The Penn's Grove record., 1916-12-22
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are
Doing. What The Political
Leaders Are Talking
About

About
Trenton, Dec. 20.-While the Repub-
leans Of the State will have everything
their own way in the Inauguration Of
Governor-elect Edge on Tuesday, Janu-
airy 16, the Democrats will be planning
for their participation In the inaugura-
ton Of Woodrow Wilson as President
for the -econd term. State Chairman
Edward E. Grosscup took up today the
preliminary plans for the trip to Wash
ington for the big ceremony of March
4, next. Chairman Grosscup said that
New Jersey Democracy win be well rep
resented at the induction of President
Wilson into Office again. He expects TO
call the Executive Committee of the
State Committee together within the
next few days to launch the formal plans
for the trip to the Federal Capitol.
Nothing definite is known as yet about
the plans.
Governor Fielder, who viii then be out
Of office, is expected TO lead the delega-
ton of Democrats which will go to
Washington to do honor to the adopted
son of New Jersey twice elevated to the
highest Office in the gift of the American
people. United States Senators James
e. MARITIME and William Hughes and the
present Democratic Congressman from
this State will have a prominent part in
the New Jersey end Of the inauguration.
The latter are Thomas J. .Scully, Third
District: Archibald G. Hart, Sixth Dis
trict; John ]. Eagan, Eleventh Dis
trict; and James A. Hamil, Twelfth
District. 1t is expected that several
hundred Democrats from all sections Of
the State will make the trip, but the
matter of transportation and hotel head
quarters at Washington have not yet
been fixed.
In connection with the Inauguration
Of President ', ilson. the present Con-
gress. which is the Gath. will end and the
65th Congress will begin. On that day.
March 4, United States Senator-elect
Joseph S. Fr~elinghuysen. Republican.
and the twelve Congressmen-elect chos-
en- last November win take the oath Of
Office. Although they will begin to draw
their salaries at once, they viii have no
legislative duties to perform until the
first Monday in December, 1917, when
the new Congress will open, unless Pres
ident Wilson shall call a special session.
Whether the Congressman from the
Third District will be Mr.. Sculy, Demo-
crat, or Robert Carson, Republican. will
depend upon the result of the recount
in the District. As the recount now
stands, Scully has gained enough votes
to elect him, without considering the
many ballots referred to the Court. 1t
is expected the recount win be completed
next week, when the referred ballots
will be decided upon, determining the re-
suit.
New Jersey will be extremely FORUM
ate in the number of experienced men
in the 65th Congress. Assuming that
Scully is found to have been reelected
in the Third District, there will be only
one new Representative in the House
from this State, Ramsey, Republican, in
the Sixth District. Under the same as
sumption, Congressman Hart, of the
Sixth District, viii be the only New Jer-
sey flame Duck" If the recount seats
Mr.. Carson in the Third District, he
will make the second new man. while
Congressman Scully viii join the ranks
OF '1ams ducks
Governor-elect Edge has leased the
home of Mrs. Alexander c. Oliphant, 10
West State street, this city, for the
months of January. February, March
and April the three years of his term
and will make it the Executive Mansion.
1t is a palatial residence of brown
stonestone. with spacious yards, over
looking the Delaware river and the hills
of Pennsylvania. As Governor Edge will
live in the Executive Mansion at Sea
Grit during the summer, known as the
"Little White House" he only leased
the Trenton home during the months the
Legislature will be in session. Mrs. OH
plant is the widow of the late Adjutant
General 0liphant who died several years
ago in office.
Republican State Chairman Newton
A. K. Bugbee has sent a letter to each Of
the Republican members of the incoming
Legislature formally announcing that he
is a candidate for State Comptroller and
asking for their support. 1t is under
stood that Chairman Bugbee viii have
the united support of the Republican
leaders Tor the place, Whlcn pays So.UVu
a year. The term of State Comptroller
Edwards, Democrat, will expire Febr-
uary 20, and his successor viii be elect
ed at a joint session of the Legislature
about February l. Mr.. Edwards will be
re-nominated by the Democrats, but of
course the Republican candidate win be
elected by the party vote of 80 to %.
or a Republican majority of 81.
Former City Clerk Daniel II. V. Bell,
Democrat, of Atlantic City, hes just been
appointed by Governor Fielder as surro-
gate of Atlantic County to succeed
Emanuel Shaner. Republican, who died
last Friday. The appointment is for the
unexpired term of Mr.. Shaner ending
next November, when a surrogate for
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