The fact that the former governor
and head of the State organization for
years, while reiterating his personal OPP
position to the election of United States
Senators by direct vote of the people.
declares he is always ready to abide
by a verdict of the people, makes 1t
practically impossible for the other
candidates to ignore his proposition.
They must accept it as a whole or
ignore 1t entirely, and in the latter
event be placed in the position of
relying on their ability to capture the
Legislature in the old way, while re-
fusing to permit the voters of their
own party to pass o their candi-
dacy.
Little Time Remains.
Less thar two weeks remain for the
candidates to circulate petitions and
secure not less than 1000 signers to
the same and file them in the office
of the secretary of state in the man.
ner now provided by section 2 Of chap
ter 2S1 Of the laws of 1907.
No date is named in the statute for
the filing of the petitions, but the Sec
rotary Of state Is required by the act
to forward mot less than twenty
days prior to the holding of the
primary election copies of all petit
lions filed to the county clerks of the
several counties.
The latter officials are required in
turn to have the names of all candi-
dates so nominated for Endorsement
placed on the primary ballots of thell
respective parties. August 24-twc
weeks from today-is the last day fol-
the secretary of state to act, and the
petitions must be filed. If at all, prioi
to that time.
The Stokes petitions, while ready
some time ago, have not been filed
up to date. The necessary 1000 sigma
lures were more than secured in the
former Governors home county Of
Cumberland, but the candidate desired
to secure petitions from every sector
of the State.
The other candidates will find thu
time too short to make q Statewide
canvas for signatures TO their petitions
Former Governor Murphy will find M
difficulty in obtaining 1000 signers herr
in Essex; Uncle Davy" Baird will fin
it just as easy in Camden. and thu
same applies to Senator Kean In UnioI
y county.