Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-09-30
GOVERNOR SURE
DEMOCRATS WILL
WIN LEGISLATURE
Also Certain Hudson and Es-
sex Assembly Tickets Will
Be Victorious.
URGES THE RETENTION OF
GRoSScUP AS TREASURER
Tells Politicians at the State
Fair Republicans Have Not
Made Good.


TRENTON. Sept. 90 Governor
Fielder at the Interstate fair grounds
today indorsed the candidacy of
Democratic State Chairman Edward
e, Grosscup for reelection as State
treasurer. The governor believes the
1916 Legislature will be Democratic,
With the success of the Democratic
ticket in Hudson county. The gov
ernor also took occasion to criticise
the records of the Republicans in the
Legislature of 1915. He said:
The primaries are past and forgot
ten. Some good, healthy contests de-
veloped and created an interest which
should prove beneficial because the
coming election does not promise to
be very exciting, for although each
county is to elect their assemblyman.
but few are to chose senators or
county officers. OF course, there will
be some interest in the political com :
plexion OF the Legislature, especially
on joint ballot, because a successor
to state Treasurer Grosscup will be
chosen.
Holds Brief for Grosscup.
Entirely aside from the fact that
we belong to the same party i hope
he VIII be his own successor, because
he has made good in his office. In
fact, these two financial officers of
the State, the treasurer and the
comptroller are exceedingly efficient
and attend closely to their duties, and
when by close watch on and careful
administration of the finances of the
State these. two officials have helped
to tide us over our difficulties, IL
would be exceedingly unfortunate to
lose either of them. / believe we shall
have the necessary majority on joint
ballot to retain the State treasurer
for another term.
1.-THE Legislature last year stood 40
Republicans and 80 Democrats, so you
see only a slight change was neces-
sary. There is no reason why the
Democrats should not hold what they
had last year, and if the Democratic
Assembly ticket in Essex county Is
elected, We should have n majority
of seven on joint ballot. Besides we
should make gains In the Assembly in
Monmouth county, Ocean, Passaic.
Salem and Somerset. The same
causes that elected Democratic sena-
tors from Cape May, Hunterdon, Mid
QlSStAt Il dSStlc anu SuSSeA SHOuIu
send them back again, and Senator
White defeated his Democratic OPP
ponent in Burlington three years ago
by only $50 votes. SO we have more
than fighting chance in that county.
Republicans Fail In Finances.
ut seems to me that the complete
failure of the Republican party to
meet the financial situation last year
should be a sufficient reason why II
should not be given control of the
Legislature again. 1t said in its plat
form: Our first and paramount
promise to you is that If we are elect
ed to Office we shall endeavor to cur
tail expenses, increase revenue from
the natural resources of our State,
and decrease exorbitant salaries
Yet nothing was done to increase the
States revenus one penny. They
wabbled for some time between a
State tax and bond issue and finally
adopted neither, although the sup
Elemental appropriation bill contains
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