The Penn's Grove record., 1916-05-19
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are DOiaq
What The Political Leader Are
Talking About.

. E0AEI0L - INT AA0L6lAU IL Tue Ia
publican camp and the Wescott-Martine
night for the United States ~Senatorship
nomination on the Democratic side, were
the leading political features OF the past
week and formed the chief items Of dis
cussion among the politicians at the State
House yesterday. State Senator Matter
T.. Edge is waging an unusually active
campaign ali over the state for the Cub
ernatorial nomination and it eliminated
in the conference III Paterson at which
representatives of the Republicans Of
several North Jersey counties endorsed
Edge for Governor and pledged them
selves to exert every effort to ring
about his nomination and election
This conference has been viewed in
various lights and there has been some
little criticism Of it. There is no doubt.
however, that il was inspired by North
Jersey friends Of Senator Edge who think
he would be the strongest candidate the
Republicans could name. Naturally,
these men are leaving no stone unturned
to accomplish the nomination Of the At
lantic man. Criticism has been made
that it was a move to eliminate Senator
Colgate as a candidate and this is prob
ably true, as it would be a strategic move
Of the Edge men to get Senator Colgate
out of the way, if possible. The Edge
leaders are asking for harmony and the
settling on one candidate, and they want
Senator Edge as the standard bearer.
Senator Colgate declares that he viii
not retire from the race, and backed up
his statement the past few days by cam
paign visits to several counties.
All uncertainties as to the Senatorial
aruhitinuy af Artnrnav faauaraI NTar.,rr
is settled by his formal announcement
that he is a candidate. He is now directly
in the race against United States Senator
James L. MARITIME and it will be an in
teresting contest. Attorney General
Wescott in his statement refers to his
withdrawal from the Senatorial race in
1872, and points out that the necessity
which impeiled him to quit the contest
then does not and annot exist now. lie
continues: Il, therefore, deem it but right
10 put myself again before those former
supporters and before the people Of eur
beloved state generally, as much that
they may pass Judgment on my conduct
then in that crisis, as for the purpose of
having them decide whether men who
stand where l do and for the things l
stand for are wanted in the Senate Of
the United States at this time
:
The New Jersey Prohibitionists held
the largest state convention in their his
tory yesterday in this city. They nom
mated DR.. Harry Vaughn, of Morristown,
for Governor, and Prof. Livingston Bar
bour, of Rutgers College, New Bruins
wick, for United States Senator. They
also endorsed Rev. DIR. James Gilbert
Mason, a Presbyterian clergyman of Me
tuchen, as their candidate for President.
DIR. Mason was the party candidate for
Governor in 1913.
The delegates chosen to the National
Convention in ST. Paul, MINI, next July
were: DIR. Mason, William +. Narney, of
Woodbury., one of the leading South Jer-
sey Prohibitionists; Grafton E. Day, Of
~Collingswood, and Ralph w. Voorhees,,
of Rutgers College. The platform adopt
ed declares for National Prohibition of
the liquor traffic and other reforms and
also speaks in favor of adequate national
national military preparedness. Both
the old parties are raped for the present
state of unpreparedness, notwithstand-
ing the national expenditures have been
so great.
Not only was the convention the larg-
est the party has. ever held, but was not
] u AOL It's cuLHusAdSnl. ctNcldt GbuA0ES
sent large delegations, one of the larg-
est coming from Gloucester, where the
Prohibition vote is rapidly Increasing.
That county sent its contingent in twenty
five automobiles. Stirring speeches were
made by ex-Goyernor William Sulzer, of
New York; Virgil G. Hinshaw, National
Chairman, and Miss f. II. Elfreth. OF
Haddonheld, State President of the W. c.
I. L.
South Jersey Will see on Saturday.
June 3. the largest Democratic rally in
its history. according to announcement
made today by State Chairman Edward
f. Grosscrp. 1t will take place at Al
cyon Park, Pitman, under the auspices
of the Gloucester County Democratic
Committee. of which John HOLIDAY is
chairman. State Chairman Grosscup, as
one of the Gloucester County party lead
ers, is chairman of the committee of ar
rangements. He said today that 10000
people were expected to attend. Invita-
tons are being sent to the Democrats
of Gloucester, Burlington. Camden. AT
lantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Salem
Counties.
An invitation has been extended to
President Wilson. Governor Fielder viii
speak, and III. Otto Wittpenn, candidate
for Governor, will be a guest and speak.
One of the principal speakers viii be Z.
S. Senator Ollie James, of Kentucky.
United States Senators MARITIME and
Hughes of this state, as well as several
of the New Jersey Congressman, viii also
be present. A large brass band will fur
nish music during the day and lunch viii
be served. State Chairman Grosscup IS
putting forth every effort to make the
event a memorable one in South Jersey
political history.
The visit of Attorney General John W.
Wescott to President Wilson at Wash
ington and the statement of Governor
Fielder that he is perfectly agreeable
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