Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-30
Party Leaders Meet at Home of
Former Governor Murphy to
Talk of Campaign.
FOUR CANDIDATES AMONG
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Each Has Pleasant Word to Say
for Opponent as Convention
Date Is Discussed.

New Jerseys Republican leaders, the
members of the executive committee of
the Republican State Committee, are
former Governor Franklin Murphy.
1927 Broad street. Politics, State and
local, are being discussed from every
angle.
The State chairman, Mr.. Murphy. en-
tertained his associates at luncheon
before the business meeting. and it will
be late in the afternoon before the ses-
sion will adjourn. The committeeman
are In executive session and no advance
information was given to the public.
1t is known, however, that this, the
first meeting of the party leaders since
| the last campaign, is of the utmost inn
portance, as the plans for the ap-
preaching campaign must be formu-
| lated by the organization.
The Republican State convention
date is being talked over, but 1t is
likely that the fixing of a definite date
will be deferred till the State commit
tee Itself meets, which is expected very
soon now. The meeting date of the
| by the executive committee today. The
State convention will nominate a can
didate for governor and the number
of delegates to sit therein will also be
| decided upon by the committeeman
who are comforting at the Murphy
home. The acts of the executive COM
mittee are, of course, subject to final
| APPROVAL at the meeting of the State
ftao raj ,, al
goes without saying, as the personnel
of the executive committee plainly
shows.
The Executive Committee.
Following is list of the executive
committeeman: Former Governor
Franklin Murphy, who is a self
announced candidate for United
States senator, whose candidacy
sex County Republican Committees;
United States senator John Kean.
| whose term is sbout to end. but who
is candidate for reelection: David
Baird, of Camden, who is the recog-
| nized Republican leader In South Jer-
sey, and who is also an announced
candidate for the United States sena-
| torship; former Governor Edward C.
|
| by way of the popularity route;''
State Senator Edmund w. wakelee, of
Bergen county, who is a gubernatorial
possibility; United States Senator
Frank o. Briggs, State Treasurer
Daniel g. Voorhees,, party leader in
Morris county; Congressman John j.
Gardner, of Atlantic City: State As
SCISSOR Theodore Strong. of New Bruns-
|
and Alfred N. Dalrymple. chairman of
the Essex County Republican Commit
| tee.
| Because there are four candidates for
United States senator, as members of
the executive committee, each using
his Individual methods of bringing
about the desired result. the confer
ence will no doubt refrain from dis
cussing SO delicate a subject. The "bis
| four" in referring to each others can
didacies have said nothing but the most
pleasant and complimentary things.
That is one feature of the coming cam
paign that Will be characterized by the
absence of any plunge into personali-
ties. Truly, 1t can be termed gen
| tlemens campaign"
In accepting the Endorsement Of the
/
Mr.. Murphy paid high tribute to Sem
ator Kean, and at the Orange dollar
dinner recently Mr.. Murphy refused to
permit his boom to be launched be-
cause former Governor Stokes was a
fellow guest.
Hard Fights Are Ahead.
| II Is understood that sorne move is
being made to start the ball rolling for
the Republican members of Congress
for New Jersey. Hard fights are ahead
of all of them for no .ination and for
election If they are nominated 1t is
probable that there will be party ad-
dress to the people early this year in
defense of the tariff and In exploitation
| of Federal Legislation.
There can be no question but that
the subject of a special session of the
Legislature Is being discussed.