Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-11-14
SCULLY- CARSON.
FIGHT DISCUSSED
Leaders in Trenton Cast Eyes
to Third Congressional
District Today.
OVATION IS GIVEN TO EDGE
Facts Given Out How Houses
of Legislature May
be Made Up.
Special to the EVENING NEWS


Trenton, Nov. 14.-An enthusiastic
ovation to Governor-elec Edge and ar
unusually large attendance of Repub-
lican rejoicing over the state victory
marked governors day at the STATE
House today. Congratulations were
showered upon the governor BY
Republicans and Democrats alike and
he had dif1culty in passing through
the corridors of the capital owing to
the throngs who desired to shake his
hand and wish him well during his ad.
ministration.
Interest was added here today to
the Carson-Scully fight for the con-
gressional seat in the third district
When 1t became known that IL the
technicality raised by Scully gives him
the seat, 1t also will unseat Assembly
! man David G. Conrad, Republican
| as senator from Ocean county and
give the seat to DIR. Joshua Hillard
Of Barnegat. On the face of the re-
turns Conrad was elected by plu-
rality Of 229, but II the districts dis
puted by Scully be given to the Demo-
Gratis. this will be overcome and Hill
ard will win, giving the Democrats
seven senators instead of six.
Governor-elect Edge had a confer
ence with Governor Fielder with ref
erence to some changes in the execu-
tive offices that will enable the new
governor to carry out his ideas of a
business government Asked If he had
any plans for his Inauguration Cover
|nor-elect Edge said he had not thought
of that yet, as he had been too busy
with other things.
Today's gathering of the men who
will compose the Republican major
ity in the senate and assembly indi-
Gated that while the majority officers
Of the senate are practically decided
upon, there will likely be a lively
fight over the speakership in the
House, as there was last year. 1t is
regarded as settled that Senator
Gaunt, Of Gloucester. will be presi-
dent of the senate, with Senator Nc
Gran, of Passaic, as leader. Francis
B. Davis, OF Gloucester, will be re-
elected secretary of the senate. salary
$1,000 according to the outlook. Thus
far there Is no opposition to him.
The Republican assemblyman most
talked Of today was Oliphant, of
Mercer, and local optionist. for
speaker, and Schoen, of Essex, for
leader. The opinion prevailed quite
generally that Oliphant would be
made speaker. 1t is said that there
has been an understanding with the
Essex Republican organization to
seat Oliphant. Oliphant himself de-
clared he would surely win.
While friends of Assemblyman
Runyon, of Union, are booming him
for speaker and as he is entitled to
the honor, having been euchered out
Of 1t last session, there does not seem
any hope that he can succeed this
time. The anti-local optionists will
control the assembly and no local op-
tionists will have much chance of
getting any of the important Offices.
When asked If he would be candi-
date for speaker. Assemblyman Run
yon replied that the lineup of things
today did not look very hopeful, init
mating that he would not seek the
Office unless there was a chance in the
situation. Assemblyman Dalrymple,
of Passaic, who was a candidate for
speaker last session, today announced
himself in the race this time. Assem-
blyman Whitman, of Atlantic, and
Wolverton, of Camden, are both can
didates also. West, of Gloucester,
said the South Jersey member would
be for Wolverton. He also is a local
optionist.
Upton s. Jefferys, of Camden. who
had been clerk of the assembly sew
eral years at salary of $500, is a
candidate again and probably will be
elected. Former Assemblyman P
Berry. Of Essex, announced himself
candidate for clerk against Jefferys.
Although Senator Ackerson, of
Monmouth, Is not seeking the honor.
He will probably be the minority lead
er in the Upper House. Assemblyman
Bolin, of Hudson, is talked of as the
minority leader in the House.