Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1910-05-13
FOWLER 10 ND
FORTS AMBITION
FOR JUDGESHIP
Governor, in Turn, Will Be His
Friend in Fight for the
Senate, Is RumOr. ~
PROGRESSIVE REPUBLICANS
PLEASED WITH OUTLOOK
William P. Martin and Vivian M.
Lewis Training for Guber-
material Nomination. u


The Progressive Republican program
is shaping itself to the satisfaction OF
the New Jersey insurgency and to the
worry of the regular party organiza-
ton. The Willingness of Congressman
Charles N Fowler, of the Fifth dis
trict, to become the Progressives'
standard bearer and candidate for
United States senator, and the an
nouncement that former Assemblyman
William Parmenter Martin is an
avowed candidate for the gubernatorial
nomination for the September primaries
is causing considerable uneasiness
among the machine leaders. An ag-
gressive primary election campaign IS
predicted and the State will be stumped
by Republicans, regulars and irregu-
lars, as it was never toured before.
wants place for Fort.
Further evidence of the sincerity of
Congressman Fowler's ambition 20
handle the New Idea reins is noted IN
the way he is using his influence at
Washington to land Governor John
Franklin Fort in a Federal position.
With the Governor out of the United
states senatorial race the congressman
believes that he will have smooth SAIL
ing. The Governor, of course, wouid
do everything in his power to assist
the anti-machine cause. Governor Forf
would welcome United States Circuit
Court judgeship, and If Mr. Fowler can
fix 1t he will get the appointment. TIE
gift lies with President Taft, who is on
very friendly terms with Governor
Fort Fowler and Taft are more sthan
friends They are old chums me
congressman calls the President "Bliiy'
and the chief executive calls the ELIZA
bethian "Charles." They graduated
from Yale together.
The Taft railroad BILL emasculated as
it has been, Is now before the Senase
and will no doubt be passed. 1t pro-
yides for the assignment of hye judges
OF the Circuit Court to what is to pe
designated as a commerce court Tnat'
will leave five vacancies on the circuit
bench IL present judges are transferred.
which will probably be done. There VIII
he five appointments at any event.
There Is a story to the effect that the
President and the Governor discussed
/
| In Passaic and that the Governor iin-
pressed the President with his desire 10
get away from active politics and stick
to the law. President Taft has always
kept Governor Fort in mind for Fed
eral appointment and it is believed that
the right time has now arrived.
The boom of former Governor Ed
ward c. Stokes for the seat to be va
oato1 I,,, Sonotor Inhn Kaan ig resting.
but not diminishing by any means. 1t
begins to look as though he would be
the only one of the Regular Republican
candidates for senator who intended
seeking the support of his fellow par
tisans at the primaries None of the
others. not even Senator Kean himself,
shows any disposition to proceed under
the Colby law, which provides for enc
preston of choice at the primary and
there is no likelihood that former Cow
ernor Mcrphy, in the light of his de-
nunciation of the direct primary, would
indorse such statute by acting in ac-
! cordance with its provisions. If he
makes the fight at all 1t will be accord
/ ing to the old-time method of trying to
elect favorable senators and assembly,
men
PrngreSsiyes TO Fiie Pctitiona.
The Progressives' candidate for
! United states senator, whether he he
i Congressman Fowler, President Os-
born, Governor Fort or George Z. Rec
ord. or anyone else will unquestionably
file petitions and have his name on the
/ primary hallots. The Stokes petition
contains the names of about one-half
of the voters in Cumberland county,
/ but Assemblyman Isaac T Nichols,
who is fighting Stokes, is carrying
J the ballot outside of their home county
/ as well as IN it,
/ The senatorial candidacy of former
State Assessor David Baird, of Cam
i cen. exclusively announced in the
/ EVENING STAR months ago, Is being
regarded with much apprehension by
I the other candidates nowadays There
f is no ground whatever FOR the s.yry
+ that Mr. Raird will in the course OF
+ time declare for Stokes. He Is a bona
+ fde candidate and vents the &ean
seat himself His strength In South
Jersey is growing all the time, Il that
j Is possible He thinks. toe, thai he
can reasonably look FOR enouga sup
port in the upper end OF the S,aia to
i land the senatorshlp bir Baifd u
4 believer in the old-fashonea s9lae Of
Z HOllIiGS anu W 4li ilpN AsttNt ~ ss-AA 80
/ of the Colby law.
Next to the senatorial miIup tae
most important political tofie @, tlls
day is the governorJhip race. telth
/ Mr. Martin as the ProgreEsiNes t.saai-
date. and Vivian NJ, Lewis, Slate tpal-
missioner of banking ana Insurance, as
the Regular candidate, a stirring csia-
paign is expected The Frelinghugsnn
boom is said to be on the wane- it-
tie gubernatotial boomlet for Senator
Edmund w Wakelee will be launched
tomorrow night in New York city.
when the Bergen County Republican
/ Committee viii banquet. Wakelee him-
! self is keeping quiet and nobody re-
CARDS the subject very seriously. He
himself believes that his only chance
would be in case of q 6eadlock between
Lewis and Frelinghuysen, which is next
to the impossible. Predictions are that
Wakelee will be eliminated from the
political game for awhile at least. and
that John r. Ramsey will be tie or
| ganization candidate for State senators