The Penn's Grove record., 1916-02-18
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are Doing.
What The Political Leader Are
Talking About.

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Nice-president are beginning to declare
themselves in various sections of the
state. Besides State Chairman Newton
A. K. Bugbee, of Trenton. who has for
mally announced himself a candidate
for delegate-at-large on the Republican
ticket. those talked of for places on the
big four Republican ticket are David
Baird. the South Jersey leader; Hamii-
ton Kean. Of Union. brother of the late
United States Senator John Kean, and
State Senator Thomas f. McCran, of
Passaic.
Among those most prominently men
toned for delegate-at-large to the Demo-
cratic National Convention are Governor
Fielder United States Senators MARITIME
and Hughes Congressman Thomas j:
Scully. of the Third District. who has
formally declared himself for the place
State Chairman Edward K. Grosscup;
Prosecutor Robert 5. Hudspeth, of Hud-
son, the New JERSEY member of the Dem
ocratic National Committee.
No candidates for delegate or alter
nate have been announced in the First
Congressional District. In the Second
District, County Clerk Harry L. knight.
of Burlington County Luther c. Ogden,
Of Cape May City, and Richard NJ.
Moore, of Bridgeton. a glass manufacture
er. are all candidates for delegate on the
Republican ticket.
In the Fourth District Assemblyman
Ogden II. Hammond, of Somerset COun-
ty. is a Republican candidate for dele
gate. 1t has been agreed among the Re-
publican leaders of the District that one
delegate shall come from Somerset Coun-
~. the other one from Mercer County,
with one alternate from Hunterdon and
the other one from Mercer.
Mayor Thomas L. Raymond. of New
ark. is talked of as a Republican delegate
from the Tenth District. Former Sena-
tor Ernest r. Alderman, of Plainfeld.
has announced himself a candidate on
the Republican ticket for delegate from
the Fifth District. Col. William Bar
bour. of Paterson. is seeking the honor
of being a delegate on the Republican
ticket from the Seventh District.
Not many Democratic candidates have
yet declared themselves.
The Gaunt local option bill met its
Waterloo in the Assembly yesterday af-
t%ernoon, going down to defeat by the vote
of 40 to 10. The members voted just
as was expected. and the nearly three
hours of argument pro and con on the
question did not make any converts.
The vote for the bill was as follows :
For the bill-Iobst. of Hunterdon.
Democrat; Alderman, Bailey and Winnie,
of Bergen: Roberts. of Burlington :
EA1ANs HHA "O1NFIlths - AdIItltH. Lake.
of Cape May Sheppard. of Cumberland:
West, of Gloucester; Hammond and Al
%linson, of Mercer; Conrad, of Ocean;
Adamson and Dadley, of Passaie; Green
wood. of Salem Morgan. Pierson and
Runyon. of Union. all Republicans.
Essex and Hudson counties voted sol
idly against it, with Titus. of Essex, alb
sent, and the other adverse votes were
as follows Atlantic. two: Camden.
one; Mercer. one; Middlesex. three
Monmouth. two: Morris, two; Passaic.
three; Somerset, one ; Sussex. one, and
Warren. one.
The vote against it was divided polit-
ically into II Republicans and 10 Demo-
Gratis.
The principal speeches in favor of the
measure were made by Assemblyman
West. of Gloucester: Iobst. of Hunter
don James Hammond. of Mercer; Hates
and Wolverton. of Camden: Roberts. of
burlington: and Runyon. of Union. The
leading argument against it was made
by Schoen and Gilbert. of Essex, and
Simpson and Carroll, of Hudson.
Another big feature of the legislative
program this week was the passage of
the committee substitute for the Iobst
Bible bill. by the vote of 3S to 10. 1t
provides that at least FIVE verses Of the
Bible shall be read in each class room or
auditorium of each public school at the
opening exercises each day. the reading
to be without comment. Those who vot-
ed for the bill were: Alderman. Ack-
erson. Adamson, Agnew, Allison, Ander-
son. Bailey, Bushler. Conrad. Dadley.
Decamp. Geran. Godfrey. Greenwood.
Hammond, j.. Hammond. O. H. Her.
rick. Hunter. lobst, Johnson. Hates.
Lake. Loblein. Morgan. Mutchler. Oil
plant. Pancoast. Pierson. Pilgrim, Ran
dali. Roberts. Runyon. Sheppard. Van
Note. West. Whitman. Whine and VOL
verton.
Politically, the vote was divided as
and s Democrats. Against it: Seven
Republicans and 10 Democrats.
Governor FEEDERS re-appointment of
George NJ. LaMonte Democrat. of Som
erset County, as Banking and Insurance
Commissioner WAS confirmed by the Sem
ate this week. Commissioner IaMonte's
new term will begin February 25 and
Will extend three years. The salary is
$1,000. These appointments were also
confirmed Allen K. Shay. of Newton.
as Judge of the Sussex County Court /:
Edward c. Waddington. of Salem Coun-
~. as Judge of the Salem County Court :
former AsSemblyman Henry s. Seovel.
Of Camden as State Water Supply Com
miS>ifHtI Nllilu0l a SIfNkpr. OF
Washington, as Prosecutor of Warren
County. Mr.. Scovel Is a Republican. al
the Others are Democrats.
The Governor also made a lot of new
appointments this week that will come
up for confirmation later. The most i'm
portant We're The disappointment of
DR.. Calvin y. Kendall. Democrat. as
State Commissioner of Education. term
five years. salary. $4,000: George T.
Beuton. Democrat. of Jersey City. re-
appointed as a member of the State
Board of Taxes and Assessment. salary
$1,000: Peter f. DAILY, Democrat. re-
appointed as Judge of the Middlesex
County Court, salary $4,000: member Of
the State Board Of Education. Col. d.
Stewart Craven. of Salem. re-appointed.
no salary: James Russell Carrow. Of
Cape May Court House. Prosecutor Of
Cape May County; Richard Moldenke,
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