Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-01
DRYDEN MAY WIN OUT
Chances That He Will Be the
Victor in Jersey.
IF HE IS NOT KNITTED
Colby to Be the Only Dryden Repubi-
can Not Elected. ,s~
FIGHT WITHIN PARTY LINES
Probability is That the Legislature
Will Be Republican on
Joint Ballot.
FIGHT WITHIN PARTY LINES
Special From a STAFF Correspondent.


NEW YORK. October 81. 1906.
The lively political fight in Jersey which
has been waged over the reelection Of Sem
ator Dryden promises to wind up in
substantial victory for the senator. If his
opponents in his own party keep their
promises and refrain from knitting him. 1t
is thought that for the most they will play
fair.
Late in the summer these dispatches
described the contest which at that time
was raging over the primaries for the
selection of republican candidates for the
legislature. Briefly recalled, it was an
alleged reform movement within the repub-
lican party, led by Everett Colby, who had
candidate for Senator Dryden's place.
The ''reformers'' were attacking the con-
servatives on several scores, mainly anti
corporation. They brought United States
Senator La Toilette into Senator Dryden's
own country. all the way from Wisconsin.
to attack his colleague. Senator La Fol-
lette had previously attacked others of his
republican colleagues in the same way,
principally because they had not voted for
all of his amendments to the railroad rate
bill.
The Dryden faction whipped the reform
ers'' to a standstill, and Mr.. Colby will be
the only antiDryden republican to be elect
ed to the legislature. Mr.. Colby has de-
clared that the fight was within the party
and that he and his friends will vote for a
ma jority of the republican nominees for
the legislature. although he hints that he
personally will reserve the right to scratch.
May Read Himself Out.
In this intention he is not supported by
the rank and file of his followers, and 1t
is thought that if he votes for the indie
pendent candidate for the legislature he
will read himself out of the party.
The best Judgment Is that the legislature
will be safely republican joint ballot.
They now control fifty-six out of sixty
seats in the lower branch. There are
fifteen holdover senators, thirteen Of whom
are republican Six senators are to be
elected. #.-...
The republicans expect to have their ma
jority cut in Essex county, in which Newark
Is located The normal majority is $4,000 to
20, 900, and they will be glad to get 5000.
That number will be sufficient, however, to
carry the legislative candidates.
The republicans will probably lose the
mayor of Newark on account of the
trouble over the liquor question. The situa-
ton is very badly mixed in the local fight
owing to the presence Of full Independent
ticket put in the field by portion of the
church element. The church-goers, however,
are not united
It is thought that the two representatives
in Congress from the Newark district will
he republicans Wayne Parker will be re-
| the other republican candidate
Henry J. Gottob, bids fair to win. although
he is likely to be knitted by some of the ad-
herents of the incumbent Wiley, who was
defeated for denomination. Gottlob Is a labor
man. very popular and putting up good
fight.
The republicans are likely to lose one of
the Jersey City districts, now held by
republican, but which contains a large DEM
ocratic vote An echo of Hearstism from
across the river is felt in Jersey City.
Paterson District in. Trouble.
The Paterson district is in trouble but the
republicans are hopeful of saving It, The
other districts are thought to be safe. Rep
resentative Loudenslager of the first district
has been compelled to sacrifice his own in
terests to his work in behalf of republican
House, as secretary OF the national congress
sional campaign committee. But his friends
say that no harm will come to him. Mr..
Loudenslager has been kept in New York,
with his nose to the grindstone all summer
taking care of weak districts in other states
He has done prodigious amount of work
For the past six weeks he has been at his
desk daily from o'clock in the morning till
midnight and after, and for two weeks has
had the entire burden of the campaign on
his shoulders, as Chairman Sherman has
been i'll in bed. Not another member Of the
congressional committee has been able to
leave his own fences and come on to help
Loudenslager out Consequently he has not
been able to get around his own district at
ALL but loyal friends are looking out for
him.
His work is appreciated by the national
leaders and his own colleagues however
and he is making every possible effort to
help the campaign for a safe republican
majority in the next House. N O. M