The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-11-08
OVERWHELMED In JERSEY.
oNLH NINE DEMOCRATS IN THE
LEGIsLITURE.

For The First Tin. n The History Or the
state . SOLE Republican Dsieestio- Il
Elected 60 Cs.eresa-SusPtcious with-
hoIsi.e OF Retur-s r-o- Csrtsi- ne
ppbiics- Precincts n Huason Co-rtV.
Not since the time Horace Greeley was the
Democratic candidate for President has New
Jersey cast such an enormous Republican vote
as she did on Tuesday. The entire State went
Republican. What little the Democrats saved
from the wreck IL scarcely worth mentioning.
1t was expected that after the gerrymander Of
the Congressional districts by the Republican
Legislature last year the Republicans would
elect five or probably six Of the eight Congress-
entire delegation.
It was thought before the complete returns
were received that Johnston Cornish and Edwin
A. Stevens, Democratic candidates in the Fourth
and Seventh districts, respectively, had been
successful, but even that grain of comfort was
denied to the Democrats. For the first time In
the history OF the state New Jersey sends a solid
Republican delegation to Congress.
The Democrats elected four OF the sixty can
dIdates for Assembly. OF these, three are from
Hudson county and one from Hunterdon.
Seven Senators, one-third Of the total member
ship Of the Senate. were voted for, and the Re-
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therefore have a majority of eleven in the
Senate and ffty-two In the House, making q
majority OF sixty-three on Joint ballot. This
is unprecedented. Ex-senator William J. Sew
ell counts on being selected to succeed John
X. Mcpherson in the United States Senate,
but some leading Republicans say that he may
be disappointed. Other candidates are coming
TO the front. One OF the most formidable is
Franklin Murphy, the wealthy varnish manu-
~facturer Of Newark and Chairman OF the Re-
publican state Committee. There will be others
before the time comes for electing Senator Me-
Pherson's successor.
Some of the election officers in Hudson county
had not finished counting the ballots in time to
file them yesterday in the Office OF the County
Clerk. When the Office closed at I o'clock yes
terday afternoon returns from 30 Of the 129
voting precincts in the county were missing.
The Republican County Committee had fg-
ures. however. which showed an almost
SUp'e given out from Police Headqu"rtcrs
In Jersey City on election night. Up to nearly
celyed at Police Head9uarters indicated the
election OF the entire Democratic ticket by
mSajo5ri rifle = ranging 1s "a from r NJ 2;S9 }o, to 2 rs.mr,s After srt%
Republican precincts began to arrive and change
the result, Their. was no reason why these re-
Chief Of Police Murphy had made arrange
ments to have the result brought In promptly
from ali Ine election DTtClnCIS III II Guy, VI
they failed TO reach Police Headquarters for
several hours after they had been sent to the
Republican headquarters. the Union League
Between IL and / O'Clock the Republican candi-
dates and their friends who were receiving re-
turns at these places threw threw W b the sponge S.5 e, shut
picion of the surprise that was in store for them
In the morning.
The Republican leaders who were at Police
Headquarters when the returns from Repub-
lican precincts came in openly declared that
they did not expect anything better than the
rress. Chairman wooiey Of the Republican
County Committee spent the night In. Chief
Murphy's office, and the returns were taken in
there before they were read to the crowd In tho
Police Court room.
The Republican majorities begin TO pile up, so
fast that Robert Davis the Democratic leader
to Headquarters. but, Of course. could do moth
ing to stem the tide, There is a strong suspicion
and there will probably be an investigation
According To the returns at hand last night. the
Republicans had elected a Congressman, County
Clerk. and eight OF the eleven Assemblymen in
Hudson.
The Democrats elected q Register of Deeds,
Vote FOR Freehoiders was incomplete, but the re-
turns at hand indicate the election Of thirteen
Democrats and seven Republicans; The plural
Clerk Is 219 on the face of the returns, but his
friends declare that an error has been made, and
that the Official returns will elect him.
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