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

nor Wilson, the Wilson delegates and
alternates chosen at the primaries last
week, yesterday organized for the con
yention at Baltimore which will open
June 25 After the organization for
mer Judge John w. Westcott, OF
Camden, in speech declared that
Governor Wilson would undoubtedly
be nominated and then he said: I'VE
must land our Governor in the Presi-
Dental chair Former Senator John
Hinchliffe, of Paterson, presided at
the conference Robert S. HudSpeth
of Hudson, was unanimously re-elect-
ed as the New Jersey member of the
National Committee. The other Off
GERS chosen were: Vice President of
the Convention J.. Thompson Baker,
of Cape May; Chairman of the dele
cation at Baltimore, former Judge
Westcott, who was selected to nomin-
ate the Governor for President; rep
resentatives for the various Conven-
ton Committees Sher-
iff N. Peter Wedin, of Hudson; Plat
form, John Hinchliffe, of Paterson;
Permanent Organization, Joseph e.
Nowrey, of Camden; Rules, Thomas
H. Birch of Burlington.
A resolution was unanimously adopt
ed proclaiming the devotion of the
delegates to Governor Wilson and
pledging them to labor constantly for
his nomination and election to the
Presidency. Plans were made for
the vigorous campaigning at Balti
more. The New Jersey headquarters
will be at the Hotel Stafford, the en-
tire fifth floor having been engaged.
1t was decided to prepare letter to
be sent throughout the country set
ting forth Governor Wilson's particu-
lar availability as a candidate and
giving reasons why it is believed he
alone can be elected to the Presi-
dency. It was decided, also to have
New Jersey day at Baltimore during
the Convention and an effort will be
made to get several thousand Jersey
men into the Convention City that day
as Wilson boomers. A Wilson but
ton for the Convention was adopted,
the background being buff and blue,
the Jersey colors with a portrait of
the Governor. At the close of the
meeting Senator James E. MARITIME
entertained the delegates at luncheon
at the Hotel Sterling.
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There is much speculation in poll
teal circles throughout the state as
to what effect the result of the Presi-
dental primary election last week
will have upon the United States Sen
atorship. The term of United States
Senator Frank O. Briggs will expire
next March, and his successor must
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will assemble January IA, 1913 AL
though Senator Briggs has said moth
ing publicly on the subject, is has
been considered by Republicans state
leaders he would be candidate to
succeed himself. but some of the poll
ticians around the State House figure
that the Senator, following the over
whelming defeat of the Stalwarts last
Tuesday, would have little hope of
victory in the State Senatorial pri-
mary next September
The Senatorship is made more than
usually interesting, not only because
of the Briggs situation, but also be-
cause of the number of Progressives
who are aspirants for the six year
term at Washington. Former Gov
ernor Stokes, who was about the first
big Republican in New Jersey to de-
clare for Roosevelt and who won the
popular vote for United States Senator
in 1910, will of course, go before the
people again next September to sue
coed Senator Biggs. Former State
Senator Everett Colby and State As
SCISSOR George l.. Record are both be
ing doomed for the Senatorship as
.od
that former Congressman Charles N !.
Fowler, who with former Governor
Franklin Murphy was defeated by
Stokes in 1910 will again enter the
race. Senator Briggs has not an
nounced whether he will be candi-
date again or not, but whether he
enters the race or not the number OF
candidates will make the campaign a
lively one.
Borden D. Whiting a young lawyer
will succeed former Governor Frank
lin Murphy, the veteran Republican
leader, as the New Jersey member OF
the Republican National Committee,
the change being brought about by
the Progressive victory in the state
last week. The 20 Roosevelt dele
gates and their alternates chosen at
the primary election met in this city
and selected Mr.. Whiting for the posi-
ton on the National Committee. For
raer Governor John Franklin Fort was
made Chairman of the delegation and
the delegates voted unanimously to
support Theodore Roosevelt for Presi-
dent on every ballot at Chicago Con-
vention. The other officers elected
were: Vice. Chairman. Judge Adrian
Lyon. of Perth Amboy; Secretaries
Francis D. Potter, of Bridgeton; Her
bert N. Bailey, of Hackensack; Franz
L.. Driver, Of Newark, and Edgar a
Knapp Of Elizabeth; Sergeant-at.
arms, John N. Klein, of Essex. John
Rotterdam. former Clerk of Hudson
County, and long the political enemy
of Colonel Samuel D. Dickinson, the
regular Republican leader in Hudson
was selected as the New Jersey can
didate for Vice President of the Con
vention.