The Penn's Grove record., 1916-09-22
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 90 1916
State News
Continued from page u

NAuALJ " MdlCu HIS WOIhs II udS Uttu
a faithful, conscientious servant of the
people, and when Senator Kern, the ma
jGity leader, said: You have never fail
ed in your championship of the cause of
the people, and that's what makes a
genuine Democrat, he summed up Mar
tine and his record.
There is not a man in either the
Senate or the House whose every act has
been entirely satisfactory to the lead
ers of his party. MARITIME, of course, is
no exception to this rule, but / venture
to say there is no other member whose
record comes nearer being the real thing.
MARITIME himself will probably be
surprised that l am such an earnest ad-
vocate of his nomination, but / find that
l cannot stand idly by and without a
word or an act permit this unfair at
tempt to defeat a Senator who has been
so staunch in his Democracy, so earn
est in his endeavors for the people, so
upright and so conscientious.
when l thought of being a candidate
for the Senate, it was not because of any
deficiency in MarGne, but to satisfy my
personal ambition"
New Jersey has a Republican execu-
tive this week. With Governor Fielder
and his wife spending the week in the
White Mountains, Senate President
Gaunt, of Gloucester county, is handling
the reins Of the State government. SEN
ator Gaunt took the oath of Office on
Monday morning in the presence of a
number of State officials. The oath was
administered by Chancellor Walker.
Democratic State Chairman Grosscup
announced today that the visit of the
business and commercial men to Shad-
ow Lawn, Long Branch, next Saturday
to visit President Wilson, will take
place as scheduled. President Wilson
cancelled all his engagements this week,
excepting this one, owing to the death 0f
his sister. The President will speak to
the New Jersey business Democrats next
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mr..
Grosscup expects 10000 Democrats to
gather at Shadow Lawn.
Reports now being compiled by the
Democratic and Republican State lead
ers show that the registration last
week. the first registry day this year,
was heavy, giving an additional indica-
ZION that unusual interest is being taken
in this election. The outlook is that the
vote in New Jersey November Z will be
the heaviest on record. From both Es-
sex and Hudson counties come reports
of the heavy registration. For example,
the number registered in Jersey City the
first day was 16,413. Atlantic City re-
ports 2,101 registered the first day, and
the numbers are correspondingly high
in other parts Of the State.
Mercer Democrats formally launched
their active campaign last Monday even
ing with a banner raising and rally I'M
der the auspices of the Walter Madden
Democratic Club. The banner was
swung ON North Warren street in front
of the club headquarters. The rally was
opened by former heriff Walter Madden,
after whom the club is named, and
former Mayor Frank S. Katzenbach pre-
sided. Speeches were made by United
States Senator James E. MARITIME, H.
Otto Wittpenn, candidate for Governor,
and Prosecutor A. NJ. Beekman, of Som
srset, candidate for Congress in the
Fourth District. 1t was announced that
Prosecutor Beekman will come to Tren-
ton in a few days and open headquarters
here, from which his campaign will be
conducted.
Congressman Elijah c.. Hutchinson,
Republican, of the Fourth District, who
is seeking denomination, and who will be
the contestant against Beekman for the
Congressional seat, denies the charges
that he voted against the recent labor
legislation at Washington. Democrats
of this district are alleging that he voted
against the Adamson eight-hour bill
passed to prevent the railroad strike,
and also against other similar l~egisla-
ton. Congressman Hutchinson states
that he was paired with an Oklahoma
Congressman on the Adamson bill and
so, of course could not have voted
against it. He also says that he voted
for the labor bill passed last February,
instead of against it, and that the Con-
gressional Record shows him recorded
in favor of that measure.
With Democratic headquarters on the
grounds and Republican Presidential
Candidate Hughes as one of the speak
ers, the Interstate Fair at Trenton next
week will rise to an unusual political
height. Mr.. Hughes will speak on "big
Thursday" of next week in front of the
grandstand.
The Democratic State Committee an
that it will nave headquarters on
the fair grounds all the week. Guberna-
torial Candidate Fl. Otto Wittpenn and
State Chairman Grosscup will spend the
week at the fair to receive and entertain
delegations from various sections of Ne
State. The headquarters will be in
charge Of Orle Hatton, of Trenton, who
was a candidate for the Assembly last
year. |
Plans for the campaign, to start i'm
mediately after the primary election, are
being rapidly shaped sp by the State
Committees of the two parties. The
Republican State Committee announces
that ex-President William Howard Taft
will make two or three speeches in New
JprspV for tha Ranuhlinan tiokat He will