Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-01-31
EDGE CONSIDERS
sUCCEsSORFOR
PLACE IN SENA[ {
Governor is Himself Mentioned
as a Likely Man for
the Position.
TO SUCCEED SEN. HUGHES
Colgate Out Of It, but Stokes is
Thought 0f-May Name
a Democrat.
By Special Correspondent.

BY Special Correspondent.
TRENTON. Jan. s1:--With politl-
cal leaders. state oficials and news
papermen guessing what Governor
Edge will do with the knotty prob
lem of meeting the situation caused
by the death of United States Senator
William Hughes. the executive was
today taking the position that by rea-
son of the apparent ambiguity OF the
New Jersey laws on the procedure to
be followed no undue haste should be
made In either making an appoint
men to fill out the unexpired term Of
Mr.. Hughes or to fill the vacancy
through special election. The gov
ernor thinks that the state having
been for months without two repre-
sentatives in the upper branch of
congress, because of the last illness
Of Mr.. Hughes, no particular harm
will be done II the situation remains
the same for a short time longer until
q decision is made by him as to just
what has to be done to fill place
made vacant by the death or resigna-
ton Of United States senator from
this state.
The constitution Of the United
States provides that In case Of vacan-
Us - eHo onlseu oveeo sAo
ss soseinoI az ~ sno s.e s snsn ISSUE a.
,s.., VIII ~ III tne ~ sacancy anu .l,at .ne
.ssis.a.u.e .t,. " INC s.a.e may empower
.ne enecu.i'. s,,, ~ isne .h % .enporay a,S ap-
vacancy by election, as the legislature
may direct.
BY the terms Of the acts Of 1914
and 1915 the legislature has directed
how the vacancies Of this character
can pe Hleo, put no TWO men mere
seem 70 asree oh tue procedure OF
the powers conferred py the provi-
sions OF these measures. The 1914
law Autnorlzes tne governor 70 make
temporary appointments until = spe-
Gal Or general election shall have
been neld pursuant to law" to make
another selsction. The words quoted
Iar9 regarded - supportsd ~ the act
rof 1yfS.(f610R nnf3y makes 4
(the dufv 81 f5Ee -r33sse r,ynrs 4<> "A
speclaI election. ,,niee. *. t.rrr -
the man who died r. ra.irneS uo,,id
have ernired within .;v !, noth r..
the Hughes case the +ar,s, rs. -. =.
more than vear ~ r,,r ~ III
March IN1e1e 1n' Va un'ii
In This sitnat,on +ha ,o1s ,.
to Indicate that the unayn;red tona,
,o,st hs ana ~ .h ueApIeu ter1
.Ioa+; ene ensuing general
eiec.ion: WnIcn In the present case
nesns ;ne u.s.. .tiaS NEW Mew Jersey would De vot.
he th ~ nA. aossMoer TOT a man TO I'LL
e MaH nneHpirea term from November
~ ~ marcn .s.,, anu anotner candidate for
s1 Lua Term OF Six years. beginning
cn =, ASls.
more sane view, or rather one
@ r appeais 70 the mind OF the lay
man, as 10 what the Governor has to
90 Is that temporary appointment
snouio De made for the unexpired
@ .eIM anu tnat candidate be elected
neAt NoVemDer FOR the full term of
The prominence with which the
name of Governor Edge has been
mentioned as a possible Republican
successor to the late Mr.. Hughes lends
more than the usual interest to the
situation, which has been created by
the death of the Passaic senator. If
the Governor names someone to tenn
porarily fill the vacant chair in the
Senate at Washington that man would
loom up as a rival for the full term
to follow. OF course Colonel Austen
Colgate, who has already launched
his campaign for the full term. viii
not be considered by the Governor.
and should the executive honor for,
mer Governor E. c. Stokes in this wav
the latter would gain a distinct ad.
vantage.
1t has been pointed out that Mr.
Edgar might, with success. name a
Democrat for the unexpired term
thus eliminating all Republican CON
tenders. Such an appointment wonld
have to be made on tha pro,,na that
since the people Of the state in 1919
chose a Democrat in the nerson ~
Mr.. Hughes for tbis tarpo IN ~
United States senate he resnectad +hat
action by continuinr a noan - that
political faith in this n,ace unti, th -
expiration Of the sir wears 'ne
Legislature to Attend Funeral.
Following the adoption of resolu-
tions of coincidence in both branches
of the legislature yesterday Ave mem
bers of each house were named to
attend the funeral of the late Senator
Hughes. In the senate, President Nc
Gran appointed Senator's Richards
himself. and Assemhlvma Harsb eoiH
Whine TitcbfoId Si,,rsr