Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-03-14
POLITICS AND COMMENTS FROM
STATE CAPITOL.
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There is considerable gossip among
State Democratic leaders as to who
will be candidates for delegate-at-
large in the two parties The slate
most talked of among the Democratic
leaders has written on it Frank S..
Katzenbach, Jr., of Mercer, Sheriff n.
Peter Wedin, of Hudson, former SEN
ator John Hinchcliffe. of Passaic. and
former Judge John Westcott of Cam
dem
Several men are being prominently
mentioned for this honor among the
Republicans including former Cover
nor Franklin Murphy United States
Senator Frank o. Briggs, Vivian N.
Lewis, State Banking Commissioner;
David Baird, of Camden. Senator Wal
ter Edge, of Atlantic, Senate President
John D. Prince, and others. 1t will
be the First Republican National Con-
vention in many years that has not in
cluded two United States Senators
among the four delegates at large, the
election of James E. MARITIME by the
Democrats having spoiled this Repub-
lican combination.
Democratic leaders of the Fourth
Congressional District met here Mon
day, and endorsed Sheriff Walter Mad
den, of Mercer, and former Assembly
man George NJ. LaNIonte, of Somerset,
as candidates from the District to the
Democratic National Convention at
Baltimore Frank S. Katzenbach,
Jr., of this eity,s was endorsed as cam
didate for delegate-at-large Senator
William c. Gebhardt and Assembly
ann Oliver C. Holcombe, of Hunter
don, were selected as the candidates
for alternate delegates.
r y
Governor Wilson this week signed a
lot of bills, the most important being
as follows Appropriating 100000 for
the completion of the inland water
way; permitting the state to sell the
361 voting machines, the use of which
has been abolished. and which cost
$3.50, 800; appropriating $4,000 for an
addition to the front of the State
House; appropriating $4,000 for the
state to participate in the Celebration
of the fiftieth anniversary of the
Emancipation Proclamation; for a
five acre park and monument at
7Washington's Crossing to commemor-
ate the crossing by General Washing
ton; for additional equipment in build
ings at the Agricultural College in
New Brunswick; prohibiting the liber-
alton of any fox, under a penalty of
$780,
Congressman Ira W Wood, Of this
Congressional District, has declared
in favor of the denomination of Presi-
dent Taft and against the doctrine of
the recall of the Judiciary. He says
as a lawyer, he is unable to subscribe
to the recall of the Judiciary or the re
call of Judiciary decision.
The hearing on the Local Option bill
last week was one of the lively events
attended by large crowds of those OPP
posed to the sale of liquor, and also
of those in favor of it. Ministers and
members of the W.C.T.U. were out
in force under the lead of Rev. I.
Stearns, Superintendent of the Anti
Saloon League, and mingling with
them in the great crowds were brewers
and liquor dealers many of them wear
ing badges.
increasing popular support is being
given to the plan of maintaining the
Norris Canal as a State-owned or con-
trolled water parkway, if the stream
be abandoned by authority of the Leg
islature The proposition to main
tain the canal as a parkway is being
actively advocated by the Norris Can
al Parkway Association, of which Jul
liam R. Tinham, of Montclair, is Presi-
dent The canal is accessible to over
half a million of people in North Jer-
sey and the Association insists that
there is a popular demand against
turning the canal over to the trolley
lines or other similar purposes. Presi-
dent Tinham sent out 1000 copies of
a little pamphlet presenting the idea,
and 26 per cent of those receiving the
pamphlet replied urging that the
waterway be maintained as proposed.
Signed by 800 members of womens
clubs throughout the State a petition
has been presented to the Senate urg-
ing the repeal of the employers La
bility law. The women are opposed
to it because it makes the employers
of domestic servants liable for acct
dents to their employees.
Senator George S. Silzer, Democrat,
of Middlesex County, was paid high
tribute last week when practically all
of the Senators, Republicans and Dem
ocrats waited upon Governor Wilson
and urged him to appoint Senator Sill
ger Secretary of the State. Governor
Wilson said he appreciated the visit,
but gave no indication of what he
would do.
PEDRICKTOWN.
Miss Flo Springer entertained last
xu,o1y Mics H1ara nau of Camden