The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-23
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the way for the more extended political
warfare, "to drive the enemy from the
trenches"
According to politicians closely identi-
fed with Senator Walter Z. Edges cam
paign for Governor, the Republican ina
chine" in Essex is scarcely powerful
enough to challenge the balance of the
state and dictate a gubernatorial nomi-
ntion, when it cast only 1889 of the
114,507 Republican votes in the last
primary for Congressional nominations.
Friends of the Edge boom claim that
some of the supporters of Col. Colgate
have been giving the impression in var
1ous parts of the state that Colgate
ought to be the party nominee because
of the power, prestige and p of
Essex County, carrying with it the re-
puted strength of the machine there.
Edge supporters, in a statement issued
today by Jesse r. Salmon, member of
the Essex County Executive Committee
and others, not only deny that the At
lantic County Senator's opponent has
the undivided support of Essex, but al
so give election figures to show that the
northern county's machine strength is
not sufficiently wonderful to warrant
Essex being placed in the "false position"
of disregarding party sentiment il the
rest of the state. The statement points
out that the unofficial figures of the
primary vote in Newark two years ago
on the Mayoralty were: Raymond. indie
pendent Republican, 4,S03; Snyder, or
ganization Republican, 3,164. Thus with
the Essex organization backing SNYDER
he WINS easily beaten sixteen and seven
teen hundred. In the sheriff fight in
Essex that same year the combined anti
organization vote against Schmidt, the
organization candidate, was 1927. The
statement concludes:
I'm a county where the combined
anti-organization Republicans have poll
ed more votes that the organization Re
publicans the unanimous support of the
machine" of that one county would
hardly be sufficient to insure the nomi-
nation of a ~gubernatorial candidate.
even if there were not twenty other
counties entitled to some consideration
in shaping the outcome.'
Members Of the State Bar Associa-
ton yesterday presented to the Court
of Errors and Appeals a handsome oil
portrait of former Chancellor William
]. Magic, of Elizabeth. 1t was hung
on the walls of the Supreme Court room
beside those of other distinguished jur-
lists of this state. The presentation
speech was made by Justice j. Swayze.
who gave the picture to Governor Field
err. Incidentally he paid a high tribute
to the courage displayed by Governor
Fielder in his judicial appointments.
Governor Fielder responded and present.
ed the portrait to Chancellor Edwin
Robert Walker, who officially received
it for the Court. E~x-Chaneellor Magic.
who is "a years old, was present and in
a brief speech thanked the members of
the Bar Association for the great honor.
Magic was Senator from Union County
from 1877 to 1880; Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court from 1880 to 1897:
Chief Justice from 1897 to 1900 and
Chancellor from 1900 to 1908, when he
retired.
Practically the entire Department of
the Adjutant General was removed from
the State House to the State Camp
Grounds at Sea Grit yesterday. This
was done to enable Adjutant General
Sadler and his aides to handle the work
at close range during the time the troops
are in regular military service pursuant
TO the call of President Wilson.
Italians of Newark rendered a banquet
to State Senator Walter f. Edge on
Monday evening as a means of showing
their support for him as a Republican
candidate for the nomination for Cover
nor. The dinner was under the aus
pices of the Italio-American Republican
League of Essex County. Senator Edge
delivered an address in which he dis
cussed the issues of the campaign and
amnha sized his daclaration in faunr