The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-06

Frelinghuysen. who had practlcaHy no
organization support, was nominated.
The way the voters were out to slam the
machines was particularly shown by the
small plurality, only about 4,5OO, gwen
Murphy in his W county of Essex,
where the organization was supposed to
be almost impregnable. The nomination
of Edmund b. Osborne. a George u.
Record local option Republican, for Sen
ator in Essex, over Crosby, the organl-
cation candidate, was another defeat for
the organization.
In Bergen county. Alfred Gramlich, a
Record follower, was elected a member
of the Republican State Committee over
the organization candidate, and in War
rem county. Arthur G. Taylor, another
Record loca loption Republican. was
elected to the State Committee over the
regular Republican candidate, These
men succeed former Senator w. Wake
lee and John l. Blair Kelley, respective
ly. In Mercer county where a small
Board of Freeholders was chosen, the
Republican organization failed to nomin-
ate its slate of candidates. There were
other REORGANIZATION victories thru
out the State in the G. o. Z. ranks.
With James f. MARITIME overwhelming
Attorney General John w. Wescott for
the Democratic United States Senator
ial nomination with a plurality of more
than u, 100, the futility of organization
support i'm the Democratic party is
seen. Wescott ran well in South Jer-
sey, carrying Atlantic, Burlington, Cam
den. Cape May, Cumberland. Gloucester,
Ocean and Salem counties; also Hunter
don. the only North Jersey county IN
which he was victorious. All through
North Jersey, where the Democratic or
ganization was the strongest. Wescott
made a very poor showing. The famous
Nugent machine in Essex failed utterly
to stop the MARITIME sweep, and the
farmer orator. carried Essex by 32S.
MARITIME carried Hudson by 1929.
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George l.. Record, with a limited or
ganization, polled nearly $4,000 votes for
Governor on his home rule. local option.
single tax platform. While Record
failed to win the G~ubernatorial nominal
ton. be made an impression with local
option as a State issue. and it is gen
orally claimed. aided the local option
cause considerably by his showing.
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The annual meetings of the several
county committees of both parties were
held last Saturday. pursuant to the pro-
visions of the Geran act. The chief
business was the election of the coun-
ty chairmen to serve for the ensuing
year. In most of the counties the meet
ings were devoid of all exciting features,
and in many cases the old county chair
men were reelected. However, in the
counties like Hudson where party fac
tons exist, the elections were lively, not
to say sensational, events.
There is need of changing the election
law with reference to the filing of the
returns of the primary election. The
present law does not prescribe any given
time within which the results of the
primary election must be filed with the
municipal or county clerks, or the sec
rotary of State, and as a consequence an
official canvass and determination can
| not be obtained as soon as it should be.
1t was pointed out today in the office of
the secretary of State that this might
create a serious situation in case of two
candidates claiming to have been nom
mated either of whom would be entitled
to a seat in the State convention of his
party. What is needed is an amendment
to the law requiring all municipal and
county clerks to certify the primary re-
turns to the county boards of election
as soon as completed, so they can ne
filed with the Secretary of State by the
Tuesday after the primaries, the day the
State conventions meet. ~
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1t is reported from Hudson county
that the big Four who headed a third
fractional Democratic primary ticket
there is likely to become a permanent
combination and strive to gain control
Of the Hudson County Democracy. The
four are Commissioner Frank Haue, Of
Jersey City: Mayor Patrick Griffin, of
Hoboken; County Registrar John J. Nc
Mahon, of North Hudson, and former
Mayor Bert DAILY, Democratic leader Of
Bayonne. This combination defeated
the Wittpenn faction on some of the
county nominations, notably that of sur
rogate. The big Four" succeeded in
having its candidate, James f. Norton.
named for surrogate. With Hudson the
strongest Democratic county in the
State. such a SITUATION, splitting the
Hudson Democracy permanently into
three factions, would have a consider
able effect ON the entire party in the
State.
Fol- the first time since he has been
secretary to President Wilson, Joseph
P. Tumulty. of Jersey City, a few days
ago delivered a political speech in praise
of the President. He talked before a
Democratic Rally in Asbury Park under
the auspices of the city committee. lie
reviewed the administration of Presi-
dent Wilson, praised the Wilson poll
cies and urged the reelection of the
President. 81.
The members of the State Teachers
Retirement Fund at their annual con-
vention in the State House last Satur-
day, reaffirmed their opposition to the
proposed plan of the State Federation