The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-05
DKYDEN,s FIGHr N JERsEY.
Thought Likely He VIII Win -OutiOok in
the Counties.

TRENTON, n. j., Nov. Apart from one
or two contests over the election OF Repre-
sentatives, which give promise OF being
close, N n few local fights, the interest OF
New Jersey in to-morrow's election centres
in the election Of the Legislature which will
determine whether the Republicans or
Democrats will have the choosing OF the
mex United States Senator.
The active though unsuccessful fight
made by the New Idea" movement to
capture the primaries and nominate Re-
publican candidates who would oppose
the reelection Of United States Senator John
F. Dryden, together with the passage of
the Bishops law, the Avis tax act compelling
all property to be assessed at its true value,
and the cutlery against trusts, has raised a
variety of issues calculated to complicate
the election.
In the last Legislature the Republicans
had a majority of 81 on joint ballot, OF
which 10 was in the Senate of ri member
and 81 in the House of 90 members. Al
though both sides concede the material
reduction of s majority it is only by relying
upon the improbable happening in many
instances that the Demo Gratis can figure
upon a victory. The crucial test will be in
Essex county. the home Of The reform
movement, and even if that county, WHICH
went Republican by 20 900 last year, should
return a solid Democratic delegation II
would by no means assure a majority OF
that party on Joint ballot.
Many of the New Idea followers in Essex
did not accept the result of the primaries
without protest, and will vote for the in
dependent or Democratic candidates, while
others have declared their intention Of sup
porting the Republican ticket. The action
of the regular nominees in r~epudiating the
Bishops law, for which the party as a whole
stands sponsor, has caused a further defec-
ton in the party ranks. The Democrats
are hopeful rather than expectant.
1t is practically conceded on all sides
that Hudson county with its twelve Assem-
blymen will return TO the DEMOCRATIC fold
In Passaic, which has five Assemblymen
and a Senator to elect, q close Il ght ia looked
for, with the chances slightly ~favoring he
Democrats in the Senatorial contest
about a stand on as regards tho Assem-
blymen.
In Bergen the Democrats are laying plans
TO capture the Assembly delegation OF two
members, but probabilities seem to be
against this. senator Jackson is having
the fight of his life for reelection in Middle
sex. Indications point 10 his election,
with the Republican Assembly nominees
on his ticket. Monmouth will probably
40 Republican, although the Democrats are
making an aggressive campaign there.
The three rural counties, Sussex, Hunter
don and Warren will, as usual, be found in
the Democratic column, with an equal
probability that Morris. Union and Somerset
will elect Republicans. as has been their GUS
ton recently.
from Mercer county soullWard there
are only one or two spots which threaten
a break IN the solidlv Republican aspect
of tina section of the State. One Of these
is Cape MAY, where former senator Robert
Hand has lost heavily on account OF the
charge that he employed unfair means
in securing the nomination from his OPP
ponent, Senator Lewis NJ. Crosse. In
ocean there are also discussions and all
independent ticket in the field. The county.
however. is so strongly Republican that
the election il almost a foregone conclusion.
Atlantic. Burlington. CSnden, Cumber-
land, Gloucester. Mercer and Salem are all
safely Republican.
To capture the Legislature on Joint ballots
the Democrats would necessarily presup-
pose the election of their ticket in Hudson
and Essex and PaSsaiC. Then with the
Democratic counties of Sussex, Hunterdon
and Warren added and the election OF four
of the six Senators 20 be chosen they would
still lack four votes Of the required majority.
This would practically mean that they must
carry two of the three counties of Mon
mouth, Bergen and MiddleseX.
Ii il not likely that the Republicans viii
retain their present majority in the on
gressional delegation, which stand~ nine 10
ono.