The Penn's Grove record., 1916-03-17
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are DOlRe.
What The Political Leader Are
Talking About.

stretch this week, the legislature sneed-
ed up its work and began preparations
for final adjournment. The Republican
majority leaders conferred on MondaF
and decided to clear the calendars as far
as possible this week at sessions On
Monday evening. Tuesday, WEDNESDAYS
and Thursday. On Thursday the two
Houses will adjourn until Wednesday Of
next week. This recess will give the APP
preparations Committee time to complete
its work and will permit the Governor
to go over the bills sent to him. Re-
turning on Wednesday Of next week, the
lawmakers will take up the appropriation
bills and any vetoes the Governor may
have to send to them. This viii sine die
adjournment on March % or "A. That
will make the session eleven weeks long.
or about two weeks shorter than the
average length of the sessions for the
past twenty years.
While this session has been marked
by a lot of partisan legislation, this was
to be expected, and it has also been fea-
tured by the plan of the Republicans to
have a more business-like as well as a
shorter session. Fewer bills than usual
were introduced, the public hearings were
started earlier than is generally the case
NA1 y VI AAG lAAAN ACA La DcEA
somewhat more snap to the handling
Of the work. In fact. both parties are
now committed to better business meth
DDS and less political flibustering in the
legislative sessions. and this means i'm
proved condition in the Senate and As
sembly and a better class of legislation.
.
The Executive Committee of the Demo
cratic State Committee at the headquar-
tiers here this week picked William
A. Logue, of Bridgeton, as candidate for
alternate-at-large to the National Con-
vention at st. Louis in place Of former
Judge Clarence l.. Cole, of Atlantic City,
who has declined to run. The COMMITTEES
talked over the declination of United
States Senator James Z. MARITIME to be
a candidate for delegate-at-large and with
Congressman Thomas J. Sculy in the
race for delegate at-large, it was de-
cided that this situation would take care
of itself. Congressman Seully, there
fore. will have the backing of the State
Committee. The outlook now is that the
Democratic Big Four as suggested "
the State Committee, and which com
prises Governor Fielder, United States
Senator William Hughes, State Chair
man Grosscup and Congressman ScuIly,
will have no opposition at the primaries.
Even if other candidates enter the field
later. it is believed this four will win
easily.
The candidates for the Republican
big Four and the alternates-at-large
have been agreed upon and the slate as
now made up will have the support of
practically all the party factions in the
State. This harmony on the National
Convention delegates has been accom-
plished by making a slate that represents
a combination of different thoughts and
does not represent any particular faction.
h candidates for delegate-at-large are
State Chairman Newton A. X. Bugbee.
of Mercer: David Baird, of Camden,
Hamilton F. Kean, of Union, and Ira
Kip, Jr., of Essex. The four candidates
for alternate-at-large are Mayor Pierre
P. Garven. of Bayonne, Hudson County:
former Senator Bloomfield H. Minch of
Cumberland; c. Ledyard Blair. Of Som
erset, and Myron W. Robinson, of Ber-
gen.
OF course other candidates may enter
the field and cause a contest at the
presidential primary, and there has been
some talk that former Governor John
Franklin Fort might do so. Mr.. Fort,
however, has made no such announce
ment.
There was a surprising attendance ana
enthusiasm at the Progressive State Con
v~ention here last Saturday and the party
put a full ticket of delegates and alter
nates-at-large and district delegates and
a%lternates in the field. The candidates
4 for yaOafa-0flar apo. Eorrno~ &or-
ator Everett Colby. of Essex; State
Chairman J.. A. H. Hopkins. of Morris;
Joseph H. Marvel, of Atlantic and VIM.
Fl. Bright. of Cape May. The candidates
selected for alternate-at-large are Pat
rick H. Lotus. of Monmouth; CLARK
Mllen, of Morris; J. B. Furber, of Tx
ion, and Louis B. LeDuc. of Camden.
Roosevelt for President and Colby for
Governor" was the slogan of the meet
ing. The enthusiasm seemed TO be due
TO the belief that Col. Roosevelt viii be
the candidate for President and that the
Regular Republicans viii also make him
their candidate.
As the Progressives have lost then
standing as a legal political party in this
State by their small vote. the candidate
selected at the convention will be nom
mated by petition. The Bull Moosers
will not participate in the Presidential
primary for the selection of delegates.
The Assembly this week disregarded
the views of Governor Fielder and passed
over his veto the bill reorganizing the
Department of Labor and extending the
term of Labor COMMISSIONS Bryant two
years from next September, the purpose
of the Republicans in this action being
to prevent the Governor from appointing
a Democrat in Bryant's place. The vote
on overriding the veto was SO to 10. Two
Democrats, FELTON,. the Labor member.
and Agnew. the one anti Wittpenn mem
Der. both of Hudson, deserted their party
and voted with the Republicans against
the Governor. The bill must yet pass the
Senate over the veto before It can be .
Law.
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