Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-09-27
HARD TO PICK
THE ELECTORS
State Leaders Puzzled Orey
the Conventions Choice.
LFron the NEWS Correspondent.

Trenton, Sept. 27:-The selection
OF candidates to be presented to the
Democratic and Republican State
conventions in this city next Tuesday
for the position of presidential cleo
tor is now q subject of lively discus
sion among the state leaders in the
two parties. Each convention VIII
nominate two electors at large n
one elector from each congressional
district, thus making up on each
ticket the fourteen votes Cone for
each United States senator and n
for each congressman which New
Jersey is entitled to in the electoral
college for president and vice presi-
dent.
Among the Republicans two men
are being prominently mentioned in
connection with the nomination of
elector-at-large. They are Frederick
Frelinghuysen, of Newark, and F.
Wayland Ayers, of Camden. Mr..
Frelinghuysen is widely known as a
Republican, his fame extending be-
yond the limits Of New Jersey. Mr..
Ayers is prominent in South Jersey
and was one of the four candidates
for delegate-at-large to the Chicago
convention. which nominated Taft
and Sherman, but went down to de-
feat with Senator Briggs, former
Justice Gilbert Collins and former
Governor Franklin Murphy in the
sweep made by the Roosevelt candl-
dates for delegate-at-laTge.
The name of former Senate Presi-
dem Ernest R. Alderman, of Union
county, is also heard in connection
with the nomination for presidential
elector. 1t is likely, however, that
if he be nominated it will be as the
elector from the Fifth District.
1t is considered quite likely among
Democratic leaders of the state that
former Judge John W. Wescott, of
Camden county, will be rendered the
honor at the Democratic convention
OF being nominated as electoral
large from South Jersey. Many
among the leaders think that this
honor is due Judge Wescott follow
ing his withdrawal from the race for
the nomination for United States
senator and his support of Judge
Hughes in that contest. The other
candidate on the Democratic ticket
for elector-at-laTge will come from
North Jersey, and several men are
being mentioned for the place. One
of these is General Dennis T. Collins,
of Elizabeth, treasurer of the Demo-
cratic State Committee. Some men
ton is also heard of the names of
General William c. Heppenheimer,
of Jersey City, and Prosecutor
George S. Silzer, of MiddleseX.
Another man being discussed for
this place is former Mayor Frank S.
V,+yn,Iaah nf thic 0itU hC Mercer
county is usually placed with South
Jersey it is unlikely, however, that
both Mr.. Katzenbach and former
Judge Westcott would be selected, so
that the chances favor the selection
of a candidate from the more north
erly section of the state. If Prosecu-
tor Silzer be not chosen as an cleo
to~r-at-largc, lie may be selected as
fne-eiector from the Third District.
Although the candidates for cleo
tor will be voted for in each CON
y~ention by the whole body of dele
gates, the electors will be nominated
by congressional districts, and dur
ing the recess of the conventions to
permit the committees to meet the
members of each convention from
each congressional district will be
asked 70 get tOSellel anu oSlCIl
their respective candidates for cleo
tor for presentation to the owen
ton after ne recess. In each case
the candidates for elector at large
will be nominated by delegates from
their several counties.
In the Republican State Conven-
ton a somewhat curious situation
will be presented with reference to
Hudson county. The Taft men Will
be in absolute control of the Repub-
lican convention and, Of course, this
Taft majority will prevent the nom
ination of any electors not pledged
to vote for Taft and Sherman. The
assembly ticket nominated in Hud-
son county is composed of twelve
Progressives, and, of course, they
are pledged against Taft and Sher-
man. On this account they will not
be permitted to nave a voice in the
selection of the candidates for cleo
tor in the Eleventh and Twelfth Dis
tricts.
The law placing the nomination of
the electors with the Geran State
conventions was passed last winter.
This act expressly provides that the
candidates for electors shall be
amenable to all the provisions of the
corrupt practices act. Each candi-