Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-06-06

| The men chosen for membership on
the various Convention Committees
were as follows: Credentials, former
Senator John Boyd Avis, of Glouces-
ter; Permanent Organization, Assem-
blyman John E. Gill, of this city;
Rules, former Assemblyman James G..
Blauvelt, of Passaic; Resolutions, G.
L.. Record, of Hudson. The delega-
ton will leave for Chicago Friday
evening, June 10. The Convention
will open Tuesday, June IS.
That the corrupt practices act has
wrought reform in the amount of
money expended in elections is shown
by the statements filed with the Sec
Rotary of State certifying the amounts
expended by the candidates at the
Presidential primary campaign. 1t
has been said for years that each cam
didate for delegate-at-l to the
! National Conventions was expected to
contribute $1,000 to the campaign
fund. In the campaign just closed
several of the candidates spent moth
| ing including former Governor Frank
| lin Murphy who was on the Taft
ticket; James F. Mccarthy, of Hud-
son, a Roosevelt candidate for alter
nate-at-large and Colonel William
LibIbey of Princeton, a Wilson candi-
date for delegate-at-large. John w.
Westcott, of Camden, a Wilson candi-
date for delegate-at-large, spent IS
cents and this went for postage
stamps; United States Senator James
e. MARITIME shows by his statement
that it cost him only So. so to get
elected delegate-at-large on the Will
son ticket.
The largest contributor in the cam
paign was former Senator Everett
Colby. who gave $2500. The contri-
button, however, was for the general
Roosevelt campaign and not for his
personal cause. Dwight w. Morrow,
a Taft candidate in the Sixth District
spent 1898, and former Senator John
Hinchliffe, a Wilson candidate in the
Sixth District for delegate at-large,
spent 5000. The great majority of
the candidates, however, spent sums
very much less than those named.
A ****s
Governor Wilson and Attorney Gen.
eral Wilson went to Atlantic City on
Monday afternoon and spent yesterday
in conference with the Atlantic City
authorities on the question of the
graft disclosures there which have
implicated several members of Com
mon Council, and which, it is charged,
may involve scores of political lead
ers and others in the city. AS the
result of the conference it is expected
that Attorney General Wilson will
assume charge of the further work of
uncovering the corruption. Under am
act of 1911 Supreme Court Justice
may be appointed to act in place of
County Prosecutor when such substi-
tuition is deemed necessary for the
public good. 1t is understood that
this action will be taken in the At
lantic City case and that Supreme
Court Justice Samuel KaIiscf1 will be
named to supercede Prosecutor Gold
enburg. This is the method that was
pursued in the proecution of the cleo
ton bribery cases IN Atlantic City,
and Justice Kalisch proved to be the
terror of those involved in that scan
dial. 1t is rumored that before the
present probe is completed many
more election frauds will be disclosed
Because of unsatisfactory expert
ences in good road construction, Col.
Edwin A. Stevens, State Road Com
missioner, is making several changes
in the specifications for future high
way construction. The changes re-
late to the use of asphalt macadam
Under the old specifications the sur
facing of asphalt was gagged entirely
by thickness. Colonel Stevens found
that not all the road surface prepare q
tions were of the same density, and
consequently, while a certain piece of
improved highway might meet the
specifications as to thickness of the
surface, there was not body enough
to give good wear In the new speci-
fieations the surface material will be
gagged by weight,so that a given dem
sity may be obtained on all roads
constructed.
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The New Jersey Bar Association
will hold its 14th annual meeting in
Hotel Chelsea, Atlantic City, June IA
and Is. Governor Wilson. United
States Court Justice Mahlon Pitney,
former Chancellor of New Jersey,
Chancellor Edwin r. Walker, Chief
Justice Gummere, the Associate JUS
tees of the State Supreme Court, the
sVice-C hanceliors and Judges Cross
and Rellstab, of the United States Dis
trict Court, will be the guests of the
Association. The new practices act
passed by the last Legislature will be
one of the important subjects to be
considered. The annual dinner will
be served in the Hotel on the evening
of the 18th.
The 14sth annual meeting of the
State Medical Society of New Jersey
will be held in the new Monmouth
Hotel, Spring Lake, June II, II and
10. The Board of Trustees will meet
on Monday evening and the first reg
ular meeting of the delegates will be
Tuesday morning. The annual adj
dress of the President, DR.. Daniel
Strouck, of Camden, will be given
Tuesday evening Wednesday even