Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-08-12
ARE PREPARING
FOR N. j. DAY
Democrats Expect Big Time
at Sea Girt Saturday.
tFrom the NEWS correspondent.D

(From the NEWS Correspondent
Trenton, Aug. 12:-Oficers in the
State Democratic headquarters here
are busy with the plans for New
Jersey Day at Sea Girt next Satur-
day, the arrangements being in
charge of Thomas H. Birch, of Bur-
lington, chairman of the New Jersey
Campaign Committee. Mr.. Birch is
enthusiastic over the plan and de-
clares that it will be one of the big
gest demonstrations in the political
history of this state. The purpose
is simply to have a great rally of
Democratic voters at Sea Girt in
honor of the nomination of Governor
Wilson for the presidency, and the
chief feature of the gathering will
be a speech to be delivered by the
governor at Governor Wilson
is now at work on this speech.
State Chairman Grosscup say this
will be one of the few set speeches
to be delivered by the governor in
New Jersey during the campaign and
on that account the utterance is be-
ing awaited with much interest as
of unusual Importance. The
governor has stated that in subse-
quent addresses he would discuss
some of the platform planks which
were not touched upon in his notif-
cation speech on Saturday he will
discuss some of those issues.
Letters to the number of more
than 1900 have been sent from
headquarters to the members of
county committees and to Democra-
tic workers in all sections of the
state enlisting their aid in the New
Jersey Day program. Special trains
will be run from all sections of the
state to Seat Girt and it is expected
that marching clubs will go to the
summer capitol from practically all
Of the counties. 1t will be a big
jollifcation day for New Jersey
democracy, and the state leaders ex-
pect it will give a great impetus to
the campaign.
There are already twenty-five
candidates for the five assembly
positions in Passaic county with the
probability that several others will
get into the race before the cam
paign ends. Hudson county has
more than forty candidates for FREQ
holder. Direct primaries certainly
tend to multiply candidates.
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There is talk of Thomas Arnold, a
wealthy retired silk manufacturer of
Paterson, as a Progressive candidate
for state senator in Passaic county.
Mr.. Arnold is active in civic affairs
and is an enthusiastic advocate of
the Walsh commission government
law. If Mr.. Arnold shall enter the
race he will oppose Speaker Thomas
F. McCran, who will be the Regular
Republican candidate.
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Elmer e. Wycoff, president of the
Board of Water Commissioners of
New Brunswick, has announced him
self as a candidate for the assembly
in Middlesex county IN the Republi-
can ticket.
If the Democrats win in Middlesex
county in November the labor union
lists of the state will likely have an
other representative in the assembly,
as A. A. Quinn, the labor leader of
that county, will probably be n of
the Democratic candidates for the
assembly.
Charles N. Codding, deputy clerk
of the supreme court, and one of the
Republican leaders of Union county,
has returned from a vacation spent
in shooting and fishing in the Maine
woods. Mr.. Codding Yields consid-
cradle influence in state Republican
circles, as we'll as in Union county
and has already resumed his political
activities.