Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-09-07

former Senator Everitt Colby and
the late Edmund Burke Osborne
! ~contending Fielder won in the Dem
ocratic fight, Governor Stokes in the
Republican and Colby in the Pro-
| gressive. Fielder was elected.
In 1916 United States Senator
Edge and Colonel Austen Colgate,
Of Essex. fought it out for guber-
material horrors on the Republican
ticket. George l.. Record was also
IN this race. Edge won by a scant
1000 plurality. II. Otto Wittpenn
Of Hudson. had no primary election
oppositjoa. He lost to Edge in the
ss1er7i election. The Bull Moosers
altered no candidate. That year
.here was q hectic United States
senatorial contest too. Mr.. Free
guzhuysen defeated former Gov
ernor Franklin Murphy in another
close cou,est. and eventually defeat
ed James T. MARITIME, who has COM
3.eto S.A years in the upper branch
of as a Democrat. MARITIME
tho mad g primary fight, defeating
Attorney General John w. Wescott
wiz. was thought to have the Wilson
endorsement Frank McDermitt'
perennial Democratic candidate, was
a runner up in this contest.
The year of the war, 1918, saw
Governor Edge win the l. ,, sena-
t5risl nomination from George l..
grcOrd .zain a candidate. and for
uer Congressman Edward w. Gray.
Four Democrats fought ii out for
their party nomination former
Banking Commissioner George NJ. ,
Ia Monte won over former state
Senator Charles O'Connor Hennessy,
Senator Alexander Simpson, oil
ard the ever present Mr..
McDermitt, who lives in Newark
Edge defeated La Monte at the gem
eral election and David Baird. VINO
been temporary senator, de-
Hennessy for the short term
AT Washington made vacant by the
death for Senator Billy Hughes of
Paterson.
Three years ago Governor Ed
wards vznquished James X. Nugent
and McDermitt in the Democratic
primary ana in the general electloh
captured the executive chair from
State Comptroller Newton A. Is
Bugbee, Republican. Mr.. Bugbee
wreste1 the G.. O. p. nomination
from Senator William N. Runyon IN
n close contest in which also City
Commissioner Thomas l.. Raymond,
of Newark and Warren G.. King.
Prior II the direct primary there
had been several primaries for en-
easements for United States senator
TO be followed by the next legisla-
ture in picking the senator. IN
1912 the aforementioned Billy
Hughes had won this. Democratic en-
over former Senator
James smith, Jr., of Newark ana
McDermitt. Hughes was elected by
the 1913 legislature. In h same
year the then Senator Frank -.
3riggs was endorsed by the Repupl-
for reelection, he having pfac-
ically no opposition. 1t was out Oh
, similar contest for endorsement IN
go that James E. MARITIME emerged
he winner through the support OIL
Governor Wilson in the memorable
in the legislature of 19ll when
Senator Smith was created
Now IN the primary of 49,
only one contest out OF a
four and the exception mas
,nlv two candidates. Does this mean
hat the New Jersey primary is no
onger having it's appeal for candl-
Runyon is so strong no other
Republi IAN dared to try for the he
nomination. for governor.
Mr.. Edwal DIS is in the same position
in the Democratic ranks for United
senator. Mr.. Record having
RIM many times has no fears about
Frelinghuysen fer senate
rial position and Banking Commits
sioner futile had great temerlty
when he defed Mayor Hague n
fried TO win the Democratic nominal
ton for governor.
Tuttle's withdrawal is a great dis