The Penn's Grove record., 1920-02-27
STATE POLITICS

Edge and his followers helped pass
the New Jersey suffrage resolution
giving women the right to vote
"Davy's" objection is that with wo-
men voting Hudson county will roll
up a Democratic majority of 10000
instead of $4,000 as in the last election
Maybe they will also take a hand in
breaking "Davy's" power in Camden
county. That wouldn't be a bad
thing for them to do.
Will Senator Edge be one of the
"big four to represent his party at
their national convention ? He has
been in Trenton this week trying to
patch up his difference with members
of his party who are not inclined to
assist him in his ambition to be a del
egate. Inside rumors T that he fell
down in not giving Mr.. Bugbee like
support that Mr.. Bugbee gave Edge.
He spent considerable time with State
treasurer Read. 1t is understood,
however, that he made no Roadway
with the Treasurer towards a read
iustment of his row with former Sena-
tor Baird, who opposes Edge for the
big four" The Camden chieftain is
out for the scalp of Edge, and cares
not who knows it, in fact advertlses 1t
by all his henchmen, and Read is in no
position, so those politically wise say,
to make any kind of a deal with Edge.
Representatives of the First district,
Salem. Gloucester and Camden, de-
clared that Edge could not hope to get
on the big four, though Thompson,
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nation in Congressman Scully's
stronghold, the third district, inclined
to the theory that Edge should be one
of the "big four" Thompson gave
mis- information in a whisper, but the
Monmouth and MiddleseX people loud
ly said that Edge need not look for
many votes down in the counties of the
Third district.
The Fourth district is solidly for
State Chairman Stokes as a member
of the "big FOUR" and Edge does not
figure in the ideas of the voters of the
district.
The Essex people are unalterably
opposed to Senator Edge going to the
convention, it is said, and when Ma
tional Committeeman Hamilton F.
Kean announced his ticket, in the press
without Edge OF Frelinghuysen on it,
the Essex people sat up and took no
tice, but when it switched around to
Griggs, Colgate, Runyon and Read, the
people got busy for the cand1-
dacy of Stokes.
All of which would seem to indicate
that the junior Senator has quite a
fight on his hands, and the shedding
may be a little too rough for him to
make the desired goal. He has
reached his political summit and hay
ing failed in helping others who helped
him the leaders have put Senator Wal
ter E. Edge on the political sliding
board as an migrate.
The Trenton State Gazette is con-
siderably exercised over the fact that
Governor Edwards of New Jersey has
into nationwide prominence as
a possible candidate for the Presiden-
cy. 1t says "His prestige and the
chances of landing the nomination
have been enormously increased by the
fierce opposition of w. ]. Bryan. The
New jersey governor was cutting a
very small figure in national politics
before Bryan brought him prominent
ly to the front; but now we read of
Edwards clubs being formed in all
parts of the country"
Governor Edwards ONE into the
limelight by reason of his opposition
to what he considers sumptuary legis-
in placing the prohibition
amendment IN the Federal Constitu-
ton. Personally Governor Edwards is
strictly temperate and his bold stand,
showing him to be a man who has the
to stand by his convictions
has brought to him a following that
has spread all over the country. Men
who have no patience with the stand
he has taken admire him for his out
spoken courage.
But the prohibition question is not
the only matter in which he shows
the strong traits in his character.
Last week he came out boldly and
charged that the Republicans were
smothering important legislation. In
his statement he said the four admin
istration bills introduced in the Legis-
lature, including one to GUST the Pub
lie Utility Commission, which granted
the troublesome zone fare system to
the Public Service Railway Company,
are being smothered by the Republ-
cans in committee.
In his statement last Saturday he
said he was forced to the belief there
must be some reason which has not
been made public why the measures
have not been brought out of commit
tee. The reason seemed to have be-
come apparent, he added, when one
of the House committees reported a
bill introduced by Assemblyman Row
land, Camden, providing for the .ap-
pointment of a board of three in place
of the Utility Commission, the board
to be selected in a joint session of the
Legislature.
After saying the administration
bills carry out pledges made in his
campaign, the Governor expressed the
feeling that they should have been re-
ported by this time and voted upon
He added;
at is a well-known fact there is a
strong lobby at Trenton, making every
effort to control the utility legislation
This lobby does not appears IN the
o~o c. for tbic 1obhv 1DDparS tC