The Penn's Grove record., 1916-08-11
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are DOinu
What The Political Leader Are
Talking About.

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erlng Of politicians at the State House
on Governors Days. including Yesterday.
1t has not caused any appreciable let-uu
in the campaign activities throughout the
state. Candidates are" hustling at a rate
even more lively than in early summer
when days were cooler. and state and
county committees are busy with cam
paign preparations.
Democratic State Chairman Edward
r. Grosscup has been busy this week get
ting ready for the big drive for the en-
tire Democratic ticket from Wilson down
to Governor, United States Senator and
the minor offices. that will be launched
from the State Headquarters in Trenton
next week. Mr.. Grosscup announced
today that II. Otto Wittpenn. who will
be the Democratic candidate for Cover
nor, will attend the big Democratic rally
to be held in Rancocas Park. Burlington
County, on August 10. Mr.. Wittpenn. ac-
c~ompanied by Chairman Grosscup. is
campaigning in South Jersey again this
week. Tonight he viii meet with the
Camden County Democratic Committee
to complete the arrangements for the
campaign in that county. Tomorrow he
will attend the big grangers' picnic in Al
cyon Park, Gloucester County. where it
is expected there will be 1900 farmers.
Tomorrow evening, accompanied By Mr..
Grosscup, Wittpenn will be the guest Of
honor at a smoker in Salem given by the
Salem County Democratic Committee.
In a few days Wittpenn will visit Mercer
County to plan a more aggressive cam
paign there. Although Mercer County
normally is Republican, it has been car
ried by the Democrats. Woodrow VIII
son carried it for Governor in 1910 and
for President in 1912. Frank S. Katzen-
bach carried 1t for Sheriff. Wittpenn in
sists that it must be carried for him this
year and has asked the Democratic lead
ers Of the county to organize thoroughly
for the victory.
Wittpenn's aggressive campaign meth
eds are inspiring his party followers. He
is insisting upon the same vigorous. tire
less efforts and thorough organization
which won his many battles in Hudson
County. He takes nothing for granted
and will not rest pom what a county or
city may have done in the past for Dem
0cracy.
Il am going to be the candidate for
Governor" he declared to some workers
this week, and l viii win if 1 have the
proper campaign assistance"
Then he gave a lot of directions for
organization in a brisk, business-like way
that showed that he is a master of detail
and of campaigning.
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In a speech before the Republican Club
of Trenton last night. former Senator
Joseph $. Frelinhuysen, of Somerset
County, one of the Republican candidates
F- ITuT+aI S+a+oS Sanction pooHa a Erw1D~
plea for the upholding of the direct pri-
mary law. Although he made no direct
personal references. he condemned such
a party situation as led to the withdraw
al of former Governor Edward c.. Stokes
from the Senatorial race. He said, in
part:
The time is past when any party can
listen to the interests and hope to be
successful. 1t must listen to the people,
and the young men who supported the
Progressive party and who are back in
the ranks of the Republican party should
be heard because many of the principles
for which they fought so yaliantly have
been Incorporated in the platform on
which we are making our fight this year.
Il am asking that the people may de-
eide in this Senatorial contest. and I am
hoping that the spirit of the primary law
may be upheld at the polls on September
26. The elimination of a candidate be-
fore the primary, no matter how II may
have been accomplished. is not entirely
in accord with the principles of the d.
rect primary, and the voters may indicate
their disapproval of anything thar seems
to indicate an effort to nullify the law.
Il am in favor of the proper prepared
ness Of this country for the protection of
the citizens in time of war. There are
many excellent ways in which this may
be ACCOMPLISHED. l believe thoroughly in
the idea that all the resources of a nation
should be utilized in a proper manner to
insure the preparedness 1t needs. and l
an confident that with President Hughes
n the chair of the Executive, some plan
chat will be acceptable to those who have
the best interests of the people at heart
will be worked out"
Senator Frelinghuysen thinks he viii
have the united support of the Progress
sives who have returned TO the Republic
can fold.
New Jersey Democrats are greatly
pleased that J. A. II. Hopkins, Of Nor
ristown. chairman of the Progressive
State Committee, has come out for the
election of Wilson as President. Mr..
Hopkins says in his declaration:
1T is the patriotic duty Of every Pro-
gressive in those states wherein the be
travail of our party has prevented US from
having a national ticket of our own, per-
sonaIly to support and work for Mr.. vii
sons election.
Chairman Hopkins takes this stand as
an individual and does not favor a Of
fetal endorsement of Wilson by the Pro-
gresSives as a party, because this would
prevent the reconstruction of the Pro-
g~reSsive Party in New Jersey Mr. Hop
kins thinks that President Wilson in his
opposition to bossism and his stand in
favor of a tariff commission, child labor,
the federal reserve banking law and other
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