Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-22
IOEES IS OFFERED
SHORT-TERM PLACE
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lar Governor Can Have
Edge Backing if He
will Make Race
.,DuoNY ENDANGERED.
,.,.,t. Men Try to Draw Executive
~ Into Field for Open
Fight
[.,puoNY ENDANGERED
trenton. April 20

Trenton, April -
....,.r Governor Il c, stokes ,,,o,', whose
I''1a'. % n declaring himself definitely
's'"v~ ~, of New Jerseys impending
= : over wei the United states sena'orshlp
fiV " ooueer" the harmony plans
lT'''''s ..n,roign managers, stili can he
bos' . ,orr, candidate on the Edge
~, !, be Is willing to accept
pa i rdge rendered that honor to
d0''" nairdN It is authoritatively
s'''' ,.,ouse he believed that ME-
p'~ ,rhnc he might be desIrous
,-iug the title even for a snort
S'N'''1 ,,willing to stand as a short
H. candidate. .,..,, ,,a
- s,ul is willing to Teiinquish the
~, ''n- ., remaining at washington as
E represeptatlve during the IN
- .,uoon tbc expiration OF his ad
|.,,.m appointment and the heE'"n'"s
, w ,ors term for which Governor
has decided to fight stokes can
II. ajf he is willing to take Il chancc
Il" poird is very much avcrsc to, a
ann fight. that would necesslla,c ,c
~ about the state as stump
easer' -
working for Harmony
r,.o leaders frankly arc doing every
sues enossible to "harmonizc' the situa-
" that desire. it Is now SAID was
!" W ,,,t prevented the Mercer County
u"o % i1dorsing the Edge program at
.t,rerce a'..,, last week, despite reports
~ r,ade It appear that Stokes sem
w. @ayo the Governors cause q set
Virtually every man at the con-
% evcent one. II is said. is COM
'aesS eaS' unconditionally to the Governor 5
.as. but they are ready and Wiling 10
- Mr.. Stokes for the short-tern
~. an the ticket il he will take H.
~. ~. lack of any statement from
.s..,s bcadmarters is said to be re-
s.s.a No managers Of the Colgate cam
~ and by George Records support
Nv North Jersey, as we'll as a portent
4. ,,r,a,n "break" between stokes ana
A. unless the Ex-Governor relleNeS Tue
s.so1 within the next few days,
. large proportion of the old county
...A,,e in Essex is for Edge. and Sher-
srayeu and Mayor Raymond. of New
y sre openly supporting the Gov
...,,'s cause. The campaign for Edge
I coloneI Colgate's own bailiwick prob
~ mi he in charge Of Jesse Salmon
N Is understood to be slated Tor th'
sNOo office of clerk Of chancery as sooI
+. !, ,be nlace becomes vacant.
raoe leaders are somewhat pcrturbeC
=, M demand of Colonel Colgate that
Ia, Governor shall not stand wholly
I'M as he recently announced that h'
.crOses to do because his gubernatoria
hass reduire constant attention, buI
.Aall come down on the floor and fight
M 10 man" This is a sporting propo
Aim. according to COlgateites, which
r,v force the Governor to change hi:
sngram materially especially if tn,
,rrrnent appears to he drawing an!
. rslsrial strength away from him.
Tumulty GroOms Hardin
MS said here that Joseph Tumulty
PRESIDENT wilson's secretary, ma!
. hange his mind and come into Jersel
3 support a Democratic Candidat,
,gainst Edge after all. But that candi
i his will not be Assemblyman Simpson
h Hudson, who is the only Democra
/ Nus far to announce himself. It il
ug probable that Tumulty will en-
/ taTor to persuade John II. Hardin. on
4 ihe most prominent members of tn
lgsy bar, to dignity the Democrats
. Htket and make a fight for a Democra
4 BON Jersey to back up the President
4 There is more perturbation in tn
| hge camp over the possibility that tn
4 Ertnuous efforts Of the Jersey Publ
Utility Commission to get higher rate
if gas and transportation may act a
boomerang against the business ad
alhistration." There will be a might
hvl all over the State if the powerful
Public Service Corporation OF Newar
pulls down an additional penny 70
very trolley passenger it hauls.