New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-25
AN HONEST COUNT MIST pr nan
soN' STATISTICS TO SIT NIwJERsEY RE
PUBLICANs TuINyrxc

rOhLiCANs THINKING.
views Vi 'he grea, tide OF Repubicanisr which IS
sweeping a''oNN Ncw-Jersey IS gratifying TO Republ
." " NV az anu III every part OF the country
O"' WIN" VI sun GREATER interest have been spoken
10 '"Ses newspaper man by Franklin Murphy
ona'In'"' Vi Hie STATE Republican Committee. IA man
who Is IN IL position to know NOR. of New Iorsey's
political situation at the present tImo Than ,n, man
in the state. Mr. Murphy made the broad statement
To the reporter that NewJcIscy is not D.mocrailc
without hudson County, and he produced figures to
back UP MS assertion. IL Is Mr.. Murphys positive
belief that Hudson County frauds are responsill oon.
for the supremacy Of Democracy IN the state These
frauds have not teen confined TO Hudson County how
ever and the Republican leader said that he eieyed
that either the doc,Orcd election returns from Newark
or from MiddleNeX County would have med. the
state Democratic.
We believe" Mr.. Murphy continued. that in any
honest election New-Jersey is normally Republican,
There is no reason. In view OF its large manufacturing
Interests. why II should not take the front rank. with
Pennsylvania and Massachusetts. Ii has been sad
by the Democratic press, In the way of comments o.
the recent election In Jersey City, a 1t the State
Democratic outside Of Hudson County. II IS hello
that this is so because there Democratic ma
jonty n the Congress snd Assembly elections OF
1890 and 1891. ont ice uf Hudson County A longer
record than two IS necessary. however. in order
arrive at Trustworthy conclusion In this matter
Take the record for ten years. In IesO the Demo
cratic majority for Governor In the entire State
05l while the majority N Hudson Coluty alone was
45O4. Tn. latter eliminated would. therefore. leave
them in q minority Of 3, -53. On the Presidential ami
Congress votes the Democrats also IN con
siderable minority outside of Hudson. In 1os2 their
majority in the state the Congress vote 2.Op3
in Hudson County. 5o1, leaving them In minority
OF lass outside Of Hudson.
In 1893 they had s'nall majority on Governor
outside OF Hudson. but In 1884 they again in the
minority on both the Presidential and Congress votes
I'm 1856 the Democrats were beaten by a few hundred
votes outside OF Hudson County on the vote ioI
Governor. while the ongreSe vote they we're beaten
In the state, including Hudson County, by }.3o
Outside Of Hudson ito Republican majority WAS
7.491.
I'm 1857 the Republican vote for members Of the
Assembly was IO7 .o26. and the Democratic vote was
1O4 .40,, showing a Republican majority of lob
Outside Of Hudson County the Republican majority was
6.212. In 1sso the Republicans had n majority Oh
both their Presidential and Congress tickets. outside
Hudson County0ver 1000 on the former ana JUN
on the hitter"
This review OF election returns since 1Sbo cannon
fail 10 Prove Interesting and valuable 10 lerseymeh
II proves 10 them the absolute necessity Of forcing
honest count In their state this fall Hudson '"uhN
ballot frauds have In the past kept from once men
elected BY the will Of the people Ia govern New
jersey. several gangs of men re,ponslDlc Tor a pi
ton Of these frauds doing the nrst nara "orh d
their lives In State Prison. Repubicans thefc'o u,
have better charce than ever before Of winning th'
state The fate OF he baOt-boX suffers ALREADY iin,
prsOned has awcd e ne, but not ny any hleaHs IN, Va
he Democratic heeels I'm Hudson County. trauu'
will be attempted there in past years. but thc ne
publcans hope h. vigilance and fearless acuoh u
prevent the Wholesale rascaity perpeirated there o
fore If they DO this, NeW-Jcrsey Democracy Doa'eu
power viii cramble away before the ballots of M
honest Republican people