The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-07
DEMOCRATS GAIN IN JERSEY.
SEpurBE LOWER HOUSE, GIVING
DRYDEN A. CLOSE CALL. <

lssscx and Hudson Counties Go Democratic
&. ~-Hsldsvers On the senate Make the
Republican Majority In tho Legislature
Oniy S-Newark Turns Democratic
p TRENTON N. j., Nov. e.-,Th election IN
New Jersey resulted in a Democratic land
slide OF such proportions that until very
late returns began come into the Republi-
cans at State headquarters were figuring
upon the probability Of a Democratic ma
jority in the Legislature on joint ballot,
which would blast the aspirations OF United
States. Senator John f, Dryden for reelec-
ton. Latest returns, however, In .lcate
that the Republicans will have q safe work
ing majority in the house with a loss OF
certainly one in the Senate.
TsN notable Democratic gaips were made
d. @lSson, Essex, Passaic and Middlesex,
Hudson, which was Republican last year,
went TO the Democrats with a rush. In
/. Essex the independent ticket,
Z. to support the Bishops law, cut into the
regulars. with such effect as 10 elect a solid
Democratic delegation in the House. The
effect of this il to leave Senat Dryden
without a supporter from his own county.
which may other candidates to
enter the field against him.
Senator Wood Mckee OF Psssaic, who
has served two terms. was defeated by
ex-senator John Hinchclife, who repre-
sented the brewery interests. 1t was first
thought that the Democrats would carry
the entire Assembly delegation Of five
members also, but reports received at the
State House indicated that the Republi-
cans might have three OF the Assembly
men and the Democrats two. One OF the
Republicans believed TO he elected is Prof.
John ID. Prince of Columbia University.
Middlesex county was also close, late
returns indicating the possible defeat u
Senator william II. c. Jackson (RepJ by
George y. Silzer and the election Of the
Republican Assembly ticket.
According to the returns there viii be
is Republican and 5 Democratic Senators.
The Assembly will have ~ Democratic and
20 Republican members. This will give the
Republicans a majority Of . in the Legisla-
ture.
NEWARK y. j.; Nov. AT midnight
Chairman David T. Howell of the Demo
cratic county committee claimed a clean
sweep, including the eleven Democratic
Assemblymen, Charles r. Kramer for
Congress- in the Seventh district, Legage
Pratt in the Eighth. He also claimed the
election Of 0tterbein, Democrat. for County
Supervisor and the entire Democratic city
tickets in Newark and the Oranges.
Major Carl Lentz. Republican chairman.
and United States Senator John F. Dryden
refused to concede the loss either of the
Assembly ticket or the defeat OF Congress-
man II. Wayne Parker. They based their
hopes on the vote in the districts outside OF
Newark. Major Lentz conceded the cleo
ton of Haussling as Mayor of Newark, the
Democratic candidates for Board of Works
and POrratt in the Eighth Congress district.
At midnight returns from ~ out of I26
Newark districts indicated a Democratic
lead on the county ticket of more than
5000. T~hiTty-ive districts outside of
Newark showed the Republican Assembly
ticket 900 in the lead. 1t was then neces-
sary for the Republicans to pull up nearly
5000 TO even up.
The Democrats electeh eleven Aldermen,
eleven School Commissioners and eleven
Freeholders in Newark. The Council and
school board will remain in control of the
Republican owing to the number Of hold-
overs. The county boari will probably he
Democratic.
NEW DhbNS"hbh' v. ~ NV ~hhS
Republicans elected three Assemblymen in
Middlesex county, but the result for Senator
Is in doubt, with the possibility that George
y. Silzer Dem is elected by a small ma
jority. Middlesex. in any event, will give
three votes for United States Senator
Dryden, with a fourth If Senator jackson
(Rep.) is reelected. More than 100 dis
puted ballots for Jackson were thrown
out in the Second ward. The Republicans
elected their city ticket in New Brunswick
by a large majority. Benjamin Howell
rep is reelected to Congress in the Third
district by a safe majority.