Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-07-11
N ]. REPUBLICANS
SEE $4,000 VICTORY
Predict G. O. p. Nominee for
Governor Will Sweep State.
Bugbee Leading Candidate
MUGENT MAY OPPOSE HIM
BIZ a Stdr Correspondent

~ Trenton. July 1.-THE preliminary
work of the gubernatorial campaign in
New Jersey is in full swing. with we'll
Informed Republicans claiming that
they will win by from 10000 to - 1000
majority.
" These widely divergent figures rep
resent the extremes of Republican
pessimism and optimism over the po-
litical outlook in the govcrnorship
fight. Leaders seem to be agreed that
the figures probably will come between
the two or about $4,000 majority.
"a Assurance of winning fight is based
principally on the thoroughncss with
which the preliminary work is being
done. The Republican state commit
tee, according to those who know. has
srefused absolutely to get into wranglcs
over which candidate is to be indorspd
There are three principal cOrtenders
for the nomination. and under the law
no political organization is permitted
to indorse a candidate in advance Of
the primaries This does not, Of course.
prevent a great deal of canvassing bv
individuals for their favorites. but the
endanger party harmony when the time
comes to get together and work for the
party's candidate
Bugbee Is Favored Man
The men most frequently mentioned
for the Republican nomination for the
governorship this fall are William Run
yon, who is filling the remaining
months of the term vacated by Gov
ernor Edge, when he became n mem
Der of the United States Senate ::
Thomas Raymond. former mayor Of
Newark, and Newton A. X. Bugbce,
Trenton business man and present state
comptroller.
As things are shaping up now it
looks as though Newt Bugbee would
get the Republican nomination.
Raymond is looked upon as the most
''liberal'' of the candidates. Acting
Governor Runyon is strong prohibi-
4 ZIONIST Comptroller Bugbee was aSso-
fciated with the prohibition movement
East year. Whether or not the prohi-
I bition issue will figure in the choice of
Republican nominee the leaders do not
pretend to know.
Comptroller Bugbee. as his platform,
has indorsed the declaration of princi
pies recently made at the convention
here of the New Jersey State League
Of Republican Clubs. One of these
. principles had indirectly to do with
prohibition, in so far as it related to
the method of amending the constitu-
ton of the United States.
This section reads:
'.The constitution of the United
+ States has been proclaimed by eminent
statesmen as the greatest instrument
ever emanating from the brain of man.
Z Under it the experiment of free gov
!, ernment has finally succeeded. In 130
years of wonderful progress and growth
in territory and population it had but
five fundamental changes. An instru-
inent so effective should not be thought
lessly changed. 1t is the peoples law
and the palladium of the people
safety and liberty.
.Any changes therein should, there
fore, be by the peoples consent, and
we recommend. that all amendments to
our national constitution should be re-
ferred to a specific referendum vote of
the people of each state for their advice
prior to its ratification or rejection by
the state Legislature thereof This
procedure and principle would be sim
liar to that of the advisory senatorial