The Penn's Grove record., 1915-09-03
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are Doing.
What The Political Leader Are
Talking About.

LuD@E EUD4AlAUnE huEAtAu ENO IL
preparing for battle. There has been a
quiet, but determined preparation for the
fray which is to take place at the pri-
mary polls on Tuesday, September %
There has been a general looking over Of
the "battle lines" in both Democratic
and Republican camps to see that every
thing is in readiness for the election
which will settle who are to be the can
didates for the bigger battle of the bal
lots on Tuesday, November 2. Political
leaders Of both State and the counties, in
Guiding chairmen and party workers, have
been busy seeing that nominating petitions
were properly prepared for filing, election
material ready, and other necessary pre-
parations made.
State Chairman Grosscup, of the Demo
cratic forces, and Republican State Chair
man Bugbee were both interviewed today
as to the political situation. Chairman
GrOsscup said:
Things look good in the Democratic
camp. We have few primary contests, /
am glad to say, and those we have are not
so much fractional fights, as personal con-
tests between candidates. AS soon as the
primary election is over we win go to
it in earnest for the election November
2, and we expect to win"
According to State Chairman Bugbee,
the Republicans are ready for a deter
mined and vigorous campaign.
"After next week." he said, 'there viii
be something doing all the time in behalf
of the Republican ticket.
. .
The visit Of State Chairman Grosscup,
Banking and Insurance Commissioners La
monte and other Democratic State lead
ers to Washington last week has renewed
talk of Secretary Of War Lindley M. Gar
rison as the party candidate for Cover
nor next year. AS was stated in this let
ter some months ago, Secretary Garrison
has no inclination to run for Governor,
and says he will not be a candidate. 1t
is admitted that he would be the strong
est candidate the Democrats could NAME.
and the leaders, or some of them at least,
have hopes yet Of prevailing upon him to
change his mind. The Democrats real
ize that a hard fight awaits them on the
G~overnorship next year, and it is claim
ed that with President Wilson leading
the national ticket and Secretary Gar
rison topping the State ticket, the ]
cratic prospects would be-ss@4ag d.
ened.
The great speech of United States
Senator Root in Albany on Monday urg-
ing reform, rapping political bosses and
denouneing invisible government" has
attracted unusual attention in political
ranks in this state, due to the fact that
Senator Root is being seriously consider
ed in some quarters as a candidate for
President in 1916. The general impress
sion seems to be that the speech has add
ed to the availability of Senator Root as
a Presidential candidate. Republicans
of the Ex-Governor Stokes type have not
favored Senator Root as a candidate,
claiming he was too close TO the Wall
Street interests and too far from the
progressiveism demanded by these times.
Advocates of Root now declare that his
speech shows that these objections are
not well founded.
The compilation of the election laws for
1915, together with the instruction to
voters, in pamphlet form, has just been
issued by Secretary of State Martin. 1t
is a complete hand book for election of
fcers, political workers and others inter
ested in the primary and general cleo
tons. The volume contains 335 pages
and includes a comprehensive eompila-
ton of all the election laws; a chronicle
gical index of duties relating to both the
primary and general election; the con-
stitutional provisions concerning the
rights of suffrage; instructions for cleo
ton officers and voters, and a list Of the
forms used in all election matters.
The term of Office of the new members
of the local election boards began today,
September 1. As provided in section 19,
of the general election law all the local
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next Tuesday, September z, for organiza-
ton. one member to be chosen as judge.
who shall be chairman, and another mem
Der to be made inspector.
Next Friday September 3, is the last
day for fling petitions for nomination for
the Senate and Assembly and county Of
fees under the provisions of the direct
primary act. Such petitions must be filed
with the County Clerk. Wednesday,
September 8, is the last day for filing
petitions for nomination for candidates
TO be voted for in a single municipality
and for members of the Board of Free
holders to be voted for in two or more
municipalities. These petitions must be
fled with the municipal clerk.
The death of former Senator Griffith
w. Lewis removes a lifelong Republican
who had for years been one of the party
leaders of Burlington County. Mr.. Lewis
served three years in the Assembly and
in 1909 was Republican leader in the
House. He was elected to the Senate in
1910, and served his term Of three years.
In 1904 be was an alternate delegate-at-
large to the Republican National Conven-
ton in Chicago, and twice was considered
as a possible candidate for Congress from
the Second District. AT the time of his
death, Mr.. Lewis was State Director of
Railroads. largely an honorary Office with
out a salary. As such he represented
the State upon the Board of Directors Of
the United New Jersey Railroads and
Canal Company, now controlled by the
PENNSYLVANIA Railroad to safeguard the