Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-01-27

OF ELECTION
FOR MART Inc
Committee TO Present II to
Him at His Bedside
In PlainfieId.
STOKES APPRECIATES THE
VOTE GIVEN HIM


Trenton, Jan. 27:-United States
senator~elect James e. MARITIME at his
home in Plainfe1d this afternoon, will
successor to John Kean, commencing
March 4th next.
The certificate was properly engross-
ed in the Secretary of States office
yesterday and Governor Wilson signed
left the State House for the day.
The parchment on which was in
scribed the authority for Mr.. MARITIME
States Senate will be presented to him
at his bedside, where he is now conva
lescing from severe attack Of the
grip, by delegation of four Demo-
Gratis, selected by Governor Wilson.
These gentlemen are Joseph P. Tumul-
ty, Secretary to the Governor; Judge
Mark A. Sullivan, of the Court Of Err
rors and Appeals; Brigadier General d.
r. Collins, Democratic State Committee
man from Union county, and William
W. ST. John, who personally induced
Mr.. MARITIME to become q candidate
for Senator In the direct primaries,
and who, together with the other three
gentlemen has been active In aiding
the campaign in favor of legislative
acquiescence in the rectprimary prin-
ciple.
1t was first intended that Senator
elect MARITIME should receive his GER
tifcate Of election at the State House
but on account Of the fact that he will
not be able TO be about until the lat
ter part Of next week, Governor VIII
son decided to send it to him at once
in the manner described.
Mr.. MARITIME has received hundreds
of letters and kilograms of congratula-
tion on his election as Senator. For
mer Senator, James Smith, Jr., sent ono
as follows:
Congratulations Hope your health
will soon be restored SO as to enable
you to enjoy your high Office. =
Former Governor Edward @. Stokes
who was the high man In the Republic
can primary as candidate for United
States Senator, and who received 81 of
tho so Republican votes IN the Legis-
]ature on Wednesday, to-day said;
am pleased with the result of the
Senatorial vote and deeply appreciate
the compliment paid mo by the re-
publican memhaxa Of The legislature.
The pubhs can have httIs interest tn
g, ths ,ma,;iaaaty votsN On t1e Senatorial
principle. ] made the contest for
Senator In accordance with the rules Of
the republican party, as laid down In
their platform Of 1907, and in ac-.
eordance with the State law providing
for primary for the. nomination Of
United States Senator in the respec-7
tive parties
The winner Of the Republican pri-
mary was SO much the nominee of that
arty for United States Senator as
were its nominees for Governor, Con
gress, State Senate or Assembly. said
In advance that / would abide by the
result Of that primary and under our
Party rules and the State law that re-
suit was final.
1.-THE action Of the republican mem
bers of the legislature was entirely
voluntary and tho outcome Of their
own deliberations and their decision
shows their good faith as representa-
tives.
The republican party was first In
this state to declare for method by
which the voters could express in an
authoritative way their choice for Uni
ted States Senator; its representatives
in the Senate prepared and helped pass
the present act, and for that reason
their action in maintaining the party
record on this subject Is All the more
gratifying.
9 The action Of the two parties Is
evidence that the primary principle in
the selection Of United States Senators;
has come to stay