The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-08-07
PROHIBITION ISSUE IN PRIMARIES AT
 NEW JERSEY

Newark, N. J., Aug. 7.-Proh1bition has been made one of the chief is- sues in the political campaigns in New Jersey, bobbing up in the two principal contests - the Republican nomination for United States senator and the gubernatoriaI nomination on the Democratic ticket, in the latter race sharing interest with the public utilities problem The states opin- ion on both of these. probably will be expressed in the results of the state wide primary to be held September 2e.
 United States Senator Joseph S. Fre- Hnghuysen, who is asking Republicans of the state to renominate him to his seat in the Senate, has declared him. self, in a recent address, as opposed to any change in the Volstead act. asserting that it's modification virtual 1y would nul1ify the dry amendment. Senator Fre1ingruysen's opponent is George L. Record, a Jersey City attor- ney, who was defeated for the Repub- lican nomination in 1918 by United States Senator Walter E. Edge and previously was defeated for the Re- publican nomination for governor.
 MT. Record refuses to permit the liquor question, to be an issue so far as he is concerned and has declared in campaign speeches that the prime issue is the curhing of monopohes. MT Record has promised a statement of his position on the liquor question later.
 Senator Frelinghuysen also has de- clared for a protective tariff, but would take the matter out of poli- tics by increasing the membership of the. tariff commission as provided in
 his bill in the Senate. He favors continued aid to farmers through farm loan banks.
 Governor Edward I. Edwards has no one blocking his path to the Dem ocratic senatorial nomination and the members of his party in New Jersey believe his record as chief executive of the state entities him to the noIni- nation. He is on the west side of the liquor issue, a beer bill which he signed being the basis of the court test of the Eighteenth amendment.
 Judge George S. Silzer and William E. Futile, state banking and 1nsur- ance commissioner, are seeking the Democratic gubernatorial nomination. MT. Futile has announced himself as in favor of a modification of the Vol priations for state prohibition en- forcement. Here he takes issue with
 Senator Freltnghuysen, who has said the people have shown they want
 prohibition. MT. Futile believes the people have shown they do not want prohibition and therefore should not
 be burdened with tax. He also has declared himself in flavor of a five cent trolley fare. Judge Silzer, who has
 the backing of the state Democratic organization, has done no campaign ing so far.
 William N. Runyon, a state senator, ] will not be opposed for the Repub- lican nomination for governor. He has announced himself in favor of a | law which would bring holding com panies of public utilities under the same restrictions as operating and | subsidiary corporations. The present | law provides that the books of the holding company which controls virt- ually 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 companies may be taken.