The Penn's Grove record., 1916-07-21
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are Doing
What The Political Leader Are
Talking About.

Trenton, July 19.-Great activity is
now being displayed at Democratic and
Republican headquarters and all the big
party leaders are busy putting the final
touches to the campaign plans. The
principal political events of this week
were the meeting of the representatives
uf the Republican Clubs here yesterday
to get all the clubs enlisted for aggressive
work, and the issuing by Democratic
State Chairman Grosscup Of d call for
a meeting of the State Committee at
Spring AXE next Saturday.
The State Committee in each party
camp and the other big leaders are look
ing after the work of getting the county
and local committees IN good working or
der. The campaign work this year is I'M
precedented because of the unusually large
number of important officers to be elected,
and hence the organizing and laying out
the fight by both Republicans and Dem
ocrats is no small job. There is the gen.
eral state contest involving the election
of the President, the Governor and the
United States Senator, and these will be
managed directly by the respective State
Committees. Then there will be the bat
tie in twelve Congressional Districts over
the election of the Congressman, besides
all the county contests over members of
the Legislature and the local Offices.
The big features of the campaign are
now practically decided upon by both
parties, and the next work will be the
filing of nominating petitions and seeing
that the other machinery is all in smooth
working order.
There is the schedule for nominating
petitions for the primary election, which
is on September 20:
Governor-1,000 signers required, filed
with the Secretary Of State, last day for
filing August %.
United States Senator-1,000 signers
required, filed with the Secretary of State,
last day, for filing August q.
Member of Congress in Districts COM
prising more than one county-20O sign
ers required, petitions filed with Secre-
tary of State, last day for fling August
%.
Member of Congress in Districts sit
uated within one county-20O signers re-
quired, petitions filed with County Clerk,
last day for fling September L.
State Senator, Member of Assembly,
Member of State Committee, Sheriff,
Co. Clerk and all other county officers
100 signers required, petitions filed with
County Jerk, last day for filing September
1.
Petitions for Municipal officers to be
voted for outside of a single borough,
ward or township require 90 signers;
those to be voted for throughout an en-
tire township, borough or ward, require
% signers, while candidates in one cleo
ton district or borough, ward or town
ship containing only one election district
require ten signers. All these different
, petitions must be fled with the municipal
clerk. the last day for filing being Sep
TENDER g.
5 Former Governor Stokes, who is being
e urged to make a statement on the ques-
ton of his candidacy for United States
e Senator. complied today and gave out his
Y views. He does not say that he will or
will not be a candidate. The statement
5 follows:
81 deeply appreciate the kindly feeling
of a large number of party people as ex-
f pressed to me personally in connection
with the Senatorial nomination, and
d shall act as soon as I think wise, con-
sistent with the larger party interests
II 7 w ull6 Tie DE1SOudl duAutt1Ohs VI ~NO 81
9 ious candidates are always laudable. they
should always be made to cooperate witt
n the general party welfare when that party
welfare serves the common good.
If The nomination of Governor Hughes
h and the magnanimous action Of Colone
Roosevelt has made for a united party
% and Republicans and Progressives arr
now fighting together in a common cause
~ $1,000 eh1x.1I he thu aim 0f Qy
cry loyal Republican. and it is especial.
desirable in this state-the home Of tn
Democratic candidate. u
, Il know that those in charge OF tn
!, National campaign are very anxious tina
~ the New Jersey Republicans should &c
! together. A nuo primary contest
u lasting I'D to the last of September is no
only likely to engender bitterness an
fractional feeling, but viii necessarily en-
list the energy and attention of candi
er dates and party workers up to nearly DC
ne tober 1. and thereby divert a large par
of the party energy from the main issu
t. namely the selection of the nations
IS ticket.
H. The rank and file of the Repubhcai
PARTY generally deplore a long drawn -ou
es contest in the party in this presidents
lg wear. 1t is time the attention of tn
party was turned from dissension an
2 strife to friendly cooperation on the II
sues of the campaign. The differences j
10 the moral effect on the country at lars
=. between strife and harmony among Ne
Jersey Republicans needs no comment.
think it is my duty and the duty of e,
p cry Republican to try and harmonic II
y conflicting ambitions so far as possible
W and at once present a united front.
"For the immediate present, l am worl
ey ing to that end without compromisin
,. anyone's Senatorial aspirations
nd :.
,e- Secretary of State Martin has referrs
to Attorney General Wescott the que