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

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With four candidates for the Republi-
can nomination for Congress in the
Fifth District already in the field, Shy
phenism" is becoming one of the main
issues in hat district. The candidates.
are Congressman John II. Capstiek,
former Congressman Charles n. Fowler,
Richard Boardman, of Plainfield; and
Charles A. Trimble, of Elizabeth. Con-
gresham Capstick is being opposed by
some of his constituents for his vote
in the House of Representatives in fav-
or of the McLemore resolution and be-
cause he wrote to the German-Ameri-
can Alliance of Elizabeth acknowledge
ing its endorsement. 1t is the oppOsi-
tisn on these grounds that has brought
''hyphenism" into the campaign as the
issue. The primary contest is already
becoming lively.
The many voters in the National
Guard who have responded to the call
Of the President and who will likely be
in Mexico when the primary and gem
eral elections are held next fall will not
lose their vote. The Legislature two
or three years ago passed an act per-
hitting the Guardsmen to vote when
out of the state on duty, and under this
act the New Jersey soldiers who served
in the Spanish-American war voted the
same as though they had been at home.
The vote is taken under proper regula-
tons and then is sent to the Secretary
of State in sealed envelopes to be can
vassed with the other votes.
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One of the Governors Day reports
yesterday at the State House was that
Robert Carson, of New Brunswick, for
mer postmaster in that city and former
collector of the Port of Perth Amboy,
would be the Republican candidate for
Congress in the Third District to sue
coed Thomas j. Scully, Democrat. Mr..
Carson is now retired and is president
of the New Brunswick Board of Trade.
Friends of Mr.. Carson say he is not
averse to taking the nomination. He is
known as a successful campaigner. Of
course. Monmouth and Ocean counties,
the others in the district, viii also nave
a say in the selection of the candidate.
There is some little talk that former
Senator G. Asa Francis, of Monmouth
county, member of the Republican State
Committee, may also seek the nominal
ton.
The action of Col. Theodore Roosevelt
in declining the Progressive nomination
for President and declaring that he will
support Hughes, means a split in the
Progressive party in New Jersey. For
mer Senator Everett Colby. George J..
Record and other Bull Moose leaders
are for Hughes and against a third
ticket, while Progressive State Chair
man J. A. Hopkins and others are OPP
posed to the stand taken by Roosevelt
and insist that some other Progressive
be named to take his place. Among the
latter is A. Grocer Reeves, of Trenton,
the Mercer county member of the Pro-
gressive State Committee. When asked
today for his opinion Of Col. Ro~osevelt's
stand, he said:
There were a great many d%isappoint-
ed Progressives in Chicago, and 1 think
they were justified in being disappointed.
There appeared to be a plan to deliver
the party bodily over to the Republicans,
but l think they have not accomplished
hat purpose. Rather, it has brought a
tendency to drive the Progressives away.
/ think it is very likely there will be
another ticket formed nationally. 1t is
too far off to talk about this state"
Mr.. Reeves stated that any one of the
three mentioned at Chicago might be
chosen to head the ticket in place of
Roosevelt. They are former Governor
Johnson, of California; Raymond Rob
ms, of Illinois, and Clifford Pinchot, of
Pennsylvania.
1t is expected that the question of a
state Bull Moose ticket will be settled
at the conference of the Progressives to
be held in Asbury Park on July Sth.
This meeting has been called as a state
conference to decide on what action to
take as far as New Jersey is concerned.
1t is being predicted that even at the
Asbury Park gathering the majority will
for Hughes, and this seems to be the
outlook at present. On the other hand,
there will be a minority who will stand
out for a third party ticket, and who
likely will support Wilson, rather than
go back into the G.. o. P. ranks. The
Democratic leaders of the state are
planning to corral as many Bull Moose
votes as possible and it cannot now be
predicted just how successful they will
be, but with such Progressive leaders as
Colby, Record, Edmund B. Osborne.
James G. Blauvelt, Frank B. Jess and
many others supporting Hughes, it is
hard to see where the Democrats can
hope to win any large number of Pro-
gressive votes.
Endorsement of Senator Edge for
Governor was given last Monday even
ing by more than 100 young Republi-
cans of Trenton at a dinner at the Tren-
ton House. The dinner was arranged by
q company Of admirers of Senator Edge
among the younger Republicans and the
demand for tickets was larger than was
anticipated. Edge was given an en+
thusiastic greeting. He gave forceful
speech in which he outlined the issues
of the campaign from the Republican
standpoint.
One of the most significant political
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