Gloucester County Democrat., 1912-04-11

fare, which the Wilson men professed
not to fear very much, but now the
Andrew jackson Club has entered the
race with a ticket of its own The
regular Wilson leaders claim that the
Jacksonian ticket is not authorized
and that the movement behind it will
not amount to anything. Former
Judge Thomas A. Davis, one of the
candidates named by the Jackson
Club, is a Wilson man and declares
he will not run against Governor
Wilson.
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Charging that a scheme of the Key
stone Telephone Company, New
Jersey Corporation, to acquire ST.
: 125,000 of collateral trust notes of
the Continental Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, is not legitimate
one, William G.. Handlan, of Wheel
ing, West Virginia, has instituted "a
suit in the Court of Chancery to en-
join the carrying out of the plan.
Mr.. Handlan owns SIS shares of Key
stone stock, and alleges that if an
injunction does not issue the propo-
sition of the keystone Company will
work an irreparable injury to the
stockholders. The keystone Com
pany of New Jersey controls the Key
stone Telephone Company of Phila-
delphia, and the latter corporation
controls the Eastern Telephone and
Telegraph Company, while the terri
tory covered by the Eastern Com
pany in New Jersey is contiguous to
the territory covered by the Inter
State The Continental Company
controls the Interstate Company,
and Handlan charges that the real
object of the acquisition of the trust
notes of the Continental Company is
an attempt on the part of the Key
stone Company to obtain control of
the Interstate Company The Con-
tinental Company is in the hands of
a receiver.
Nearly 200 enthusiastic Taft Re-
publicans gathered here last Satur-
day upon all of United States Sena-
tor Frank o. Briggs, Chairman of
the Republican State Committee, to
launch the Taft campaign in this
State. Senator Briggs said the pur-
pose of the meeting was to ascertain
the Taft sentiment throughout the
State and to make arrangements for
the campaign to secure delegates to
the National Convention at Chicago
favorable to the denomination of the
President. These candidates for DEL
egates at large were chosen: Senator
Briggs, of Mercer; former Governor
Franklin Murphy, of Essex; former
Supreme Court Justice Gilbert COL
Inns, of Hudson; and F. Wayland
Aver, of Camden The candidates
for alternate delegates at large we're
selected as follows: former Assistant
Postmaster General William M. John
son, of Bergen; former, Senate Presi-
dent, Ernest r. Ackerman, of Union
John w. Herbert, of Middlesex, and
Charles NJ Biddle, of Burlington. A
committee headed by Congressman
John J Gardner, of the Second Dis
trict, was appointed to draft and
promulgate a Taft address to the
people Reports from all sections of
the state indicate that Taft was grow
ing stronger and it was predicted
that he would have no trouble in
winning a solid New Jersey delega-
tion to the Chicago Convention
The candidates of the Democrats
for delegates at large to the Balti-
more Convention are United States
Senator James e. MARITIME, Sheric
N. Peter Wedin, of Hudson, former
State Senator John Hinchliffe, of Pas
sale County, and former Judge John
w. Wescott, of Camden. The lead
ers of both parties are actively at
work in selecting candidates for dis
trict delegates and in making ar
rangements for the presidential cleo
ton to be held in May.
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The record of the Legislature up to
date is 437 bills and 10 joint resolu-
tions passed by both Houses, out of
more than 1000 bills and joint reso-
passed, 376 have been approved by
the Governor and 81 bills and one
resolution have been vetoed. This
Legislature broke all records for
speedy turning out of new laws.
Many laws had been enacted and ap-
proved by the Governor before the
session was half over, something that
never happened before.
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Senate President John D. Prince
has announced himself a candidate
for Governor on the Republican tick
ct, and will wage a contest for the
nomination. The announcement
shows the elimination of Vivian NJ.
Lewis from the race by his elevation
to the Vice-C -Chancellorship. If Gov
nrnor Wilson hn non1in atpd fnr PraSi