The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-27
STOKES DENOUNCES
RECORD FOR SENATE
Former Governor Calls Candi-
a.. dates Propaganda Danger
Gus and SOcialistie.

In New Jersey the United States Gen
atorial pot continued to bubble yesterday.
Although former Governor e. c. STOKES
has not yielded to the advice Of hts
friends to becnpe a candidate for the
Republican rosnination he is using hts
pen vigorously against both Gov. Edge
and George L. Record, who have de-
clared themselves His attack yester-
day was directed at Mr. Record. whose
propaganda. he asserted, was DANGEROUS.
radical and sociaiistic.
Perhaps he selects the party whose
chances OF SUCCESS are brightest" said
Mr.. Stokes. Down South he would be
a Democrat out IN the Dskotas q mem
Der OF the Nom partisan League. Tech
nically rnder the law Mr. Record has a
legal right TO be q candidate In the Re-
publican primaries. Ethically and NOR
ally he has no more right than Prot
estant would have as an official Of the
Catholic Church. Unfortunately under
our laws an anarchist. q Socialist, a
Prohibitionist or a liquor dealer. all Of
them could legally become candidates In
the same party primary no matter how
contrary their views
Edward w. Gray fled his petition for
the Republican nomination yesterday.
George NJ. La Monte OF Bound Brook.
former state Commissioner Of Banking
and Insurance. fled his petition for the
Democratic nomination. as did Charles
O'Connor Hennessy OF Hackensack.
In the interests of benjamin y. Jones,
candidate for the Republican nomination
to Congress from the Tenth district OF
New Jersey, an order was issued by the
Supreme Court in Newark yesterday re-
Quiring william Grant Webster to show
cause why his name should not be
az ha LAT nf on nd n faQ
whose petitions have been filed. on the
ground that he is q resident Of Illinois.
and Congressional candidate from that
State as we'll.
Mr.. Jones 10. an opponent of Repre-
sentative Frederick r. Lehlbach, who
hopes to be reelected to Congress. and
with Webster In the field the race would
be three cornered.
Afidavfts were presented in court set
ting forth that Webster 10 a resident
OF Chicago and has begun q campaign
for nomination at large to Congress
from that city. He In said to be more
than SO years OF age and deaf. Ac-
cording to one afidavit he never lived
In New Jersey before last June. when
he rented a room in Linden street. New
ark, and engaged two professional can
vassers to get the Names for his petit
ton. which was filed on July S.
The affidavit made by an Investigator
who went to Chicago states that Web
ster told him he understood there was
no legal obstacle to a candidate running
in two States at once, as IL was Gus
tomary for members of Parliament in
England to rerresent districts in which
they did not reside.
Additional Congressional nominating
petitions were filed late yesterday after
noon at Trenton as follows:
Fourth Observation-Disclosures A. Pope.
Semervillc. former Prosecutor, Repub-
lean.
Eighth d strict - Hugh T. Tracey.
Irving G. Cabell, Jersey City. and Will
lam ]. Cain. Bayonne. all Democrats
Fourth District-George o. Wander
bilt. Princeton. Democrat.
Second District-John T. French, At
lantic City. Democrat.
First District - Edward Dickerson.
Merchantville. Democrat.