New-York tribune., 1906-09-26
COLBY LOSES STATE.
DRYDEN WINS VICTORY.
NezC Idea Fails to Carry Nerc Jersey
Primaries for Record.

Boss Carl Lentz and his machine have re-
gained control OF Essex County. giving State
Senator Everett Colby and his followers IN the
New Idea movement a staggering blow. accord
/ ing TO all indications at late hour last night.
/ With as heavy q vote perhaps as was ever cast.
/ and the intricacies OF the primary laws
hindertng the election officials. an actual result
OF the contest will not be known until this morn
| ing, when all OF the districts will have returned
| the figures.
| Mayor Fagan's ticket carried Jersey City, but
| Colonel Dickinson will control the Hudson
County convention. Mayor Pagan carried the
5th. 7th sth, 9Th. 11th and 18th wards of Jersey
City. Colonel Dickinson carried the other six
| but the Pagan six have the most delegates. be-
| cause they cast the greater number OF Repub-
Hcan votes. The Fagan tickets went through IN
Harrison, West Hoboken and Weehawken. but
these delegations added to the Jersey City Pagan
delegates. cannot control the county convention.
as Bayonne. Hoboken. East Newark. Union Hill
and other towns carried by Dickinson
In the 9Th Congressional District Congressman
Marshal Van Wrinkle was defeated for renoulina-
ton by James Mccarthy.
According TO the returns received up to a late
hour in the city OF Newark and the county out
side. Lentz delegates. even in the localities
where the CoIbyites were successful last year.
organization headquarters Major Carl Lentz and
his followers were receiving returns OF the
state, and had heard officially at late hour only
from Morris County. which was reported as hav-
ing returned sweeping victory for the machine.
From Burlington II was said the return would
also show a rout for the New Idea delegates
In several OF the small towns there telephone
communications had 1t that the machine had
won IN Colby stronghoIds- 1t generally
admitted on all sides that the slump in the
form vote was due chiefly TO the Bishops bill.
1t was also admitted that the Liquor Dealers
Association, German Central Association and
other so-caIed liberal associations throughout
Essex County were instrumental TO a large ex-
tent in the downfall OF the New Idea candl-
dates Senator Dryden's fight for the eleven
Assemblymen who would favor his reelection
also had much to do with the result
The CoIbyites were defeated in Passaic County
after one OF the Iveliest primary days on record
there The feeling between the regulars and the
Colbyites has been most bitter, and each side
worked with energy
The first specific news from Orange was that
Senator Colby had been victorious IN his own
ward by a majority Of 81 votes Camden
was reported as standing by the regular
organization. Five of the six wards in Long
Branch elected regular Republican delegates TO
the county convention. In the ID Ward. how
ever. the Colby candidate for City Council won
by a majority OF 4. and the Colby delegates
barely pulled through.
George L Record who ran for delegate was
beaten in his own district. the I'd, OF the Sth
Ward, in Jersey City.
The CoIhy-Fagan faction got only five or pos
sbly six OF the thirty-seven Republican dele
gates 10 the county convention elected in Ho-
boken. The Dickinson Republicans. the Dryden
ties. were fighting among themselves over the
city leadership. but managed TO beat the op-
position Joseph Guisto. the present leader. who
was opposed by William P Verdou, defeated his
opponent.
The organization Republicans won in Morris
County The Colby men appear to have carried
only two districts. one in MOTristown and one
in Dover. The country districts seem TO have
voted solidly for the regulars. The vote in that
county was as large that cast for the As
semoly candidates IN the last election.
The returns received in New Brunsrsick up 10
midnight indicated that Senator W. r. {. jack
son mad carried AIiddlesex County against
colonel Fordyce. the Colby candidate for the
nomination for Senator. Jackson carried the
city. getting all OF the thirty-one delegates
AT the organization headquarters In Newark
at midnight Il was announced that Newark had
gone for Dryden Union and Burlington ooun-