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


Trenton. Oct. 1G.-United States
Senator Frank O. Briggs, chaaIlaah
OF the Republican State Eolnmiesss,
ii not seriously disturbed by me
criticisms of former Geoyernor "a
ward G.. Stokes. who says thai me
state Committee Is pursuing a 10
nothing policy In the present caH-
naign while it should be maKins q
vigorous effort to meet the ac1Iv>fy
of Governor Wilson on the stump.
Mr.. Stokes, who Is vice chairman 81
the Republican committee,
THAT he and other Republican speak
ers would be glad to spouse lhe
marty cause ON the stump, hat
the reason why they are Eot DOING
40 is due to the fact that senator
briggs la anxious to keep otner tie
| nublicans who may develop into can-
didates against him for reelection ~
the background.
There is nothing unusual n q
poucy being pursued by the Repub-
can state Committee during tho
nresent campaign" said MI BRIGGS
today. ut has never been the GUS
tom OF the state committee to CON
d1ct a Statewide campaign except
lin wears when there is q Governor or
q PRESIDENT to elect. OF course, the
fact that Governor Wilson Is very
busy making speeches all over the
state rather accentuates the absence
of similar activity by b RepuDii-
cans. However, It Is not a Demo
cratic campaign that Is being CON
ducted SO much as 1t Is q personal
effort on the part of Governor VIII
son. The Governor has no only ms
own administration to defend Dut IS
lcampaigning also on the national
situation, conditions that are not
10 arallel among tho New Jersey Re-
ipubIicans.
senator Briggs said that up to the
! nresent he had received only one re-
touest to supply a speaker for the
campaign meeting, and he added
/ that he thought this was q fair IN
dex of any demand for the State
com mittee to get into the field IN q
more active manner. He sald ina,
aside from the criticism made by
lGovernor Stokes no had a notn.
ing that would indicate the pollcy 81
the State COMMITTEES this year ls no'
meeting with satisfaction OF the par
ty leaders. No other member Of the
State committee, he said, had eoan'
plained Of a lack OF activity. On the
contrary. Mr.. Briggs said that he
had been advised Of q large numDel
OF Republican meetings that Woult
be conducted by Republican county
committees in all parts OF the Stat'
In the last two weeks Of the cam
Daign. He said that such campaign
ling would be much more effectlv'
than any effort that could be mao
by the State committee In the pres
lent situation.
Notwithstanding the activity Q
Governor Wilson among the voter
LOT the State, Senator Briggs, Is con
fident that the next legislature VII
be Republican In both chambers
He feels certain Essex county VII
i BeMu &c
ton to Trenton next winter and tina
this result will NEAR that the Hous'
will have a Republican majority. 81
far as the Senate is concerned, h
cannot figure 1t any way but that tn
Republicans will continue to con
troll the body.
Senator Briggs declined to max
any comment ON the charge that b
was using his position Rs Chairman
OF the Republican state committees tt
sidetrack mon Ecrssno
! stokes, may be candidates agains
him in the direct primaries mex
year.