The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-09
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are Doing
What Tie Political Leader Are
Talking About.

Trenton, June 6.-Both the Demo
cratic and Republican camps are now
fully organized Tor the active work Of
the campaign, ana as soon as tie lead
ers of both parties return from the re-
spective conventions. the fur viii be-
gin 70 fly" in earnest in the fight to eect
a President, Governor, United States
Senator and many minor officers. The
Democratic State Committee met here
yesterday afternoon and reelected RObt
5. Hudspeth, Of Jersey City, as the New
Jersey member Of the National Commit
tee. There was no opposition and the
vote was unanimous. Following the cleo
ton, the committee completed arrange
ments for the trip of the New Jersey
delegates to the National Convention in
st. Louis. Also there was a discussion
of campaign work and methods. The Re
publican State Committee having at
tended to similar details last week, they
are now in shape on both sides Of the
political fence.
For the past three or four weeks, the
attention of both State Chairmen and
other party leaders has been centered
upon the work attendant upon the Nat
ionai Conventions. Now this work is
out Of the way, and the political battle
ground viii shift TO the campaign for
the primary election on Tuesday, Sep
TENDER %. This viii be the most inn
portant primary ever held in this state
owing to the large number of important
officers TO be nominated, and also be-
cause It viii be the first time that there
will be nominated candidates for United
States Senator to be voted for directly by
the voters at the regular election. The
chief officers to be nominated are Gov
ernor, United States Senator, twelve
Congressman, nine State Senators Gan
unusually large number), the sixty mem
bers of the Assembly and the various
county and municipal officers.
The Statewide primary campaign for
Governor and United States Senator
will hold the center of the battle ground,
with the Congressional fights providing
hot skirmishes on the TANKS and the
county contests making accompanying
struggles Of lively local interest. Sena-
tor Edge on the Republican side and
Naval Officer Wittpenn among the Dem
ocrats. remain the leading candidates
for Governor. and it is freely predicted
that they viii be nominated to face each
other at the polls in November. There
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penn, as he viii have practically no op-
position. Senator Austen Colgate. of Es-
sex. continues To wage a live campaign
against Senator Edge for the Republican
nomination, but the Edge campaign is
making much the ~iyelier progress. The
Atlantic Senator is getting considerable
support even in Essex County. and IN
less there are unlocked for developments
Edge viii win the G. O. p. nomination.
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The United States Senatorship situa-
ton is not so easily analysed because Of
the interesting contests in both camps.
Congressman Thomas J. Scully of the
Third District. who presided yesterday
at the meeting of the executive commit
tee of the Democratic State Committee.
stated that he would decide immediately
upon his return from the st. Lous con-
vention whether or not he would become
a candidate for United States Senator
against Senator MARITIME and Attorney
General Wescott. Scully's friends look
for him to enter the race. If he does
so. the three-cornered contest with Wes-
colt and Scully fighting MARITIME viii
give a warm struggle.
Former Governor Edward G. Stokes
still remains silent as to whether he viii
be a candidate for the Republican nom
nation for United States Senator. There
has been a rumor the past few days thar
the Republican leaders would ike Stokes
to step aside this year for Ex-Governor
Murphy, with the understanding that
Stokes be given the full organization sup
port for Senator in 1918 when the term
of United States Senator William Hugh
es viii expire. Ex-Governor Stokes has
nothing 10 say at present, and it is not
known definitely whether he viii enter
the race. 1t IS said now by leading Re
publican politicians that Stokes atti-
tude viii depend upon Developments dur
ing the next few weeks. Mr.. Stokes is
astute enough not to throw his hat into
the ring if he thinks he cannot win the
nomination, or If the Progressives put
a third ticket in the field. thus aiding
the Democrats again to elect Wilson Pres
ident. In the latter event President
Wilson would probably carry the state
and the United States Senatorship with
him. Former Governor Murphy and for
mer State Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuv-
sen are both pushing their candidates.
for the United States Senatorial nom
nation. Murphy has most of the or
ganization support, but ex-senator Ere
unSnlNseh. II Is SalG. IS winning support
from the rank and file of the Republican
voters. There are some who think that
if Stokes does not become a. candidate
for Senator. F~relinghuysen viii defeat
Murphy. because the latter is a strict
stand patter, while F~relinghuysen is
more progressive. With Stokes in the
race it would be hard to predict the win
ner.
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Two state Republican leaders the past
week have announced that they favor
State Senator Edge for Governor. They
are Senator Carlton B. Pierce, of Union
County. and Senator Charles A. Rath-
bun, of Morris County. Senator Pierce
declares that Sanatnr Ednn hnr nunl;+;nn