The Penn's Grove record., 1916-04-28
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are DOina.
What The Political Leader Are
Talking About.

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campaign in both the Republican and
Democratic camps viii start with a rush,
the first work to be cleared away being
the completion Of the plans for the re-
spectiye National Conventions. Both the
Democratic and Republican delegations
chosen yesterday will meet in this city
next week TO organize for the conYen-
tons. The Democratic delegates al
large, district delegates and alternates
will meet at the Democratic League audi
forum this city, next Tuesday. after
noon at > o'clock. The delegation will
elect a chairman and secretary and take
the other necessary steps for a regular
organization. Governor Fielder viii
likely be made chairman.
Chairman Grosscup, who viii be a del
egate-at-Iarge, said today that at least
one thousand Democrats from this state
will attend the convention which viii
open at ST. Louis Wednesday, June II.
Hosts of boomers for President Wilson
viii accompany the official delegation,
travelling by special train. The new Jer-
sey headquarters at st. Louis viii be at
the Jefferson Hotel where the National
Committee will also have its headquar-
ters, and the delegates from the home
state of the President viii lead the move
ment for his denomination. The New
Jersey party will room at the Planters
Hotel.
State Chairman Newton A. X. Bug
bee, one Of the Big Four" of his party,
completed arrangements today for the
special train to take the Republican del
egation to Chicago, where the q. o.. Z.
convention viii open on Wednesday, June
Z. The train viii be made up of six pri-
vate cars and will leave Jersey City the
afternoon of Monday, June .. 1t viii
stop at Newark, Elizabeth and Trenton
TO pick up the delegates and alternates
! from these sections. The Souh Jersey
delegates and alternates viii assemble at
Philadelphia and will board the special
train there. The Republican headquar-
tiers at Chicago will be at the Majestic
Hotel. Mr.. Bugbee stated today that
many Republicans all over the state are
arranging to attend the convention and
will travel with the official delegation
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President Wilson paid a brief visit to
his home state yesterday afternoon when
he came to Princeton to cast his ballot
for the delegates to the Democratic Nat
ional Convention. He was given a rous-
ing greeting by his old townsmen of the
university village. While at Princeton
he planted a tree along the Lincoln High
way, thus participating in the special GER
emory 10 aid in beautifying the National
Highway. Governor Fielder and State
Commissioner of Education Kendall also
planted trees at the same time and place.
The Hudson County Democrats yester-
day afternoon, for the first time in nine
years, conducted an election without a
single contest. Secretary of State Mar
ton, one of the Hudson Democratic lead
ers, commented on this situation today.
'SThe Hudson Couny Democracy made
a new record yesterday" said he 1t was
the first time in nine years the party IN
my county conducted an absolutely har-
monious primary"
The IS delegates elected in New Jer-
sey yesterday to the Democratic Nation
al Convention, all solid for the re-nom-
nation of President Wilson. makes con-
siderably more than half the entire num-
Der to be chosen, without any opposition
whatever to the President. The re-nom-
nation of the President is now assured
on the first ballot, for even if some anti
Wilson delegation be selected in other
states, there will not be enough of them
to make trouble for the Wilson support
ers. 1t takes a two-thirds vote TO nom
mate the candidate in the Democratic
convention, and the result in this State
yesterday shows that there will be more
than the two-thirds vote. 1t may even
be unanimous.
The selection Of the Republican dele
gates in South Jersey yesterday made ne
change in the situation as far as deter
mining who the candidate for President
will be. OF the 9S5 delegates who Will
sit in the Republican convention, $50
have now been chosen, the IS New Jer-
sey delegates carrying il to this number.
OF this number, only 239 are instructed
and they are divided among Sherman,
Cummins, LaFolete, Henry Ford, ex-
Vice-President Fairbanks and dupont.
These Instructions are of the "favorite
son" order, the vote in each case coming
from the candidates home state. As
New Jersey has no ''favorite SON. for
whom to vote, her IS votes viii be up
placed until the party gets more together
ON a candidate.
The Commission Just appointed by
Governor Fielder under the McCran act
to study municipal legislation and to drafa
a home rule law for presentation to the
next Legislature. met here yesterday af-
ternoon and liked several dates for pub
lie hearings. The schedule follows: May
2, at the State House for Mercer, Hunt
erdon and Warren Counties; May ), at
Newark, for Essex, Morris. Somerset
and Union Counties; May 8 at Long
Branch, for Monmouth, Middlesex and
Ocean Counties: Nav 10. at Camden. for
Camden, Gloucester and Burlington
Countless; May II, at Atlantic City, f T
Atlantic and Cape May counties; May is.
at Bridgeton, for Cumberland and Salem
Counties; May %, at Jersey City, for
Hudson. Bergen, Passaic and Sussex
Counties.
The Commission states that the public
is invited to all the hearings, and it is
nannIa.-En-a . n.en