The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-07-25
CONTESTS BEGIN IN NEW JERSEY
 POLITICAL POT

Newark N. J. July 25.-(By the
 Associated Press)-A contest for the
 Republican nomination for United States Senator on the Republican side
 and one for the gubernatorial nom1-
 nation on the Democratic ticket will feature the statewide primaries to be
 held in New Jersey tomorrow. Fro hibition has been made one of the principal issues of the senatorial cam paign, while the liquor question and public utilities have been injected in to the race for the Democratic noml- nation for governor.
 United States Senator Joseph S. F'relinghuysen, seeking renomination as Republican candidate; will be | opposed by George l.. Record of ter sey City, an attorney. He was defeat l191S by United States Senator Walter
 E. Edge and previously was defeated for the Republican nomination for Governor.
 WANT PROHIBITION Senator Frelinghuysen in a recent address declared the people of the
 state have shown that they want pro hibition and that there should be no
 change in the VoIstead act on the ground that modification of the act
 would mean virtual notification of the eigteenth amedment.
 The senator also has declared for 8 protective tariff, but would take the whole matter out of politics by in
 
 Commission as provided for in bill
 which he introduced in the Senate. He
 has declared for continued aid for the farmers through the farm loan banks. Opposing Senator Frelinghuysen in uuest of the nomination, MT. Record declared in a speech that curblng monopolies is the paramount issue ana
 one which should be pressed to m ish. He has refused to discuss 1t In ms
 speeches, has promised to issue statement on the subject.
 ENTITLED TO NOMINATION Governor Edward l. Edwards is re- garded by the Democrats as entitled to the nomination for United States
 Senator on his record as chief execu- tive of the state, and therefore ne VIII have no opposition.
 Governor Edwards position is well known on the wet side of the pro hibition question, the beer bill which he signed having been made one or
 the bases of test in the federal
 courts of the eighteenth amendment.
 The candidates for the Democratic
 gubernatorial nomination are Judge and William E. Futile, state banking George $. Silzer of the Circuit court and insurance commissioner, Judge SiIzer who has the backing of the Democratic state organization, has as yet done no campaigning. Commls- sioner Futile has come out for mod ification of the Volst tead act and has ] tions for state prohibition enforce
 ment On this point he has taken a stand contrary to that of Senator F'relinghuysen, expressing the bel1et that the people have shown that they do not want prohibition and therefore should not be burdened with a tax for something they do want He also has declared in favor of the return Of the five cent trolley fare.
 State Senator William N. Runyon, who will be unopposed for the RepUb- lican nomination for governor, an nouncing his stand on public utilities, declared for law that would place | the holding company under the same | restrictions as it's subsidiary operat- l ing companies The present state | utilities law provides that the books | of the holding company, which con- l trols virtually all the street car lines | of the state as well as the gas and | electric light business, may not be seized in investigations, while those 1 of the subsidiary or operating com 1 panies may be Setzed>