Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1912-05-30
OUR TRENTON LETTER
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Borden d. Whiting, former Governor
John Franklin Fort and former Sena-
tor Everett Colby.
Hudson County provided pictur-
esque scrimmage, with rafting con
test in both party ranks. Here the
fight against Governor Wilson, led by
several members of the Assembly del
egation who year ago were the Gov
ernor's friends, was particularly
fierce. The Republican contest was
also bitter between the Taft and
Roosevelt forces. In other sections
of the state the fight was not so warm
but, nevertheless, was waged ON both
sides with determination
$3.50
New Jersey workmen lost $780,, 702
in wages through labor strike last
year, according to a report just is
sued by Winton c. Garrison, Chief
of the State Bureau of Statistics The
total number of strikes for the year
was 76. the total number of active
participants being 1885. The aggre-
gate number of days idle was 5.9S2,
or an average of 1-2 days for each
by each workman was ST.. Of the
total number of strikes, 25 were sue
cessful; II were partly successful
and 80 totally failed to accomplish
any part of the purpose for which the
workmen undertook them.
So
With the primary contest settled in
this state, the attention of the politi-
clans will be directed to the United
States Senatorship. The term of
United States Senator Frank O.
Briggs will expire next March and
the Legislature to be chosen next fall
will elect his successor. This will
bring added interest to the election.
next November. A correct lineup. of
the Senatorial situation in either the
Republican or Democratic camp will
not be possible until after the Nat
of candidates for Senator will depend
largely upon the tickets selected at
Chicago and Baltimore.
Senator Briggs, will, of course, seek
to succeed himself, for another six
years at Washington. AS is we'll
known, former Governor Edward C.
Stokes is an avowed candidate and
will wage a determined campaign for
the place. Other Republican candi-
dates being mentioned are former
Governor Fort, and former State Sen
ator Colby Senator Briggs, of
course, will run as a regular and will
have the united support of the stall
warts, unless former Governor Muir
ply, who is talked of some as a can
didate for Vice-President, should en-
ter the race. The chances of Mr..
Briggs will depend very largely upon
whether or not President Taft is re-
nominated at Chicago. If the Pro-
gressives control the National Con-
vention and nominate Roosevelt, the
chances of Mr. Stokes for the Sena-
torship will be very much frightened
There has not been any particular
mention of Democratic candidates,
but whether the candidate be select
ed from the Wilson camp, or whether
James Smith, Jr., will be a candidate
again, or pick a candidate in case he
does not run himself, will depend
very largely upon the ticket nominal
ed at Baltimore.
The annual report of State Road
Commissioner Edwin A. Stevens,
which has just been issued, shows
that fraction over 80 miles of roads
were improved in New Jersey during
the last fiscal year, the total cost of
which was $313,271. The state, I'M
der the state aid law, paid one-third
of this cost, or $104,423 The state
also paid the wages of the Supervis-
ors amounting to an additional sum of
SIS, 1896. The total length of irnprov-
ed roads in the state built under the
state aid law is 1878 miles. The
States one-third share of the cost of
the construction amounted to $780,
1886.