Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-11-16
CAUCUSES WILL
Be HELD BEFORE
HOLIDAY WEEK
Organization of State Legisla-
ture Has Been Practi=
cally Agreed Upon.
KENNY, OF HUDSON, is
BOOKED FOR SPEAKER
Governors Day Unexpected
Quietness Still a Deep Puzzle
to Defeated Republicans.


TRENTON, Nov. 16.-State officials
of the Republican persuasion. State
House employees Of the same political
faith. and others who make the cap
ftol the main point of interest in this
Jcity on Governors Day." are still
wondering why everything was SO quiet
and decorous in the State House corri-
doris yesterday.
Many of the visitors expected to find
the corridors thronEed with victorious
Democrats claiming everything in sight
and rubbing it in" on their Republican
rivals. but nothing of the sort hap
pened. AS matter Of fact. the Re
pubhcans who will occupy seats in the
next Legislature who were present out
numbered the Democrats and played a
more important part in the days gath
ering.
There were enough Republican sem
ators present to go into caucus. OF con-
ference, as it is now called. and decide
upon the organization of the upper
house at once. but it was not done.
All the Republican senator's present
cared to discuss was the United States
senatorial question. and they made 1t
quite plain that Senator John Kean
would be their party choice for the
complimentary nomination for United
States senator.
More About Primaries.
Senator-elect Isaac t. Nichols. Of
Cumberland, the home county of
former Governor Edward C. Stokes,
who was high man on the Republican
side in the primary contest to exp
a preferencel for choice for United
States senator, said the mere primary
result meant nothing. The mere pre-
sentation of a name for popular ap-
proval was not a final action under
: chapter 281 of the laws of 1907, Sena-
tor-elect Nichols maintained.
So far as having the name of a cam
didate submitted for approval. the
senator-elect said all that was neces-
sary was, in accordance with the sec
ond section of the act, to secure ], 600
signers to a petition, file 1t within the
prescribed time. and that meant the
printing of the aspirants name on more
than 1000, 900 ballots at the expense of
the various municipalities of the State.
To complete the purpose of the act
of 1907 and make its provisions effect
i've it would be necessary under sec
,tion OF the law for legislative can
tdidate to file with his acceptance of
nomination one of two statements, the
form of which is provided for in the
act in question.
Piedging of Candidates.
n,a t. rIodoa m tho mart of fha
legislative candidate that he will vote
for the candidate for United States
senator who received the highest num-
Der of votes in his party for that office
at the primary election in his county,
without regard to his individual prefer
ence. The other is similar in terms.
except that estate" is substituted for
county.
Former Senator Colby, the author of
the act of 1907, in urging its passage,
maintained that it was eminently fair,
inasmuch as it did not compel can
didate to make. either pledge. He might
do one OF three things-enter the race
free, if elected. to vote for senatorial
candidate of his own choice, or pledge
himself to vote for the United States
senatorial aspirant who received the
highest number Of votes of his party
in either the county or State.
Almost two months elapsed between
the September primaries at which the
legislative candidates were nominated
and the November election at which
they were elected, and the 100000 voters
who chose the legislators knew they
| were not pledged to either Edward c.
kStokes, who received approximately
900 votes, or James e. MARITIME, who
A,ived about $4,000 votes at the
aries.
Fielder in the Race.
was the view of Senator elect
Is and his Republican colleagues
It agreed with him. Inferentially
me sentiment was expressed by
democratic legislators present.
,st outspokcn of the number was
James T.. Fielder, of Hudson,
just been reelected.
his colleagues, Senator Fielder
was not prepared to discuss the
|al question. The first thing to
}, he said. was to determine
or not the fight was to be an
), If the latter was the case,
Fielder said he was in recep-
e himself, and, unless his mind
he proposes to be u candi-
the Republican majority in
nor the Democratic majority
embly have yet finally deter
the date of their respective
but it will in each instance
liday week. The presiding
pr of the majority and clerk
euse have been practically
a. Senator Ernest E. Acker-
nion. for president; Senator
IT. Bradley. of Camden, for
and William B. Murphy. of Cam
Tor secretary. will be the Senate
gram. In the House it will be Ed
krd Kenny. of Hudson. for speaker;
Hohn ]. Matthews, of Hunterdon, lead
er. and Michael w. Higgins, of Essex,
who was clerk of the House in 1907, for