Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-10-01
WITTPENN SEEN
AS NEW FACTOR
IN SENATORSH|P
Politicians Day at Trenton
State Fair a Reflex of
State Situation.
MARITIME AND FIELDER
DUE FOR RETIREMENT?
Colgate Hailed as Governor and
Stokes as Senator-Other
Booms for Notables.

Prom . stnn correspondent.

From q Stan Correspondent.
TRENTON, Oct. marked for po-
litical retirement are United States
Senator James e. MARITIME and Gov
ernor James T.. Fielder IL powerful in
fqences in the State Democracy have
their way. At the same time Con-
gressman Thomas j. Scully, of South
Amboy, Is looming up stronger and
stronger for the senatorial toga. For
mer Mayor H. Otto Wlttpenn, of Jer-
sey City, has jumped into the fore
front of gubernatoriai possibilities,
and, may even go so far as the SEN
atorship.
The clear revelation of these facts
were only few of the significant
Developments yesterday at the most
notable Politicians Day ever held at
the Interstate Fair. Significant de-
velopments were not confined to the
Democratic side of the house, either.
State Senator Auten Colgate, of Es-
sex, repeatedly outshone all other
possibilities for the G. O. p. guber-
Acatorial nomination, and almost uni
Arrsally he was hailed as governor -
tier Il. Edge, of Atlantic, president
le State Senate, and Senator Will
T. Read, of Camden, were both
to divide honors with Senator
anything on Colgate when II
to securing recognition as the
standard bearer of the G. o. p.
Edge Is willing.
e Mr.. Edge LIS willing to become
ldidate for United States SEN
Ex-Governor Edward c. Stokes
Polized an abundance of atten-
discussions upon the choosing
Repubiioan noSninee. Former
Tor Franklin Murphy, of Essex,
bit present, but with Stokes, he
host prominently mentioned for
1atorial toga.
source of unquestioned re-
y 1t was learned that, if the
legislature should be Repub-
William N. Runyon, of Plain
ill go to the barrier with lead
lther rivals for the speakership,
nat John 3. Hates, of Camden,
g backed by the same forces for
Tie Zen jority leadership. This Is con-
tingent, of course, upon the re-eleo-
ton of both Mr.. Runyon and Mr..
Hstzs, and in tile formers case, at
least, there Is healthy fight imEne-
diately ahead.
It was interesting to note that the
dope about Runyon and Kates
- I'd following their conference with
imber of leaders from different
ons of the State. "Davy' Baird,
amden, was on hand, not saying
b for publication, but looking
approval upon the situation in
raj.
Few from Essex.
mbers of the Essex county AS
lly delegation were scarce, but 1t
admitted by the friends of the
yon-Kates slate that e. Morgan
adale and Charles G. Pilgrim, IL
ected, were factors to be
oned. Some reference was made
7. Give Crosby, too.
anty Counsel Alfred N. Dalrym-
of Essex, was unable to be pres
tut that his position in the Re-
IAN organization Of New Jersey
more unassailable than ever
the primaries was such a self
ht truth that it received little
sion. Sh Nuld the Republican
blymen from Essex be elected
as conceded that Dalrymple
hold the balance of power in
ext Legislature without dispute
any source
sx Democrats shook their heads
kfi5l ingly, however, when the re-
eecffan of the present Assembly
delega%ien was mentioned. That the
Essex Democracy Is in better shape
than in years, and that the big things
ahead have put lie on It's mettle, was
the consussus of opinion. Wittpenn's
reascendancy and the prospects of
his becoming the big Democratic
power in the 1916 Legislature, especi-
ally IL Essex goes Republican, have
made it a question of expediency for
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