Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-27
DRYDEN HOLDS
OLIVE BRANCH.
Willing 10 Forgive All the Past
and Wants the Republican
Party United.

NEWARK, Sept. 27:-When the
votes cast in Tuesdays primaries
were counted and the last of the
official returns was made yesterday
the figures showed that a more COM
plete, sweeping victory had been won
by the Lentz-Dryden machine over
the new idea wing of the republican
party than had been apparent Tues
day night. Instead of losing only
the city of Newark the Colbyites lost
the entire county of Essex and the
regulars we're thus placed in position
10 name assembylmen at the county
convention in Newark last night who
will retire the Colby assemblymen
elected last year. The new men will
vote for Senator Dryden to succeed
himself at Washington.
1t was on this issue that practically
the whole fight was made in the re-
publican party. Senator Dryden de-
clined yesterday to issue a formal
statement.
Naturally" he said, 81 am very
happy over the results. i consider
this one Of the proudest days of my
life. The verdict is gratifying and l
appreciate it more than | can tell.
Now that it is over we can look back
and perhaps see things that, in the
heat of the campaign, were done or
said in such a way as to leave a scar,
but it is my sincere hope that the
olive branch will be accepted and that
the republican ranks will be closed
up. | mean that for all republicans.
my pleasure is added to by the
fact that 1t is conceded that the pri-
maries were conducted fairly and
squarely and by the general impress
sion that there was nothing to make
the primaries unclean. The result
throughout the state is extremely sat
isfactory, and | thank my friends"
State Senator Colby was in good
spirits yesterday in spite of the set
back received by the new idea at
Tuesdays primaries. He said:
1--WE were defeated and there is
not much to be said, except that one
of the ablest and most faithful dele
cations Essex county ever SEM to the
legislature has been recalled. l am
not in. the least discouraged. The
fight which we started last year is
lust becoming interesting, and this
defeat, while it may set the move
ment back a few months, will not de-
I6T tIUSS luLSl SOlSu III II Nun WIN
ing for ultimate results. The bish-
ops bill is mainly responsible for
Tuesdays result"
Besides last nights county con-
vention, the machine republicans will
also control the Newark city conven-
ton and the two congressional con-
ventions. Alexander M. Linnett is
defeated for the nomination for may
or, and it is probable that Mayor
Henry M. Doremus will be renomin-
'ated. He has repeatedly declared
that he will not stand for another
term, and If he adheres to that deci-
sion the choice will fall between
Walton S. Hawarth, president of the
council, and DR.. Herman G.
H. Herold. The regulars will also
nominate Board of Works members.
Representative r. Wayne Parker
will have a majority of the delegates
in the seventh congressional district
and will be renominated. Represen-
William II. Wiley, of the
district, who was backed by
the new idea, is beaten. 1t is likely
that the machine will give the nom
to Henry j. Gottlob, the labor
element candidate.
According to the best obtainable
the Colbyites electer II dele
gates in the city and a total of III "
n the county, and the machine got
247 in the city and a total of 322R
the county.