The Penn's Grove record., 1919-08-22
Political Notes

The Penns Grove Republican club
held a meeting on Friday night at
their headquarters, Main and JUS
tice Streets, and as it was an open
affair, everybody welcome, we are en-
abled to report the proceedings.
There were about thirty of the faith
full present and while their was no
particular enthusiasm or loud cheers
they all seemed to be in earnest about
what they were doing.
Charles L. Smith, president of the
club occupied the chair and Council
man Howard Borden functioned as
Secretary, he having been elected to
that office.
There was desultory talking about
this, that and the other thing until the
" piece de resistance" was produced
in the person of julius B. Press who
IS assisting in the management of the
campaign of Newton Albert Kendall
Bugbee, who aspires to the Republican
nomination for Governor.
Mr.. Press is a ready talker and he
endeavored to make it plain to his
hearers that unless Mr.. Bugbee was
chosen as the standard bearer the
party would have an uphill climb this
fall. He elimated Messrs. King and
Raymond entirely from the running
and Acting Governor Runyon was the
only real fly in the ointment. Mr.. Press
is positive, beyond the shadow of a
doubt that nation wide prohibition
is not an issue in New Jersey and
whatever any of the candidates may
cav or do will not oroo,,1+ - e--&l.--
at all. 1t is a National issue
pure and simple. Judge Swaps
recent decision in regard to licenses
in Hudson County proves that. He
tried to impress on his hearers the
TACT that no matter what Mr.. Bugbee
or any other candidate said or did in
the matter to help their cause along it
amounted to nothing whatever. Pro-
hibition is not a State issue.
This sort of talk may help along
Mr.. Bugbee's chances for the nominal
ton and coming from one of his lead
ing henchmen it would seem that such
is its purpose, to corral the vote at the
primaries. But does it fit in for the
farmers and the great rural sections
of our state.
Farm clubs are promising to demand
an investigation of every dollar that
is spent in the Gubernatorial Cam
paign this year. The farmers declare
there is strong evidence that liquor
interests are determined to make their
last grandstand play in New Jresey
and that an extensive propaganda is
already at work to undermine conf
dence in the National act and to boost
any candidate who will favor their
cause. The matter will undoubt-
eddy be made a prominent issue at all
big grange meetings.
Mr.. Runyon is an avowed prohibit
ionist and it is fair to assume that Mr..
Bugbees managers fear him for this
very reason . why should they berate
him for his stand if they are not with
the "Wets" at heart and do not want
the booze question injected into the
Campaign ? AS a matter of fact
the liquor question supercedes all
others from both a moral and senti-
mental standpoint this year.
The next meeting of the club will
be held in the old quarters at Main and
Franklin streets, and Mr.. Press made
it plain that if they secured permanent
Headquarters he would use his influ-
snce to see that they were helped
along financially to the tune "of a
couple hundred anyhow"
Candidates endorsed by the club at
the personal request of Mr.. Press were
Samuel III. Hunt for Mayor, Harry
A. Dalbow and Peter Raymond for
Council. Samuel NJ. Layman the can
didate for Freebooter was present but
he was not included in the list: b;
Noel Gross name was also mentioned
for Mayor.
Mr.. Dalbow and Mr.. Hunt had pre-
viously admitted that they were will
ing to serve the people but when it
am to the pinch they We're not GER
tain whether they wanted the jobs or
not. Mr.. Dalbow will be away a good
deal. in Florida and probably Russia,
he latter trip on account of his bust
ness interests. Mr.. Hunt is not in the
best of health and has retired from
business on that account, consequently
he is averse to assuming new burdens.
After the meeting a substantial
Bugbee lunch was served, and it was
in perfect accord with the recently