The Penn's Grove record., 1910-08-05
The Penis Grove Record
FR1DAY,.AUGUT 5. 1910.
A Governor to be Elected

New Jersey elects a governor every
three years and this is the year to elect.
A governor can not succeed himself III
this State. The constitution forb.ds 1t.
The intention was to prohibit him from
building up a great personal machine
by the use Of the great patronage he has
in appointing officials that are elected
In most States.
There is a political machine in this
State, but ]. Franklin Ford could not
be reelected governor If the constltu-
ton did not forbid, because he has not
acted In accord with his great party
machine.
AS to whom will be the nominees Is
now being discussed. The greatest dis
cussion is being held over tie possible
Democratic candidates.
FRANK ). KATzENEACH,
who was defeated by Governor Fort
three years ago, made a most popular
canvass and is undoubtedly the choice
of the great mass Of Democrats in the
State. Because municipal officers are
elected at the same time as State officers
Hudson county fai ed to give MI. Katz-
enbsch as large a majority as expected,
ard consequently there is a feeling OF
distrust between Hudson county leaders
and those III other parts Of the State
oyel III. Katzenbsch.
OTTO WITTPEN,
who was elected Mayor Of Jersey City
three years ago, when MI. Katzenbach
was defeated, has announced his candl-
dacy. He has made a good mayor and
was reelected by an increased majority,
but there is as much resentment against
MI. Wittpen from the other part Of the
State as there IS in Hudson county
against MI. Katzenbach.
GEORGE S. SHzER,
Senator from Middlesex county, has
announced his candidscy. He is the
only Democrat for many years who has
made q legislative record worthy of
.dIaaiDg the attention of the People of
the State 10 linn for l%ubeIEa:ogi al hon.
ors, and who has made a record so good
that he was reelected in 1909 by 1879
majority, while lie had only LOG three
years previous. He has redeemed Mid
dlesex county SO that the Democrats
now hold all the offices.
His RECORD.
In HI open letter announcing his
candidacy, he says:
..They will learn that / have opposed
extravaganza in administering the State,
have acted independently and have not
been controlled; have fought for a rate
regulating Public Utilities law that
would be effective; bave endeavored 10
strengthen the Election Laws and stop
bribery and corruption; favored Direct
Primaries, Equal Taxation, and the
election Of United States Senators by
direct vote; have e~ndeavored to repeal
the Limited Tax Rate law; have opposed
the killing Of ILLS in committee; have
favored an honest and just Employers
Liability law, but opposed makeshifts;
have favored the col. serving of our re-
sourees aud properly caring for our
dependents; have fought all attempts
to destroy the efic lency of our Public
School system; have fought all attempts
give special privileges to special in
t~erests, and have constantly insisted
upon the equal rights for all; have been
against child labor; have favored reval-
uation of railroad property; have favored
the prompt distribution of school funds,
and in fact, have to the best of my abil.
endeavored to represent the people
of the State"
WOODROW WILSON,
President Of Princeton University, has |
announced his willingness to accept the
nomination for governor.
He is an erudite educator, a writer OF
and a man of pre-eminent re
spectability. Some unknown power
above has discovered that lie is the man
needed for the Democratic emergency
n this State. His press agent has
a crusade to wCIk up sentiment
among the people. AL unnamed friend
IS quoted as saying: I
sit vii be a greet thing for New
Jersey to get interested i'll a man with
/ natioia al reputation. D ctor Wilson
will put New jersey hack en- the map
If the United States, as it was when
Grover Cleveland was alive and in pub
lie Office life"
As Grover Cleveland die at Prince
ton, 1t maJ be inferred that his political
has fallen on Doctor Wilson.
Since Cleveland by yielding to the Wall
Street Delilah led the Democratic party
a slaughter house to an open
grave (usiDg the words Of Henry Wat
it win be an appropriate miracle
for Doctor Wilson and his hackers to
the party in this State, after
abandoned it for the past four
teen years.