The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-09-13
Primaries Today and Republican
and Democratic State Con-
= ventions Later in the
Week
FIGHT FOR, SFNATt WARM
Both Parties Have Strong Candidates
for Governor-lnsurgents May Car
ry Primaries in Washington
State Today.


New Jersey will reach the sizzling
point this week, beginning with the
State wide primaries today and end
ing later i'm the week with the Demo-
cratic State congressional conventions.
one week from today the pre- election
battles will end with the Republican
State convention.
The fight for the seat of United
States Senator John Kcan is the lead
ing feature in todays primary contests.
Ii is the first time that the voters of
New Jersey have been given an oppor-
tunity to express their preference for
United States senator The act making
this possible was passed by the leg
islature two years ago, but ii is invok-
ed this year for the first time. Ii
gives candidates for the legislature
who are to choose United States sena-
tors an option between two kinds of
pledges. One form of pledge commits
the candidate to vote for that senator
who has the largest number of votes
In the State. A secnod binds him TO
the support of the candidate who polls
the most votes in the Legislative cam
didate's county. Under the second
form the delegation from every county
may be bound to county favorite. ard
there may lbe as many senatorial as
pirants backed by the authorized re-
fercndum process as there are counties.
Warm Fight For kean's Seat
Four Republican aspirants are rivals
of Senator Kean i'm his desire to return
to the senate. The Senator himself de-
cined to have his name go on the pri-
mary ballot, prefering to leave his case
i'm the hands of the legislature. sim
liar stand was taken by David Baird,
the veteran Republican leader of Cam
den, who would like to succeed Mr..
Kean. The three Republican candid
ates for United States senator who are
contesting In the primary are former
Governor Edward G.. Stokes, former
Governor franklin Murphy and Con
grcssman Charles n. Fowler. The
Democrats who want the primary in
dorsement for United States senator
are Frank McDermitt of Newark and
James Il. MARITIME of Plainfield, known
throughout New Jersey as the Farmer
orator" Former United states Senator
James Smith, Jr., of Newark VINO
probably would be the leading candid
ate for Mr. Kean's seat If the next leg
islature were Democratic on Joint bal
lot, did not enter the primary.
Gubornotorial Situation.
The situation in regard to the Re
publican gubernatorial nomination 10
considerably mixed this year. The man
most frequently mentioned fer the hon
or Is Vivian NJ. Lewis of r. erson at
present state commissioner OF bank
ing and insurance. While Lewis Is be-
lieved TO lead the race the names ~
Senator Joseph 5. Frelinghuysen Oh
Somerset County, Senator bdmuhd H.
Wakelee of Bergen County, E. j. Ridg-
way. the we'll known publisher, ana
several others arc mentioned To head
the ticket. Should the progressive ke-
publicans have the upper hand III the
convention the gubernatoriai nominal
tion would I'm all probability go TO
former Assemblyman William L. Mar-
tin of Essex County who has been the
right hand man of ex-senator Colby
for years.
Dr. woodrow Wilson, president OF
Princeton University Is the man among
all the aspirants for gubernatoriai nom
ors I'm the Democratic party VINO seems
likely TO have his ambition gratiiied.
DIR. Wilson Is looked upon as a tul-
Hedged candidate for the nomination.
If there Is a hitch in the Wilson pro-
gramme, the nomination may go TO
Frank S. Katzenbach, Jr., who came
close to defeating Governor fort TWO
years ago. Mayor III. OTTO Wpttpenn Oh
Jersey City and state Senator George
Silzer OF Middlesex County would also
like to head the Democratic ticket.
"Requlars, to be Returned
AS for the district congressioha'
fights the present regular Delegation
I'm Congress, with the exception oil Rep
resentativc Charles Fowler OF t'e
Fifth district Is to he renominateu
by the Republicans. Mr.. Fowler Is pc
ing opposed by William N. Runyon oil
Plainfeld. Mr. Fowler's rundown was
ordered by the machine because of his
insurgent tendencies. In the Seven'n
district the progressive RepupilcahS
arc making a bitter fight against KEEP
rcsentatiive R..wayne Parker VINO mas
represented the district for many
years. and Is seeking denomination TINS
year He is opposed by Haroiu ..
Howland. an editorial associate vi