Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-13

There will be no election contests
in this county this year. This was
made certain by the announcement
yesterday by Senator Jackson that he
would not dispute George S. Silzer's
election, and Joseph e. Stricken,
chairman of the democratic executive
committee, stated to a NEWS repre-
sentative last night that the demo-
Gratis did not contemplate any con-
test in an effort to elect the three
democratic assemblymen.
Senator Jackson reached his de-
cision after several conferences with
leading republicans of the state.
There were conflicting opinion
upon the possible success OF the con-
test. In Middlesex it was believed
that recount would show glaring err
rors and illegal ballots. but state
leaders cautioned that election con-
tests are seldom successful and are
always kept SO long in the courts as
to nullify their effect. And the state
leaders preferred to accept the loss
of the senatorship rather than in
cur the hostility of the majority OF
the people who voted for demo-
cratic candidates in the state.
In an effort to lessen Senator Dry
den's chances for reelection, the met
ropolitan newspapers and some of the
state press are publishing as a fact
that there is to be recount of the
election returns in Middlesex county
on behalf of the democrats. 1t is
argued that the democrats will ask
for recount on the ground that
there was fraud and irregularities on
the part of the republicans.
The reason the three Middlesex as
semblymen are creating so much talk
is that on joint ballot the republicans
control the legislature by but seven
votes, including Senator Colby, OF
Essex county. If, by contest, the
democrats should be able to elect the
three democratic assemblymen and
thereby defeat the three republicans
1t would make the legislature stand:
Republicans 40, democrats, 40, and
Senator Everett Colby, of Essex.
With the vote necessary to elect q
United States senator in the hands Of
Senator Colby, who has declared that
he will not be bound by a caucus
pledged to Mr.. Dryden. the Dryden
men realize that their man cannot be
elected
IT is probable that rs far as the
dc ocratic contest in this county is
co-cerned, however, the wish, on
the part of Senator Dryden's enemies
is father of the thought. Joseph z.
Stricken when questioned on the sub
iect declared he did not believe there
would be any recount as far as the
democrats were concerned.
II was with Senator-elect Silzer all
day at the supreme court session at
Trenton yesterday" said Mr.. Strick-
er, "and he said nothing to me about
having recount. | think | would
know about it if there is to be one.
1t is probable that the report got
abroad by the fact that we declared
our intention of having man pres
ent and of asking some questions II
the republicans should undertake
recount in the hope of electing jack
SON."
Then there is nothing in this con-
test story, as far as the democrats
are concerned?" asked the NEWS
man.
mo, l hardly think SO, was the
reply.
1t hardly seems probable that the
democrats could defeat the republi-
can assemblymen in the face OF the
official returns. Taking the lowest
assembly candidate on the republican
ticket, who was DR.. Frank Crowther,
with S,726 votes. and the highest as
sembly candidate on the Democratic
ticket, who was Dr.. w. f. Ramsay,
with 1905 votes and it will be seen
that to even elect one assemblyman
the democrats have to gain S21 votes.
Even more than this would have to
be gained to elect the full democratic
assembly ticket.