Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-12-20
DEMOCRATS AWAIT
RECOUNT RESULT
Plan to Take Part in Inaugural
ton of Woodrow Wilson
Next March-BeIieve ScuIIy
Has Been Re- elected.
Special to the rrENrNo NEWS.

cPectut 10 tH6 LFENfN0 NE WS.
Trenton, Dec. 20-The New Jersey
Democrats aren't going to let the Re-
publicans have all the Inauguration
honors, for while the leaders of the
G. O. p. will have everything their
own way in the Initiation of Gov
ernor-elect Edge into the Office of
chief executive of the state, the fol-
lowers of Andrew Jackson will be
planning for their participation in the
Inauguration of Woodrow Wilson as
president Of the United States for a
second term. State Chairmn Edward
Il. Grosscup said today he had just
the trip to Washington for the big
ceremony on March 4, 1917. The
New Jersey Democracy will be well
represented at the induction into office
again of President Wilson. Mr..
Grosscup will call the executive COM
mittee of the state committee together
within the next few days to launch
the formal plans for the trip to the
Federal capital. Nothing definite yet
is known as to the plans.
Governor Fielder, who will then be
out of Office. Is expected to lead the
delegation Of Democrats who will go
to Washington to honor the adopted
som of New Jersey, twice elevated
to the highest Office in the gift of the
American people. United States Sen
ators James E. MARITIME and William
Hughes, and the present Democratic
congressman from this state will have
a prominent part in the New Jersey
end of the Inauguration. The latter
are Thomas J. Scully in the third
district: Archibald c. Hart, sixth dis
trict; John J. Eagen, eleventh district,
and James A. Hamill. twelfth district.
1t Is expected that several hundred
Democrats from all sections of the
state will make the trip. The mat
ter of transportation and hotel head
quarters at Washington will be fixed
later.
In connection with the Inauguration
Of President Wilson, the present con-
gress, which Is the sixty-fourth, will
end and the sixty-ffth will begin. On
that day, March 4, United States Sem
ator-elect Joseph S. Frelinghuysen,
Republican, and the twelve congress-
men elect chosen last November, will
take the oath of Office. Although
they will begin to draw their salaries
at once, they will have no legislation
duties to perform until the first Mon
day in December, 1917, when the new
congress will open, unless President
Wilson shall call special session be-
fore that time.
Whether the congressman from
the third district will be Mr.. Scully,
Democrat, or Robert Carson, Republi-
can Of New Brunswick, will depend
upon the result Of the recount in the
district.
: AS the recount now stands, Scully
has gained enough votes to elect him
counting the ballots referred
to the court. 1t is expected that the
recount will be completed next week,
when the referred ballots will be de-
cided, determining the result.
New Jersey will be fortunate in
the number Of experienced men rep
her in the sixty-fifth con-
sress. Assuming that Mr.. Scully will
win on the recount, there will be only
one new representative from this
state in the new House, Ramsey, Re-
publican, Of the Sixth District. Un-
Ter this same assumption, Congress
nan Archibald c. Hart, of the Sixth
will be the only New Jersey
lame duck" If the recount shall
'eat Mr.. Carson, he will make the |
econd new man, while Congressman |
scully will join the ranks of Tame |
lucks."