Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-10-29

Perhaps the greatest fight is to control n
state senate by the Republicans. This mean
the election Of a Republican as president Q
the senate who, according to the constitution
becomes acting governor when the governo
, resigns, is out of the state or is otherwise il
capacitated.
The Newark Evening News recently sen
It's ablest political writer into all sections G
The state to get a first hand view of the sitr
alton in all of the counties. His articles hav
been published for a week or more past an
they all show Democratic sentiment stron
everywhere, even in the Republican strong
holds, with the Progressives exceedingl
active and likely to poll a majority of the Re
publican votes.
Sizing up the senatorial situation III an ed
torial Saturday night, the Newark News pc
litical expert had this to say:
"While fully expecting to lose the state i
the Presidential contest, the Republicans ha'
hoped to retain a majority in the state senate
This would have insured them the governo
for ten months in the event of Governor Viii
sons election to the Presidency, a prize wort
seeking because of the long list of offices t.
be filed by appointment of the governor i
1913.
eff the Republicans retained a majority i
the senate they could prevent the conirma
ton Of any appointments made by Goyerno
Wilson prior to March 4 next, after whicl
+inoo 4ho vpnciIo,4 of 4Io cn,,xo rrIo -~o,1,
become governor, might withdraw whateve-
names had already been sent in for confirma
ton, and substitute those of Republicans.
"The list of appointments TO be made in
peals, seven county judges, two district cour
judges, seven prosecutors of the pleas, chief;
of the Labor Department and the Bureau OF
Labor and Statistics, fish and game commits
%sioners, members of the Public Utility and
Riparian commissions, and a host of others,
aggregating over 100 in all.
"With such a vast amount Of patronage at
stake, Republicans might be expected to make
extraordinary efforts to elect three of the six
senator's to be chosen this year, since three
would assure them of a majority of one in the
senate.
cit must be confessed, however, that the
is dark for a realization of their
hopes. The three normally Republican coun-
ties to elect senators this year are Cape May,
Burlington and Passaic. They may carry
Burlington, but even that is doubtful. In
the other two they have scarcely a chance.
The remaining three counties, Middlesex,
Hunterdon and Sussex, are hopelessly Demo
cratic. Each day that tantalizing array Of Of
fees fades farther away in the distance.
Former Governor Stokes submitted a
proposition to the Republican state committee
that might have proved successful in a~verting
Democratic control of the senate had it been
adopted. Mr.. Stokes suggested that in Mid
dlesex and Cape May the Republican candi-
dates for senator be withdrawn in f. or Of
the Progressive candidates, and that in Bur
lington the Progressive candidate be asked to
withdraw in favor of the Republican candi
date. This would have had the effect Of unit
ing Republicans and Progressives in the three
counties on the senatorial candidates with l.
fair chance of carrying all three. The state
committee, however, rejected the proposition
preferring defeat rather than to give any
co%untenance to the Progressives-the same
spirit that made Taft the Republican eandi-
date at Chicago.
cit is suggested, in view of these facts, that
the next legislature, if Democratic in both
branches, as it probably will be, should adopt
a joint resolution thanking the Republican
state committee for it's able assistance"
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