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connection is that since the memoir
able Wilson victory two years ago.
several other states have adopted the
primary preference vote on United
States Senator and there is a general
trend toward adopting it universally
in all the states. This, too, will have
the effect of keeping the incoming
Legislature in line with the intent
of the Geran law.
Frank NJ. McDermit is the same
man who got into the senatorial race
at the last minute two years ago. 1t
was said at that time that he was
induced to enter the race by James
Smith, Jr., in order to cast discredit
upon the entire United States Senate
primary fight MARITIME scored COM
plete victory over McDermit and then.
through the aggressive fight of Gov
ernor Wilson, was made the choice of
the Democratic majority in the Legis-
lature as United States Senator.
Il
Former United States Senator Jas
Smith, Jr., has the political leaders
to his position in the present senator
ial contest. For some time Mr.. Smith
his friends say, has been considering
the question Of becoming a candidate
to succeed Senator Briggs He has
not yet definitely announced himself,
but has intimated that he would be-
come candidate if his party friends
insist upon it.
1t is generally thought among State
House politicians that he will become
candidate If he shall enter the
race he will be certain to make the
fight in the Democratic camp one of
exceeding interest. Mr. Smith, is
we'll known as wise and astute
politician and he will bring to bear
in this contest all the political capa-
bility for which he has long been
noted.
1t is thought that when Governor
Wilson, in his New Jersey Day speech
at Sea Girt declared that the old
time bosses were planning to get back
into power in this State, one thing
he had in mind was the probability
of James Smith, Jr., becoming sena-
torial candidate. 1t is known that the
Governor is not altogether pleased
that there are four or five Democratic
candidates for the Senatorial seat at
Washington. If, therefore, Smith shall
become candidate there will follow
clash between the Governor and his
followers and the Smith faction which
will undoubtedly mean one of the
warmest political fights in the history
of the state.
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Monday was the last day for filing
petitions nominating candidates for
Congress in those districts comprising
more than one county. The number
of nominating petitions filed with Sec
rotary of State Crater was 81 for the
seven Congressional Districts which
have more than one county within
their bounds. The fact. that 81 men
are aspirants for these seats in the
House of Representatives at Wash
ington shows the extent of the New
Jersey primary fight this year on con-
gresham. There are likewise several
aspirants for each place on the con-
gressional ticket in the Seventh, Ninth,
Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Districts,
which, because they lie wholly within
a single county, file their petitions
with the county clerk.
The last day for filing congression-
al nominating petitions in the Fifth
District last referred to, is Friday of
this week. On Friday the Secretary
of State, complying with the Geran
act, will certify to the respective
county clerks the list of nominees for
Congress in each district.
So = s 3
On or before September each
county clerk must certify to the NUM-
cipal clerks in his county the nominal
tons for Congress and in this way
the names of the nominees are placed
on the primary election ballot to be
voted at the PRIMARIES on September
"a.
The Presidential electoral ticket of
| the Socialists comprises the follow
ing: Monroe Gibson, of Kearny; Ja-
cob Hambacher, of Bloomfield; Fred.
Hartmayer, of Camden; Frederick
Keller, of Paterson; Harry F. Kopp,
of Elizabeth; Max Richter, Union Hill;
Edward K Stretch, of West Hoboken;
Albin Strobel, of Jersey City; George
H. Strobell, of Newark; Charles Ka-
ser, of North Haledon; J. Lindsay Van
Nest, of Trenton; William Walker, of
Ocean Grove; William Warner, of
Glassboro and Lewis A. Young, of
| Egg Harbor.
Since the return of Colonel Samuel
ID. Dickinson, former Secretary of
State, from his vacation trip, he has
assumed command of the Taft forces
| in Hudson County and he is leading in
the preparations to give the Progress
sive-Rotherham forces in Hudson a
red-hot fight The Taft people in
Hudson will have a full county ticket.
The report Of the State Civil Service
Commission on the examinations for
election officer recently held, shows
| that while 2,506 men were nominated
by the various county chairmen for
the position of election officer, 1864