The Penn's Grove record., 1916-09-01
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are
Doing. What The Political
Leaders Are Talking
About

TRENTON. AUGUST 80-The pri-
viii be- featured by twelve lively CON
tests for the nomination for the high
est elective offices ID the state. as
shown by the final filing Of the nominal
ing petitions with Secretary Of State
Martin on Monday. The Republicans
have six of these contests. one for
United States Senator. one for Cover
nor and four for members of Congress.
these being In the Third. Fifth. sixth
and Eighth Districts. The Democratic
contests are for United States Senator
and for Congress in the Second. Fourth.
Sixth and Eighth Districts. The total
number of candidates involved in these
lights is -.
This list does not include the uami-
nations for Congress ia the Segensh.
Ninth. Tenth. Eleventh and Twelfth
Districts. as the time for filing petitions
IN them does not expire until Friday of
this week because each Of them lies
within a single county. There will be
primary contests in some Of these dis
zricts. and then to the total must he
added the many fights for the nomina-
zion for State Senator. member &c the
Assembly and the other county aud
municipal Offices. So it win be seen what
a lot Of battling there viii be III New
Jersey. In the Third District. the Re-
Dublcaus have six candidates for Cen
grcss. and IN the Congressional fight
IN the Sixth District they have five can
didates. showing what interest is being
aiken this year in the open primary.
The complete list Of candidates for
United States Senator is as follows:
observation-disclosures General John ".
Nescott. of Camden; United States Sen
ator James Z. MARITIME, Of PlainGeld;
Frank NJ Mei1ermit, a Newark lawyer.
and August II. Brusgemaun, one Of the
party leaders IF Haboken. McDermit
IS the only Of these with a primary de-
signation. his being democrat"
observation-disclosures Senator Joseph
). FrelinghuTsen, of Somerset. desig-
nation. "Repuhican.' Former Cover
nor Franklin Murphy, designation. Re
publican Party"
The Republican g~ubernatorial eandi-
lates are: Former Acting Governor Wal
ter +. Edge. Of Atlantic. designation,
Republican, State Senator Austen
Colgate. Of Essex, designation "Repub-
Iican Par. George J.. Record. of Jer-
seq etE. esiguation. Hughes Republic
an, l1rl option; home rule
Naval na~sr II. Otto Wittpeun, forA
mer Mayor of Jersey City. goes to the
primaries without opposition on the De-
mocratic ticket. so he is sure Of the no.
mination in advance. His primary de-
signation is democrat
Secretary Of State Martin issued a
statement Monday withdrawing from the
Democratic race for the G-ubernatorial
nomination. Secretary Martin is anti
Wittpenn.
The action Of Martin left the field clear
for Wittpenn. 1t was not expected thar
Mr.. Martin would really go TO the pri-
maries. as It was understood that his
tentative candidacy was merely to give
the Wittpenn faction notice that the
opposing wing in Hudson was ready to
fight.
Senator Edges petition was the first
fled for Governdr and contained about
$4,000 names. many more than were
on any other petition of either party.
His signers came from all the counties
Of the state. hundreds of them being
from Essex County, the home Of his ri
val, Senator Colgate.
: >
The Republican Congressional eandi-
dates are more elaborate that the De
mocrats this year in the choice of party
designations. Many of the Democratic
candidates omit a designation altogether
others merely using the word Demo
...-F ---ag.a,e- n-I nun-nw-Annaa
are emphasized in several Of the Repuh-
lican slogans. Some of the more strik-
ing ones are: Charles n. Fowler. Fifth
District. America first; America only;
America always s. Wood McCIave.
Sixth District. America first in all
things" John K. Ramsey. Sixth District,
Protection to American Industries; pre-
naredness: Americanisn;' Former Judge
Guy j. Fake. Sixth District. "Repubh-
can platform pledges Americanism pre-
paredness; protection John l. Blair
Kelley. Sixth District. progress; pre-
paredness protection"
The Prohibitionists have q primary
contest for the Congressional nomina-
tion in the First District. the first time
since the direct primary act was passed
that tbs party has had a fight Of this
kind. The candidates are Grafton +.
Day. Of Collingswoel, who was the can
didate two years ago, and Charles r.
Lane, of Camden. The Prohibitionists
are active in the First District and last
Eovembef pooled 2,53S votes in the
District ten the Assembly ticket. This
VAS moS than the necessary five per
-ent TO make them a legal party and 50
mis- yeas they viii participate in the
primaries. and This contest is the result,
y
on behalf Of the Notification Commit
tee named by the Democratic Convention
at st. Ions, Congressman Thomas J..
Seully, Of the Third District, to-day is
sued q generaI invitation 10 the naanle af