The Penn's Grove record., 1916-10-20
STATE CAPITOL NEWS
What The State Officials Are
Doing. What The Political
Leaders Are Talking
About

Trenton, Oct. 1S.-With all the leading
legislators, statesmen and politicians ac-
lively engaged in campaign work. Coy
ernor Days at the State House now are
not the lively assemblies noted in other
times. After election, however. the politi-
cal activities at the Capitol will be re-
sumed. While there was no big gathering
OF politicians here yesterday. a few were
at the State House. Governor Fielder
was waited upon by several county chair
men and others with urgent invitations
TO come INTO their counties and help in
the campaign. Among them were Rich
ara Hughes. chairman in Burlington
County; Jacob Shurts, of Somerset
county Charles Mcdonald, of Monmouth.
and several Democrats from Camden Co.
Governor Fielder told them all that his
campaigning was entirely under the d.
rection Of the State Committee, and if it
could be arranged through that body. he
would gladly comply with the requests.
Besides being under assignment of the
State Committee as a campaign speaker,
'ToYerner Fielder is also on the list Of
speakers of the Democratic National Com
mittee, but it is not likely that he will
go outside the state in the campaign.
Senator Rathbun. Republican, Of Nor
rs County, who was defeated for re-
nomination on the face of the returns by
Assemblyman Mutchler by the narrow
margin of 20 votes, and who is having a
recount Of the votes, was at the State
House.. He said that thus far the recount
had gone in his favor and indicated that
he would win.
Another visitor at the Capitol was
Charles r.. Folwell, of Mt. Holly, former
secretary of the State Water Supply Com
mission, who was strongly for the nom
ination Of Col. Colgate for Governor. He
said he regretted the defeat of Colgate,
because he thought the Essex man would
have made the stronger candidate. How
ever. he is supporting Edge.
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The State Legislative Commission on
Municipal Finances and Revision Of
Laws both met at the State House yes
terday. They considered matters il con-
nection with their forthcoming reports to
the Legislature.
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Progressives numbering nearly one hum
dred have just been appointed by Newton
A. X. Bugbee, chairman of the Republi-
can State Committee. to cooperate with
the Republicans for the success of the
party ticket. particularly Hughes and
Fairbanks, the Presidential ticket; former
Senator Joseph S. Frelinghuysen for q.
5. Senator, and senator Walter E. Edge
for Governor. A committee of the Pro-
gressiyes was named in each county OF
the state. Those appointed include some
of the biggest Bull Moose leaders in the
state, such as Geo. L. Record, who poll
ed $4,000 votes for Governor on a home
rule platform; Mayor Mark NJ. Pagan.
of Jersey City; former Assemblyman
Jones q. Blauvelt, of Paterson; Frank
r. jess, of Camden, former chairman of
the Progressive State Committee and
member of the State Tax Board; former
Senator John Boyd Avis, of Gloucester
County ex-Aayor Clarence E. +. Het-
rick, of Asbury Park; Frederick A. Gen
thu, of Salem County, member of the State
Tax Board, and others.
The committee named for Gloucester
County is as follows George S. McCarty,
former Senator John Boyd Avis, Victor
Kugler, Frank 3. Ridgway and W. ],
hODtFSou, ali OF
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That New jersey IS moving ahead fin
a~ncially is shown by the report of State
Banking and Insurance Commissioner
LaMonte, just issued, showing the condi-
ton of the 100 trust companies, % saw
ings banks aud % state banks at the close
of business on September u. The total
deposits in these institutions amounted
to $452, OBJ. 454.45, compared with $432,-
403. 111.5S at the former report showig
the condition on June 30 last. This is a
gain of S19.619,342.S7. The gain in re-
sources of these banks in the same period
was $40, 741, S24.S7, their combined re-
sources on September u being S531-
994, 1922.
Harry Vaughan, Of Morristown, the
Prohibition candidate for Governor, has
FLED a petition with the Secretary Of
State for the nomination of the Local OPP
tionists for Governor. This will make
him the candidate of the Prohibitionists
and the Local Option party, but his name
will only be on the ballot once. The plan
is to have him receive the support of both
organizations. The advocates of local OPP
ton will endeavor to corral the $4,000
votes that were cast in the Republican
primaries for George L. Record, to get
the entire Prohibition vote and as many
more as possible.
The Prohibition vote for Governor in
1913 was 3,427. 1t is calculated that the
full local option vote for Record at the
primaries on September % was 10000,
the other 5000 having been given him for
his work for cheaper gas in North Jersey
and for the retention of the six-for-a-
quarter trolley tickets in Trenton. There
fore, if Vaughan can poll the combined
vote. he would have more than $4,000, or
enough to have a considerable effect upon
the state election. In fact, if the cleo
ton in this state happened to be close, the
Local Option-P rohibitionist vote might
decide the issue. Not that Vaughan
would he lqctpd-uabodv laokS for that +.