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DRYDEN MAY PULL THROUGH.
IF so, 1T WILL BE BECAUSE NO
STRONG MAN OPPOSES HIM.
His strength VIII Come From the southern
Counties Of New Jersey, where There
Was NO Special Fight Against Him
IS lou Of - Republican Votes Claimed.

Ahtn VIII SVtNc FFUfu INC SOUtuCFm
Counties Of New Jersey. where There
Was NO Special Fight Against Him -
b Out Of - Republican Votes Claimed.
TRENTON, N. j., Nov. s. Friends OF
United States Senator John F. Dryden are
responsible for the statement that Mr..
Dryden has received pledges OF support
from thirty-eight OF tho forty-four Repub-
lcan members Of the next Legislature and
that his return to the Senate is assured, not
withstanding the slump which resulted in
the defeat Of the candidates in his hons
county.
Mr.. Dryden himself has publicly an
nounced since election that he expects to
be the choice OF the Republican caucus and
considers IL a duty to his party that be re-
main a candidate.
This sentiment 10 far from being reflected
by the rank and file OF the Republican party
in the State at large, and by many Of the
county leaders II "a openly excepted to. On
the part OF the leaders who opposed Mr..
Dryden during the campaign there Ia a
growing demand for some other candidate,
based upon the fact that in the northern
counties, where Mr.. Dryden's candidacy was
one OF the paramount issues. the Republican
losses which almost resulted in the loss Of
the State were sustained. Mr.. DRYDEN, in
pressing his claims for consideration, has
presumed that his reelection was the prime
issue Of the campaign in the entire State,
although in the south jersey counties vir-
tually no effort was made to defeat him.
As the result OF the loss Of Hudson, Essex
and Passaic counties the principal Republi-
can vote will come from south Jersey. and
there is a noticeable inclination TO exercise
the power of this vote in the ~selection of
a candidate from that section. Thus far
no candidate has appeared and this has
led 20 a renewal Of the reports that Gov.
Stokes might enter the lists. The Governor
has declined absolutely 10 make n state
ment since election, although urged to do
so by many Of his friends. Col. A. X. kuser,
son-in-law OF Mr.. Dryden, was at the State
House to-day and the object OF his visit
IL understood 10 nave been TO induce Gov,
Stokes TO write a letter or make some public
statement favoring the candidacy Of Mr..
Dryden.
The charaoter Of the assurances given
Mr.: Dryden by the thirty-eight members
claimed as favoring his election il not
believed to he conclusive in many cases
and to-day IL was asserted hat some at
least of the assurances were given on the
strength OF a promise that Mr.. DRYDEN
would not be a candidate unless he had the
delegation from his own county.
At the time they are believed TO have
been made Mr.. Dryden's friends were con-
hdent OF success in Essex county. Senator
Colby has absolutely refused to nominate
MIR. Dryden at joint session and IL il with
out precedent in the State to elect a candi-
date unless he has the support of his own
county. This Is one Of the embarrassing
conditions with which MIR. Dryden has 20
contend and II is being made much of by his
opponents.
Among the Republicans more or less
disinterested in the Senatorial light il has
been tenaciously asserted for the last two
Jays that his reelection will be accom-
plished only at the cost of the Governorship
next year. Their argument is that unless
Dryden il dropped the same forces that
worked against him this year will con-
tinue their disaf ection in the light for
Governor and that without the harmonic
ing of the party ranks a Democratic victory
OF equal or greater proportions than that
Of Tuesday will ensue when the next Gov
ernor is chosen.
1t is the general belief that as matters
stand Mr.. Dryden will be returned TO the
Senate in spite Of all protests, particularly
in view Of the fact that no strong candidate
has displayed a Willingness to give him
battle. The appearance of such a candi-
date will. however, in the Judgment of
many place a quite different aspect on The
case,