Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-07-18
CANDIDATES UP
FOR CONGRESS
Names Mentioned for Sena-
tor Review of Districts.
(From the NEWS Correspondent.)

ed mainly to the selection of candi-
dates. The United States-senator-
ship and the congressional tickets
are receiving the most attention,
naturally, OWN gto the greater i'm
portance of these Offices.
In the Democratic camp there is
more talk of former Judge John w.
Westcott, of Camden, for United
States senator to succeed Senator
Briggs, Republican, than any other
candidate, and it is pretty generally
admitted that he leads in the race.
The formal announcement of Con-
gresham William Hughes, Of Pas
sale county, that he would be a can-
didate for the s~enatorship has
thrown this place on the Democratic
ticket into the spotlight of added in
terest. The announcement. Of Mr..
Hughes, who was last spring ap-
pointed judge of the Common Pleas
Court of Passaic county, by Governor
Wilson, has been received among
State House politicians with some
surprise, as they had had no intima-
ton that the Passaic congressman
would oppose former Judge West
colt. There has been some talk Of
former State Senator John Hinch-
life, of Paterson, as a candidate for
United States senator, but he has
not yet formally announced himself.
Republican Contest.
The Republican senatorial con-
test Is bound to be a merry one.
United States Senator Briggs will
seek to succeed himself, and he will
be opposed by former Governor E..
C. Stokes and perhaps several others.
Senator Briggs will run as a Stall
wart and, according to his recent
announcement Mr.. Stokes will seek
the office in the ranks of the Repub-
lican party, but az a Progressive.
The third party adherence will nave
at least one candidate Of their own,
and may have two or three. Former
State Senator Everett Colby and
George l.. Record are both being
mentioned for the place on the Bull
Moose" ticket. This lineup Of candi-
dates indicates that there will be a
merry scramble over the office Of
! United States senator at the pri-
maries on September "a.
In the First Congressional District
the Republicans will undoubtedly
again run William J.. Browning, the
incumbent, who is a Baird man and
who is filling the unexpired term OF
the late Henry C. Loudenslager. The
Democrats of this district are boom
ing Senator ]. Warren Davis, OF
Salem county, for congress, though
1t is not yet settled hat he will be
the candidate.
The three cornered fight for Con-
gress in the Second district Is al
ready waxing warm and bids fair to
be a hot contest. The candidates are
Congressman John J. Gardner, OF
Atlantic, who Is seeking reelection;
Senator Isaac T. Nichols, of Cumber-
land, and Senator Griffith w. Lewis,
of Burlington. Some Of the Allan
tic county Republicans admit that
there is considerable opposition to
Congressman Gardner in his W
county and as his majority two
years ago was materially cut down
he may find some hard shedding at
| the primaries this year. The Demo-
Gratis of the Second district have not
| yet got together on a candidate.
Brown Against Scully.
In the Third district Congressman
| Thomas j. Scully, Democrat, will be
a candidate to succeed himself. one
Of the Republicans being mentioned
10 MAKE Llt IdCc n5tiAlot MAJ bS0AA.
Is former State Senator Oliver II.
| Brown, Of Monmouth county.
| CONGRESSMAN Ira w. Wood, Of this
| city, 1t is expected will be the Re-
publican candidate for Congress in
the Fourth district. Mr.. Wood has
made a good record az the repre-
sentative Of his district, and the Re-
publicans regard him as unbeatable.
His Democratic opponent will be
! former Assemblyman George M. La
| Monte, of Somerset.
CONGRESSMAN William E. futile,
| Of Westfield, Union county, is seek
ing reelection in the new Fifth dis
trfct and has issued a formal state
ment announcing his candidacy. Mr..
| futile, in all probability, will have
q walkoyer for the Democratic nom
| nation. The present outlook Is that
| Judge William N. Runyon, of Plain
| field, will be the regular Republican
candidate. Two years 6 Judge
! Runyon defeated Charles N. Fowler
| for the Republican nomination, az
ter Mr.. Fowler had served eight or
nine terms as congressman from the
district. Judge Runyon In turn, was
defeated by his Democratic oppon-
emit in the Wilson landslide which
swept the state. The First district
will be one In which the Roosevelt
people will have their own candi-
date. Lawyer Frederick Parks, OF
Crawford, Union county, has already
filed his nomination as a Roosevelt
candidate for Congress, but he Is re-
garded as somewhat Of an interlop- |
or by his fellow third partyites, and
there Is talk Of Edgar A. Knapp,
who was a Roosevelt delegate to the
Chicago convention, as the third
party candidate. The Fifth district.
under the redistricting act, now
comprises only Union and Morris
counties, Warren county having
been added to the Sixth district.
In Sixth District.
In the new Sixth District, COM
prising Bergen, Sussex and Warren
and the two northerly townships of
| Passaie county, friends Of former
Senator Lewis ]. Martin. Of Sussex
county, are booming him for the
Congressional nomination. 1t Is
understood that Mr.. Martin has per-
m1tted the use Of his name and that
| Sussex county will not advance any
other candidates. Former Senator
| Martin is about the only Democratic
! candidate thus far mentioned. It
| is said that former Assemblyman
Randolph H. Perkins, who q few
$780,