Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-12-10
JERSEY NEWS
AT WASHINGTON
Wilson Standsl High In Es-
timation at Capital.
NEWS Correspondent.l

N~aShlngton, Dec. lU:-MemDers OF
the New Jersey delegation haze reeeiv.
ed an Invitation from DIR. II. c.. H
Herold, of Newark, Collector Of Inter.
nal Revenue, to a meeting Of the en-.
ployes of the internal revenue service
when q national association will be
formed. The convention will be held il
this city on Monday and Tuesday, the
18th and 18th, at the Grand Army
Building. An address will be delivered
by the Commissioner Of Internal Reve
nue.. f.-
In the annual report of the Commits
sioneT of Internal Revenue, which has
lately come from the printer, interesting
statistics relative to the collection OF
revenue in New Jersey, as well as in
other states, is given The aggregate
collections reported for the first district
Isaac Moffet, collector, was $~606,257.7l;
and the fifth district, H. G.. H. Herold,
collector, 1927, 958.81. The amount of
special tax paid in New Jersey by cor
porations for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1910, was 81, 1873 ,2S7.15, as fol
lows: Glass A, financial and CONNIE
cisl, 1874, 369.53; Glass B, public ser
vice, $2o0,517.70; Glass C,jndustrisl and
manufacturing, 1922, 049.51; class D,
mercantile. $50, 405. "a; class L, miseel-
l%aneous, $56,944.S7.
Under the head Of corporation tax it
is shown that the collections in the first
district Of New Jersey was 81 ,953,SS1.-
50; from corporations with capital stock
amounting to $16,931 ,256.66; in the
fifth district, $13,491 sally; corpora
tions with capital stock amounting to
$37,7 5 ,005.00. The collections from
public service in the first district
amounted to 1882, sos. 70; and in the
fifth district, Sl6,206, 1881. The fig
ures for corporations for all classes are
first distriet-2.195 returns received,
amount Of capital stock, $472,676.S 44.-
IS; tax assessed, $259,111.55; fifth dis
trict, number of returns received, 6,208;
amount of capital stock, s 2,677, 126,015.-
ID; tax assessed, 1879, 101 .08.
Woodrow Wilson, the governor-eleet
of New Jersey, stands high in the esti-
nation of the democrats in the House of
Representatives. IF 1t was necessary at
this time to select a candidate for Pres
ident he would get a great majority Of
the votes of the men who as Congress
men may rig~htfutly be considered as the
leaders of that party. The former presi-
NOhL VI iAbCVbVh - NitI 4 . lOOAO
upon as a man of exceptional attain
ments. He is regarded. also as a strong
man politically. Democrats from differ
ent sections Of the country admit that
he is a strong presidential possibility,
and freely predict that if his admins
tration as governor of New Jersey is
successful that his name viii have to be
considered two years hence. OF course,
Hau-- e NI:- --f
sidered a strong man for the nomination
yet the democrats who have been i'm
pressed by the ststesmanlike utterances
of Mr.. Wilson still contend that the col
lege president has an equal show with
the Chic man.
David Baird, republican boss Of Cam
den County, and incidentally South
Jersey, stopped here on his way home
from a business trip in the South. The
former Sheriff was not in the least
dOwneast because of the overturn in
New Jersey. In discussing the primary
law, however, he expressed the belief
THAT the present law might be material.
ly improved, aud he expressed the hope
that it might be amended soma day in
a manner that would be more satisfae-
tory to the people.
When asked what he thought of the
United States Senatorial situation in
New Jersey the former Sheriff said that
he would not be surprised if former
United States Senator James Smith
would be elected 10 succeed John Kean.
Representative Howell has reeommsn-
ded the appointments of William B.
Goedenough as postmaster at Farming
dale, Monmouth County. The Office has
been raised to the presidential class.
Mr.. Goodenough has served as postmas-
ter for several years.
Several hundred pension bills were
passed by the House of Representatives
yesterday afternoon. Among the num-
Der were the following from New Jer-
sey: Georgia A. Ludwick, helpless and
dependent child Of James e. Ludwick,
$1,000 a month; August Schroeder, for
merly of Co. D, End N. j.. $40 per
month; John McElmeel, Red Bank, $24
a month; James NJ. Ayres, Of Freehold,
$24 a month; Dennis Sweeney, of At
lantie Highlands, $50 a month, and Jas.
O'Daniel, formerly of the 9th Regiment,
N. J.. Volunteers, $24 a month.