The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-13
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are
Doing. What The Political
Leaders Are Talking
About

State Committee today announced the
full list Of speakers who are to partici-
pate in the campaign under the direc-
zion of the Speakers Bureau. The list
contains the names Of 105 leading Re-
Dublicans Of this State. besides numer-
us men of national reputation. The il
n~eraries of the speakers have not vet
been all completed.
State Chairman Bugbee has been in
consultation with State leaders both in
Newark and Trenton the past few DAYS
N big questions relating to the cam
laign. Mr.. Bugbee said today that the
i~nancing Of the campaign had been COM
)leted and that from now until election
day the fight to put this State in the Re
publican column would be waged I'M
ceasingly.
Republican Gubernatorial Candidate
Edge in his speeches this week is re-
plying to the attack of Otto Wittpenn
upon the Republican issues of a bust
ness management of State affairs. Witt
penn in some of his speeches, declared
that the question of a business govern
ment is not the issue of the campaign,
but whether invisible government shall
be permitted to be restored"
Edge points out that when Wittpenn
announced himself formally as a candi-
date for Governor, he declared for "a
thorough and business-like r~e-organiza-
ton or encouragement Of the State de-
partments."
Replying to Wittp ms reference to
Invisible government" Edge asks why
the Democrats did not put some refer
nee to this question in their platform.
The greatest enemy to invisible gov
eminent" declared Edge, was the
passage of the Republican budget act
that opens the business of the State to
the people"
Former Assemblyman James G.. Blau-
yelt, of Paterson, a Progressive-Repub-
lean. refers to the result of the Repub-
lican State convention as kicking the
~brewery-public utility combine out of the
Republican party He bases this upon
the adoption by the Republicans Of the
home rule plank and the plank favoring
the taxation of public utility franchises.
both of which are in line with the prop
o%sitions made by George L. Record and
his followers.
One Of the most bustling places in the
State these days is the State Democratic
headquarters on West State street, this
city, where a force of stenographers and
clerks, under the direction of State
Chairman Edward z. Grosscup is max
ing a big drive in the effort to capture
New Jersey for Wilson and Marshall
and the State Democratic ticket. Mr..
Grosscup gives his personal attention to
the headquarters work daily, so that the
work is kept constantly up to an agrees
sive standard. Some idea of the char
acter of the campaign work is given by
the fact thai more than 100000 pieces
If Democratic literature are being dis
tributed weekly. Thousands of person
al letters are also prepared and mailed
weekly. Other lines along which the
effort is being directed are: Directing
the county campaigns; arranging to get
out the full registration of voters on the
last day: booking speakers: preparing
scores of itineraries; special campaign
work for foreign speaking voters, and
so on.
Several big Democratic meetings were
held in the State this week with speak
ers of national prominence in attend
ance. Last night there was an enthusi-
astic rally at Freehold. following a din
ner given to the leading candidates by
Charles f, Mcdonald, the Monmouth
county member of the Democratic State
Committee. The star speaker was Sec
rotary of Agriculture Houston. OF Presl-
dent Wilson's Cabinet. Others who
smoke were: United States Senator Jas.
r. MARTINEZ: Jos. P. Tumulty, secretary
to the President; II. Otto Wlttenn, can
didate for Governor and State Chairman
Grosscup.
Tonight the Democratic drive will be
directed against the Republican trenches
in Somerset county, the main skTrmlsh
taking place in the armory at Somer-
Vile. Secretary of Commerce Redheld
will speak and he will be followed by the
party candidates. Tomorrow night Uni
ted States Senator W. J.. Hardwick, of
Georgia. will be the main speaker at a
big rally in the rooms of the Democratic
League in Trenton.
The last day for registration of voters
in towns and cities exceeding 10000
population will be Tuesday. October "a.
and in all other municipalities the last
day will be Tuesday, October 81. Both
parties are actively at work to get al
voters registered.
Senator Edge was given the Republic
can nomination for Governor at the
primaries September 26 by a plurality Of
3.611 over Senator Austen Colgate. OF
Essex. Former Senator Joseph s. Frel-
~inghuysen. of Somerset. defeated ex-
Governor Murphy, of Essex, for the
nomination for United States Senator.
by a plurality of ISIS. Wittpenn. who
was the only candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor, receiV-
ed 95.607 votes. In the Democratic race
for United States Senator nomination,
James E. MARITIME showed under At
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