The Penn's Grove record., 1916-09-15
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are
Doing. What The Political
Leaders Are Talking
About

t1N1Af6 VI II III l. F0LALE All
paign Is now being arranged and the date
for it will be announced in a few DAYS.
The Democratic lawyers Of Essex eoun-
ty will tender a big dinner at the new
Robert Treat Hotel in Newark to all the
Democratic lawyers Of the State. The
principal address will be delivered BIZ
John w. Davis, solicitor general Of the
United States. 1t will be the greatest
gathering Of lawyers in a political func-
ton in this State in many years. The
banquet will be in the aid of the plan
to organize all the Democratic lawyers
Of the State and enlist them in active
work for the campaign.
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Reports received at the State House
Indicate that active interest was taken
throughout the State yesterday by the
voters in the first days registration.
Political leaders of both parties state
that the outlook his year is for a very
large vote in New Jersey.
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Governor and Mrs. Fielder will leave
New Jersey next Sunday for a weeks
vacation which they will spend III the
White Mountains in New England The
Little White House" at Sea Grit will be
closed for this season on Friday and the
Governor will then return to his home
in Jersey City. During his absence
from the State, Senate President George
w. T. Gaunt, of Gloucester county, Re-
publican, will be acting Governor. The
Governor had a conference with Senator
Gaunt yesterday during which all the
arrangements were made for the Sen
ate President to take hold of the execn-
tive duties next Monday morning.
The appointment by Governor Fielder
yesterday of Jacob L. Newman, of New
ark, as Prosecutor Of Essex county, to
succeed Frederick +. Guild. deceased,
came as somewhat of a surprise to State
political circles. There had been some
mention of the name of Newman, to-
gether with others, but it was not gem
orally known that he was to be named.
1t was rumored that Governor Fielder
mad offered the place to Judge Harry V.
osborne. of Newark, who is a former
Democratic Senator of Essex. bIt that
he declined it because it was only for
the unexpired term Of the late Prosecu-
~tor~Gaila |Tfe appointment has hung
fire for some time. Newman had the en-
dorsement Of the Essex county Demo-
cratic organization. Charles P. Gillen.
member OF the Board of Works of New
ark and a candidate for Mayor. endeav-
ored unsuecessfully to get the Cover
nor TO appoint one of his followers. Gil
len is an independent. and is opposed by
the organization Democrats.
The public schools of the State will
receive 81. S.624.6S this year from the
main stem railroad taxes. according to
an announcement just made by State
Treasurer Read. This is an increase of
$I15. 1867 over last year. The tax Is
levied under the act of 1906, and is dis
tributed among the different counties ac-
I cording to the amount of taxable rata
hles in each county. The amounts to he
received vary from $20.113.14 in Sussex
county up to STj0,006.03 in Essex conn
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The amount sent to Gloucester county
was $32.396.J4. compared with S2T.320.-
So last year. or an increase of $5.0T6.21.
There is lively discussion among State
politicians over the election in Maine.
The Republicans hail the victory for
their party as a harbinger of a general
success for the Republican ticket all over
the country, from Hughes and Fairbanks
down. The Maine election for years has
been regarded as a precursor of the
greater battle of the ballots in Novem-
Der. and from this standpoint the Repub-
licans in New Jersey can see nothing
now but a general victory for their
party.
~ IL Ia- 4LA hnra1grafE
claim that the 10000 plurality in Maine
should not give overweening satisfac-
ton to the Republicans, and declare that
the plurality should have been much
larger to indicate any sweep of the coun-
try by the G. O. Z.
One fact stands ont in the election
in the Down East State. and that is that
the Progressives are largely back in the
Republican ranks. This has been fore
casted before in this letter and the evil
dence that it is so continues to grow. 1t
is the return of the Bull Moose to the
Republican fold in Maine that really led
to the defeat of the Democrats.
Former Governor Stokes who was in
Maine all last week writing special arti-
cles on the election and its outlook. dis
cussed the result today. He said:
'"The result of the Maine election is
most gratifying to the Republicans. Its
figures mean that at least 20 to 50 per
cent of the Progressives have returned
to the Republican party. This proper
ton, if carried ont. would easily elect
Charles L. Hughes President.
"'0n the other hand, the election also
sounds a note of caution. ApDarentlv
the Democratic cote in Maine has not
fallen off. but gained. This means that
while Hughes election is clearly fore
Swallowed. it can only be won by an un-
c~easing effort on the part of the Repub-
licans from now until election day. The
Republicans have a decided advantage,
but stin a fight is very necessary, with
no margins for blunders.
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