New Britain herald., 1922-08-05
PROHEBITI0NISSUE IN N. J..PRIMARY
Political Campaign There Has Yolstead Act as Chief Argument

Newark, N. J., Aug, 6.-Prohibition
 Alas been made one of the chief is-
 sues in the political campaigns in New
 Jersey, bobbing up in the to prtnci-
 pal contests-the republican nomina- ton for United States senator and the subernatorial nomination on the dem. ocrat1c ticket. In the latter race shar- ing interest with the public utilities problem. The states opinion on both of these, probably will be expressed in the results of the state wide primary to be held September 2s.
 United States Senator Joseph 8. Trelinghuysen. who is asking repub- licans Of the state to renominAte hin, to his seat in the senate, has de. clared himself, in a recent address, as opposed to any change in the Volstead act, asserting that its modification vir- tually would nullify the dry amend ment. Senator Frelinghuysen's op-. openent is George l.. Record Jersey City attorney, who as defeated for the republican nomination in 1918 by United States Senator Walter E. Edge and previously was defeated for the republican nomination for governor. Record Iasue.
 Mir. Record refuses to permit the liquor question to an issue 70 far as he is concerned and has declared In campaign speeches that the prime is- que is the curbing of monopoIies. MT. Record has promised statement of his position on the liquor question later.
 Senator Frelinghuysen also has de- 'clared for protective tariff, but would take the matter out of poll tics by increasing the membership of the tariff commission as provided In his bill in the senate. He favors con- tinued aid to farmers through farm loan banks.
 Gov. Edward I. Edwards has no one blocking his path to the democratic senatorial nomination and the mem bers of his party in New Jersey be- lieve his record as chief executive of the state entities him to the nonina- ton. He is on the wet side of the H. quor issue. a beer bill which he signed being the basis of the court test of the eighteenth amendment.
 Other Ofiice Seekers.
 Judge George S. silzer and William E. Futile, state banking and insur- ance commissioner are seeking the democratic gubernatorial nomination. MT. Futile has announced himself as in favor of modification of the Vol stead act and as opposed to appro- priations for state prohibition enforce ment. Here he takes issue with Sem ator Frelinghuysen who has said the people have shown they want prohi- bition. Mir. Futile believes the people have shown they do not want prohi- bition and therefore should not be burdened with tax. He also has de- clared himself in favor of cent trolley fare. Judge Silzer, who has the backing of the state democratic has done no campaigning so far.
 N. Runyon, state .sena- tor, will not be opposed for the re- publican nomination for governor. He has announced himself in favor of . law which would bring. holding com panies of public utilities under the same restrictions as operating and sub sidiary corporations. The present law provides that the books of the hold ing company which controls virtually all the street car lines, gas and light business in the state may not be seized in investigations, although those of the subsidiary and operating com- panies may be taken.