New-York tribune., 1910-05-23
GARvEN FOR GOVERNOR
Rotterdam Faction Will Urge
Hudson County Prosecutor.
LITTLE HOPE FOR UNITY
Representative Fowler Expected
to, Clarity Situation IN
Morris and Union.

From the Regular Correspondent OF Inc
Tribune
Trenton, n. J., May 22.-Another naIns
was added to the list of candidates for tne
Republican nomination for Governor next
fail when the leaders of the Retherhaih
faction of Hudson County, at a conferences
a few days ago, decided to present 10 the
convention the name of Prosecutor fierfo
p. Garven as the candidate of their follow
ers for the nomination. Thus far. however
Mr. Garven has declined TO become can
didate. He says he is well sat1shed WIN
his present place, and is not a bit anxious
TO change But the Rotherlam followers,
among whom, are many friends of the
Prosecutor. are insistent that he enter the
contest and are going to present his name
whether he agrees or not.
There has been little change in the po-
liticai situation in Hudson. The same three
factions exist and each one is now boldly
proclainling that it will control majority
of the 173 delegates which Hudson VIII
have in the convention II is going to mean
a warm fight at the primaries, and will re-
suit in Hudson's allotment OF delegates DE-
ing split into three parts, condition which.
il is pointed out. will make its influence
and it has more Republicans than any
other county in the state-equal to that Of
a second class county.
Efforts for Unity in Hudson.
With these 17S delegates voting as a unit
Hudson could cut big figure in the con-
vention, and some of the solid members OF
the party have suggested an agreement
whereby the entire delegation would sup
port some Republican from their own coun'
ty. It is possible that the Rotterdam and
ryaf
they may ultimately do so. but there is no
hope of bringing Record and his followers
into any suchA plan, unless, of course, the
New Idea men had the naming of the candi-
date AS a matter of fact, the New idea
men have picked out ex-Assenlbyman Mar
tin, of Newark as their candidate, and will
no doubt stick to him, not with any hope
of his winning the nomination, but because
he is a good campaigner and will aid not
alone In increasing the New Idea votes in
the convention. but In holding them to-
gether as wen, so that when the time to
swing them arrives they can be voted as a
unit.
If the Rotterdam and Dickinson factions
should combine, there is little doubt they
would capture at least three-fourths of the
delegates, and it is barely possible that the
action of the Rotterdam leaders the other
night may be the first step in compromise
to bring these factions together.
Expect Light From Fowler.
II the promised statement of Representa-
tive Charles N. Fowler is anything like its
forecast, it will go a long way toward clari-
flying the political situation IN Morris and
Union counties, at least so far as the Con-
gressional nomination is concerned. Uncle
Dam Voorhees,, the Republican leader Of
Morris, has been the chief supporter of M.
Fowler In the Congress district. and SO
close has been their friendship that when
d fortnight ago the State Treasurer an
nounced that he would no longer support
Mr.. Fowler for denomination, there were
many doubling Thomases, who smiled and
said that Uncle Dam had made the same
assertion many times berorr, emily to fall
in line for Representative Fowler Just before
convention time.
But if the reports of Mr.. Fowler's coming
letter are true, Mr.. Voorhees, is to be the
subject of verbal lashng which will not
put him in the best of hun1of and Incl
dentally leave no doubt as to what his
course will be with the delegates he will
control in the coming Congressional con-
vention. 1t will mean thas Uncle Dan"
and Mr.. Fowler have really come to a par
ing OF the ways, anu that a MOTIFS county
man will be nominated as the latter's sue
cessor unless the presen- Representative
puts forth herculean efforts to capture
majorits of the delegates. and this will
mean the building UP of separate machine
in Union and Morris counties
1t is needless to say that any attack by
Mr.. Fowler on the state Treasurer will ne
hailed with joy by the political followers
of the kean machine in Union, not because
they want to see him attacked, but because
II will mean that he has finally broken
away from Mr. Fowler, something of which
they were In doubt even after the State
Treasurer's recent statement.