The Penn's Grove record., 1916-09-08
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are
Doing. What The Political
Leaders Are Talking
About

Trenton, Sept. 6.-Never in its politi-
cal history has New Jersey had so i'm.
portant an election for State Senators
or so bitter primary contests for the
Senatorial nominations, as this year.
Senators are to be chosen in nine coun-
ties, and for these nine seats in the Sem
ate there are 35 candidates in the field.
TIE Republicans have contests in Ber-
gen, Camden, Essex. Hudson. Mercer.
Morris and Ocean counties. The only
counties having no Senatorial primary
battles are Atlantic and Cumberland.
The Senatorial mix-up reaches its elm
Ak IN Hndson, county, where the Demo-
Gratis have three distinct tickets in the
field, besides tire candidates running in
d~ependently. making six candidates. One
Of the hottest fights is in Bergen county,
where the local option battle is reaching
It's high tide and where the Republicans
have three candidates and the Demo-
Gratis two candidates.
All the Senators to be elected Novem-
Der Z will have a vote for a successor
to State Comptroller Edward L. Ed
wards, Democrat, in the joint meeting Of
the legislature next February, and
hence the control Of the 1917 Senate
will mean much politically in addition
, the mere matter Of legislation. Fur
.hermore, the seven Senators who will
0e elected for a full term of three years
will have a vote for a State Treasurer
in 1919 TO succeed William T. Read, Re-
publican, of Camden. These are two
Of the prize Offices of the State, each
paying a salary of $4,000.
The election of the Senators in Cam
den and Essex counties viii be for the
%unexpired terms of Senator Read and
Senator Colgate. each of whom resign
ed. their terms expiring in 1913.
The candidates for State Senator are
as follows:
Atlantic County-Demoerat: Former
City Clerk Daniel II. Y Bell, of Allan
tic City; Republican: Former Assembly
man Emerson l.. Richards, Of Atlantic
City. No contests. Both are organi-
zatien candidates.
Bergen County-Democrat: Former
Assemblyman Arthur NJ. Agnew, regular
candidate; DIR. John Hopper, of Ridge
wood. local option and home rule can
didatc. Republican: Former Assembly
man Randolph Perkins and Fred W.
MattocIs. both supporting local option,
and William B. Mackay, of Hackensack,
anti-local option. Owing to i'll health,
senator Charles O'Connor Hennessy,
Democrat. is not running this year.
Camden County-Democrat: Joseph
Shackieford, of Haddonfeld. Republican:
Former Assemblyman John B. Hates. of
Colingswood, and John Fort, of Mer-
chantville. Shackleford and Hates are
the regular party candidates.
Cumberland County-Democrat: Har-
ry Bamford. of Bridgeton, formerly a
member of the County Tax Board. Re-
publican: ex-Prosecutor J. Hampton
Fithian, of Bridgeton. No contests.
Both are party candidates.
Essex County-Democrat: John O.
Bigelow, no contest, regular candidate.
Republican; Assemblyman W. c. Cros-
by, regular party candidate; Edmund
B. Osborne. member of the State Board
Of Education, Progressive or Record Re-
publican candidate; Robert S. Terhune,
Independent Republican candidate.
Hudson County-Democrat: Wittpenn
ticket: Cornelius A. McGlennon, of Jer-
sew City. The anti Wittpenn faction is
split into two parts. with these Senate
candidates: John ?. Egan, Sheriff Kin
kead ticket, former Assemblyman Arch
ibald NJ. Henry, Of Jersey City; ticket
backed by Registrar Mcmahon and Com
missioner Frank Hague, former Assemb-
lyman James Baker, of Jersey City.
The independent Democrat candidates
for Senator are: Assemblyman Alexan-
der Simpson, Charles Z. S. Simpson and
Assemblyman James c. Agnew, all OF
Jersey City.
The Hudson County Republican can
didates are: Arthur B. Archibald. for
the Verdon, or regular faction; Philip
Grece anti-Verdon faction; J. Fisher
Anderson on the Progressive, or George
L. Record, Republican ticket.
Mercer County-Democrat: S. Roy
Heath. of Trenton. no contest, regular
party candidate. Republican: Assembly
man James Hammond and former Judge
Frederick W. Gnichtel, both of Trenton.
Norris County-Democrat: Former
tAssemblyman James J.. Lyons regular
candidate, no contest. Republican: Sen
ator Charles A. Rathbun, who is seek
ing denomination. and Assemblyman
Harry W. Mutchler. s-
Ocean County-Democrat: DR.. josh
ia Hilliard. of Manahawken, regular
party candidate, George Ditton, Of La
noka, Independent candidate. Republi-
can: Senator Thomas A. Mathis, who
is seeking denomination, and Assembly
man David G. Conrad.
There are some interesting primary
contests for State Committee In several
counties. On the Republican side Al
bert II. Darnell, in Atlartics David
Baird, the big South Jersey header, in
Camden; Alfred S. March, of Middlesex;
Uncle Dam Voorhees,. in Morris; c.
Asa Francis. in Monmouth, and Newton
A. X. Bugbee, in Mercer, are unOpposed
for reelection.
In the Democratic camp John /.
Frenck. in Atlantic; former Sheriff JOS
eph E. Nowrey, in Camden; James r.
N,rout +ha nary naNvpr in ESSpx.