The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-04
FIGHT ON TO HEAD
JERSEY DELEGATION
Is Waged Between David
Baird and State Chair
man Bugbee.
TWO FAVOR ROOSEVELT

TRENTON. n. J.. May s.--Ihc strife for
thc craftsmanship Of the New Jersey
delegation A. the Chicago convention is
not so much IN the interest of or against
an! particular candidate for the I'resi-
uehtial nomination as 1t Is to gain what
ever advantage is possible in the cam.
pdtgn Tor tho United states Senstorship
and the Govcrnurship. AS ~ex-Goyeruor
MURPHY old the delegates on 1Niesday. II
MADE no difference when they organized.
now or In June, here in Trenton. on tn.
train en- route, or In Chicago. and that
1t had been customary to elect a chair
man or spokesman when the convention
city was reached.
Nor" tina a week ago the Candle
friends and lieutenants OF David Baird
sent letters To- all Of the delegates asking
Tor their support for the Ca me- county
n"Ss ior the Craftsmanship. on the plea
'hat ne had served his party for ffty
years. and his friends thought IL would
he appropriate for the party TO honor
MN thus on his political colder ami.
yersary. ~
Az once State Chairman Bugbee and
MS followers began 10 object and 10 urge
NAV the honor was one belonging To him
ny reason OF his leadership. r'p 10 that
time nobody n seriously thought Of
,ne workmanship ~ Chicago, which has
''H ''SdtLtu dS u peTuutStfe or
a putative leader. As a fact. Bugb,o
mas never had the slightest experience in
4 political convention Of any kind, nor
nah ne rendered any party service until
former Gov. stokes found him three
years ago and put him at the head Of
the party in New Jersey.
senate Aspira tions.
Ruehce's friends are contendips ,b,,
BARD mas already been honored and paid
ior his political services far beyond his
deserts. For six years he was sheriff
or camden county wien the Office was
paid by fees and was probably worth
S2",""o to $4,000 "A year. Later he had
zen years In The state Board Of Assessors
al "A good salary.
The hugbee men also poin. GU, tina,
Baird aspircd to the United States SEN.
~''rSnip az tho ae.,h @: Gen. William j.
~e"ell and that his entrance into IN.
contest was responsible for the dcfea,
or former Governor stokes for the Sen.
atorship at that time. Baird double
crossed stokes. the Bugbeei,es assert.
ana made possible the election Of the late
John +. Dryden 10 the Sens,. Tnan
hogan the Esssx-Camden combination
mat stil exists. with Dalrymple and
laird as the leaders.
Bdtrd's lieutenants say Buybee's cam
uldaCN for the delegation chairnanshln
with stokes and is aimed AT
Murphy and Baird. They refer o.
Busbee's inexperience and his lack of
with men OF national
prominence. nut above all is the fear
mat he Will not prove TO be ''tractable.
ny which they mean that he IL likely 20
lean toward Roosevelt once more II
stokes decides 10 support the Colonel.
tn" sentiment ~ the Republicans Of New
Jersey as a body Is. they claim. ANY one
but Roosevelt, who was responsible for
Tafts defeat four years ago"
II Buebee had been at all diplomatic
II - doubtful whether his ambition TO
SPEAK FOR the delegation NJ Chicago
would have been opposed. but as o as
he had been agreed uron by some OF the
leaders as a candidate FOR delegate M