Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-26
FILE PETITIONS
FOR CONGRESS
Lively Contests In Many of
the Districts,
from the NEWS Correspondent.J

from the NEWS CorrespondentJ
Trenton, Aug. 26:-The expert
ence of New Jersey with the first
general operation this year of the
direct primary as applied to the Sc
lection OF candidates for members of
the House of Representatives at
Washington Is that there will be
contests in practically every con-
gressional district in the state. In
some of the districts there will be
contests in both Republican and
Democratic camps, to say nothing of
the Bull Moosers. This statement is
based upon the number of congress
sional nominating petitions filed up
to Saturday afternoon. Petitions
are still being received today and
this will likely complicate the situa-
ton still further. August rs is the
last date for filing congressional
nominating petitions, but as yester-
day was Sunday, Secretary of State
Crater decided that the candidates
should be given today also.
AS far as the number Of candi-
dates Is concerned, the 1iveliest con-
test will likely be in the Fourth Dis
trict, comprising Mercer, Hunterdon
and Somerset counties, where there
are already ten candidates In the
field, two Republicans and eight
Democrats. 1t Is expected that the
P~rogressives will also have a candi-
date, but he will be nominated d.
rectly by petition after the primar-
les, as the Progressives will have no
standing at the primaries.
The seventh, ninth, tenth, eley-
enth and twelfth districts are laid
out wholly within a single county
and SO file their petitions with the
county clerk. In all the other dis
tricts petitions are filed with the
secretary Of state. The complete list
of petitions on file here up to this
morning was as follows.
First District.
Democratic-Colonel D. Stewart
Craven, of Salem, a Wilson mar and
member of the governors staff, also
a member Of the State Board Of Ed
ucation; John J. Wright, Of Cam
den, who has not declared any prin-
ciples.
Republican-William J. Brown
ing, of Camden, the present con-
gresham; he Is a regular and a fol-
lower Of David Baird, the South
Jersey leader and member of the
Board Of Guardians"
Socialist-William P. Shourds, Of
National Park.
Second District.
Democratic-Mayor J. Thompson
Baker, of Wildwood, picked by the
Wilson leaders of the district; Win
field Scott Hand, Of Ocean City;
Herbert c.. Bartlett, of Vineland.
Republican-John j. Gardner, of
Atlantic City, the present congress
man and an avowed Stalwart, n of
the "Old Guard" State Senator
Isaac T. Nichols, of Cumberland,
who claims to be progressive, but Is
opposing the Bull Moose move;
State Senator Griffith w. Lewis, Of
Burlington, a regular Republican.
Third District.
Democratic-Thomas J.. Scully,
of South Amboy, the present con-
gresham.
Republican - Benjamin F. S.
Brown, of Matawan, who is a ews-
paper publisher.
Fourth District.
Democratic - Former Assembly,
man George A. LaMonte, of Bound
Brook, an ardent Wilson man and
looked upon as the leading Demo-
cratic candidate in the district; for
mer Assemblyman John j. Mathews,
of High Bridge, member Of the Pid-
cock faction of the HunterdOn DEM
ocracy and more or less friendly with
former United States Senator James
Smith, Jr.; Frank B. Allen, of Ber-
nardsville; John A. Frech, of Somer-
vile; Colonel William Libbey, Of
Princeton University and a member
of Governor Wilson's staff; former
Assemblyman Allan B. Walsh, of
Trenton; Charles J. Blake, of Tren-
ton; Washington e. l.. Sperry, of
Trenton.
Republican - William e. Black
man, of trenton; William G.. Par
ker, of Pennington.
Fifth District.
Democratic-William E. futile,
Jr., Of Westfield, the present con-
| gresham.
observation-disclosures Judge Will
liam N. Runyon, of Plainfield, who
was the candidate two years ago;
Edward J. Cahill, of Boonton; Fred
erick W. Park, of Crawford, who
leans toward the Progressives.
Sixth District.
Democratic-David j. Harvey, of
Highwood; former Judge Lewis J..
Martin, of Newton; A. G. Hart, of
Hackensack.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Wood Nc
Clave, of Cliffside.
Eighth District.
Republican-Harold j. Bouton, of
Jersey City; Horace Robertson, Of
Bayonne.