Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-30
TO FIGHT FOR
STATE TICKET
Much at State in New Jer-
soy Election.
fFrom tho NEWS Correspondent

from tho NEWS CorrespondertJ
Trenton, July 30:-With a United
States s~enatorship and the acting
g~overnorship at stake, to say nothing
of New Jerseys share of the presi-
Dental fight and the congressional.
contest, the political battle is on in
earnest throughout the state for con
troll of the next legislature. That
the warfare will be not only bitter.
but very much involved, is plainly
evident. At the State Democratic
headquarters in this city active prep
arations are going On to fight to the
last ditch to carry the entire state
ticket, thereby aiding Governor Will
son in landing the presidency. The
Progressives gave ample proof at
their Asbury Park convention that
they will show no quarter. The
Regular Republicans realizing the
full import of the division of their
camp, are double Shooting every gun
in a determination to be the victors.
y State Ticket Important.
While the state campaign and Its
Issues will be swallowed up, more or
less, in the national fight, the state
party leaders realize that they can
not afford to neglect the state legis-
lative ticket. Although the Demo
Gratis are working hard for their
state ticket, they are not worrying
any, as they are serene in the belief
that Governor Wilson will carry the
legislative candidates with him and
give his party control next winter.
The real battle will be at the Sep
TENDER primary election between the
Regular Republicans and the Pro-
gressives on the question Of nomi-
mating the candidates for the legis-
lature. If the Progressives a &C
complish their purpose of naming
enough Of the legislative candidates
to control the state convention Octo-
Der 1 they will win an immense ad-
vantage. Not only will this give
them much more strategic fighting
ground, but also will place in their
hands the nomination of the presi-
Dental electors, forcing the Taft
men to nominate their electoral tic
ket by petition. To control the Re-
publican state convention will be the
great aim of the Bull Moose follow
ers in the primary campaign, and
they will go into the fight fortified
with the victory owe Taft at the
presidential preference primary on
May %.
Regulars Have Advantage.
The Regular Republicans have the
advantage over the Progressives OF
thorough organization and many
trained veteran political fighters as
leaders.
David Baird, the Camden county
party captain, who Yields strong in
fuence all over the southern part of
the state; Senator Walter E.. Edge,
of Atlantic; Clerk in Chancery Sam
uel K. Robbins, Of Burlington; Sena-
tor "Bob" Hand, of Cape May; and
others of their class are standing
stoutly by the Regular guns in the
Taft camp in South Jersey.
United States Senator Frank 0.
Briggs, of Mercer; former United
States Senator John Kean, Hamilton
Kean and Charles N. Codding, OF
Union; Theodore Strong, of Middle
sex; G. Asa Francis, of Monmouth,
and Lewis A. Thompson, of Somer-
set, are all whetting their knives for
the fray against Colonel Roosevelt
in Middle Jersey, while in North Jer-
sey former State Senator Edmund
w. Wakelee, of Bergen; former Sec
rotary of State Samuel D. Dickinson,
of Hudson; State Water Supply
Commissioner George F. Wright, OF
Passaic; John I. Blair Kelley, OF
Warren, and others are preparing to
lead the fight.
Plan Aggressive Campaign.
State Chairman Briggs said today
that an aggressive campaign was be-
ing planned, that every section OF
the state would be invaded and that
the Regulars would win the primary
fight. He also predicted that Taft
would carry the state in November
The Regulars are counting on the
tariff issue to aid them in the state
campaign. Both Briggs and Cover
nor Wilson claim that the tariff is to
be the great issue in this campaign
but they look at the question from
angles distinctly remote from eacn
other.
The New Jersey ~Progressives de-
clare in their platform for a protec-
tive tariff limited to the difference
in cost of production here and
abroad. and demand a downward re-
vision of the present tariff that cohn'
petition may be restored n monop,
oily destroyed. New Jersey being IL
the very fore front Of the manufac.
turing states is sure to be In the
Ethickest Of the tariff battle.
Very little has been heard YET az
to state issues. Doubtless the Dem
ocrats will make a plea for economy
in state government and likely VII
declare for direct election OF Unltee
States senators, further election re,
form, curbing OF the trusts and
! denunciation of the high cost Oh Ivy
ing. The Regular Republican lead
ers have not yet given serious con
sideration to their state platform.