Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-16
REPUBLICANS
DOING NOTHING
Senator Briggs Explains the
Inactivity Throughout State.

N ~ IT
trenton. Oct. 16-United States
Senator Frank O. Briggs CHAIRMAN
OF the Republican State C0mmlttees
ia not seriously disturbed by lne
criticisms of former G~eovernor "a
ward G.. Stokes, who says that the
state Committee is pursuing q 60
nothing policy IN the present CAM
naign while it should be making q
vigorous effort to meet the aftisasy
of Governor Wilson on the stump.
Mr.. stokes, who Is vice chairman OF
the Republican committee, 1ntlmates
that be and other Republican speak
ers would be glad to espouse. tne
marty cause on the stump, q lnat
the reason why they are not GOING
40 is due to the fact that Senator
Briggs Is anxious to keep other Hs-
publicans who may develop into can
didates against him for reelection IN
the background.
There liz nothing unusual IN tne
policy being pursued by h Repup-
can State Committee during the
present campaign" said Mr.. Briggs
today. at has never the Gus
tom OF the state committee to CON
duct q Statewide campaign except
in wears when there is a Governor or
q President to elect. OF course, d
fact that Governor Wilson Is very
h,,av making speeches all yer b
state rather aceentuates the absence
of similar activity by the Repubaa-
cans. However. 1t Is not q Demo
cratic campaign that fs being m
Quoted so much as 1t Is 8 personal
effort on the part of Governor VIII
son. The Governor has not only his
own administration to defend but 10
campaigning also on the national
situation. conditions that are NOT
D arallel among the New Jersey Re-
publieans."
senator Briggs said that up to the
present he had received only p re-
quest to supply q speaker Q =
campaign meeting, and he added
that he thought this was afair IN
dex al any demand for the State
committee to get into the field IN. g
more active He said that
aside from the criticism made by
Governor Stokes he had heard moth
ing that would Indicate the policy OF
the state committee this year Is not
u,aeting with satisfaction OF the par
ty NU VbACA n~AAg
state committee, he said, had COM
nIained Of a lack of activity, On the
contrary, Mr.. Briggs said that ne
had been advised of a large number
of Republican meetings that Would
Fbe conducted by Republican county
committees in all parts OF q State
In the last two weeks or the cam
paign. He said that such campaign
Ting would be much more effective
! than any effort that could be made
BY the State committee In he pres
| emit situation.
Notwithstanding the activity OF
Governor Wilson among the voters
81 the State, Senator Briggs, Is con-
ndent that the next legislature Will
be Republican In both chambers.
He feels certain Essex county Wi
sandaaRannhLean delega-
ton Ed Trenton next Winter and That
this result Will NEAR that the House
will have a Republican majority. So
far as the Senate Is concerned he
cannot figure il any way but that the
Republicans will continue to con
troll the body.
Senator Briggs declined to make
| any comment on the charge hat he
was using his position as chairman
OF the Republican state committee to
! sidetrack men who, Hike Governor
| Stokes. NAV he candidates. against
him In the direct primaries next
| wear.