Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-01-17
MURPHY IS WORKING
HARD FOR REPUBLICAN
SENATE NOMINATION
Ex-Governor's Petitions and
Those of Senator Colgate,
Gubernatorial Aspirant, Are
Circulated in New Jersey
Stokes STILL SILENT

TRENTON. Jan. 1T--Announcement Il
being made all over the state Of New
Jersey this week that Ex-Governor
Franklin Murphy, of Newark is to prose
cute a vigorous campaign FOR the Re
publication nomination for United states
Senator. His petitions have gone to
every part Of the state.
A similar condition Is reported from
Senator Austen Colgate, Of Essex Coun-
", who wants the Republican nomina-
tion for Governor
These two are the first OF the Repub-
licans to get actively at work for the re-
spective posts they seek
Ex-Covernor e. C.. Stokes, who It was
thought would have little or no opposition
for the regular nomination for United
States Senator. refuses 10 announce his
candidacy.
IL was ascertained this week that the
resignation of Vice Chancellor Vivian NJ.
Lewis of Paterson, had been written,
and was ready to be offered just as soon
as Ex-Governor Stokes made up his mind
about trying for the nomination. The
henchmen of Stokes have been told for
some time to talk Lewis FOR Governor"
Many persons have refused to believe
that Lewis would resign from his $4,000
Job on the Chancery bench to go back
into politics and run for Governor. As
semblymen here during last week set
tied the question by saying that they had
seen the resignation of Lewis in the
Stokes camp.
Another factor in the Republican guber-
Material situation Is the desire of ex-
Senator ohm Dyneley Prince, of Passaic
County. to be the gubernatorial nominee.
Prince is holding back hoping that Lewis
will not run. The stokes faction insists
that Lewis run. The desire for Lewis
for Governor Is said to be based on his
regularity with all of the old-time leaders
between whom and Stokes exists an al
legged warfare. 1t Is said that, without
such a man to draw to the strength of
the leaders, Stokes would be In the same
position he was three years ago when he
ran T, Governor and the leaders in the
various couhties, excepting Passaic and
Mercer, lent him but ..alf-hearted sup
port. II they did not actually knife him.
The Stokes crowd will not admit any such
situation, however.
The old-tlme leaders are insisting that
Stokes has forced Lewis to get into the
race. despite any possible loss of position
and prestige, simply to force them into
supporting him on the same ticket with
the Passaic man.
In the Democratic camp the Hudson
Democrats have not lain down in the po-
litical bungalow of Otto Wittpenn, of
that county. but guerilla warfare is on.
with the control of politics in that heavy |
Democratic county In favor of State |
Comptroller Edward l. Edwards for Gov |
ernor. All talk Of making State Treas
urer Edward Grosscup the gubernatoral
nominee has ceased. The fight is In the
northern part of the state. but there are
signs of 1t shifting on a deadlock to the
south. when Grosscup would again be
factor in landing the nomina-
ton.
1t is said that the Wilson followers are
for Wittpenn, but there is nothing to SUBJ
stantiate this even though Private Sec
retary Tumulty seems out for wittpenn.
As for the Democratic nomination for
United States Senator, there is no dis
tinct opposition to Senator MARITIME in
sight. That such opposition will come is
,ertain. Just who the man will be is not
now In evidence.