Evening star., 1922-07-25
WILL SETTLE FATE
OF FFREL|NGHUYSEN
New Jersey Primaries Sep
tember rs to Decide His
denomination.
STANDS UP FOR DRY LAW
Edwards Claims Democratic Senate
Nomination on Record as
Governor.
STANDS UP FOR DRY LAW
By the Associated Press.


NEWARK, N. j.. July 25.-A contest
for the nomination for United states
senator on the republican side and
one for the gubernatorial nomination
on the democratic ticket will feature
the statewide primaries to be held IN
New Jersey September rs. Prohibition
has been made one of the principal
issues of the senatorial campaign,
while the liquor question and public
utilities have been injected into the
race for the democratic nomination
for governor.
United States Senator Joseph 5. Fre-
linghuysen, seeking denomination as
a republican candidate. Will be op-
posed by George L. Record Of Jersey
City. an attorney. He was defeated
for the republican nomination in 1918
by United States Walter l.. Edge. and
previously was defeated for the re-
publican nomination for governor.
Want No Dry Law Change.
Senator Frelinghuysen. in a recent
address, declared the people of the
state have shown that they want
prohibition and that there should be
no change in the Volstead act on the
ground that modification of the act
would mean virtual notification of
the eighteenth amendment.
The senator also has declared for
protective tariff. but would take the
whole matter out of politics by in
creasing the personnel of the tariff
commission as provided for in bull
which he introduced in the Senate. He
has declared for continued aid for the
farmers through the farm loan banks.
Opposing Senator Frelinghuysen
in quest of the nomination, Mr.. Rec
ord declared in a speech that curb
ing monopolieS is the paramount is
sue and one which should be pressed
TO a finish. He has refused to permit
the liquor question to be made an
issue, so far as he is concerned, and.
while refusing to discuss it in his
speeches. has promised to issue a
statement on the subject.
Gov. Edward L. Edwards is regard
ed by the democrats as entitled to
the nomination for United States
senator on his record as chief execu-
tive of the state and. therefore, he
will have no opposition. Gov. Ed
wards position is well known on the
wet side of the prohibition question,
the beer bill which he signed having
been made one of the bases of a
test in the federal courts of the
eighteenth amendment.
The candidates for the democratic
gubernatorial nomination are Judge
George S. Silzer of the circuit court
and William f. Tuttle, state banking
and insurance commissioner. Judge
silzer. who has the backing of the
democratic state organization, has as
yet done no campaigning. Commits
sioner Tuttle has come out for a
modification of the Volstead act and
has stated his opposition to appro-
priations for state prohibition en-
forcement. On this point he has
taken a stand contrary to that of
Senator Frelinghuysen, expressing
the belief that the people have shown
that they do not want prohibition
and. therefore, should not be burden
ed with tax for something they do
not want. He also has declared in
favor of the return of the scent
trolley fare.
State Senator William NJ Runyon,
who will be unopposed for the re-
publican nomination for governor,
announcing his stand on public util-
tiles, declared for a law that would
place the holding company under the
same restrictions as its subsidiary
or operating companies. The pres
ent state utilities law provides that
the books of the holding company,
which controls virtually all the street
car lines of the state. as we'll as the
gas and electric light business, may
not be seized in investigations, while
those of the subsidiary or operating
companies may be seized.