The Penn's Grove record., 1916-11-03
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are
Doing. What The Political
Leaders Are Talking
About

Ifthlon. Nov. LIN the hnal clash Of
the campaign Democrats and Republic
cans are battling furiously this week all
over the State to win victory at the polls
next Tuesday. The headquarters Of both
parties are about the l~iveliest places in
the twenty-one counties, with party Ecu
tenants. stenOgraphers and clerks. un-
der the direction Of the respective cam
paign committees h~ustling almost night
and day to make the campaign efforts
successful.
The final e%elctiOn arrangements were
made this week and now all is in readi-
ness for voting next Tuesday ia the most
important election New Jersey has ever
experienced. The sample ballots were
mailed 10 the voters and the local cleo
ton boards made the other necessary ar
Engagements. In most Of the counties it
was necessary to reprint the sample
ballots because Of the defamation Of DR..
Harry Vaughan to accept the local op-
ton designation. The ballots with this
designation had already been printed. and
the extra work DELAYED the mailing of
the ballots several days.
The polls viii open next Tuesdav
morning at 6 o'clock and remain open
till I o'clock p. m. in all of the 1900
election districts in the State. The Of
fcers to be voted for generally in the
State are: Presidential electors: Uni
ted States senator and Governor: also
the question Of bonding the State for
$4.n00.000 to build a system of thirteen
State highways. under the Egan act. A
member Of Congress viii be chosen in
each Of the twelve districts as a part
Of the national ticket.
Besides the Governarthe State tick
ct will include State Senator in Atlantic.
Bergen. Camden, Cumberland. Essex.
Hudson. Mercer, Morris and Ocean
counties: members Of the Assembly as
follows: Atlantic. ,: Bergen, 3; Bur-
~lington. i; Camden. ,; Cape May and
Cumberland each l.: Essex and Hudson
each L; Mercer. AIiddlesex and Union
each ,; Passaic. ); Monmouth and Nor
ris each ,; and Gloucester. Hunterdon.
Ocean. Salem. Somerset. Sussex and
Warren each L. This makes the total
Of 60.
Bergen. Cape May and Somerset
counties will elect sheriffs; Passaic and
Union will elect county clerks and Bur-
lington. Hudson and Middlesex viii
choose surrogates. Besides all these
there will be the freeholder fights. the
battel for many municipal offices and the
minor skirmishes.
With the last desperate struggle IN
der way as this letter is written, the re-
suit cannot be predicted with any de-
gree of certainty. While both State COM
mittees are publicly claiming victory,
privately leaders in the Democratic and
Republican camps admit that no definite
forecasts can be given that may be re-
garded as sure.
The Democratic pilgrimages to Shad-
owlawn. Long Branch. in the interest of
the campaign to re-elect Woodrow Will
son to the Presidency, reached their
highest level last Saturday, when more
than $4,000 persons gathered there in
celebration Of Woodrow Wilson Day"
The President in his speech accused the
Republican party of sacrificing all prin-
ciple and honor for the purpose of heal
ing the 1912 breach in the party ranks.
and again getting the factions together to
control legislation. He claimed there
was nothing concrete in the Repubh-
can program.
Some idea of the large vote that may
be expected in New Jersey mex Tues
day is given by a comparison of the to-
tai registration in the larger cities Of
the State with the combined vote for
Wilson. Taft and Roosevelt in 1917.
Here are the figures: