Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-01
WAL JERSEY
|ARTIES CONVENE
Republican and Demo.
cratic State Organiza-
ions Meet i'm Trenton
Ri STRIKES KEYNOTE
Governor and Senatorial Can
'diuate Against "Half-B Baked
!. World Democracy
Trenton oct !

- Trenton. oct, ].
Republican and Democratic state
ecnvefticns met here simultaneously
/. shortIy before noon today, the former
~ the headquarters OF the Republican
i Club, and the rival party at the Demo
cra}{c' League. The purpose Of the con
ver{Ions Is the drafting of platforms on
With the two parties will wage their
z ~resnective campaigns for United States
aenAtor and State candidates whose
norRnations already have been made at
the ss1brimsry election.
TIE Republican "%keynotes' were
sounded by Governor Edge, candidate
for united States Senator, who swamped
: his Atwo opponents, Record and Gray,
receiving e4.942 votes. according to Of
fscip figures completed at the eNecutiv
ONCE here today. against 1s,Sis for
Record and 1880 for Gray, and by state
Chairman Newton A. N. Bugbee. The
y Governor said. the Republican party in
NewnnTersey has damned the door on
partisan politics in all matters pertain
ing ITO the war and its prosecution"
whifN Bugbee, as temporary chairman of
the convention. declared the party's at
titu&k when he said
stand by the national administrator
in every measure which has for its OBJ
jectives the winning of the war? Yes
stand for political profiteering as demon
stra&ed in wisconsin and Michigan?
No. -.,The State chairman added that the
Administrations policy Of adjournins
politics for the war had not held GOOD
where there was a chance of "A Demo-
Gratis election TO Office.
.nt-
sa,sHS"
"Ctir' party" declared Governor Edge
has met every suggestion from tn
confmander-in-chief ana anticipated
\ ~ III. nolicv we guarantee We are
happy to brush aside narrow partisan
ahiutand recognize and acknowledge pa
friofism, no matter from what political
4 quarter 1t nay spring.
ssffaif-baked world democracy would
( not De worth the price we are paying
for sit.s Peace is not to be negotiated.
Il II must be dictated by the Allies after
decisive military victory.
We do not want a penny for tribute,
butsswe do want millions for restoration
y and.fepair.
characterization is essential to the
military direction of the country at war (:
s representation is actually essentia to
h -rivil Management OF the country
\ ID peace.
"A ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. a single head
h for the. direction of resources and sup
R<r;ies. Scan best conduct a war, but sucn
centr6fization of power cannot he sue
cessfully carried into reconstruction
4 tlmes- then. "A collection of representa-
tiyee. yoicine the needs and expressing
: fhes yiewpoints of widely scattered
peoeles. must he in
"Fou cannon run a democratic povern-
nreut NV a correspondsnca school method
cox~rnnert ana naonlas nus, Inn
n ..,f cher nor.or.ir.
Platform Probsbiiities
The platform. which will he adnntao
during the afternoon will nrobabIv Mace
the marty on record as supnort inc The
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