The Penn's Grove record., 1916-06-30

State Treasurer, etc. The action OF
Baird, however, in coming out for Edge
skaters this talk and very materially
strengthens Edges chances for the nom
nation. 1t is now conceded that he will
have South Jersey solidly behind him
and that he has a fair start in his fight
against Senator Colgate in North Jer-
sey.
With his tours of Gloucester and
Camden counties, Senator Edge has now
completed his preliminary invasion of
South Jersey. Both these counties have
endorsed him and the Republican or
ganization leaders were with him in his
campaign in both instances.
Notwithstanding his appointment by
the Governor as principal keeper of the
State Prison, Richard P. Hughes is a
candidate for reelection as member Of
the Democratic State Committee from
Burlington county. His position as
prison keeper requires him to live at
the prison, which is in Mercer county,
but Attorney General Wescott has given
him an opinion that he can retain a vot-
ing residence in his home county of
Burlington and this will make him ELI
gible for the State Committee. There
have been presidents for this situation.
Former Governor Stokes, though he has
lived for years in Trenton. has retained
his citizenship in Cumberland county
and always votes there.
George L. Record, candidate for Gov
ernor upon a Republican-local option
ticket, has commenced his invasion of
South Jersey. He has just completed a
trip to Atlantic county, the home of Sen
ator Edge, one of his rivals for the NOM
nation.
Democrats in Hudson county are just
now having a lively time trying to effect
harmony in the ranks and unite both
factions on the ticket. One plan pro-
posed is to let the Wittpenn men nomin-
ate six of the As~semblymen, the other
six to go to the anti W.ittpenn men,; then
in a similar manner divide the county
nominations. There is a hitch, however,
over the Board of Freeholders. Con-
troll of this board in Hudson county
gives a great power, and both factions
are struggling for it. State Committee
man Eugene +. Kinkead, Secretary of
State Martin and other county leaders
have their hands full in the efforts for
a compromise ticket. 1t is said that the
candidacy of Secretary of State Martin
for Governor hinges on the success of
this move.
Politics is beginning to move at a
lively rate in Ocean county. Assembly
man David G. Conrad declares himself
for the Republican nomination for State
Senator against Senator Thomas A.
Mathis and charges that Mathis has
broken his promise not to seek renom-
nation this year. Conrad aspired to be
Senator three years ago, but states that
as Mathis was highly DESTROYS of another
term. he stepped aside and left a free
field for Mathis. Conrad insists that
this was upon condition that Senator
Mathis would leave the way clear for
he former this time. This situation
insures warm primary fight between the
two.
Fl. T. Hagaman. editor of the Lake
wood Citizen. is out for the Republican
nomination for Assembly in Ocean. Thus
far he is the only Republican in that
county to oun himself for the
Rt1a
Lower House.
Governor Fielder, as chairman OF the
Democratic delegation to the National
Convention, has received from Presl-
dent Wilson a reply to the congratuia-
tory telegram sent the President by the
Governor after the President had Deen
re-nominated. The reply is as follows:
81 warmly appreciate wour gener-
Gus message of June IS. sent when
YOU we're on your way home from that
remarkable convention in st. Louis.
You may be sure that it warmed my
heart to feel that my loyal friends IN
New Jersey had such feelings for me.
"(Signed). WOODROW WILSON
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Speaking on Good Roads and free
naredness" at the annual convention OF
tbe North Carolina Good Roads Asso-
o;a+;on In Wilmington, n. c., Col. Ed