The Penn's Grove record., 1913-11-07
An Extraordinary Campaign

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An Extraordinary Campaign
The methods of elections have been
rev0lutionized in the past three years.
The direct primary nominations and
the corrupt practice act have worked
wonders, and the swift speeding auto
mobiles have eliminated distances and
brought the candidates to the people
in a swift way, never before possible.
Some Of the older citizens and those
who formerly took part in politics have
not got adjusted to the new order Of
things, and some never will be. They
were raised, educated and tuned In
sentiment to different ways.
The campaign in Penns Grove, Salem
County, and, in fact, all over New
Jersey, wa the greatest in the history
of the State. Never was a state cam.
paign in an odd year Waged with so
much energy. Never were 30 many
public appeals made to the voters by
orators, by advertising in the news
papers and by circular letters. 1t was
y getting down to the minds Of the
people and en%deavOring to influence
their minds with principles and reasons
for them. 1t was a great educational
campaign and in the matter of edu-
cation has only been exceeded by the
fund Of information in the campaign
of 1896, which was the beginning Of
educational democracy.
In Penns Grove the Democrats had
three meetings, all of which were largely
attended. The one in Odd Fellows
Hall on October 18th was of local
county interest. The calling of Secre-
tary of State William J. Byran, the
greatest Democrat and greatest orator
in the world. to Salem county on Oc-
tober Both and his appeal for a Demo-
cratic victory in the County and State
as a moral support of President Wilson
was an u%nprecedent act in the history
Of Penns Grove and Salem county.
James F. Fielder, Democratic candi-
date for Governor, ended his campaign
in Salem county and reached Penns
Grove at 4 p. m. Monday, the day be.
fore election. He made a direct APP
pealto the people and a heart to heart
talk in saying the old leaders aud old
ways of election had gone and he invit.
ed all citizens when i'll Trenton to call
on him and let their desires he known.
His last speech was made in Salem,
Monday evening to a large audience.
The Republicans had a meeting on
Thursday evening, Both. 1t was not so
largely attended as the meetings of the
other parties, and the speaker, former
Congressman Charles N. Fowler, did
not make a speech for the Republican
ticket so much as he did for his own
nomination hereafter, after having been
defeated. Edward c. Stokes, Republic
can candidate for Governor, also ended
his campaign in Salem county and was
in Penns Grove between l and 2 p. m.
He is a brainy man and a fine orator
and talked in pleasing ~generalities, but
did not talk down I the hearts and
interests Of the people. His plea was
that the Republican party had always
been progressive, was still progressive
and that progressive legislation could
not be had by dividing and defeating
the party. He closed his campaign at
QuintOn Monday afternoon and then
went to his home at Millville where a
majority was given Mr. Fielder on
Tuesday.
The PrOgressives had the most
meetings and all were well sattended,
especially by women because the Pro.
gressives advocate woman's suffrage.
COlby's flying squadron was in Penns
Grove twice and four meetings were
held in the hall with able speakers.
who expounded the new principles they
wish enacted into laws.
Last Saturday night U. S. Senator
Moses Clapp, of Minnesota spoke and
went to Salem. AS both the Demo.
Gratis and Republicans held meetings
Monday afternoon, the Progressives
were not to be out doneby having the last
psychological impression on the minds of
the voters so they held q meeting in
Odd Fellows Hall last Monday night
when Hon. Lincoln l.. Eyre, of Phila-
delphia, and the county candidates
made addresses. The fact that the Pro.
gresslve vote in Penns Grove is nearer
last years than in any part Of the
State shows the results of the siren.
uOus campaign under the fOrcible
leadership of State Committeeman Fred
A. Gentieu.
Some have thought that the speech
by Mary E. Cory, of New York, was
the first political speech W made in
Penns Grove by a woman. There have
been fOrcible Prohibition women orators
here. In the campaign of 1882 when
the Greenback issue WAS before the
people a woman made the greatest
speech many ever heard here. 1t was
by a daughter of Peter Cooper, who
ran for President on the Greenback
ticket in 1876.
The campaign was a great educational
one and long to be remembered by the
strenuous efforts to impress the minds Of
the voters with the importance CT the
principles involved for a just rule of