The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1913-08-26
CUBERNATORIAL
PETITIONS FILED
Candidates Are Handing /
Their Announcements.

Candidates for gubernatorIaI nom
nations at primaries, September 23rd.
Democrats---Governor James r
Fielder, of Hudson; Frank S. katzen-
bach, of Mercer.
RepubIicans-Fo ormer Governor Ed
ward c. stokes, of Cumberland; TOR
mer CONGRESSMAN Charles NJ. Fowler,
of Union; former Judge Robert Carey
of Hudson; State Senator Carlton b.
Pierce, of Union.
Progres essive-Edmund 3. Osborne,
of Essex; former Senator Everett
Colby, of Essex.
Nominated by petitions;
SociaIist-James M. Reilly, Of Hud'
son.
Prohibition-Dr. james Gilbert
Mason, of Middlesex.
Candidates for governor have Of
ficially entered the contest by filing
their nominating petitions in the Of
flee OF Secretary of State Crater in
compliance with the Geran election
act. which gives the state a direct
primary on the goyernorship this yeal
for the first time.
Those who have filed their petl-
tions are former Congressman Charles
N. II
mer Judge Robert Carey, of Hudson
county, republicans, and Edmund B.
Osborne, of Essex county, and Ever
EFT Colby, progresslyes.
Governor Fielder, democrat, and
James nj. Reilly, socialist, both OF
Hudson county. Former Governor Ed
ward G. Stokes, of Cumberland and
Mercer, republican; State Senator Carl
ton B. Pierce, of Union, republican;
Frank S. Katzenbach, jr., of Mercer,
democrat, and DR.. James Gilbert
Mason. of Middlesex, prohibitionist.
This list shows that there will be
ten candidates for governor of the
state. of whom eight will engage in
a fierce political combat for the re-
spective nominations, this campaign
ending on Tuesday, September 23rd,
the GATE of the primary election.
Four republicans will struggle to heat
the G. o. P. ticket, while the demo-
Gratis and progressives each have two
candidates. New Jersey never before
saw anything like that. Always be-
fore these contests have been fought
out in a huge state convention, with
the leaders of the various factions at
swords points. This year the voters
will settle the gubernatorial nomina-
ton fights for the first time at dl-
rect primaries.
The socialists and prohibitionists,
not being legal parties under the
Geran act because they have not
polled five per cent. of the vote on
their state tickets, will not partlcl-
pate in the primary for governor.
~Ex-C Congressman Fowler's petition
contained 1,237 signatures, the re
quired number being 1000. He re-
quested that his statement Of prin-
ciples on the primary ballot be: END
machine rule; establish local self
government He will act as his own
campaign financial committee. AS
his committee on vacancy, he named
former Senator William ]. Bradley
of Camden, ex-Sheriff Frank H. Som
mer, of Essex, now counsel to the
state utility commission, and former
Judge Robert Carey, of Hudson. Mr.
Carey agreed to serve before he de-
cided to run himself.
Ex-Judge Carey named Lawyer Mer
ritt Lane of Jersey City, as the COM
mittee to handle his campaign fund
He made no request for any state
ment of principles on the ballots.
Edmund B. Osborne asked that
there be printed opposite his name Oh
the primary ballot the following six
words, indicating what he stands for;
Roosevelt, municipal ownership, stoI
taxing buildings" The Osborne peti-
ton had 2,100 signatures.
Mr.. Stokes will not make state
wide stumping campaign. He will
maintain the position taken in his re-
cent announcement, which was that
he is not a self-seeking candidate, but
has entered the contest because urged
to do so.