Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-08-22
OUR TRENTON LETTER
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given fine ovation and in his speech
reviewed the political history of New
J yrsey since he was eifcted liss8
reference to ns tional issues were only
incidental as he applied what has
happened in this state to what might
happen in the whole country Sum-
med up, his speech showed how a.
gross government dictated by bosses
had been driven out of this State so
that now every man counts in the
building up of the government and il
choosing the officers who are to adj
minister the government
A Women's Wilson & Marshall Lea
que of New Jersey was organized
and has already begun the work of
organizing women's campaign clubs in
all sections of the state. State head
| quarters will be opened in a few days:
The officers chosen we're: President,
Mrs Caroline B. Alexander, of Hoo
boken; First Vice President, Mrs. Rob
sert S. Hudspeth, of Jersey City, Sec
ond. President, Mrs. Thomas ].
| Scully, wife of the congressman of
the Third District; Secretary, Mrs.
George NJ. Lamont. of Somerset, wife
of the former Assemblyma1; Treas
urer, Mrs Dan Fellows Platt, of Ber-
gen, wife of the State Committeeman.
After the League had been organized
Governor Wilson made another little
speech to the leaders in which he said
he was pleased to see them take this
interest in the campaign.
Representatives who were present
from Burlington, Atlantic, Cumber-
land and Cape May counties, compris-
ing the Second Congressional Dis
trict, held conference and decided
upon J Thompson Baker, Mayor of
Wildwood, as their candidate for Con-
gress Thomas H. Birch, of Burling-
ton County, who was Master of Cere-
monies for New Jersey Day, was the
first choice but had announced that
he would not run.
For the first time in the history of
New Jersey, women are going to fig
ure strongly in this campaign. The
Progressiyes declared for woman suf-
frage in their state platform adopt
ed at Asbury Park and are seeking
the support of the women in their
campaign. Following this move and
the organization of the Women's Will
son c Marshall League of the DEM
ocrats, the Regular Republicans are
preparing to make bid for women's
influence. The Republican plan will
be to enlist number of prominent
women who favor Taft and Sherman
and form a central organization. Then
subordinate branches will be formed
in each county to carry on the wo-
mems campaign.
Former Governor John Franklin
Fort was elected State Chairman by
the Progressives last week at their
meeting in this city. The meeting was
lively one and some pretty plain
words were spoken with reference to
the controversy between former State
Senator Everett Colby and Governor
Fort and his followers over the Sc
lection at Chicago of Mr.. Fort il
place of Borden D. Whiting for the
position of National Committeeman
Following his election as Chairman
Mr.. Fort declined to accept the posi-
ton as a member of the National
Committee, land it was virtually agreed
that Mr. Whiting should be chosen
for this post This in measure
conciliated Mr.. Colby but later he is
sued an open letter in which he de-
clared that he could not agree to the
stand taken by Govrnor Fort, State
Assessor George l.. Record and others
in this matter
The other officers chosen were:
Uiaa- oi,n7o, Cfo 70 CON, n, &c
sioner Frank B. Jess; Secretary,
Treasurer, Irving K. Taylor. of Es-
sex County. A resolution was offered
that third party thicket be placed in
the field in every congressional dis
trict and in every county. Former
Congressman Charles N. Fowler, of
Union County, made a strenuous
speech against a third party ticket
throughout the state, claiming that
the fight for Progressive reforms
should be fought out in the Regular
Republican ranks, but his remarks
were not received with favor, as was
shown by the declaration in favor OF
Bull Moose tickets all over the state
Several petitions for the nominal
ton for Congress have been flied
with the Secretary of State during the
past few days. Edward ]. Cahill, of
Boonton, seeks the Republican nomin-
alton in the Fifth District Charles
J. Blake, Democrat, and William g.
Blackman, Republican, both of this
city, have filed petitions for the
Fourth District nomination. Harold
Bouten, of Jersey City, Progressive,
seeks congressional hoaors in the
new Eighth District Assemblyman
Charles E. S. Simpson, Democrat, of
Jersey City, has filed his petition for
the nomination for Congress in the
Twelfth District with the Hudsoa
County Clerk Where a Congression-
al District lies wholly within a single
county the petitions are filed in the
County Clerks Office.
1899